The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-18

loa, Jr., w. ]. Coelho, A. b. Naone,
]. W. Haleman, s. Kuula, b. A. Ke.
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CUTTER ON CRUISE.
At four o'clock yesterday after
noon, the revenue cutter Thetis left
for a three weeks inspection trip of
the bird reservation. Among other
islands, the cutter will stop at Lay
san and Lisiansky.
ON THE COAST.
Optimistic reports have reached
here from San Francisco of the
growth and development of shipping
along the Coast and the cry for more
and larger steamers is going up from
all sides.
According to the report, 369,627
passengers were carried in 1911 by
these vessels, and all ship-owners en-.
gagged in the trade have done a large
business. The Pacific Coast Steam
ship Company, which covers the
whole Coast from Southwestern
Alaska to San Diego, heads the list
with a total of 1885 passengers,
and the Pacific Navigation Company,
operating the Yale and Harvard,
come second with 109,947 The San
Francisco Portland Company, with
three ships, had 55,773 passengers.
and the North Pacific 1892.
The Pacific Navigation Company,
with two steamships, did 80 per cent
of the whole business, and were sur
passed only by the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company, with eleven yes
sells. Shippers claim that for further
development of this big Coast trade
more fast steamships are required
that will make the trip from San
Francisco to San Pedro in less than
eighteen hours.
AS the result of this demand for
more steamers, the Pacific Navigation
Company is preparing to put two tur-
Diners on the San Francisco-Portland
route, and the Pacific Coast Company,
in order to meet the sharp competi-
ton, has awarded contract to the
New York Shipbuilding Company of
Camden n. J., to build a $1,000,000
steamship, designed to make the voy-
age between San Francisco and San
Yale and Harvard. Another contract
for a sister ship is to be let by the
same company These turbiners Will
make the journey in approximately
the same time as the railroad trains
travelling between San Francisco and
Los Angeles.
Adjustment of the insurance on the
British steamer Empress of China,
which went ashore at Shirahama, ia
pan, last summer and which has been
tioated and taken to Yokohama, is
still pending and whether the steam
er will be repaired, at a cost of APP
| proXimately $150,000 by the Canadian
Pacific Railway and again placed IN
commission will hinge on the insur-
ance settlement. If the insurance
, company sees fit to repair the craft,
then she will be retained and USED
! ON the Pacific until further changes
are made. If the company has to
spend large sum for repairing the
vessel, she will be sold to the Jap
Gnese, who are said to be anxious to
buy her.
Ship Edward Sewall," which lett
Philadelphia Oct. and New York
Nov 4, arrived at San Francisco
March 10 with a cargo of $500 tons
all to one concern, the Pacific Hard,
ware & Steel Co., which has also
chartered the new steamer "Cordova
for a full cargo of $500 tons from
Philadelphia.
Capt. John Macarthur, of Chicago
who has lately been in Sacramento
says he will build two whaleback
steamers, to ply between that place
and San Francisco.
Capt o. F. Bolles, II years U. s
Inspector of Hulls at San Francisco
has resigned.
Repairs to bark "Nuuanu" at Falll
land Islands, from New York, are es.
tlmated at 100000
1t is reported the contract will be
let next month for the first of two
J large passenger steamers, II per cen,
larger than the President" and
Governor" for the Pacific Coast
Steamship Co, The new vessel will
be twin-screw steamship, like the
Governor" and about the same de-
sign. Her engines will be of stuff,
cient power to enable her to main
tain 1874 knots an hour. She is to
be 442x52x29, and $3.50 tons gross
with passenger accommodations for
G26.
The name of the steamer IN. f.
! Plant" 1914 tons. built at PhiladeI