Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-10
Shipping
LUMBER LADEN, TWO SCHOONERS
RACE TOWARDS HONOLULU

Honolulu is the objective point fol
az least two lumber-laden schooners
which are reported 10 have SAILED
from Tacoma sixteen DAYS ago. The
schooner Nakomis and the William
ii. Smith were lowed to sea at tho
same time and both immedfately
squared away for the port OF Homo
lulu, the rival shippers declaring that
they intended making AN effort Il
lower the record between the sounC
and the islands. The NakOmis sailed
from Tacoma, taking 65O.000 feet Ium
Der, While. the cargo placed about
the Smith amounts 10 10000.
The race is an interesting one, as
the sCart was an even break
Lumber Rather Than Treasure,
There appears to be more money IN
the transportation. of lumber than
treasure TO the owners of the ancient
bark Hesper, which some weeks ako
was reported as having been fixed 10
,s-conduct an expedition to Cocos Island,
. Where the oft reported treasure from
the Spanish main is said to exist in
fabulous quantities
Now comes the story 10 the effect
J that the venerable Hesper instead of
going TO Cocos island, after ,thr.'e
years idleness on the Sound. has been
chartered by Hind, RoIph and Com
pany; To load lumber destined for
South America. The bark was given
general oyerlrauling before going
into commission.
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Chinese Adapt Modern Measures.
With the arrival of the Pacific sIaii
liner Korea, comes the report That an
office will be established for the reg
! istration of steamships and natife
boats at Wuchang. The names Of the
proprietors and officers of the ships
or boats,l their tonnage, measure
ments and value will be put on rec
ord. The registered ships and bOaus
will receive full protection from the
Government and will be exempted
from detention by ligin and customs
Offices The unregistered ships or
boats will not be allowed to navigate
I'm the province of Hupeh. Ten cents
will be exacted from a steamship per
ton and five cents from native boat
per picul of her gross burden as
registration fee No ships are allow
ed TO be under foreign charter.
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American Hawaiian Movements.
General Freight agent C. p. Morse
Of the Ameriean-Hawaiian line has
been advised that the freighier
Arizonian with New York cargo via
Salina Cruz, and also shipments of
freight from San Francisco. and sound
ports will depart from Seattle and Ia
coma on or about July 18th.
The Arizonan will be followed by
the freighter Virginian, to leave the
sound for the Hawaiian Stands on July
Goth.
The big freighter Missourian is
scheduled to depart from sound ports
for Honolulu on August 10th.
High Rates for Tonnage.
With the present strong demand for
cargo steamers in the off-shore lum-
Der trade and the chartering of sever
al sailing vessels for the new grain
season shippers are predicting that
the ports of the North Pacific will
again be full of windjammers next
fall in the wheat export trade TO Eu-
rope. At the present time there is a
large demand for steam tonnage in the
Australian and Oriental trade and
practically all the tramp steamers. on
their way to this coast have already
been snpped up by the lumber export
ers. Five Strath liners under charter
to the Government to carry coal out
from the Atlantic to San Francisco
have been fixed for outward voyages
from the Coast in the lumber trade.
Charter rates for sailers are higher
than for several years. 1t has been
a year since the old union rate of %
shiIlings and pence was paid for
vessel in the grain trade to the Unit
ed Kingdom The rate paid last week
for a vessel from the Sound TO Eng
land was 80 shillings and pence. -
Chronicle
Oil Tanker Brings Fuel for Maui Port.
The American oil tanker Santa
Rita, with a shipment of fourteen
thousand barrels fuel oil, for Maui,
arrived at Kahului yesterday, accord
ing to a report brought 10 Honolulu
this morning by Purser Kibling of the
steamer clandine.. The Inter-lsland
steamer returned to this port with a
large list of cabin and deck passen-
gers. The freight list included ship
ments of hard wood, a quantity of
empty gasoline drums. 100 railway
ties, IL cords wood, and 1870 packages
sundries.
The vessel met with fine weather
on the homeward trip. AT the time
of the departure of the Claudine from
Hilo. the American schooner s. T..
Alexander was the only deep.sea YES.
sci at the Hawaii metropolis.
Four Coasters Sap Today.
-Four Inter-lsland steamers were
scheduled for departure today. The
flagship Mauna Hea, for IIilo by The
way of Maui and Hawaii ports. sailed
at 10 o'clock this morning with most
of the available cabin passenger ac-
commodation occupied. A delegation
of mainland tourists took passage in
the steamer intending to pay a visit
to the Volcano.
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