The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-20

largest steamship companies in the
world is having built SIX passenger
81 eamships for the run between Yoke
hama and the Coast. presumably San
Francisco. according to the Nautica1
Gazette. This will give the Lloyd COM
pany a passenger service around the
globe. with the exception of the land
journey across this continent
At present the japanese lines con"
troll a large part of the business be
tween the Orient and this country.
Last year the Nippon Yusen kaisha
declared dividend to shareholders o.
10 per cent. after paying bonuses TO
officers crew and directors. This com
pany is the largest in Japan. Five o.
the vessels ply between Seattle and
Japan Six run TO Bombay and three
TO Australia The new vessels which
the company is building in Japan ars
intended for the line 10 South America
and a line TO South Africa, which are
TO be started
The Gazette also stated that it was
believed the Togo Kaisen Kaisha would
secure the Pacific Mail boats before
the year is out.
TO COMMAND DORIC.
Captain Harry Gaukroger, who was
chief officer for many years, has been
appointed to the command or the Brit
ish steamer Doric The vessel waa
formerly a White Star liner. but now
flies the Pacific Mail Company's flag.
Chief Engineer Allen will probably re-
main in charge of the vessels machin-
cry department. Captain Smith anG
the rest OF the deck officers and en-
gfneers will go to Liverpool and be
assigned TO duty on the Atlantic steam,
ers of the White Star line.
MARINE NOTES
The three-masted schooner BERTHE
Minor has been sold to Alfred John
son, of Coquille river.
c. W. Quinn, for a long time the
first assistant engineer of the liner
Korea, has been appointed chief engi-
neer of the big steamer Algoa.
The German ship Marie Hackfeld,
which has just finished discharging
here, has been chartered to carry
wheat from Portland to the United
Kingdom, Havre and Dunkirk.
The American schooner Kineo, which
sailed on April q from KahuIui for
the Breakwater. and which is now out
1S1 days, has been posted as overdue
and 10 per cent. is quoted for rein
surance.
The T. X K s. s. Nippon Maru got
away for the Orient yesterday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. Eight lay-over pas
sengers sailed on her from this port.
J. NJ. Riggs was the only Honolulu
passenger departing.
The bark r. P. Rithet, which arriv-
ed at san Francisco on the 18th inst,
had slow trip up from Honolulu, be
ing out twenty-eight days. The slow
run was due to the light and variable
winds encountered. This is Captain
McPhaifs last trip, as he has accepted
the position of superintendent of the
local stevedoring firm of McCabe,
Hamilton & Kenny and viii return
here within a short time to take up
his duties.
Captain Reilly, wharf superintendent
for Hackfeld & Co, has discovered
that the steerage passengers on the
Oriental liners have been in the habit
OF taxing punches or bananas aboard
with them as baggage and selling
them at the other end of the trip, thus
doing the steamship companies out of
the freight. After this freight will be
charged on all bananas. whether TAX
en- aboard for consumption during the
voyage or not. at the rate of six bits
a bunch.
The transport Sheridan was moved
Yesterday
the Navy wharf, where the work of
making temporary repairs viii be con
tinued. The leaks in her bottom are
being plugged by the diver. and it is
expected that she viii be able to stand
the tow to the Coast without any
danger to those aboard. The tug Slo-
cum which is to tow her in tandem
with the transport Buford, has not yet
left the Coast, being undergoing re-
pairs at the United Engineering
Works.