The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-14
SEA AND SHORE
ire in the Hold CT
Ship Agenor.
Foreign Vessels May Continue to
Call After June l5--Amer-
lean Privateers..

Fire was discovered in the lower hold
under the main hatch on the American
ship Agenor on Saturday morning.
The Agenor had only recently moved
away from the Pacific Mail wharf after
having discharged 200 tons of coal from
Newcastle. She shifted to make room
for the Miowera and was lying near to
the wharf awaiting the opportunity of
again securing her berth.
Immediately upon the discovery of
the fire the vessel was moved to the
coal wharf and the work of discharging
her cargo, was begun with all possible
speed.
Smoke belched forth from the
matches of the Agenor when they were
removed and it was evident that con-
siderable heat had already been gen
Grated below. 1t is known that there
was on fire in the Agenor's hold when
she first commenced to discharge. 1t
was with considerable difficulty that
the fire was finally extinguished with
the aid of the department SATURDAY.
evening.
This makes the third fire of the kind
this year. Spontaneous combustion
was the cause in each case.
May Call as Usual.
The agents of the Occidental and
Oriental, and Togo Kisen Kaisha
Steamship lines, H. Hackfeld & Co..
Ltd, have as yet not been advised that
the steamers of these lines will cease
to make Honolulu port of call after
the Territorial bill goes into effect on
June fifteenth.
AS was recently announced in the
Advertiser, passengers and cargo will
not be carried between this port and
San Francisco or other coastal ports by
| foreign vessels. 1t is likely however
that these foreign steamships will con-
| tinue to stop at Honolulu on their way
to Asiatic ports. Nothing stands in the
way of their doing business between
this port and the Orient.
Plans are under consideration by the
japanese Merchants Union, for start
ing line of steamships to run between
Yokohama and Honolulu, if the steam
ers of the first mentioned companies
| cease to call here.
Sugar on Hawaii.
Onomea Sugar Co., $4,000 bags; Pc
peekeo Sugar Co, 5000; Honomu Plan
tation, 10000; H. A K, 10000; L. S.
Co, $4,000; O. K. P. 1000: Kukaiau
$500; Paauhau, 5000; Honokaa, q, 900:
Kukuihaele, 5000; Punaluu, $4,000;
Honuapo, 10 900; Wainaku, 5000: Wal
akea, 1000; H. P. S. NJ Co., ], 400; to-
tai $4,000
The New Cunarder.
The new twin-screw steamship Iver-
mia, of the Cunard Line, which arrived
at New York April "a from Liverpool,
is one of the largest steamers afloat
The dimensions of the Ivernia are:
Length, 600 feet; breadth, 81 feet 6
| inches; depth to shelter deck, 40 feet
b inches; gross tonnage, $500 TONS
and displacement, 5000 tons. She will
have additional strength and safety.
due to four complete steel decks-low-
ar, main, upper and shelter-a steel or
I lop deck extending from the boiler
room forward to the stem, and a bridge
deck, $50 feet long, above the shelter
deck. In regard to passenger accom-
mediation, the vessel will take $50 first
class, 200 second-class and 1000 third
class passengers, the last named being
largely apportioned into two four and
six berth stateroomS, with all con-
veniences. The accommodation for first
class passengers is situated on the
bridge and promenade decks amid
ships. The dining saloon on the
bridge deck is handsome room, artis-
tically furnished, and will seat $50 per-
sons. The ship is fitted throughout
with a powerful installation of electric
light.