Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-09-08
Shipping
TWO MILLION DOLLAR CARGO
IN liner SHUNYO MARU
New Japanese Steamer Bringing Many Distinguished Pas
sengers-Asiatcs for Hawai-Sierra Brought Record
List from San Francsco-Pacic Will Have Many Float
ing Palm Gardens When Pacific Mail Plans Are Complete
Captain Saunders Death a Surprise.

Captain Saunders Death a Surprise.
The sudden demise of Captain J.
w. Saunders brought many express
sions Of sympathy from host Of
shipping people all along the coast.
Captain James W. Saunders, veter-
an commander of transpacific steam
ers and one OF the best-known navi-
gators on the Pacific Coast and in
the Orient. passed away Wednesday.
Aug. 20, at the United States Marine
Hospital after an illness against
which he had been struggling for sew
eral months.
While It was known that the cap
tain was ailins his sudden death was
shock to his friends who gossiped
with him In the marine department
OF the Merchants Exchange, San
Francisco. The veteran skipper was
walking along the street, when he
was suddenly stricken. He was taxi
en- to the Marine Hospital, but sank
rapidly His widow was at his bed
side when he passed away.
Captain Saunders was 61 years of
age and native of New DIRK. He Is
survived by his widow and a married
daughter who resides In Manila.
Captain Saunders last command
was the Pacific Mail liner Korea.
Owing tolhis state of health the cap
tain was forced to resign his connee-
ton with the company when the
steamer reached the coast couple
OF months ago. During his many
years faithful and meritorious ser
vice with the Pacific Mail Captain
| Saunders held many commands on
both the China and Panama runs. He
had a host of friends In the seaports
of the world who will regret his de-
mise. .h, 4
(, New Battleships Biggest Ever.
Washington. Aug. 3O.-The two new
battleships authorized by the last nav
,al act probably will be of 2S.50O tons
displacement. or the biggest war ves-
lsels in the world The largest ships
so far designed for the American
with displacement of $1,000 tons
each, and it became known only today
that the Navy Department contem-
plated exceeding their size. The new
ships will have heavier armor than
lever before put on a battleship, which
accounts for their increased displace-
ment The armament of the new yes,
sells will be the same as the New York
and Texas, with a main battery of ten
fourteen inch guns. With this APP
, proach to u 3O,O0O-ton battleship the
naval ordnance experts are consider
, ing the question OF II sixteen-inch gun
1t will require a 35,000-ton battleshiI
to withstand the terrific recoil from
a main battery of ten sixteeD-incl
| guns.
:
t infantrymen Return In the Maui.
4 With the arrival of the lnter-Islant
steamer Maui this morning there re
turned four officers and one hundred
and five enlisted men belonging Il
,, Companies A and + Of the Twentieth
: Infantry who have been on u hike t
p Hawaii and the volcano. The home
g ward trip was rather stormy one
I the Maui meeting with strong trad
!. winds and choppy seas accompanie
Q by heavy swell. The steame
Il brought as cargo 1866 bags suga
$ and ten packages sundries. The Off
It GERS report that the Wailele wit
n sugar will arrive home on Saturda
= also bringing deck load of cattle.
Hawaiian Sugar at the isthnus.
Twelve thousand tons Hawaiia
sugar which left the islands by tn
l. way OF Hilo on August 2lst has reach
h ed Salina Cruz In the American-Hs
l. waiian freighter Mexican. The vess'
= arrived at the Isthmus on last Tnei
J. day.
m Hundred Booked In Sierra.
s. When the Oceanic steamship s
ezra departs for San Francisco {