The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-25

the steamer would have undergone even
more extensive repairs.
With the completion of the Panama
Canal and the opportunity afforded for
steamers to traverse the oceans via
the canal 10 save time, Honolulu will
be port of call. Many steamers will
merely come here for orders, and the
wireless business of the port will also
increase. We can do lot of business
with a drydock The ideal place for
such a dock would be the site of the
Bishop slip. About fifteen years ago
of course. it is now one of the very
busy thoroughfares of the town.
Long Wireless Next Month.
Manager Baleh of the local wireless
company states that weather conditions
have not been favorable for wireless
communication between Honolulu and
San Francisco direct. He expects that,
by next month, the weather will be
favorable, and nightly communication
may he obtained over the 1000 miles
of ocean. Tatoosh, however, is fire.
quently heard from at Kahuku.
Andrew Welch's Passengers.
When the American bark Andrew
WEIGH sails this morning at 10 O'Clock
for San Francisco, dozen passengers
will be the guests of Captain Kelly.
Many more passengers would gladly
have accepted the opportunity to 90
had there been more cabins. About 500
cf
Don't Believe schwerin.
Chronicle.-San Francisco shipping
men decline to take Schwerin seriously
when he says that the big liner Korea
may be retired from the transpacifc
run. 1t is pointed out that from time
to time Schwerin has made similar
threats, arguing that the steamers of
the Pacific Mail Company were being
run at loss, and it is believed by many
that the present statement emanating
from Honolulu is merely an echo of
what the vice president of the steam
ship company has said before.
chiyo Maru on Friday.
The Toyo Kisen Kaisha S. S. Chiyo
Maru is expected to arrive from Yoke
hama on Friday morning en- route to
San Francisco A wireless message
from the liner may be received by the
agents tomorrow giving the exact
time she may be expected off port.
Mexican On Saturday.
The American Hawaiian freighter
Mexican is due from Tacoma and Seat
tie on Saturday morning with gem
eral cargo. She will load here, Kaa-
napali and Hilo for Salina Cruz. The
Missourian leaves the Sound for Ho-
nolulu on September 2.
The freighter Pleiades left port yes
terday afternoon for Kaanapali and
viii leave the latter port on Thursday
afternoon for San Francisco.
sehwerin's Entertaining Logic.
Call.-vice President Schwerin of the
Pacific Mail steamship Company is al
ways amusing, whether his mood be
angry or peaceful. Indeed, he con-
tributes more freely to the general
gayety when he is wrapped in bound
less content. Mr. Schwerin s latest
indignation is lavished on the fool peo-
pie who had persuaded themselves that
Jack Binns had saved the lives of
hundreds of people on board the
wrecked steamship Republic, which
foundered in the Atlantic some
months ago. Binns worked the wire
less telegraph and brought relief and
rescue.
Mr.. Schwerin says it is no such
thing. The wireless apparatus, he con-
tends, would not work under such con-
ditions because the collision had des-
troyed the means of power. The fact
that It did work and proved effective
for the purpose of bringing rescue
does not feaze Mr.. Schwerin. ''The
story is all bunkum,' he declares, and
in the next breath he adds:
''The only effect the wireless had
upon the Republic and Florida col
lision was to instil confidence in the
passengers by bringing numerous
steamships to the aid of the disabled
vessels. 1t could not possibly have
aided the Columbia, which went down
on this coast The Columbia was
rammed by steam schooner and went
down in eight minutes. In what way
could the wireless have aided the pas
sengers of that steamer? I do not
know of a single instance in which
the wireless has contributed to the
safeguarding Of vessels.
The reasoning is worth quotation as
an example of the sort of logic that
Mr. Schwerin deems conclusive against
the installation of wireless apparatus
on the ships of his company. Mr..
Sehwerin did not say that he would
not provide this means of safety be-
cause it would cost some money to
install.
Lurline Almost Here.
Matson' s liner Lur1ine will arrive
early this afternoon from San Fran
cisco bringing ffty-fve passengers, a
full load of cargo, including twelve
siege guns for the army and other
war materials amounting to 1000 tons.
Tho ur1ine also brings considerable