Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-11

A stin small voice electrically sound
ed within receiver held to the ear
of an officer upon the bridge of the
japanese liner Tenyo Maru gave warn
ing of a possible danger OF running
afoul the treacherous rocks that guard
the entrance to and exit from San
Francisco. First Of the transpacifc
liners to be equipped with the sub
marine bell signal system, the Jap
anese steamer TenyO Maru will try
out the new device. which was in
stalled while at San Francisco.
On arrival at Alakea wharf before
nine o'clock this morning. the officers
report the new apparatus to have
been a success. A warning has been
heard for u distance of five miles
through the receivers. The receiving
apparatus is attached to the port and
starboard sides OF the inner hull from
which run telephone wires to the
bridge deck. A switch regulates the
instrument similar to that used In a
wireless outfit and sounds can be
traced to any point of the compass.
BY means of these receivers the nayi-
eating officer of the ship so equipped
can locate the position of LIS lightship
In the dcnsest OF fogs and incidentally
establish his own position. These
aids to navigation have been in use
by Atlantic liners for years and have
proved invaluable In thick weather.
The government is preparing to in
crease the number OF the submarine
signals. as more vessels are equipped
with the receivers, without which the
signals are of no value.
When the Tenyo Maru departs from
Honolulu at Ave o'clock this evening
that vessel will carry 1855 Asiatic
steerage passengers to the Orient
The larger portion of the departing
passengers are japanese returning to
their native land.
Fine weather is reported during the
five days and twenty hour voyage
from San Francisco.
But three layOver passengers left
the vessel at Honolulu. The postofIloe
received 455 sacks of later mainland
mail.
Through passengers number 12l
cabin, so second class and 1879 Asia
tic steerage. The cargo going through
to Oriental ports include large ship
ments of leather and cotton Con-
signments of felt roofing and general
merchandise serve to make up over
three thousand tons freight
The annual exodus of tea buyers to
Japan Is on. There Is n goodly num-
Der OF the genial gentlemen who rc-
gularly on twice each year pass
through Honolulu To and from the ia
panese ports. They may not be strong
In numbers but they more than make
mp the deficiency in the life of the
ship. Among them are c. Quacken-
bush, F. A. Fernald. n. Gottlieb, A. c..
Dryer and daughter J. c. Siegfried,
j. +. Ogleyce, Fred Grow and George
Beebbe. Other passengers are Frank
w. Matthiesen, wife and family, Of
Chicago, going on tour of the ORR
ent; G.. V, Forman and wife of New
York, to Yokohama; r. II. Scott, pre-
sident of the Century publishing com
pany, and his wife, and Louis Glass
OF the telephone company. who has
been given permission TO go beyond
the jurisdiction Of the superior court
to attend to some business In Manila
Another passenger on the liner l.,
j. Erlanger of Erlangor & Galinprr
of Manila agents for the Togo KiScn
Kaisha.
The Tenyo Maru received a fresh
coat OF paint while at sun francisco
but n portion Of this was rubbed off
as tho vessel ATTEMPTED 10 come along
side the wharf This incoming. There
was little delay in bcrthing tho
hugo ship owing to shallow depth
of water A tow more of those fam