Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-26
Shipping
DREDGE CALIFORNIA MAYLEAVEN
e.. TOW OF big TUG HERCULES

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The dredgc California, which has
been riding at the upper end OF the
barbor for some months, following the
unsuccessful attempt to tow the craft
TO the Coast, will, it is expected, de-
part for Southern California in tow
of the powerful sea-gOing tug Her
cules.
The California was to have been
sent to the mainland the early part
OF the year, and was twenty-fOur hours
on the way. when, owing TO rough
weather encountered in Molokai chan
mel, a number Of seams opened in the
bottom of the dredge, with the result
that a hasty return to Honolulu was
decided upon.
During the time that the California
has remained at the Eva end of the
harbor much material has gone into
its reconstruction. Ii is believed that
the craft is now in every way seawor
thy and fitted to stand the twenty to
twentyfive-day trip across the Pa
cific.
The Hercules is expected here daily
with a large pontoon in tow, intended
for the United States navy at Pearl
Harbor
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lnter-ISland SaiIingS Tomorrow.
Two Inter-Island steamers have
been placed on the berth for depart
ure for Friday. The Kauai liner W.
q. Hall will be held here pending
some oyerhauling and the arrival of
OF IN no
Nippon Maru. This vessel is to. take
a fair list Of passengers and ship
ments of fertilizer, lumber and sun
dries for the regular ports on the
Garden Island. .-
The Claudine will sail at o'clock
in the evening for The usual ports, on
Maui and Hawaii, with Hilo as ter
minal. a...
The Inter-Island steamer Kilauea,
from Kona and Kau ports, bringing
back Secretary Fisher and party, is
due to arrive here early tomorrow
morning.
Singapore's Wireless Station. 4
The wireless telegraph station that
was opened at Colombo on July % is
understood to be of low power and
only able to meet the requirements of
shipping, says an Australian paper. A
larger station is to be erected in the
Straits Settlements, which will be ca
pable of communicating with the high
power stations now being completed
at Fremantle. This will form one of
the links in the Imperial chain to bind
the British Empire. = ..9''s.F.
haunted Convict Ship. 49,.
The oldest ship in the world, the
convict ship Success, has been sixty
six days i'm the Atlantic in a success
sion of gales, and her crew has had
terrible experience, according to the
captain of the Cunard liner Franco
MIA, with her. a.5.. 49,.
They declare that the ship is haunt
ed, and refuse to go below to the
cells and dungeon decks.
lurIine Sails Friday for KahuIui.
Cargo is being discharged from the
Matson Navigation steamer Lurline in
order that the vessel may get away
for Kahului tomorrow evening. The
Lurline' has about seven hundred tons
u
expected to return to Honolulu early
Sunday morning. Little or no Island
products will be secured at Kahului. /
Dereliet Junk Menace to Navigation.
Officers of the Pacific Mail liner
Korea were notified on leaving Hong
kong of the presence of a derelict
Chinese junk, portion of the craft
showing above the surface of the sea.
The wreck was located directly in the
path taken by liners in proceeding
from Hongkong to Shanghai.
"a
Many Shoals Now Charted.
During 1911 as many as 442 rocks
and shoals dangerous to navigation
were reported in various parts of the
world. OF these Is were discovered
by vessels striking on them; los were
reported by the admiralty surveying
ships, and by other ships.
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Tanker Departs for the Coast.
The American oil tanker VIM. F.
Herrin yesterday finished discharging
$4,000 barrels of fuel oil and sailed
for San Francisco shortly after 5
O'Clock. This vessel represents one of
the largest tank steamers to visit the
port of Honolulu.
Noted ShipbuIder's Death.
William Hamilton. chairman of di-
rectors and founder of the firm of
Messrs. William Hamilton & Co, ship
builders, Port Glasgow, has died at
his Arran residence in his seventy
fourth year.
Alaskan Sailing from HiIO for
San Francisco.
The AmeriCan-Hawaiian freiShter
Alaskan is scheduled IN sail from Hi