The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-22


C. L. Wight of the Inter-Island
Steam Navigation Co, has been MAX
mg plans and specifications for the new
1nter-Island steamer for the Hilo
route, to replace the Kinau which may
be put on the Kauai run.
The plans call for 1500-ton, 15-knot
boat This is nearly twice the size
and. almost half as fast again as the
Kinau.
The expectation is that tenders will
be called for building the steamer on
the Pacific coast and that she will be
completed within eighteen months.
1t is understood that the directors
are all in favor of Immediately going
ahead with the boat in question. The
PLANS and specifications will be sub
mittcd to the directors at an early date
for formal consideration.
The steamer would be scheduled to
lhave Honolulu at noon, making all
the stops now made by the Kinau, and
arriving at Hilo at o'clock the fol-
lowing morning.
LAUNCH PURSUED SHIP.
Paying by the jib," an oldtime eX-
preston which held well here in the
Tha,lng days, is also an adage which
apparently applied TO the French ship
Ernest Reyer yesterday, when that
vessel put to sea without first paying
a Wharfage claim of the oahu Rail
way Co. AS the vessel was about to
leave in tow of the tug Fearless a
man went aboard and made claim for
the amount, which is said to be in
the neighborhood of $780, AS the
claimant had no papers to press the
claim, the Captain waved him aside.
The man went ashore and saw attor-
ney ]. j. DInne. AS the vessel was
going out the channel launch pur-
sued the Frenchman, and Deputy u.
S. Marshal Winter went aboard and
served papers The vessel continued
out until the anchorage was reached
where the Frenchman dropped his
mudhook. The captain explains that
|. his understanding was that the wharf
page was matter of settlement with
the vessel which supplied him with
ballast.
NV. +. Dillingham; of the oahu Rail-
way co. makes the following state
nent:
1.-The ship Reyer cleared from the
Custom House on Tuesday evening, al
though it was understood the vesse
had another day for taking on ballast
The captain made arrangements to pull
cut of the harbor early this morning
before he could be stopped for non
payment of. wharfage.
when demand was made on tn
aaHtair for Nuba ha rafucai
10 make payment, saying he had ar
ranged with Captain Graham of tn
ship Erskine NJ. Phelps to pay the bill
This was denied by Captain Graham
who refused to settle the bill. De
/ mand was again made on the Frencl
captain for payment of the wharfag
and he again fatty refused to max
settlement
Papers were then prepared agains
4 the ship by Attorney Dunno and tn
ship yas libeled. The vessel had got
ten under way but was brought I
anchor near the bell-boy, and the car
tain returned to town. This after
noon the Captain settled the accour
in full with costs"
1t is said that the Deputy Marsha
and others who pursued the ship
the launch had an interesting tim
when they went aboard. The capital
angrily threw the papers on the decl
cursed in French and refused to tai
eognizance of Deputy Marshal VIII
ter's gold badge At one time thi
official and his friends feared that the
would be shanghaied and taken to Syt
IN ney.
The Reyer sailed from the ancho
age for sydney at s D. m.