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

The gallant old hulk bennington
will serve as 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. RiRhet 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.
Rithet Will Return With
erick-bat Ballast
Britbat ballast will serve to steady
the good bark r. P. Rithet on her
Honolulu. The sailing vessel lis 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 Harbor 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
The new steamer Santa Cruz, which
will operate between New York and
San Francisco in the service of the
Steamship Company,
was successfully launched a 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 Ce-
ella in September. The last three
steamers will have cargo capacity
oil 10000 tons each andt like the
Santa Cruz, will be able to take care
of half hundred passengers.-Chr
icle
German Steamship Man Answers Last
Call.
NEW YORK, November 12.-Gustav
Fl. Sckwab. 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. MIR. Schwab was
81 years old and since his early days
had been with the firm of Oelrichs &
Co.. who acted as agents ror 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, a 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.
cisco on last Saturday with $50 pas
sengers. among whom were one hun
cred and twenty-five cabin passengers
destined for Honolulu.
The vessel will bring a quantity OF
mainland freight as we'll as big mail.
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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
pondent of the Morning Post" says
that the Royal Mail Steam Packet
Company have placed further con-
tracts for four new vessels with Mes
srs. Harland and Wolff The Bel
fast builders will now have Iorders
for the nine vessels for the Panama
Canal service of the Royal Mall Com
panY.