The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-26
GOVERNMENT ITSELF ONE Of THE
GREATEST MASTERS Of WATER

Department Of Public Works relative
to water wasted by householders and
Others and the proposition to install
meters to check this alleged waste,
attention is called to the enormous
amount of water That is allowed to
run to waste on government property.
An investigation was made as to the
condition of the water pipes and fau-
Gets on The wharves. On practically
every wharf it was found that vast
quantities of water are allowed to go
to waste; either the pipes are leaking
or else the water is not turned off
after being used, and the water from
the public mains is allowed to squirt
in all directions. Thousands of gal
Ions are lost in this way.
Moreover, not only a loss of water
is constantly occurring, but in many
cases the water soaks into the plank
ink and piles of the wharves them
selves, causing them to rot very
quickly. 1t is said that fresh water
will cause the docks to rot much more
rapidly than salt water, and that those
having the care of the wharves invar-
iably prefer wash them down with
salt water, except in those places
where the salt Il damage cargo
which may be stored hereon.
After the Department of Public
Works has remedied the conditions
existing on, under and around the
wharves, it may then with better
grace begin criticising the waste of
water by others, say some watchful
waterfronters.
Arizonan Tomorrow.
The American-Hawaiian steamer
Arizonan will arrive tomorrow morn
ing from Seattle, bringing a general
cargo for this port.
Sheridan Due October 8.
The army transport Sheridan, from
Manila via Nagasaki, September 10, is
y.
Mauna Loa in From Lahana.
The Mauna Loa arrived from La
haina and ports this morning, with
passengers and a misct ,argo.
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o. NJ KELLOGG, Am schr., from Ho-
nolulu, ar. Eureka June 1.
PERSIA, Br. S. s., from Honolulu for
Yokohama, September 20.
PROSPER, schr., ar. Hilo from Gray's
Harbor, September II.
REPEAT, Am. schr, for Aberdeen
Wash, from Honolulu, August %.
RESOLUTE, Am. scr, from Portland,
Ore, ar. Honolulu, September 1.
R. c. SLADB, Am. schr., left Honolulu
for Aberdeen, Wash. April 29.
R. P. RITHET, Am. blk, from San
San Francisco for Honolulu, Sep.
TENDER 16.
ROBERT LEVERS, Am. schr., from
Honolulu ar Port Townsend. August
2S.
ROBERT SEARLES, Am. schr., from
Mukilteo ar Honolulu, September ),
ROSECRANS, Am. S. s., for Mon
terey, from Kaanapali, August %.
SAILOR BOY, Am. schr., ar Homo
lulu in distress from Tanning Island,
September 10.
SALVADOR, schr., from Mukilteo for
-, August 20.
SANTA RITA, Am. S. S., from Port
San Luis, for Honolulu, September
II.
SANTA MARIA, str, ar. San Fran
cisco from Honolulu, September II.
S. C. ALLEN, Am. bkt., ar. Honolulu
from Fort Bragg, September 20.
s. G. WILDER, bktn., for Port Town
send from Everett, June 3.
SHERIDAN, U. S. A. T., from Homo.
lulu for Manila via Guam, August In.
SHERMAN, U. S. A. T., from Homo.
lulu, ar. San Francisco, September
-.
SHlNYO MARU, ar. San Francisco
from Honolulu, September 16.
S s., ar San Francisco from
Honolulu, September %.
SIERRA, Am. S. s., for San Fran
cisco from Honolulu, September 10.
ST. ROGATIEN, from London for Ho-
nolulu, April 81.
STRATHLYON, Br. str, ar. Portland, |
Ore, from Honolulu, September a.
TENYO MARU, from Honolulu for
the Orient, September 70.
Am. S. s., from Salina
Cruz for San Francisco, via San
Diego, September 8.
Br. S. s., from Honolulu
for Newcastle, N. S. W., via Ocean
Island, August 1.
P. FRYE, Am. ship, for
Delaware BreakWater, May %.