The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-07

length of 1f9 feet and : inches, Dreai
% feet inches. She was built in Ba
home port.
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tended !. for the owners transatlantic
trade, and, to meet the requirements Of
the vessel when running light, an ex-
ceptionally large quantity of water ball
last is provided for, the whole of the cell
lular double bottom being arranged for
ballast also the fore and after peaks,
and in addition two deep tanks in the
main and after holds. these also being
arranged for the stowage Of cargo. The
vessels sides are pierced with both cat
tie and cargo doors. and every facility is
fitted in connection with the modern
American trade requirements The sizes
of the cylinders are 251a inches, A inches,
Is inches, by 81 inches stroke, supplied
with steam by t-Iree multitubular boil
ers working at 200 pound pressure.
General shipping.
Inquiry in official and diplomatic cir
cles indicates the practical certainty
that France will grant a subsidy TO
the proposed direct steamship line be-
tween France and Canada. This sub
sidy will be similar to the one voted
A new line of steamers between Bos-
ton and Mediterranean ports is to be
established. The first vessel Of the
new line due to arrive at Boston will
be the Fert a new Italian built vessei.
She is now loading at Leghorn. The
line will connect directly With Genoa,
Leghorn, Naples, Messina and Paler-
mo, and arrangements will be made so
that through shipments may be booked
from frFIlniS AlUjarS 1Sanpiar
Marseiles and ports in the Black Sea
and Levant.
Consul General Smith, at Monrovia,
has informed the State Department
that the Liberian government has
granted to the Afro American Steam
ship and Mining Company of Boston
the right to establish a steamship line
between Boston and Liberia; to build
wharves, quays, railways and tram
ways; and to carry on system of
mining operations for period of fifty
years. He also says that the Liberian
government receives in consideration
thereof $4,000.
The new steamer Oregonian, from
Chester, Pa. where she was built at
Roach's shipyards. arrived at New
York May IL The Oregon,an belongs
to the fleet of sugar carrying steam
ers recently built for the American
Hawaiian Steamship Company, to ply
between New York. San Francisco and
Honolulu. Her dimensions are:
Length, AS feet; beam, 81 feet; depth.
33 feet: dead weight carrying capacity,
$500 tons; gross registered tonnage,
5000; horsepower, 1900: speed. 101s
knots. and loaded displacement, 1880
TONS The New York agents of the line
are Flint, Dearborn & Co.
The North German Lloyds new
twin-screw steamer Neckar, with 10
cabin and e,14S Storage passengers
and a general cargo of merchandise,
arrived at New York on May Is, from
Bremen. The new vessel made an av-
erage speed of 1872 knots per hour on
the voyage. Captain A. Harrassowitz
is the commander of the Neckar The
vessel was launched on December Sth
at Geestemunde. She is of 6,199 tons
net, and 6,S35 tons gross, and has a
carrying capacity of about 10000 tons.
The Neckar has accommodations for
AS first cabin, lie second and $500
steerage passengers. The new vessel
will sail on her return trip from New
York on May 90.
The new steamship Neidenfels. which
arrived at New York May 16 from
Calcutta, made the passage in forty.
days, and averaged IL knots the entire
voyage. She is the pioneer steamer
of the Hansa Line. between New York.
South Africa and India, and was built
especially for the trade. She Is 416
feet long, 52la feet BEAM 30 feet deep
and has six cargo matches and two
large steam cranes for heavy lifts She
can carry about 5000 tons of cargo
and coal, and has cubic capacity OF
10000 tons. The Neidenfels will leave
New York between the 5th and 10th OF
June. and her ports of call will be
Port Elizabeth, East London, Natal
and Calcutta. She will be followed by
other steamers at monthly intervals
and in short time the line expects to
nave departure every two weeks. The
other steamers comprising the line are
Argenfels. Hohenfels, Lowenburs.
Ehrenfels, Wildenfels, Tannenfels and
Scharzenfels. Additions to the fleet
Will be made as requirements necessi-
tate.
/, Shipping Notes
! The Hongkong Maru sails this morn
ing for San Francisco at 9 o'clock. Or
binary mail closes at O'Clock.
J There are at present thirty-fiye deep
water sailing vessels in the harbor.
| All of the wharves are occupied, and
several ships are waiting in the stream
for turns at the docks.
Deputy United States Marshal E. r.
Hendry returned from Izauai yester-
day morning, where he went to seize
the schooner Dora Bluhm, upon which
there is a libel for $4,000. This amount
is alleged to be due to the steamer
Mikahala for salvage.
The freight steamship Carlisle City
sailed from Yokohama on May q, for