The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-30
MARINE

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This morning at 10 o'clock the bark
entine Irmgard sails TO the Coast with
a full load of sugar and ali ner pas
senger space occupied. No less than
six or seven people will make the voy
age to the mainland in the fine big
windjammer. It is the first time for
several months that a sailing ship has
taken out passengers, and considera-
BILE interest was manifested among the
old waterfronters, who recall the days
when all travel, or aImost-all, be-
tween the mainland and here was
done in wind-propelled craft Captain
Christensen has a good old boat in
the Irmgard and a pleasant passage
is ensured those who are making the
voyage.
Considerable talk as to what dis
posal Matson will make of his sailing
ships during the next few months is
heard on the front these days. It
seems that the W. H Marston, which
has been on the Hilo run for some
time, and which is now in this har
Dor, will not be sent to Honolulu on
her next voyage, nor is it likely that
she will be put back on the Hilo run.
n To- rx-s1r
probably take her old run between
San Francisco and Honolulu, begin
ming with her next voyage. It is ru-
mored that the Ste. Katherine will be
sent to Hilo in place of the Marston
1t is also rumored that when the Will
helnlina, Matson's new steamer, is put
into commission, all of the windjam-
mers belonging to the company will
be taken out of the sugar trade. Moth
ing definite. however, regarding these
changes are known as yet.
Metal Boats for Steamer.
The Hampton Roads bodybuilding
company of Newport News has just
secured contract from the shipyard
for the construction of ten metallic
lifeboats for the new Matson line
steamship being built here. The Hamp-
ton Roads company was awarded the
contract against a large field, bids be-
ing submitted by a number of large
concerns elsewhere.
The lifeboats are to be twenty eight
feet long, with seven feet beam and
three feet draft. They will be built
after the regulation metallic lifeboat
| specification and each viii be equipped
| with air chambers, making them prac-
| ticaliv unsuitable Work is to be start
| ed in the near future.
This is an entirely new class of small
boat construction for this section OF
the country, all previous lifeboats built
here having been constructed of wood.
The metal boats, it is said, have many
advantages, however, and it is likely
| that more will be built in the future
Newport News Times Herald.
Alesia Not Coming.
/ The Hamburg American tramp steam
| er Alesia, which has been on the due
list here for the past week, will not stop
| at Honolulu She had only small
| amount of cargo for this port, it is said
| and consequently has not deemed il
worth while to make call here. The
freight which the Alesia has for Honour
lu will probably be shipped down here
ON one of the regular steamers. The
| Alesia belongs to the company which
| has sent several big tramp steamers
here during the past year or so.
Lurline From Hiio.
The Matson lined Lurline is due tc
| arrive this morning from Hilo will
5000 tons of sugar, this being the
amount she has picked up on the other
| islands, When she sails from here tt
| the Coast she viii have added 150t
tons to her sugar cargo at this port
! The Lurline is also booked to the limit
almost twice as many people being down
on the lists as the steamer can accom-
modate. The Lurline carries 40 passen
gers, while there are 80 booked for the
| voyage to San Francisco.
Shipping Notes.
The Claudine sails this evening al
| five o'clock for Maui ports.
/ The Mauna Loa sails at noon today
on her usual run to Kona and Kau
/ ports.