Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-30
Go the limit"

Go the limit
There's nothing too good for the
Pacific Mail"
Such is declared the slogan that has
gone forth from the "higher-ups' in
Pacific Maldom, when orders are
rlaCcd for the construction of four
new leviathan liners, which are gen
nrally supposed will go into commits
sion with the opening of Panama Ca
lal.
Equipped with grill, children's
playground. elevators for passengers
and baggage. one deck devoted t.
balls. a permanent salt water SWIM
ming tank, gymnasium. fans in all
rooms. system Of' electric heating,
pcrlcct ventilation and laundry The
new Pacific Mail liners for which
plans are now drafted and adapted,
will be about the finest ever" SO de-
clared one officer of that company
| who discussed the new ships with n
representative of the ulleti I
With the arrival OF the Mongolia this
morning.
The new liners will represent the
| last word in this electric age. the
little detail of electric curling irou.
Tor each cabin is one Of hundreds u
features to be Incorporated in the con
struction Of these vessels
Two reciprocating engines and one
turbine will serve to drive the new
steamers through the seas at sew
onteen knot speed. They will be able
70 better than this, but that speed l.
! believed will considerably lower the
time between San Francisco and Ho
| lnlulu at least.
Everything that will serve to add tt
the comfort OF trans-Pacific passen
gers has been featured.
The big dining saloon will seat 35l
passengers. These vessels are to II,
fS5 feet in length, 10 feet in widt'
and will, however, draw a trine les
han the Mongolia and the ManchU
ria. They will be held down to
mean draft of thirty feet
one feature Of more than usual In
terest for Honolulu Is the statemen
that the vessels VIII have refrigcr
itor capacity Cf thousand tons. Tina
the steamers are to engage extensive
y in the transportation of meas an
other perishable provisions is declal
ed certainty.
The liners are to use oil as fuel an
supply depots are now under conBid
grafton.
, Completing one OF the roughes
trips in long experience, Capital
Norton was more than delighted I
come alongside Alakea wharf with hi
command safe and sound and no dan
age resulting from practically seve
days of buffeting from tempestuor
seas. A southerly gale prevailo
;, which kicked up heavy sea. I'll
: Mongolia bucked the swells almost
within sight of the islands.
Purser Jerome vouched the inform
atom that the Honolulu passenge
} included 1879 cabin. II second class an
japanese in the steerage. III
\ through list who will continued Il
voyage to the Far East number Il
first "a second and 1876 third ella
passengers.
During the brief stay OF the Mo
golia at the port, 1876 tons gener
cargo will be discharged including "A
sorted merchandise and supplies su,
as fruits, paper, tobacco, pianos, fee
stuifs and 2 autos.
II The Mongolia is well laden wi
supplies for the army and navy st
toned in the Philippines and an c
tended call will be made at Mani
The postohice received 3S1 sacks
later mainland mail.
One Chinese, named Low Suey, di
s on the way over and his renal
were embalmed by DR. c. A. Mckee
7 ME and will he taken on to China.
The Mongolia will be dispatched {