Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-23

anndShfpS on the port SIDE. D1SneS IN
| the galley fell to the floor with clat-l
ter and the vessel sliyered from stem
to stern. The force of the collision
increased the, whales. fury and after
la hard struggle IL escaped. =
! AS soon as the blow was struck Cap
tain 8. b. Shaw went below and exam.
lined the hull. He found that the steel
ribs had been broken and the macliin-
cry put out OF commission by the
shock. Members of the crew regretted
the loss OF the whale, which was
nearly ninety feet long and worth
5000 more. than the damage to the
vessel
During the six months, cruise of the
Tyee Jr. sixtyzone whales were killed.
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Tickets 10 LifebOats Given on J
japanese Liner. i
/ TOXIC, Oct. l0.-The Togo Kisen.
Kaisha Steamship Company has intro
duced new feature in the direction
of providing for the safety Of It's pas
sengers. To each ticket sold is at
tached q coupon representing GER
tain seat IN a Hfeboat, with a printed
request to the purchaser to acquaint
himself Immediately on going aboard
with the location of the particular boat
to which he is allotted Sufficient
iifeboats are provided to accommodate
all passengers.
Details Of this innovation In the r.
K. X. service was given to the public
through the columns of the Evening
Bulletin several months ago, and at a
time when the plan was under oonsids1
leration by several members of the
Japanese directorate. of the steamship
company.
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Floating Hotel Proves Failure.
The business OF the Rosetta Hotel,
the floating hotel OF Shibaura. Tokyo,
will be discontinued. AS is we'll known
the hotel was organized in December.
1907, with capital or 10000 yen as a
| iointstock organization to carry on
the buCiness of catering end hotel &C
commodation, and enjoyed certain
amount of prosperity The reclamation
scheme, however, changed the condi-
tons and the business OF the hotter
consequently received a great blow
As a result Of meeting Of sharehold-
ers held recently, 1t has been decided
&c abandon the concern. 10 is report
ed that the hotel has been sold to Mr.
AIiyasali, Of Tokyo, and Mn. Aoyagi, Of
Yokohama, jointly for $4,000 yen and
5000 yen has already been forwarded
by the purchasers as guarantee.
A New Japanese Steansship Line.
The Mango Kisen Kaigha lSouth
Sea Steamship Company is consider
ing regular service to the South
Seas from October next. 1t will be
Metsrs Itaya. Owaki and Harada, and
three steamers win be put on the line
20 begin with. The South Seas be-
ing within the sphere of influence of
Dutch steamers and steamship COM
panies of various countries keeping
up regular services there, the Com
pany win, according to the Yoradzu,
find it extremely difficult to make both
lends meet, even with the Government
subsidy of $1,000 yen for the current
fiscal year. A rufnor is already afioat
that the projectors are inclined to give
up their enterprise.
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Shorter Terms on American
Vessels. ... ....-. H..
WASHINGTON. October H In
order to give young Navy officers "a
Greater variety ofsexperiences in their
earlier years and to throw them more.
on their own resources and teach
them self-reliance, the Navy Depart
!, ment has adopted a new system in
detailing officers to the gunboats and
smaller vessels In, future the period
OF duty for gunboat officers, except
1.-THE commander will be only one year,
so that greater number of them may
have the advantage Of training on
vessels where their Individual res
possibilities and range OF duties are
greater. :
American Ship Building Shows .
large Increase. s.. 49,. !
i WASHINGTON. Oct. Z-American
ship building made q substantial i'm
tcrease for the three months which
i ended September 80 last, compared
4 with the same period of last year, ac-
cording to figures made public today
by the bureau OF navigation, depart
Ement of commerce and labor. During
the three months period just ended
There were built in the United States
1856 sailing, steam and unrigged yes
sells of S0,2S1 gross tons. For the like
3 period of 1911 482 vessels of the
same classes. were built, with gross
tonnage of 76,04s.
Big Steamer Stranded.
j TOXIC, Sept. ,27.-The turbine mail
steamer Umegaka Maru, belonging to
the. Japanese volunteer fleet, grounded
during the typhoon at Shimonoseki,
She is insured for 100000 yen at
Lloyds. The captain endeavored to
lcommit harakiri but was prevented.
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According to late advices the jap
anese liner Shinyo ,Maru from Hong
4 kong and Japan ports is due to ar
rive at Honolulu on Friday morning
and may be dispatched for San Fran.
cisco in the evening Of the same day.