Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-02


ports and the Claudine for Hawaii by
the way OF Maui ports, both vessels
leaving the port tomorrow evening
will be the first to come under the
new regulations.
Moana Makes But Short Stay
The steamship Moana of the Cana
/ dian-Australian line was a caller at
the port for several hours yesterday
The vessel arrived from Australian
ports by the way of Suya, with TWEEN
ty-SiX passengers ana consignment
of Australian products including
nearly thousand crates of onions,
fifty cases whiskey and 1858 sacks
sulphate of ammonia.
The Moana is carrying a large list
of through passengers. For this rea-
son there was but little room left
for three score Of applicants from
Honolulu. By dint of much crowding,
some fifteen passengers were enabled
to depart for the northwest coast by
the steamer. The march of progress
in the construction of ocean steam
ships begins to make manifest the
shortcomings of such vessels as the
Moana. There was a time not a de-
cade ago that the Moana was consid-
cred one of the finest vessels coming
into the port of Honolulu In com
parison with some of the liners OF lat
er construction, the poor old Moana
now appears dingy and small, With
gers swarming her decks a marked
difference is plainly apparent. The
officers report smooth seas rainy
weather as far as Suva and pleasant
weather the remainder of the trip.
The vessel sailed for Victoria at
eleven O'Clock last night.
"a
Motor Liner-No Tunnels.
Only a few months ago the produc-
ton of large lower oil engines for
mercantile and naval purposes was
deemed by engineers to be impracti-
cable, says the Shipping Illustrated,
but during the past year the improve
ments and Developments in the in
ternal combustion engine have been
astounding, so much so that it is diff
cult to gauge within reason the posi-
bilities of the new year. Hitherto,
Continental builders have taken the
lead in tine design of construction Of
oil and gas engines, and while Bri-
fish builders last year launched a
cargo vessel 659 tons gross, the
"Toiler," fitted with Diesel engines of
400 h. p, American builders appear
to be doing nothing in that direction.
There has been much talk of deve.
opments, especially in the application
of the system to warships, but it may
be said that the proposals being con
sdered are within more modest linn
its than those with which common
report have from time 10 time credit
ed them. In these as in all other
developments, the principle CT hasten
ing slowly will be followed until all
doubt as to practical efficiency is re-
solved. Meanwhile, Dutch builders
have completed motor tank steam
er of 1.179 tons for service in the !
Dutch East Indies, while passenger
and cargo boat of 712 IONS the Rom
agna,'' is being completed at Ancona
for the Italian State Railways. Her
engine is a Sulzer-Diesel, of which a
great dea! is expected in service. Two
larger merchant vessels than any of |
these are on hand in German yards. |
and a motor installation of 1000 h. D. |
Is on hand at Copenhagen; to be in
stalled in the hull of a passenger lin
or building at Glasgow for the Libau-
New York service of the Russian
American Line AS already mentioned
n these columns her engines will con-
sist of two motors, coupled on each of /
hree shafts driving three screws. APP
1000 horse power will be
developed by the six motors and the