Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-27

There is one field into which the
modern female of the species cannot
trude. The government and officials
o. the Marconi Wireless Company
have put the ban on lady operators
and the visions entertained by many
a ships officer of dainty Sparks, ;"
clad in tailored serge, wearing gold
bu ttons and a saucy cap, tripping in
and out Of the wireless-room, must
pass into the void of unrealiZed
dreams.
Why the fair sex are thus prohibited
from becoming licensed wireless opera
tors with the chance of being heroines
when the occasion demands an IS. O.
s." is not explained except that it Is
the policy of the company"
The first. last and only woman wire
less operator to occupy position. on
a steamer. was Miss Mabel Kelso, who
until a few days ago tapped the merry
keys aboard the liner Mariposa.
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Diesel Engines For Fishing Craft.
VICTORIA, September 1.-THE fish
ing vessels Bay State and Knicker-
booker, being built in Massachusetts,
for the New England Fishing Company
OF Vancouver, will be the first craft on
this coast to be equipped with Diesel
engines. These schooners are sister
vessels of the modified knockabout
type. They viii be 1876 feet long over
all, 102 feet in length on the water line
24h feet beam and will have a mean
draft of ten feet. ...-z ~. A...
Interest has been aroused among
shipping men by the announcement
that the vessels will be propelled NY
Diesel oil engines. AS pioneers in this
field, their operation will be watched
closely. .. H.,
The Bay State and the Knickerbock-
er will be twin screw vessels and their
oil engines will be divided into two
units of 100 horsepower each. The new
vessels should reach the North Pacific
next March and will bring the
strength of the New England Fish
Company's fleet up to six vessels. the
others teing the Manhattan, New Eng
land, Kingfisher and Prespector. Plain
pole masts will be used on the Bay
State and Knickerboeker with no top
masts and the sail area will be cut
down to- $500 square feet-less than
one-half of that with which vessels of
this size would be normally equipped.
The schooners will burn a low grade
of aspaltum oil. ~ -..--.
Increase South American Service.
An interesting phase of the develop
, ment of Japanese subsidized shipping
lines appears in the announcement
that the Togo Kisen Kaisha is about
10 add three new steamers to its line
between Hongkong and the west coast
OF South America. About three years
ago this line, under special Japanese
Government subsidies which are still
maintained, established a monthly
service ON comparatively small ships
from Hongkong to Valparaiso, Chile.
There was then little trade between
Japan or other portions of the Far
East and that portion of South Ameri-
! ca, but. 1t was hoped that, in time,
trade in either direction could be
developed, hope being entertained es-
pecially that trade in Chimes nitrate
pxrot cmfw hrd cmfw emf hrdI emf
exports might furnish a foundation
for continuance of the service. 1t ap-
pears now that this export of nitrate
from Chile to Japan has reached &c.
600 tons annually, while there has de-
velobed large trade in export from
japan of rice, beans, and articles of
food for army supplies, as well as a
| large increase trade in Japanese fur
niture, silks, earthenware, and novel
ties. The vessels now on the run are
not able to handle present traffic, and
it is expected that in addition to the
present volume of trade Peru and
Chile will soon be able to export mat
erial quantities of cotton to Japan.
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! Sparks From the Wireless.
Several transpacific steamers en-
route to the Islands have been heard
| from through late wireless messages,
as follows:
Fl. N. S. s. Hyades, en- route from
Seattle for Honolulu, 8 p. m, Sept. 26.
-495 miles from Honolulu. Arrive
Friday evening. /,
NJ. N. S. s. Wilhelmina, en- route
from San Francisco, 8 p. m.-1621
miles from Honolulu, sea calm, wealth.
er fine, all well.
o. S. S. Ventura, en- route from
Sydney.-SiXty cabin passengers and
| five steerage.
Ventura Report.
The following wireless message has
! been received from the Oceanic S. S
Co.'S S. S. Ventura, bound for Homo
lulu from San Francisco. Cal:
S. S. Ventura, at sea, Sept. 26, 8 p
MO cabin passengers; 5 steerage
passengers; % tons general cargo fol-
Honolulu; 40 tons icehouse goods
Will arrive off port Monday morning
IwaIani on the Way With Cattle.
! The Inter-Island steamer Iwalani is
on the way to Honolulu with a ship
ment of cattle, according to a report
received here today with the arrival
Of the steamer Kilauea. The Iwalani
was to call at Keauhou for. cattle.