Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-02


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Storing Explosives in the 49,
Bennington $685.. .. !
The gallant old hulk Bennington
will serve as a receptacle for the
storage of a large number of drums
of gasoline and distillate. A shipment
of explosives brought down from the
Coast in the bark R. P. Rithet will
be transhipped to the Bennington,
there to await the arrival of the next
Matson Navigation steamer that is to
call at several of the island ports.
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Rithet viii Return With
Erick-bat Ballast r...- #:1
Brit-bat ballast will serve to steady
the good bark r. p Rithet on her
Honolulu. The sailing vessel is an
arrival from San Francisco, twenty
one days having been consumed in
the passage. Ten passengers reached
the Isles of the Blest in the famous
old berk and under the wing of Cap
tain Nilsson they reported to have
greatly enjoyed the trip to the islands.
The Rithet brought quantity of
material for Pearl Harber construc.
ton, including cement, brick, sand
and sundries. Forty thousand brick
for Honolulu will remain in the YES
sci until the return fro mPearl Har-
Dor. The vessel will be towed to the
site Of the new naval station on or.
about Wednesday morning.
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New Liner Launched :'-....... ID.
The new steamer Santa Cruz, which
will operate between New York and
San Francisco in the service of the
Atlantic-Pacific Steamship Company,
was successfully launched few days
ago at Cramps. She will be the first
of four fine vessels for the Panama
Canal service to be delivered and will
be completed in January. The Santa
Cruz will have a cargo capacity of
1000 tons and accommodations for
fifty passengers. The Santa Cruz is
to be delivered in July, the Santa
Catalina in August and the Santa &C.
ella in September The last three
steamers will have a cargo capacity
OF 10000 tons each and, like the.
Santa Cruz, will be able to take care
of half hundred passengers.-Chron
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German Steamship Man Answers Last
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NEW YORK, November 12.-Gustav
Fl. Schwab. who for many years was
head of the North German Lloyd
Steamship Company in this country,
died this morning at his country place
a. Litchfield, Conn. Mr.. Schwab was
81 years old and since his early days
had been with the firm of Oelrichs &
Co.. who acted as agents Tor. the Ger
man line. Recently he had been in
IL. health and has not been able to
give as: much attention to busiess as.
formerly. Mr.. Schwab's pateral grand
father was the German poet, Gustav
Schwab.
Chinese Away For New Year Festi-
Vities.
When the Pacific Mail liner Mongo-
la sails from Honolulu for the coast of
Asia on next Friday, hundred or
more Asiatic passengers will depart
for the Orient the greater part of this
number being Chinese who intend
spending the New Year season on ma
tive soil.
The Mongolia sailed from San Fran
cisco on last Saturday with 80 pas
sengers, among whom were one hun
Ct ed and twenty-five cabin passengers
destined for Honolulu.
The vessel will bring a quantity of
mainland freight as well as big mail.
Nine New Liners for Panama Trade
Nine steamers are now under con-
struction for the Royal Mail Steam
Packet Company for service via the
Panama Canal The Belfast cores
pendent of the Morning Post" says
that the Royal oMaif Steam Packet
Company have placed further con
tracts for four new vessels with Mes
Sis. Harland and Wolff. The Bef
fast. builders will now have orders
for the nine vessels for the Panama
Canal service of the Royal Mail Com
pany.
Profits in Shipping
AS an indication of the abnormal
profits. which can be made with yes
sells purchased during the depressed
times of three years ago. 1t is inter
esting to notice that steamer of.
$500 gross tona was purchased IN
1909 for $4,000 and has Just been