Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-02

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San Francisco at or after 5 p. m.
| Monday. y, s-s.--
Paeo Paeo to be In Wireless Touch.
A very complete wireless plant was
landed at Page Page from the Oceanic
liner Sonoma when that vessel called
at Samoa some few days ago, accord
ing to advises received here.
When the Oceanic steamship, Sono-
ma, on the first run of the company's
new line to Australia, sent back a
wireless message announcing her ar
rival at. Pago-Pago win become one of
the most important stations in the
chain of wireless being established be-
tween San Francisco. and Pearl Har-
Dor. 50
The Sonoma discharged at Pago-
Pago complete wireless outfit in the
care of one Of the oldest operators in
the navy service, r. G. Farwell, form.
erly on the United States transport
Thomasan subsequently in charge Of
the plant on Corregidor island.
Operator Farwell has, besides the
regulation apparatus, the nucleus for
a receiving instrument, which he ex-
poets to perfect, that will enable the
operator to so tune his appliance as to
receive only messages being sent from
a given station thereby eliminating
one of the most confusing factors in
wireless communication. 2 +
Ships That Pass Through the suez
Canal.
In the following table, extracted
from the report of the company, are
shown the names of the six leading
firms traversing the Suez Canal, from
which it will be seen that the p. and
q. Company still heads the list, with
the Ellerman Lines as second and the
Holt Line third, the next three being
foreign companies:
IL No. of
Owners Tonnage Voy.
q g. - ages
Peninsular. & Oriental. 1,205, 900 244
Ellerman Lines ...... 1,15S,200 2S6
Alfred Holt & Co. 80. 1,002,800 224
Hansa Line .......... 847, 500 Els
Messageries Maritimes. COS, 400 III
Norddeutscher Lloyd. $500 102
It will be noticed that the Ellerman
Lines again head the list for the great.
est number of voyages during the
year. As compared with a year ago
the p. and o. Company shows a slight.
ly reduced tonnage, while the Holt
Line only records a small improve
ment. On the other hand, the Eller-
man Lines show an advance of 10000
tons. Both the Messageries Maritimes
and the Norddeutscher Lloyd record
moderate improvements, but the Han
50 has fallen back a little.
American Flag in the Pacific Again.
!, WASHINGTON, d. G., July Is. =
Postmaster General Hitchcock today
took the final step in replacing the
American flag on the Pacific by sign
ing the contract for ocean mail with
the Oceanic Steamship Company,
which is to transport mails from San
Francisco to Sydney, Australia,
Since 1907, when this company was
obliged to give up its contract, no
mails have been carried in American
ships to Australia. The present con-
tract provides for three sailings a
month, and for a trip of twenty days
by the most direct route.
The steamers will touch at two
American points between San Fran
cisco and Sydney First at Honolulu,
H. r., and second at Page Pago on
Tutuila, the American island of the
Samoan group. Although the first
vessel under this agreement sailed
on July End, the final formalities of
the contract were not completed until
today. The term of the contract is
ten years.
Cattle From Hawaii Ranges Arrived.
Cattle to the number of 20 head
from the ranges on Hawaii arrived in
the Interisland steamer Wailele this
r9orning. The vessel also brought a
large quantity of empty barrels,
drums and other containers. Sugar to
the amount of S940 was included in
the cargo. The officers report fine
weather and smooth seas on the home,
ward voyage from Honokaa, Kukui-
haele, and several Maui ports.
A sugar report shows $500 sacks at
Honokaa and 1900 sacks at Paauhau.
Portland to Have New Oriental Line.
PORTLAND, July Us Ten contri.
buttons of $4,000 each toward the es
adjustment of a Portland Oriental
steamship line have been received by
Portland business men A movement