Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-01
To Shorten Time from Puget Sound.

To Shorten Time from Puget Sound.
A material aid in tho cutting down
of the time consumed In voyage
from Victoria and Vancouver 20 Hu-I
nolulu by Canadian Australian lincra
will be the completion of the new
dry dock at Esquimalt The Union
steamship Moana which made brief
call at Honolulu this morning en-
route from British Columbia to Aus
tralian ports brought cheering news
that the preliminary work on the big
undertaking had commenced. When
the dock is finished It will be capa-
bic of accommodating the larger YES
sells, SO claim the MOaua officers. 1t
will then be possible for Canadian.
Australian steamers to enter dock on
this side of the ocean instead of at.
tempting TO steam thousands of
leagues through tropical seas, him
dered by foul bottom.
From what can be learned thisI
morning the new dock when cumplet-
ed Will be of such capacity as to ac-
commOdatc the very largest type of
vessel, not excluding warships. and
the latest merchant freighters of the
deep. That the dock will be one of
the great construction stations of the
empire for the bnilding of warships
Is assured Ships for the defense OF
Canada viii be built there and vast
amount of money and time saved. Ev-
cry Facility and improvement In the
mechanical arts and appliances viii
be IN evidence at the dock aud the
ships that leave the ways will be on
q par with the best that float The
machinery will be of the most mod
ern tyne. electrically operated. even.
the capstans for warping vessels III.
and out of the dock being operated
by this power. G.. A. Kcefer. resident
engineer of the public works depart
ment of Canada, is at present exam
ming various sites with view Ia re-
porting 10 the government upon the
best location. He Is taking soundincs
to discover depths of the water al
different points in Esqumalt harbor.
and also investigating the shore In
order that he may be assured that the
dock Will possess rock bottom. -
The Moana brought less than dog
! on passengers in the several CLASSES 10,
Honolulu. The through list Is d small
one including 10 first, 40 second and
II third class passengers ''i " u
The vessel sets well down In tht
water, though her cargo for this pbrt
comprised $50 drums of Goldfish and
$50 gases of whisky. The vessel came
alongside the Alakca wharf at nine
O'CLOCK after voyage in Which, mod
crate sorthcrly weather prevailed for
the first two days followed by strong
northerly winds and heavy rains fol.
torty-elght hours. As fhe Moana
noarod the islands the weather clear
ed and the passengers were ,,agaiu
| permitted the freedom OF the decks
The Moana continued, the ,yqyage, ~,
| Australian ports at noon today. o. ~
.aliGupy .u.trs
| HonoIuian to Leave With Much SUGAR
The new Matson Navigation steam,
er Honolulan will sail from new Mat
son wharf tomorrow evening for isl
| and ports including Kaanapali Rahu-
4 hi and Hilo taking transit cargo and
| upon discharging this freight will
take on shipments of sugar destined
for San Francisco.
! There will be no opportunity for
| intending labOrers for Alaska Gamer
les To take passage on the HOnOlulan
| for the coast unless they are sent
| hrst class. The new vessel has no
! steeraSc accommodation. The Homo
lulan Is scheduled to sail for San
| Francisco on April 18th taking full
! shipment of sugar and between thir-
| ty and forty cabin passengers. The
vessel will return from island ports
on next Sunday
Hyades at kahului.
According to advicCs received at the
| agency of Castle & Cooke the Matson
Navigation steamer Hyades Is at Ka~
hului taking on sugar. The vessel Is
| expected will proceed TO Kaanapali on
! Monday and from there goes to Hiln
| to complete cargo for the sugar re
| hncrlcs on the coast.
~
| Alaskan Has Left the lsthmus.
! p. G. Morse, General Freight Agent
representing the American-H Hawaiian
Dne at this point has been advised
| that the freighter Alaskan with New
| York cargo sailed from Salina Cruz
yesterday for Honolulu by the way
Of San Francisco and Puget Sound
ports.