The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-03

next few months and to prepare men
to pass the required Government eX-
animation the company has consented
to the opening of a training class in
wireless to be conducted evenings by
employees of the company, who, by
experience and study, have become ex-
perts in the business.
Seattle Building Submarines.
The Examiners correspondent at
Seattle wrote on April "a: Two addi-
tional submarine vessels for the Unit
ed States are to be constructed in this
port by the Moran Company. The
Electric Boat Company of New Jer-
sey. ]. V. Patterson, manager Of the
Moran Company, stated this afternoon
that the work of building the two YES
sells at total cost of about $1,000,-
600 will be commenced at once, and
rushed to completion as rapidly as
/ possible. The Moran Company is now
completing two submarines for the
navy. These vessels will be ready for
! launching sometime this year. The
appropriation measure passed by the
last Congress contained the provision
that two of the four submarines pro-
vided for should be constructed on the
Pacific Coast. 1t was expected that
San Francisco shipbuilding concerns
would get the contracts for the two
additional submarines, but the Seattle
firm won the award.
suga ar Awaiting Shipment.
Purser Logan of the w. G. Hall re-
ports that the following sugar was
awaiting shipment at Kauai: G. C
R. 1857 bags, K. S. M. 400, X. X. B.
1850, K. c. Co. 400, NJ. S. Co. $4,000,
X. P. 1000, P. L. (conjoined) 1854.
caudine With Mixed Cargo.
The Claudine arrived this morning
from Hawaii with two automobiles,
four horses, 80 hogs, IA crates OF
chickens, y barrels Of wlne ITO pack.
ages of hides and 153 packages OF
sundries.
w. G. hall From Kauai.
The w. g. Hall this morning brought
from Kauai. 5DhO bags of sugar, lao
bags of rice, 20 Lags of taro, seven
bags of coffee, 40 empty beer bar-
rels' eight empty kegs, 27 empty oil
barrels and SO Lackages of sundries.
I1nTCnr
au was at windward Kauai ports yes
terday.
InterIsIand Shipping.
Purser Kibling of the Claudine re-
ports that the barkentines Chehans
and Eenecia end the S. S. Enterprlss
were at Hilo on Monday last, that the
schooner Hcnoipu loaded With sugar
I was towed cut Of Hama by the Cllu-
dire On Tuesday l0und for San Fran.
cisco, and that the ship Edward Sew.
all and S. S. Alaskan were at Kahn
lui yesterday.
American-Hawaiian Fleet.
The Arizonan is due on Saturday
next from Seattle and Tacoma. She
will load about 10000 tons of sugar
from island ports before proceeding
to Salina Cruz.
The Virginian has sailed from San
francisco for Seattle, and will leave
the Sound for Honolulu ON May 8.
The Alaskan is at Kahului' and
leaves there tomorrow night for Hilo
which port she leaves on the 7th for
Salina Cruz.
No counterVaiIing Duty on sp;rIts
In the publication giving Treasury
decisions under the Customs InternaI
Revenue and other laws, there is a
decision by James F. Curtis, assistant
secretary in the Treasury department.
which reads: Upon a further con-
slderation of the laws of the TTnited
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
relating to the allowance granted IN
on exported British spirits, and in
view of additional laws and facts in
relation thereto submitted by officers
OF the said government, the depart-
ment has reached the conclusion thar
the said allowance is not a bounty or
grant within the meaning of Section
. OF the Tariff Act of August s. 1899.
consequently, no countervailing duty
viii be assessed upon British spirits
imported into the United States. r.
D. 81 229 is hereby revoked"
Robbery From o. M- Kellogg.
Ihere was very small robbery on
board the o. NJ. Kellogg, and CAPTAIN
Linuuist did not trouble about it
much as he looked upon it more in
the light of joke. He felt pretty
sure that he could find out who did