Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-22

+ Hackfeld now at this port, ard pre-
. twenty-four hours, stand to lose be-
tween seventeen and twenty-thousand
dollars on a charter to carry grain
from Portland, Oregon, to, the United
Kingdom, mainly because the charter
when rates were at lower ebb.
g. Rates have been going up in leaps
and bounds. This morning it was
pointed out that lumber rates from the
Pacific coast to Sydney for instance
were quoted at 300 shinnings in 1909.
|, Last March, rates stood at 51-3 sh1ll-
= iTgs with the July quotation increased
9 10 52-6 shillings.
Is Not a great while ago the gram
rates from Portland to London stood
at 2S-9 shillings while the present quo
tAtion is placed'at Alb shillings, show
ing decided increase.
y The II. Hackfeld arrived here from
European ports on July 23rd. This
yetsel brought large cargo including
fertilizer, cement, and general mer-
chandise.
The vessel has been fumigated AID
at present time a quantity OF ballast
is going into the ship prior to the de
parture for the Columbia river.
& The "Naniwa" Sinks.
The cruiser Nauiwa which was
stranded some weeks ago upon one of
the islands of Kurile. sank on the
morning Of July 18th. Every effort
I. had been made to save the strand
ed vessel, and hope was sustained up.
II oil he loo f Int he he
relocated. Captain Honda, Command
er of the Naniwa sent the following
wireless message to the Department
of Navy -... -.. ~-. 1
His Majesty's warship Naniwa
sank on the morning of the 18th inst
OF IL o'clock, owing to the negligence
Of me, the disloyal subject of the Elm.
peror."
Most of the arms and heavy goods
were removed from the vessel before
she sunk, the officers and crew being
taken of by the Steamer Kwanto
Maru which had been sent to the res
cue.
The Naniwa was a second class
cruiser of steel 900 feet in length, as
1-2 feet beam, $500 horse power and
Is knots speed. She was equipped
with s six-inch guns and 4 torpedo
tubes. 1t is now certain that she can
not be relocated, as that has been
made impossible by the depth of the
water and the condition of the yes
sci at the time Of sinking.
1t is evident that Captain Honda
Is very keenly affected by the loss of
the vessel and the authorities will be |
slow in attaching blame to him. His |
telegram of condolance to Command |
or Honda, and the Navy Department !
is In receipt Of message OF sympathy |
from Sir Claude Macdonald, British |
Ambassador. |
An investigation committee was ap- |
pointed by the Yokosuka Naval Sta
ton to enquire into the cause of the |
stranding Of the vessel and the man.
agement of the crew after the stra NJ !
ing took place. The sympathies of |
the public are extended to Captain |
Honda as he has an honorable history |
and so has the vessel over which he |
was commander.
Japanese Forced to Pay High
Charters. !
VANCOUVER, B. c., July 27-Ac- /
cording to adyices from Japan there !
is the greatest kind of activity in j
Japanese shipping Compared with !!
last year the number of vessels under /
charter is found to have almost dou-
bled, with the supply of vessels to |
handle tonnage inadequate to the de- |
mand. ... !
The vessels most recently charter
ed have been taken up for terms Of |
six months or year, and represent a !
total capacity of $4,000 tons. There !;
is still demand for vessels and the |
chartering rates have advanced. The |
Mitsrki Maru has been chartered for !
$1,000 month, the Shinsei Maru for
$65t'1 month, the Shinyo Maru for
$6000,a month, and the Hokubu Maru !
for $1,000 month. 1t is said the prof
its obtained by the owners are un-
usually large.
The reason that the companies do
not buy vessels instead of engaging |
them at such high rates is that there |
are none for sale. The present rates
OF freight compared with five years |
ago show an increase of 80 per cent.
for coal carrying, and between 80 !
and 81 Ter cent. for carrying cereals
and other goods. |
Many new vessels have been con-
structed in all parts Of the world as
the result of the high rates and the
demand for tonnage. From January
Of this year to March 81 it is esti-
mated that 545 vessels have been built
which total 1,175,5O0 tons. Compared
with the ships launched in the CORE
spending period last year, the number
put in the water during the first
three months of 1912 increased 20 per
cent!
Hama Wharf Extension Complete.
= The extension to Hama, Maui, wharf
has been completed and a force OF
workmen employed on the contract for
many months past returned to Homo
..J,, q, tho sfoamer ClaudiDe