Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-23
WHARF AND WAVE

THERE WAS A SMALL increase
shown in the number of steam and
sail vessels built in the United States
and officially numbered during the
quarter ending September 30, 1909,
over the same period of 1908. accord.
ing to report of the bureau of navl.
gaticn.
Steam and sail vessels to the nun.
bcr of 3i7. with a gross tonnage Of
1874. were constructed in the United
States and officially numbered during
the quarter ending September 80,
1909, against $40 with gross tonnage
of 20 SS7 for the same period of 1913.
There was an increase of u steel
steam vessels built during the quarter
ending September 30. 1909. over the
same period of 1908. or the vessels
just ended there were ~ sail and
PIG steam and of those built of steel
there We're 2 sail and 20 steam pro.
PEELED, according to the report of the
bureau of navigation. During the
same period of 1908 no sail vessels OF
steel were registered.
The shigbuilding report of the bu.
rCau of navigation for September
| shows that l1S steam and sail yes.
| sells, with gross tonnage of $3.50,
We're built during the month. This
| number consisted Of % sail and SS
| steam vessels Of wood construction
and steam vessels built Of steel.
~
DRY DOCK AT VANCOUVER
contract has been given for the i'm
AT Vancouver. British Columbia. The
dock is to have capacity for hand.
| ling vessels of 10 600 tons burden. Its
dimensions will be SO feet in length
10 feet width. and 40 feet draft over
! the sill. The contract for the mate.
rial has been awarded to firm which
will build the dock In England and
ship It out In parts. An accessible
site for this dock has been obtained
in the harbOr, and II will find plenty
of business, as this port is frequented
by = large number of sail and steam
vessels whose hulls need cleaning and
painting after long voyages In the
Orient and Tropics. previous to max
ing return voyages with cargoes. Al
present the only docking facilities fol
vessels of considerable tonnage is al
Esquimalt. Vancouver Island. which
causes delay and extra expense fol
this service.
| THE OCEANIC steamship Sierra
which Is soon to enter the run be
tween San Francisco and Honolulu
will be the star of the liners sailinl
from this port II is a, present n
the Union iron works. where toda,
the oil burning furnaces are being In
stalled. From the Union iron work,
II viii go to the drydOck for a thor
oush overhaullng II is to be refittet
from stern to stern. and when Il en-
ters the service two months hence
with all It's modern equipments II viii
be the best equipped ship leaving thi,
port.
The Sierra has accommodations fol
100 frs,-clnss passengers. so secont
class passengers and 100 I'm the steer
age.
| A NEW SERVICE is to be started
by the Russian Volunteer Fleet be
tween China and Vladivostock. Thre,
new steamers have been built for thi,
service, and these will be passin,
through Colombo this month from
Odessa. Two OF the vessels hav,
been named the "Poltawa" an,
"Oriel." Their tonnage Is 5000 tons
andtheir speed lG knots an hour
They have been specially constructe,
for cargo carrying. Z,
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1 1T is REPORTED from Vladivos
took that the japanese there have ask
ed the n. Y. X. to abandon its IN
tcntion OF abolishing its Branch a
| that port II Is said that they hav
j decided not to use N. Y. X. steamer
II the Branch is closed. (
| IN
THE p. & O. S. s. COMPANY wi
celebrate the SEVENTEEN anniversar
OF the granting of its charter neN
year. The foundations of this grea
line were laid considerably befor
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