The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-26
Up-to-date on Lurhne.

When Captain Matson, president OF
the Matson Navigation Company, ar
rived here yesterday morning on the
Matson liner Lurline, he was handed
an envelope which came from the Ka-
huku station of the local wireless COM
pany. When Captain Matson opened
it he found within copy of a wireless
message which was sent him on the
evening OF last Monday from San Fran
cisco while the Lnrline was en- route
to Honolulu. The message had not
only been received aboard the Lurline
by the Captain but If had overshot the
vessel and been received by the ~ka-
huku wireless, both messages tallylng
exactly.
Captain Matson is interested in the
wireless feature which he has added
10 ALI his steamers. and that aboard the
LurIine pIeases him, for ne was IN
with land nearly all the
time the vessel was at sea. Eleven
hundred miles from San Francisco the
Lurline's operator was busy receiving
messages from the coast and sending
CAPTAIN Matson 5 answers back. The
Captain was disappointed, however, IN
not getting replies from Kahuku, for
he believed the local system was IN
readiness with its transmitter TO send
messages. The local system got the
messages all right but was unable TO
make replies as the transmitter has not
vet been received from the mainland.
Among the interesting news items re-
eeived aboard the Lurline was about
the Aeon 5 wrecked passengers and
crew being located. Every day came
a long budget of news. the operator
until late IN the night.
c. B. Warren. purser of the Lurlne,
Is also the wireless operator, and II Is
due to his excellent knowledge of the
wireless apparatus that the Lurline IS
able to accomplish long-dlstanee results
so satisfactorily. Mr.. Warren is one OF
: pupils, having been assoela-
tel with him IN experimental work,
demonstrations and transmission OF
messag es. for about FIVE years. During
this time he was stationed for short
time at Poldhu, England, Mareom $
great wireless station. In addition he
demonstrated aboard the big passen-
ger liners crossing the Atlantic re-
eeiving messages from both sides of
the ocean and keeping IN touch with
the news of the day ashore and adoaf.
When asked why II was that ar
were generally made for
the wireless at night instead
of during the daytime, Mr. Warren
stated that Mr.. Marconi had long ago
decided that the sun : rays had detTi
mental effect on the transmission of
wireless messages, much better results
being obtained between sunset and sun
rise.
The LuTline 5 apparatus was installed
at Newport News where the vessel was
built. bv Mr.. Warren. Il Is the Massie
patent. and the Fessenden eleetroLte Of
three kilowatts is the transmItter. Some |
alterations in the aerial have improved
he system very much. The electricity
is from the steamer : motors,
which passes through transformer /
md produces a high voltage, sometimes !
attaining 10000 volts.
The vessel brought a large cargo of /
sbout 5000 tons OF general merchandise, /
md. in addition, ffty-one mules for /
Scbuman and others There was a
-edulare for one OF the mOrtars al the /
Head Notifications. The Lur-
me leaves for Hilo Sunday morning /
snd win return here in time TO load /
ma leave for san Francisco about /
october 10. The vessel 5 return cargo /
vii comprise about 3Oo0 tons Of sugar, /
several thousand eases Of canned pine |
apples. bananas, etc.
CAPTAIN Mats0n Is interested IN hear /
ng from Honolulu patrons Of the Lur-
inc Just how they Ike travelling on /
he rasseI One LADY, PASSENGER who Is ]