The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-06-26
MARINE

fTanClscO IN TOUR days ana elEnt nOurSl
This Is the hope Of the officers and
crew OF the big new liner which ar
rived here Tuesday after n remark
able run from Yokohama OF eight days
and five hours, beating the previous
record made by the China in December,
1897, of eight days six hours and mr.
teen minutes This was done without
attempting to push the boat to any
extent and at no time was she MAX
ing near as good time as she could
have done. Had II not been for the
japanese governments refusal to give
permission for the Tenyo to go direct
to San Francisco, the company would
have sent her past Honolulu in an at
tempt to beat the record made by the
Siberia in October, 1905, OF ten days,
ten hours and twenty eight minutes.
1t is thought that she would have
beaten this record by at least thirty six
hours. As 1t is she is going out to
take sixteen hours off the record from
Honolulu to san Francisco which rec-
ord is also held by the China and was
made in November, 1902. the run being
teen minutes. The fastest trip made
| from San Francisco to this port was
made by the Siberia in August, 1906
| when she covered the distance in four
days nineteen hours and twenty min
utes
| INSPECTING THE NEW LINER.
Yesterday early the Tenyo Maru was
off the barbor and about eight o'clock
started in to the wharf following the
Mara ma from the Colonies. There was
a very large crowd at the railroad
wharf to see the palatial new liner
dock and as soon as they were allowed
aboard swarmed up the gangsway to
inspect the new boat During the day
and until late in the evening she was
crowded with sightseers. who went into
every nook and corner in the big vessel
and were surprised at what they saw,
Never in the history of Honolulu has
a vessel of the class OF the Tenyo
Maru called here. Being the latest
boat in the trade. she is the most
modern in every way Not a thing
has been forgotten for the comfort OF
the traveller and the luxury of the fit
tings of the staterooms and cabins,
the magnificence of the lounging rooms
and saloons made an impression on
the visitors which will not soon be
forgotten.
The Tenyo had fine voyage from
the Orient to port and alth ough the
sea was smooth most of the way she
showed that she is wonderfully COM
Portable boat to travel on IL for no
other reason than that there is an
utter lack of vibration so noticeable
In the big vessels which have recipro-
eating engines.
The arrangements of the decks are
very fine and show careful thought in
the planning. The A deck is the one
that will naturally be the most pop
ular with passengers. 1t houses the
quarters of the officers. the lounging
room for the ladies'. the card and smok-
ing room and buffet for the gentlemen
and the dancing deck, ,nhe space Civ
en- fer daeing is as large as any dane
ing floor In Honolulu and beautifully
smooth. on the B deck are the suites
of rooms and the drawing room and
bathrooms all beautifully arranged and
convenient. The C deck has the rooms
of the first and second cabin. the sa-
loon for the first cabin passengers be-
|
accommodation being aft The nicely
arranged nursery for the little ones is
on this deck and is so arranged that
the kiddies cannot hurt themselves or
get into mischief. The walls are
padded and very soft carpet and
wicker chairs make hard things to
bump against few and far between. a
gymnasium is advertised aboard the
boat but although careful search was
made for IT, 1t was not found. II was
explained by one of the officers that
there was not room for II this trip but
that 1t would be brought along next
trip out from the East.
The Tenyo has big list of passen-
gers and will take many from this
port who have been waiting over for
the big boat. She will sail for the
Coast this afternoon at three o'clock
As she is bound for a record and will
at least make the run in five days 1t
is probable that letters mailed on her
will reach San Francisco several hours
in advance OF the Alameda which sails
at ten o'clock this morning. five hours
ahead of the Japanese boat.
BOYCOTT IN FORCE.
OF the six thousand tons of general
freight on the Tenyo Maru for san
Francisco from the Orient not one pound
is from Chinese ports, neither is there
a Chinese passenger aboard either In
the cabin or steerage. The big boats
cargo for this port consists of gum
MES, silk, mating. rice, sake. tea and
general merchandise Her principal
big items of freight for the Coast and
overland comprise nineteen hundred
bales of raw silk, being sent, to New
York to be manufactured; 81, iO4 pack
ages OF tea, and six thousand rolls of
mating. The sake for this port
amounts to 435 casks and Is said to be
free from the salicylic acid which has
been tabued by the government. 1t
will be subjected to the test by Ex-
pert Duncan and If free will pass and
If not II viii be condemned.
| The officers OF the Tenyo Maru. all
of whom are well known and deserved
ly popular at this port and with the