Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-31
BORN ON THE HIGH SEAS, MAID
Will BEAR NAME OF "KINAU'

land, brings a large shipment of lum
Der and other material for use by the
Breakwater Company in its contract
/ in the local harbor, was sighted out.
side Thursday morning. -
n -
Gasoline Engines for cummins.
Supervisor Low, who has come into
the possession of the little coasting
steamer j. A. Cummins contemplates
refitting the vessel to the extent that
he wiz substitute gasoline for steam
engines in furnishing the power to pro-
pei the vessel. !,
The Cummins Is to be operated on
the regular schedule to Waimanalo
and all Koolau ports. Captain Low
is of the opinion, however, that with
the removal OF the boilers and engines
now installed In the steamer, and re-
placing this machinery with unequal
" powerful yet far more compact gas
oline engine the vessel will be able to
carry much more cargo, and therefore
operate on a far more economical
basis.
If the change in the plant Is made
ii will not be done until the busy sea-
son in the transhipment of pineapples
is over. 49, y
Panama Canal May Be Too Small.
An interesting discussion recently
took place before the International
Congress of Navigation at Philadel-
phia as to the ACCESSIBILITY of record
ing resolution In favor of fixing a
limit to the size of ocean liners. Dur
ing the debate 1t was declared that
the Titanic disaster was not due to-
the size of the ship, but that, on the
contrary. its immense proportions pre-
vented 1t from sinking more quickly.
a smaller ship under the same con-
ditions, it was argued, would have
sunk like a stone. twas, further de-
clared that the recent tragedy would
have no appreciate effect in limiting
the size Of vessels, and the time was
not far off when the Panama canal
would be too small to permit of the
safe passage of the great ships of the
future.
Railway Material for Hilo.
Railway material for the Hilo rail.
way has been discharged from the
Americana Hawaiian freighter Missou-
rian, which sailed from the Hawaii
port for Salina Cruz last Thursday
evening The vessel brought q new
locomotive and the remainder OF the
material needed for the Laupahoehoe |
bridge, which has been shipped In
three instruments. The shipment for
the Breakwater Company consisted of
q large amount of miscellaneous
freight and included lotion boiler
and stationary engine The main
shipment to Davies & Co. was the |
entire steel work and roofing for the |
new building which is to erected by
the Honolulu Iron Works in this city. |
-
Sonotna In Wireless Touch.
The Oceanic liner Sonoma will be an |
early arrival at the port Monday morn
Ing accordingt to the receipt Of a wire
less at the agency of G. Brewer q |
Company reading as follows:
o. 8. s. Sonoma, en- route from San |
Francisco to Sydney, via Honolulu Au-
gEst 80, 1912; sixty-five passengers,
275 sacks of mail; will arrive Monday
before half-past seven o'clock.
NJ. s. s. Wilhelmina, en- route from |
San Francisco to Honolulu, August 80,
1912, s p. m.-1231 miles from Homo
nlu; fine weather; 121 cabin and FIVE
Storage passengers; fifty-eight bags
If mail; all well. 4
Sister Ship to Herrin and ChansIer.
Another new tank steamer for the
oil trade on the coast will be built at
Newport News by the Associated Oil /
Company. according to announcement
made by the local office. The pro- !
posed vessel will be of the same size
rs the j. A. Chanslor and the W. F.
Herrin, which ply regularly betweent
SAN Francisco and the Columbia rfv-
sr. With her added to the fleet the
Associated Oil Company will have
i've tankers in regular service on the
coast. /
1eavy Showers Along Hsmakua. |
Heavy showers are reported to have
alien along the Hamakua coast Eur.
ng the stay of the Interfsland steam.
or Wailele at Hawaii ports. The
steamer was included in the bunch OF :.
lrT1vals at Honolulu this morning,
lTinging 1890 sacks sugar, III bales /
lides, and "a packages sundries. Ae-
'ording to report brought by the OFF,
,eTs sugar awaiting shipment includes /
1000 sacks and Hnnnkaa 67Oo
acks. ~. - /
All sugar at Kukuihaela mill has
cen cleaned out. e.
Steamer kiEau Back From Kauai
Today.
The Interisland steamer Kinau re-
urned from her regular ports on
Kauai a day ahead of schedule. The I
vessel was an arrival this morning
With a large list of passengers and