Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-14

completed will cost over a million dol,
lars and will be oyaed entirely by
American INTEREST,". %z att-t
Discussing the constructions Of the
plants, a JapEnese newspaper says:
"The Liebig and Swift companies are
the two largest packers Of the United
States AID their enormous capital and
productive capacity is unequaled in
the world Recognizing the probable
character of the canning trade ia
Hokkaido, the Liebig people sent out
an agent in April to ascertain what
stand the japanese government would
take toward foreigner intending to
starting a fishing and canning indus
try in this country. -.
at appears that they now have rel
solved upon starting large canHery
works at Hokkaido, with capital OF
81 $780, 900 and work has commenced.
1t Is expected that shipments to Amer.
loo will commence before lonp ~
> ''The export of canned crabs from
Hokkaido has increased from $100,008
to 100000 in five years. This year
the catch has diminished but the
price has Increased. Japanese crabs,
which have heretofore been demanded
only in, the United States, are begins
ming to find an extensive market in
Europe. Salmon and trout have.
promising futures. The Japanese
packers are men of small means and
It is expected that the new firms will
be. the most formidable rivals the Jap
anese have ever had @e: 10
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Salvage Steamer Makes Long Voyage.
One OF the longest salvage voyages
ever made BY q wfeckfng steamer
was completed when the salvage
steamer Salvor arrived at Balboa to
assist in the raising of the sunkeH
Pacific Mail steamer Newport. The
Salvor steamed 1000 miles because
of the lack of suitable vessel to be
found at nearer point the Pacific
Coast Captain w. II. Logan, special
salvage agent for Loyd's, who looks
after the interests Of the underwrit-
ers on the North Pacific; is IN charge
of the expedition. Divers will be sent
down to make q complete examine
lion of the Newport and plan pre-
pared in the drafting room Of the
Salyor for raising the vessel will be
decided upon. The Salvors are con-
fident that their work will be sue
cessful. If any holes are found, these
will be patched and after the wreck
age of the fallen warehouse has been
lifted away the sunken hull will be-
made tight and the pumps connected
to lift the water from the interior.
When floated the Newport will prob
ably be sent to dock under her own
steam. = 49, 80 81. ---T.s
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FIJI Harbor. ~
With the arrival OF the Canadian
Australian liner Mariana from the
Colonies came Information concern
ing the work to be done I'm the inn
of Suva harbor. Accord.
ing to the officers Of that vessel, the
Government has definitely decided
the lines on which the reclamation
for the new farbor works at Walu
Bay is to proceed. Work will pro-
coed at once by means of excavations
from Grown property at lWalu Bay,
completing the reclamation as far as
possible, pending the arrival of al
sand-pumping dredge which has been
ordered from England. On its ar.
rival the dredging and excavation
will both be proceeded with until the
completion of the work. 1t will.
carry the reclamation some distance,
further out to sea, whereby the Gov.
eminent will gain a large area of re.
claimed land, which will prove val
liable asset to the colony in the flu
ture. "
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The following Is a translation of a
letter received from the office ofthe
chief of the Vladiyostok trading port,
the loading marks on sea,
going vessels: z
According to the requirements eff
the law of October 31s 1909, relating
to commercial navigation, and Rules
the examination of sea-
going commercial vessels confirmed
by the Minister of Trade and Indus
try November %, 1911, it will be re-
CURED from all seagoing commercial
vessels with the exception of purely
traders, together with other stipu
lations of the said regulations, that
the loading marks Of the deepest
draft of the vessel are to be placed
on both sides of the vessel. The cor.
rectness of the loading 4 marks sol
placed must be confirmed by q Ger
tificate issued by the proper authori
ties, which is to be kept on board. i
- - $780, %
The British steamer %OFteric of the /
Weir line has been chartered by Wa
terhouse & Co. to remain in the trans
pacific service. The steamers" Lord
Derby and Lord Curzon have also
been fixed on time for this service.
The Orteric was scheduled for with
drawaI along with the +Kumeric, Su-
veric and buceric, as a result of the
lively scramble for tonnage in Europe
and not because shipping was dull in
the trade from the Pacific Coast to
the Orient On the other hand, the
heavy trade in prospect and that pre-
yailing at the present time resulted |
in the Waterhouse Company holding
the 0rteric