The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-01
MARINE:

Luxurious and with all the accom-
paniments of comfort for ocean travel
the new Union or OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
5. S. Maheno, the first turbine steamer
to cross the Pacific. arrived in port
yesterday afternoon at las O'Clock
from sydney and Auckland and berth
ed in the Bishop slip. Luxurious aptly
describes the liner which is enc OF the
most comfortable boats which has ever
touched at this port.
The dock was covered with people
curious to see a "turbine-liner. She
does not look different from other
steamships calling here, but a peep
into the engine room showed wherein
she does differ There We're three COW
cred sections of the Mahenos rnachin-
cry which concealed the mysterious
turbines from view. In a general way
they may be compared to water sprink-
lers, revolving, except that steam in
stead of water, furnishes the motive
power which revoIves the shafts, which
in turn propels the three propellers.
The engine room was visited by a large
number of local people interested in
machinery, among them being Captain
Macaulay, the pilot who brought the
VESSEL IAilO Tie IidIDCI, captain rec
man of the steamer .Kinau, Mr.. Bush of
the Honolulu Iron Works. Joe Little,
chief engineer of the tug Fearless.
The engineers of the vessel were ex-
tremely courteous and showed the Wis
itors over every part of the vessel
The Maheno is commanded by Cap
tain ]. Glib, an old commander in the
Canadian Australian service He is
Of 1000 The
report of the purser for the trip is as
follows:
Left sydney April 10Th at L y. m,
arrived at Brisbane on 18th at 3 a. m.
proceeded down river at y. m. and
waited in bay for mails and passengers,
proceeded again on 18th at 12:52 a. M,
arrived at Suva on 23rd at 1915 a. m,
sailed again same date at 4:30 .. m,
arrived at Honolulu on Goth at las
p. m. Experienced light northerly
winds and amoot1 sea Brisbane thence
light easterly winds with smooth sea
to Suva followed by light to moderate
Sc. and NE. winds, and occasional
Gains, with smooth and moderate sea,
fine weather to arrive.
When in lat. 613 S. long. 1875 w.
on April 18th, r. E. Farrell. bedroom
steward, was found dead in his bunk.
Cause of death, heart failure. He was
buried same day.
There were three passengers for Ho-
nolulu. Messrs. P. w. Seaton-Kerr, Mr..
Muir and Mr.. Kennedy. She has
full list of through passengers from the
Colonies, one of the largest which ever
sailed from there for Canada. For Ho-
nolulu there were 1874 packages OF
spirits, Is packages of preserved vege-
tables and one box of soil.
Among the through passengers is
Hon Norman McLauren, member OF
the Australian Commonwealth cabinet,
and one of the prominent men of the
Colonies. Mr.. Mills, managing director
of the Union Steamship Company, is
en- route to London. Sir Charles Camp !
bell is en- route to England, having |
made a long visit to Australia.
The Maheno departed for Canada at |
IL o'clock last night.
THE LUXURIOUS MAHENO.
The Maheno is a vessel of graceful |
lines and fine proportions. She is |
most pleasing to the eye of the mariner,
while to the .landluhber" she is a
dream of magnificence and grandeur.
The great sweep Of the promenade
deck-4O0 feet in lengths one of the
prlnclpal attractions. InlS mas given
splendid opportunity for deck games.
matches-one circuit of the
deck approximating one-sixth of a
been a feature attractive to
he healthy globe-trotter
The builders of the vessel are VIM.
Denny & Brothers of Dumbarton. Scot
and, and she is therefore Cylde Gre
alton. The Mahenos dimensions are:
-4angth, 400 feet; breadth, 80 feet:
lepth, SO feet 6 inches, moulded, to
upper deck, with a boat deck over a
portion thereof She is deliberately