Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-30

more suitable vessel should an emer-
gency arise. As the Warren is a
large transport being about two
thirGs the tonnage of the Thomas or
Sherman, 1t is capable of carrying
about 1880 troops, and number of
Horses may also be carried on the
vessel.
The Thomas was not expected to-
sail from Manila on the regular re-
turn trip to the United States until
the arrival of the transport Logan ON
or about January 1.
..5.. 'ra'" 't
Superstition Of the Sea.
The Matoppo. Of the auckland line
Of steamers, which arrived in Cal
cutta recently, and berthed at Kidder-
pore docks, appears to have borne out
the superstition of the sea that the
death of a cat on board is invariably
followed by at least three other cal
antilles. The first day after the art
val of the steamer cat accidentally
fell into the hold and was killed. Next
day two sailors belonging to the YES.
sci were arrested on charge of muir.
der. Later on, a lighted Kerosene oil
lamp was upset over a bale of oakum
which quickly caught fire, but II was
extinguished soon. Next morning the
wire tackle, holding derrick boom
snapped and down came the derric,
with a crash seriously injuring two
, men, who are not expected to recover
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Philippine Government Would Pa,
Subsidy. ... :
The Philippine government Is on
after better steamship service con
Meeting the archipelago with the coas
, of China and Japan. With this enc
lott has issued the following state
| ment regarding the possibility of es
tahlishing subsidized line of steam
: ers to ply between Kobe and Ma
! Mia, saving time and costs and risl
on the trip from Japan to Manila nov
made around by way of China, whicl
would proved of great advantage Il
the commercial interests of the Phi
lippines.
! 1T Is believed reciprocal advan
tage to Japan would interest the Jan
anese government. While there is a
| present no appropriation existin
| which could be used for subsidizin
such line, the Philippine govern
ment would be pleased to hear fror
any steamship company which desire
to establish such service and know
terms upon which service could b
undertaken. II Is possible that tn
Philippine Legislature, we're the ofre
attractive, might consider mail con
tract of subsidy, or a guarantee of
minimum business which would resu
In securing this service"
Whaling in New Zealand. 'r
4 During the recent cruise Off the Ne,
Zealand coast Of the Terra Nova, Nj
ID. q. Lille, biologist to Captain Scott
Antartic expedition. made n thoroug
Investigation concerning the type Q
whale caught near the shores of Ne'
Zealand, and for this purpose he LEI
} the vessel at Whangamumu Mr.. Lilll
gave reporter some information re
. Garding this work In henorth. II
stated that after leaving the TER
Nova he spent a month at Jaeger an
Cooks whaling station, Whangamum,
The station was not very large. b,
nevertheless It's scope OF operation
allowed him to make n number of cA
haustivc Investigations The specie
captured were the Bataepa Australia
, and the Megoptern Longimana). II
, former were almost Identical with II
I Right whale found In the North Al
lantic, but were not very profitable
!. catch. As the result of seven month
: work in the vicinity of Campbell IL
andS. Messrs. Jaeger and Cook wei
no!y able to catch 16 Batacnas, and
u result they were turning their after
:. tion to the Megoptcra, which WI
5 known TO inhabit the coast line mo-
:. frequently. The Batacnoptcra, viii,
, was the fastest whale afoat, its spc,
being anything up to Is knots. WI
!, well known In the Northern Henri
:, phere, and as years rolled by was II
= >ading the southern waters of Il
I globe, and could be found on the Goa
J, Of New Zealand. There were "
n types of the Batacnoptera, the III
= baldi, averaging about rs feet lon
: and the musculas. about So feet Ion
These were obtained in the pack /
along the Ross Sea, but as only abo
, 10 weeks of the year were availat
n to hunt the animal. he doubt
!, whether the expense would JUST
whalcrs In going there, He had foul
, that whales appeared to have "a tie
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