The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-03

thirty hogs, eight-one sacks of corn,
thirteen cases of chickens, eighty-six
packages of sundries, eleven sacks OF
beans and $4,000 paving blocks.
w. c. Hall From Kauai.
The w. G. Hall came in from Kauai
this morning with $500 bags of sugar,
twenty-six bags of cocoanut plants
and ten packages of sundries
Sugar on Kauai.
Purser Logan of the w. G. Hall re-
ported this morning that the follow
ing sugar was awaiting shipment on
Kauai X, S. NJ $500 bags, NJ. A. X
1862, M. K. 10000, G. & r. 345O, K. P.
1850, X. S. Co. 5000, and L. p. 14,162.
Nlihau With Machinery.
The Niihau took away today for
Punaluu for Pahala plantation, a
crystalizer weighing nearly seven
tons. The exact weight was 1880
pounds. This is a part of the extern
sion of the mill at Pahala Already
some heavy pieces have gone over.
Four heavy rollers weighing from
eight and half to ten tons each, as
well as big gear wheels, have been
shipped. Nearly all the machinery
has gone over, and it is being assem-
bled as quickly as possible.
Non-Rolling Ships.
At Wallsend-on-Tyne, the Cunard
liner Laconia is making steady prog
ress toward completion, and this
month is likely to see her running her
trial trips. The vessel constitutes a
new departure in British shipping, for
she will be the first liner under the
red ensign to be fitted with anti-roll-
ing tanks. 1t is currently reported
that if the tanks are a success in her
case they will be provided-of course,
on a scale suited to her vast dimen.
sions-in the Cunard company's $4,000.
ton liner Aquitania. The tanks in
question are on the principles enun.
ciated by DR.. Frahm, and already sub
jected to severe tests of efficiency al
sea in vessels of considerable tonnage
1t hardly needs to be pointed out that
if, by the use of this device, the roll
ing of ship can be reduced to a mini
mum in a heavy beam sea, the com
fort of the ocean passenger will be en-
HANGED in a singular degree llith
erto, it must be confessed, British shil
owners have not shown undue haste ii
awaiting themselves of this mechanical
device, although in principle it is b,
no means new. Sir Philip Watts, TO
instance, long since made a numbe
of valuable experiments in the direc
ton indicated. 1t has, however, beer
left for the Germans to lead the wa,
in the practical application of the idea
1t is stated that, following upon tn,
proof which has been given of thei
utility in other German steamers, tn
Hamburg-American company has beef
induced to have anti-rolling tank
fitted in their liners Amerika ant
Kaiserin-Auguste Victoria, as well al
in their big intermediate steamers
Cleveland and Cincinnati, and in the
cruising steamer Victoria Luise, form
erly the famous greyhound Deutsch
land. 1t is likewise believed that the
Hamburg company will sim
ilarly equip the two 5OOO0-ton liners
now being built for them in German
yards. DR.. Frahms system has gained
great popularity in an Unusually shor
space of time.
Berths on Australian Run.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 90
There is still some question as t
whether or not the voyage which thu
Oceanic liner Mariposa will begin thi
week for Papeete will be her last ap
Ipearance on the old Tahiti run. !
was recently announced that the well
know steamer had been purchased b,
the Alaska Steamship company, to b,
turned over to her new owners mex
March. In the meantime the Spree
kels interests are facing the problem
of settling their contract agreemen
with the French government by whicl