Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-20

vessel in the near vicinity that she is
going to do SO; and the speed Of such
! engines while being tried out must
not exceed what they would be under,
slow bell The vessel trying her
engines win be held responsible for
any damage done to the wharf or 9TH
er vessels if such damage Is caused
! by the vessel trying her engines.
/ ANY vessel while trying her en-
/ gines must have a responsible person
I stationed in such a position that he
/ can see any vessel that will have to
cross the wake OF his vessel and on
seeing such vessel, the engines must
be stopped Immediately"
Congress Nearing Completion.
1 Officials OF the Pacific Coast Steam.
ship Company announce that the com
pany's new liner Congress, building at
the plant of the New York Shipbuild.
! ing Company at Camden, N. j., will
/ be launched the last week in Deem
Der. The vessel will Immediately be
gin her voyage to San francisco Her
entry into the eoastwise service is
scheduled for June 1.
/ Captain l. N. Hibberd, superifitend.
ent of the company, is now in the
East in connection with the work.
The new vessel is the first OF two pa
between San Francisco and Puget
Sound and Southern California ports.
She will be IL per cent larger than
the Governor and President, and a
twin-screw steamship capable OF
maintaining speed of 1914 knots an
hour. In length she will be twenty
five feet longer than the Governor
and have five feet more beam than
than latter.
Tug Saves Ship from Wreck.
VANCOUVER, b. c., Dec. 2. - Mis-
taking the new light at Otter point
for the old light at Race rocks while.
beating up the straits of Juan de
Fuca to Victoria during very thick
weather, early this morning, the Chill
can four-masted sailing ship County
of Linlithgow, Captain Mueller, ran
aground just east of Otter point, Is
miles out of his course.
The tug Lorne of Victoria hurried
to the vessels assistance and pulled
it off at high tide. it will be hauled
out at Esquimault tomorrow for a
survey of its bottom. which is claimed
not to be seriously damaged from its
impact with the rocky shore line. Tie
ship was 81 days out from Af1tofogas-
I, Ia in ballast en- route to Vancouver to
! load lumber for Australia. 1t is own
ed by q Chilean firm at Valparaiso,
was built at Glasgow in 1887 and
holds several Pacific sailing records,
i including that between Valparaiso
and Cape Flattery, Nd, in 35 days
last spring.
! C0r0nadO's Last Sailing Voyage.
4 James Griffiths & Sons, Seattle, act
4 ing for the Alaska Whaling Company,
s chartered the iron barkentine Corona
do to the Western Fuel Company, to
+ load coal at Nanaimp, B. c., for Eu-
reka, about December TO- The Coro-
nado is lying at Smith cove. She re-
turned recently from Akutan, Alaska,
with cargo of whale oil and fertiliz-
er. the result of the summers opera
tions of the whaling steamers Unimak
land Kodiak. She will take shipment
OF about fifteen hundred tons coal.
The Alaska Whaling Company has
plans for convertings the Coronado in
ito steamship, and the work will
probably be commenced when she
completes her service for the Western
Fuel Company. The Coronado is in
command of Capt John Dahl, one Of
the best-known sailing-ship masters
on the north Pacific.
- ="
tiarlesden Is New Fixture For no.
nolulu.
The steamer Harlesden, vessel of
considerable carrying capacity has
teen chartered by the 1nterisland
Steam Navigation Company to bring
between four and FIVE thousand tons
Australian coal 70 Honolulu. The Har-
lesden it is understood will sail from
Newcastle n. s. w. for the Hawaiian
islands tomorrow, according to cables
that have been received at the Office
of the coastiGg steamship company.
The freighter Hornelen was to have
been dispatched from the Australian
! coal port but at the last moment the
Harlesden was substituted. 1t is pos
sible that the Hornelen may be placed
OH the berth at Newcastle to follow
, tie Harlesden at no very distant date.
Inter-Island Sailines This Day.
The Inter-Island steamers are to take
, a departure for Hawaii and Maui this
: evening. ..-
Il The Claudine. now operating under
| a new schedule which eliminates Hilo
as a port of call, will sail at five
o'clock for Lahaina, Kahului and the
regular Maui ports of call. A fair list
r of cabin and deck passengers vii; be
' carried.
al The steamer Kauai has been placed
4 on the berth to depart for Lahaina,
; Hilo, and Hamakua ports at four
: O'clock this afternoon, taking freight
( ard late mails only.
LED BY RELIABLE BAGGAGE.MEN