Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-05
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course. there is the $4,000 ton Aquin
tsnia. building on the Clyde for the
Cunard Company: while after the i'm
perator. of almost similar dimensions
has been launched on the Elbe for the
Hamburg-American Line, she will soon
be followed by two sister ships.
There is, indeed, no evidence that
the tragedy Of the Titanic has in any
way affected the belief of steamship
managers in the big liner policy,
though, of course, several Of the yes
sells mentioned were in an advanced
stage of construction before the dis
aster occurred.
Manila After Direct San Francisco
In an address to the San Francisco
chamber of commerce Capt. Robert
A.. Dollar of the Dollar steamship
line, a recent visitor to Manila, said
some good things about the islands
and pleaded for a direct steamship
line from San Francisco to Manila.
A part of his remarks are given here
with:
] bring you a word from the Philip.
pines of hope and good cheer. The
government has been conducted the
last few years along business lines
and the result of it is that they are
having a regular boom in all lines
and have had great prosperity as. a
result. In fact, business is better
there than in any other part of the
Orient.~Ry the various acts of sane
legislation. especially the removing OF
the duty, our trade has doubled in the
last three years. We have a rich
country over there which we must
keep.
One of the great wants however, is
a through steamship line between
San Francisco and Manila.
1t should only take IL days to make
the trip direct, but at the present
time by way of Hongkong it takes
twice that time because calls are
made at Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe,
Yokohama and Honolulu. would
ask of you to aid our fellow citizens
in the Philippine islands to obtain
that desirable result"
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Bennington on Maiden Cruise.
A line from the Matson Navigation
tanker Bennington will be taken by
the steamer Lurline on departure OF
the>liner for island ports this evening.
The Bennington is to be toWed to
Kaanapah, there to receive an initial
shipment of molasses from Pioneer
Mill. The Bennington arrived at the
port son Wednesday afternoon, having
been brought down bv the Lurline
under the direction of Captain Weed
en-. The tanker caused but little de.
lay to. the liner in arrival here. The
elements favored a fairly fast and
pleasant trip from the coast. The
Bennington has been fitted with two
tanks for fresh water and one tank
for molasses transportation. The
water tanks are located one in the
forepeak and one aft, and are of 200
tons capacity each, while the molasses
tank occupies the space between and
is Of 1000, tons capacity. The ship
carries one large pump for molasses,
one for fresh water and one to be
used for the bilges and general ships
use.
7. x. <. Has Reduced Forces.
With the liner Tenyo Maru pass.
ing through Honolulu some days ago,
the Togo Kisen Kaisha is reported to
have made material reduction in the
force of sailors and firemen as well
as assistance carried in the steward
department on all trans-Pacific steam
ers.
1t is claimed that the reduction in
the force followed as a result of the
recently developed shipping condi-
lions at Yokohama, in which operat-
ing expenses advanced materially
and the proposed increase Of ten per
cent in freight rates fell through.
1t was announced that owing to
the fact that the four big liners of
the Togo Kisen Kaisha, the Tenyo,
Chiyo, Shinyo and other vessels of
the line, were employing men in mum.
bers exceeding ordinary requirements
a material cut would be made.
Thirteen men were taken off the
Chiyo, and at least that number is to
be removed from the other vessels.
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New kosmos Freiehters Ready.
According to advices received from
Hamburg by Harold H. Ebey, the gen
eral agent OF the company, the five
new 10000 ton freighters built for the
Kosmos line for service bettn Europe
Snd the west coast nf Amorino will