Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-31
WATERFRONT NOTES


WATERFRONT NOTES
A RAISE in the passenger rates
between this city and Vancouver has
been made, and the local agents,
Davies a. Co., have been notified to
that effect. The new schedule will
apply to passengers who are booked
for the steamship Mariana. which
leaves Brisbane today.
The first-class rate from Honolulu
TO Vancouver, up to the present, was
$6j. The new rates to Victoria and
Vancouver are: First class, one way
SIS, round trip $135; second class,
one way $50, round trip 800; third
class, one way $50, round trip SEQ.
Seattle, via Vancouver - First
class. one way $3.50. round trip
$i44; second class. one way $3.50,
round trip 500; third class, one way
$3I.50, round trip 500.
San Francico, via Vancouver and
railroad, limited time - First class.
one way s105.1O, round trip s195. 20;
unlimited time, first class, one way
s11O.1O. round trip s2O5.20. 4 .f'I
San Francisco, via victoria, by
steamer-First class. one way 1913,
round trip $171;' second class, one
way SOS. round trip 1896.
The local agents have not been
Informed as to the reason for the In
crease of ticket rates.
win the present generation see
the l000-foot steamship?
Following are the dimensions of the
Mauritania, now crossing the At
lantic, and of some that are to be
built shortly:
The Mauretania is 100 feet long
and her gross tonnage is $1,000. Her
displacement or weight when loaded
the true comparative measure Of
ship, and the standard used in all ma
vies-is about $4,000 tons. The White
Star line is building two boats $50
feet long, of $4,000 tons gross and
about $4,000 tons displacement. Now
the Cundard Company In turn an
nounces two 90,O00-ton ships Their
displacement will be over 10000 tons;
they will weigh nearly three times
as much as the great 32,00O-ton bat
tleships which naval men are Just be-
ginning to plan. or five times as much
as the original Dreadnaught.
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AUGUST FOURTH marked the one
hundred and twentieth anniversary OF
the establishment of the United States
revenue cutter service. The event
was observed in an informal way by
all vessels of the service, no matter
where they were stationed. Ships
were in full dress" resplendent with
flags and bunting, and while the crews
were mustered on deck brief history
Of the revenue cutter service was
read by the officers.
THE STEAMER w. @. Hall which
returned from Kauai ports this morn.
Ing, brought $500 bags OF sugar. 20
empty gas drum. 90 SKIS. cocoanuts,
II empty oil barrels, 1876 empty lime
barrels, SO packages sundries. she
will sail again tomorrow afternoon at
. o'clock for her usual ports of call
on Kauai.
THE MATSON liner Lurline. Cap.
tain Weeden, bringing passengers and
In.
this morning and locked at the Hack,
field wharf She also brought live
stock, including s nice looking mon.
keys. consigned to DR.. V. Curry of
the Federal Experiment Station.
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PURSER KIBLING of the Inter.
Island steamer Claudine which arrlv-
cd this morning from Hilo reports the
following ships at Hilo on Monday,
Aug. 20, barkentines Irmgard, Bene-
cia; schooners J, NJ. Weatherwax.
Gamble, Transit, Camano and steam.
or Enterprise. ..
FOR HER0ISM that saved three
lives, Earl L.. Stout, ordinary seaman
in the Navy, has been commended by
Rcar-Admiral Mason, acting Secre-
tary of the Navy. Stout saved a wom-
an and two children from drowning
while attached to a training ship at
Norfolk, Va.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. line
has made formal announcement of It's
entry into the trade between the Uni
ted States, Cuba and Jamaica. The
two 5OO0-ton steamships, Prinz Eitel
Friedrich and Prinz Sigismund, viii
be employed
THE BRITISH steamship Holland.
which arrived at Philadelphia recent
ly from Lulea, reports having passed
two icebergs on July 10 in latitude