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


trans-Pacific liner seldom touched
at wharf on the Orient-bound voy-
age, from the time Of departure from
Honolulu until the return to this port.
Now, however, this is no longer the
case with the new system of docks at
Manila, and now comes the Inaugural
ton of the new customs wharf at
Yokohama, Japan, the first of its
kind to be found at treaty port in
that country.
Arrangements have just been com
pleted by the Togo Kisen Kaisha for
berthing their San Francisco Hong
kong liners, consisting of the Tenyo
Maru, Chiyo Maru, Shinyo Maru and
Nippon Maru, at the new customs
quay.
The S. S. Tenyo Maru, sailing from
Yokohama for San Francisco via Ho-
nolulu was the first of the steamers
to make use Of the new arrangement.
For many years the T. X. X. steamers
have anchored at one of the numerous
buoys within the inner harbor. This
necessitated discriminating passengers
by launches and landing the cargo by
lighters. and proved a great inconve-
nience to both the public and the COM
pany.
For long time the company has
been trying to do away with this
trouble. After careful investigation
on the part of the company's officials.
II was learned that at an additional
cost their steamers could be berthed
at the new piers. and. being DESTROYS
Of improving their service. 1t was de-
cided to inaugurate the plan.
without doubt the new arrangement
will be a popular one with both ship
pers and passengers, as the new GUS
toms piers are easily accessible, and
the facilities are good for dispatching
and loading cargo quickly.
Some useful work Is being done for
both the British Navy and the nation
In the increasing number of thorough
ly respectable boys who arc being
trained by various charitable agencies
In the United Kingdom for sea life
In ships and shore establishments,
says contemporary. Quite recently
the Admiralty gave the Bernardo
charity ELS for three boys who had
been specially trained for the Navy
ut the Bernardo Nautical Training
Home. There are several institutions
such as the training ship Mercury at
southampton. the training ships War
spite, Arethusa and Exmouth on the
Thames. and at Watts Home and the
Navy League School, where boys are
specially prepared for the Navy, and
whose treasurers receive e25 for
each lad who passes into the feet,
provided they are up to the standard
In education and knowledge of sea az
fairs laid down as test by the Ad-
miralty.
BY this means not only are desery-
ing boys, who are fatherless or Or
phans. able to get good start In |
life, II they are intelligent and willing
to work, but the Navy obtains candi-
dates who have all the corners rubbed
on to begin with, by several months
training in disciplined establishments |
and quite large number of petty and
warrant officers are evolved from this !
source of supply. In some of these in
situations poor or destitute boys are
taken and trained for sea life free of
charge. but In nearly all OF them poor
parents, who cannot AFFORD to pay
large sums for the support of these
boys while receiving such a training.
are met by the authorities of the var
ious charities, and such sum per
week as the parents can afford is ac-
cepted when there are vacancies in
these establishments. That bows
who might otherwise drift into the un-
skilled labor market, or even into the
criminal classes are thus prepared for
useful work is a thing to be remem.
bered when subscriptions from the
public are asked for
"a
with a total Of thirty-three vessels
posted at Lloyd's as missing" the
year Just closed has witnessed more
OF such disasters than any twelve
month since 1906. Last years total
missing vessels was made up OF 10
steamers, 10 sailers and / petrol mo-
tor schooner British vessels number
ed 20. The Caro- Largo 1888 tons,
coal laden, which mysteriously disap-
peared when bound from Swansea to
Tampico, was the largest steamship
posted during the year. Fourteen of
the 33 missing craft of the year were
OF less than 100 tons and s were of
more than 1000 tons. Only one four-
mast sailing ship, the Ellisland, WAS
included In the years returns. The
other square-rigged vessels were the
barks Dunearn, Soway and Magnat.
A scheme Is said to be on foot I,
form steamship company, to be
called the Mango Kisen Kaisha (Soutb
Sea steamship Company, with n can.
ital of 100000 yen. Among the pro-
moters are General NOda. Mr. Emit