The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-22
Five OIL Carriers.

II
ming between San Francisco and the
Hawaiian Islands. The Union OIL
Company or California is promoter OF
the project. Two vessels are building
and negotiations are pending for the
construction OF three steamers.
At Hay & wrights shipyard in Oak
land a four-masted barkentine is build
ing for the Union oil Company. The
vessel will be the largest wooden sail
ing vessel ever constructed on the Pa
cific coast. An oil tank will occupy the
larger part OF her carrying space. She
viii be capable OF transporting 1880
barrels OF oil. She Will be launched the
latter part OF May.
The barkentiiie Is the only sailing
vessel 10 be constructed for the Union
Oil Company. Four steamers will be
built. Inc Union Iron Works has the
contract fer on oil-tank steamer with
capacity for 10000 barrels. She will
burn oil as fuel. But the company in
tends to add To its fleet one OF the
largest tank steamers plying in the
trade. Negotiations are pending for
the construction OF n steamer which
will carry 1900 barrels of oil. Two
other steamers will also be secured by
the company for the oil trade.
Sails Friday.
The L. s. s. Manila will. IL is ex-
pected. sail for Bremerton on Friday
night or Saturday morning. The work
OF coaIing her was finished on Tues
day and yesterday the vessel was treat
ed to a new coat OF paint. The Ma
Mia Will be refitted at Bremerton and
made into a first-class gunboat- The
vessel has n very good baseball nine
aboard. which has won many games in
IaFn Inc 80
crack teams out there. An effort was |
made to arrange a game with the Ar !
tillery yesterday. but the thing fell 1
through.
Well Known Here.
PORT TOWNSEND. April 2s-At
s:3l o'clock th.s evening as -he Schoon-
r. Honoipu. Iurat er-laden from Pcrt
was l'r.'ving her anchor h.Ie
IN leave for s.-a ia tow OF the Jug Dol
ohin. n fire broke out in the fcrecas;ie.
rne tug went ~ the schooner's assist
lnce. and succeeded in puttIrg Ut the
ire. but not until the entire forccastle
lad been Quilted. The crew lost all their
The Honoipu will p-obaS.y
lave to discharge part Of her cargo and
'epair before she can go TO sea
Must Register.
Yacht owners who do not register
heir boats in compliance with the law
re likely to hear from Collector Stack
bile on the subject at short notice.
The object OF the collectors uItimatum
= TO enable him to complete statistics
4 this port. The registering OF yachts
viii also greatly facilitate the issuing
4 the Hawaii Yacht Clubs manual.
To Extend Slip.
The Bishop Estate contemplate ex-
ending their new slip further toward
he center OF the stream. crossing wat
r and property OF the Healani Yacht
nd Boat Club. on which there is a
even-years' lease to run. II this il
one IL will seriously interfere with the 4
athins OF the members of the club.
Shipping Notes. 4
The steamer Iwaiani is due from Ko-
"a today.
Oscar Lewis was a passenger to the
last on the Alameda.
The <. s. America Maru should ar
We from the Orient today.
The schooner Otelia Peterson. Can
,il Hanson. sailed for Port Townsend
aSierday In ballast
The :. :. Peru. with seven days later
sws. should arrive from San Fran
SEQ tomorrow night. A.,
The steamer Niihau which arrived l.
ON Kauai yesterday. discharged her
lgar into the ship Acme.
Baron Shibusawa. a Japanese official
high rank. and Professor Takamini.
noted Japanese scientist. are expected
pass through here on the America -
aru. en- route to London. n
Time and Money.-Sickness causes a
So OF both time and money. You lose
e time and have the expense OF med
al attendance. entailing n double loss.
lis can be avoided by using some re-