Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-11
Shipping
FIRE PROTECTION URGED
FOR TERRITORIAL WHARVES

The system OF Wharyes owned and
controlled by the Territory of Hawaii
ere either totally without or woefully
lacking in needful protection against
fire, in the opinion or members Of the
Harbor Commission, who completed a
tour Of inspection along the water
front this morning, in company with
Harbormaster Foster.
Commissioners, Berndt, Wakefield
and McStOcker, spent scme hours in
visiting the several wharyes.
During the tour of the shipping dis
trict, the commissioners were present
at test made by George Paris, who
represents mainland gasoline force
pump manufacturer.
The equipment has been installed
at the city boat landing The pump
. was operated for some little time and
during the course OF the trial four
inch stream of sea water was thrown
for a distance of one hundred feet.
Harbormaster Foster has for months
past urged better fire protection for
kwhaFves In one or two instances the
wharves are but partially served
through the city water mains.
IL is freely predicted. however, that
should fire gain fair Roadway on
any of the wharves. it would be inn
possible TO save the structures, be-
cause of a shortage OF water.
IL is believed that were Independent
water puRping plants operated by
gasoline, installed at the several
wharf buildings the danger from 4
total destruction OF the wharf would
De reduced TO the minimum.
: Another point brought out at a
gathering of the Harbor Commission
was the fact that no insurance is car
sried by the. Territory on the several
wharf buildings.
The Commission also made an in
spection of the two lnterisland
wharyes to better determine the FEAST
bility of widening these structures. It.
is proposed to condemn the old Kinau
wharf, and remove the structure. Then
would follow the widening of both the
Mauna Kea and newly acquired Mat
son wharves, in order that the coast
ing steamship company might better
handle freight shipments,
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Four New White Star Liners.
The report that four White Star
liners, each OF from $4,000 to 10000
tons. were to be built for the Austria
Ian trade, is somewhat premature.
Beyond the fact-as was announced
come months ago-that one 18,000-ton
vessel, intended for the Common
wealth service. was under construc-
ton for the White Star" line, Dali
getty and Co. have received no infor-
nation from Liverpool, and are,
therefore, unable TO either affirm orl
deny the rumor- current in Hobart
that the white Star" liners would
probably call there regularly for gen.
eral cargo, water, and coal when,
homeward bound. At present. during
the fruit season, the "White Star"
liners make a call at the Tasmanian
port to ship apples for London. In
stead of making this call at Hobart, |
as the mail liners do when coming
from Sydney TO Port Melbourne, the
white Star" vessels go TO Hobarti
after leaving Melbourne. The reasonl
for this is that If they took fruit on
board at Hobart before coming TOT
Melbourne, to complete loading their
draqgbt, when again leaying Nell
bourne, would be possibly too great
for them to pass through Port Philip
Heads i'm safety.
Discussing the question of the navi-l
cation of Port Philip Heads. by the 1S,-
600 ton lines now being built, Mr.
Clements, shipping manager at Mel !
bourne of Dalgety and Co., -Limited,l
states that il would be impossible for
such vessel. when fully loaded. OF
navigate the RIP" where a draughtl
of only % #. is regarded as the limit |
of safety. The draught of the newt
liner is 34ls it., so that she could
only come into or leave Melbournei
when her holds were anything but full
OF cargo. 1t is interesting to note
that with the improvements made by
the dredge Triton in the easternl
channel of Port Jackson the new
liner would have no difficulty in navi-j
eating these waters. The new liner. |
which is being built at the Belfast
yard of Harland and Wolff, is to be
named Ceramic. |
German Line Encourages Travel.
The North German Lloyd. Bremen,
has forwarded an announcement off
The extension and enlargement of its
travellers cheques" system. which,
as a result of the plan now put intoi
effect. win make Norddeutacher trav-
sllers' accommodation cheques world
wide in scope.
The adoption of tile "Mandats del
Voyage" the French issue. and the
Circular Notes, the British issue. com.
pletes the cheque service. The com.
nany now issues the following: Inter-
national Reiseschecks Germany for |
so 100 and 200 marks; Travellers
CHEQUES Omitted Statesl for So 500. !
$50. 800, and 5000; Mandats de Noy.
age (Frenchl 30. 100 and 200 francs;
Circular Notes British ;. 10 and
90 pounds sterling. The latter is forl
issue in all countries of the world
The n. d. L. Offices now number
about 5000. and travellers can go tol
few places on the globe without find !!
ing an office that will cash these
cheques. New offices are being con