Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-29


Honolulu through smooth seas and
favorable winds, the Matson Nayiga-
ton steamer Lurline, is nearing the is
lands. and according to a late wireless
received this morning at the agency
Of Castle & Cooke. the steamer should
arrive at this port early Wednesday
morning.
The Lurline, In command Of Cap
tain Henry Weeden. Sailed from San
Francisco with 35 cabin and steer
age passengers for this port.
There is a very large cargo Of gene
RAJ merchandise in the vessel Of
which 45z2 tons will be discharged
here before the vessel is dispatched
foI Kahului, with S31 tons.
A later mainland mail amounting to
2lC sacks Is due to arrive for the is
land In the vessel
The Lurline will be berthed at the
old Hacneld, now known as the Mat
son wharf
Demand for Steamers Increases.
With quantities OF freight left be-
hind on nearly every trip Of trans
Pacific passenger and cargo-carriers
scarcity of tonnage is reported and
the demand for vessels in the Orient
becomes more pressing.
In consequence the N. Y. K, the O..
s.. X, and the Mitsui Bussail Kais1a.
al japanese companies, chartered a
large number Of vessels and therefore
Ioduced considerably the number Of
vessels heretofore for hire. Lately the
chnrtering charges in the Orient have
advanced very considerably and the
Oriental Marine Transportation Circle
a suffering from q great difficulty in
getting good boats on charter.
In order to somewhat relieve this
shortage. the n. Y X. and the D. s. K.
have purchased two old British steam-
ers apiece in England. which are now
on their way to Japan. The boats
that the N. Y. X. bought are COM
paratively new steamers, being the S.
s. Percilag $4,000 tons) and the s. s.
Bannockburn $4,000 tons). The other
two vessels. the British Monarch
1000 tons) and the Erney $4,000
ione) we're purchased by the o. s. K.
Japanese Purchase Foreign Tonnage.
The Danish ship Siam. which has
recently been purchased by the Kishi-
uoto Steamship Company at cost OF
$4,000 yen. arrived here last Satur-
day. She Is vessel Of $500 tons
end was launched in 1898. 1t is said
that other local companies intend pur-
chasing foreign. steamers Of further
tonnage Of 10000 and tho program
drawn up is expected to be carried
out BY October, this year.
Another Japanese concern. the Meiji
K4Iun Kaisha has also purchased q
I.IQ0ton boat IN England, but so far
has refused to make the name public
for business reasons. As the marine
transport circle in Europe is much
and charter1ng value OF these vessels
has risen considerably and by the
Tine vessel OF about 1000 tons ca
I1city arrives In Japan, taken the I'M
port duty, she Is worth about $500, 900.
Eric In Strict Quarantine.
"A strict quarantine has been exer-
cised by the federal medical officers
AGAINST the American schooner Eric,
which vessel arrived at Honolulu last
Tuesday from Tocopilla, with full
cargo Of nitrates from the South
american port.
The Eric, coming from q country,
where extreme precautions must nee
essarily be taken to guard against in
lection through mosquitoes, The local
authorities are giving the vessel a
thorough fumigatlon One feature
that serves to delay the work Is the
fact that the nitrates carried in the
Eric are Of an inflammable nature
from quarantine to the railway wharf
tomorrow morning, according to the
present expectations OF the Quaran-
tine officers
q
6onOmn Has Room for Many.
The Oceanic steamship Sonoma.
which sailed from Sydney n s. W.,
last Friday destined for Page Page.
Honolulu and San Francisco, has room