Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-27
EXPOSITION commissioners enter.
Tanned DURING STAY OF NIPPON

{ the former Oceanic liner Mariposa has
l OF proved a success.
! There is one field into which the
r?odern female of the species cannot
! trude The government and officials
/ o. the Marconi Wireless Company
! have put the ban on lady operators
and the visions entertained by many
ships officer of a dainty Sparks. -
clad in tailored serge, wearing gold
bu ttons and a saucy cap, tripping in
! and out of the wfreless-room, must
pass into the void of unrealiZed
dreams.
: Why the fair sex are thus prohibited
| from becoming licensed wireless opera
tors with the chance Of being heroines
when the occasion demands an -. o.
S." is not explained except that it Is
| the policy of the company"
The first, last and only woman wire.
| less operator to occupy a position on
a steamer was Miss Mabel Kelso, who
until. a few days ago tapped the merry
keys aboard the liner Mariposa.
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Diesel Engines For Fishing Craft.
VICTORIA, September 12.-The fish,
| ms vessels Bay State and Knieker-
booker, being built in Massachusetts
tor the New England Fishing Company
or Vancouver, will be the first craft on
this coast to be equipped with Diesel
engines. These schooners are sister
vessels of the modified knockabout
type. They viii be 1875 feet long oyer
all, 102 feet in length on the water line
| 2413 feet beam and will have a mean
! draft of ten feet. - ia o.. -, .
Interest has been aroused among
shipping men by the announcement
that the vessels will be propelled Ny
Diesel oil engines AS pioneers in this
field, their operation will be watched
closely. ."
The Bay State and the Knickerbock-
er will be twin screw vessels and their
oil engines will be divided into two
units of 100 horsepower each. The new
vessels should reach the North Pacific
next March and will bring the
strength of the New England Fish
Company's fleet up to, six vessels. the
others icing the Manhattan, New Eng
land, Kingfisher and Prospector. Plain
! pole masts will be used on the Bay
State and Knickerbocker with no top
masts and the sail area will be cut
down to 450J square feet-less than
one-half of that with which vessels of
this size would be normally equipped.
The schooners will burn a low grade
of aspaltum oil.
increase South American Service. ,-a
An interesting phase of the. develop
ment of japanese" subsidized shipping
! lireS appears in the announcement
that the Togo Kisen Kaisha is about
10 add three new steamers to it's line
between Hongkong and the west coast
OF South America. About three years
ago this line, under special Japanese
Government subsidies which are still
maintained, established a monthly
service ON comparatively small ships
from Hongkong to Valparaiso, Chile.
! There was then little trade between
Japan or other portions of the Far
East and that portion of South Ameri-
ca, but it was hoped that, in time,
trade in either direction could be
developed, hope being entertained es-
pecially that trade in Chimes nitrate
pxrot cmfw hrd cmtw emf hrdl emf
exports might furnish foundation
for continuance of the service 1t APP
pears now that this export of nitrate
from Chile to Japan has reached 3d.
600 tons annually, while there has de-
lveloPed large trade in export from
japan of rice, beans, and articles of
food for army supplies, as well as a
large increase trade in Japanese fur
! nitlre, silks, earthenware, and novel
! ties. The vessels now on the. run are
not able to handle present traffic and
| it is expected that in addition to the
present volume of trade Peru and
Chile will soon be able to export mat
eTial quantities of cotton to Japan.
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! Sparks From the Wireless.
Several transpacific steamers en-
route to the Islands have been heard
as follows:
II. N. S. S. Hyades, en- route from
Seattle for Honolulu, p. m, Sept. 26.
1876 miles from Honolulu Arrive
Friday evening. -
! NJ. n. S. S. Wilhelmina, en- route
from San Francisco. . p. m.-1621
miles from Honolulu, sea calm, wealth
er fine, all well.
o. s. S. Ventura, en- route from
Sydney.-SiXty cabin passengers and
five steerage.
Ventura Report.
The following wireless message has
! been received from the Oceanic S. S