Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-15

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( The Pacific Mail liner Siberia, TO
arrive from San Francisco at an early
hour tomorrow. morning. will be sup
piled with between three and four
hundred tons sugar milling machin-
Eery, the product Of the Honolulu Iron
Works, which is destined for the big
9Dlantations on the island Of Formosa.
The Siberia will presumably remain
here for tweHty-four hours pefiding
the loading Of the heavy pieces OF
machinery, which is to serve to con.
vert nine-roller German and a nine
roller English sugar mill into twelve
roller sugar milling plants.
The shipment for Formosan planta-
lions includes several very heavy
pieces OF machinery, which, had they
not been forwarded in the Pacific
Mail liner, would have to await a spe-
cial chartered vessel to convey them
70 the island possession Of the Japan
kese empire. ~
The shipment of Honolulu-made
Sugar mill machinery in Pacific Mail
SEteamer has not been attempted for
many months on such an extended
scale as is now contemplated by the
t6ispatch of the mill in the Siberia.
The Siberia is due to arrive off the
harbor at seven O'Clock tomorrow
morning and within few hours will
be alongside 5Alakea wharf, where GIG
be discharged. The Pacific Mailer is
bringing 39 cabin passengers and 22s
sacks Of later mainland mail to the
islands,.
Owing to the quantity and bulk of
The cargo to be shipped TO Formosa,
tie length OF stay OF the Siberia at
this port has not yet been fully de-
fermined.
Auckland Harbor Preferred to H. Y
sydney.
VANCOUVER. B. c., July ,27.-Ac-
cordihg to information brought from
Australia by the liner Mariana, ar
G engagements are now being made by
the British Admiralty in Australia for
the transfer OF the British naval base
IN the Antipodes from Sydney to
Auckland next year. In regard to
lHtb uldl4GIg NdpldiH tNOilChSbOhS 2Its
NJ, who is In charge of affairs at sgd
ney, and who was sent by the Admir-
atty to arrange for a change of ports,
stated that the Auckland harbor was
cne OF the finest in the world, the
only trouble being the amount Of silt
which accumulates on its shores.
Auckland win be the Headquarters
of the fleet, and the. place for the
storage of provisions and fuel" he
stated. sFull use will be made Of the
adrniralty's reserve at Deyonport, and
cur rights over ealliope Dock. The
admiralty will not build a new dock,
as the Calliope dock Is capable Of
holding. q second-class cruiser. The
number Of officers and men on board
the ships attached to the base will be
100. i am more than delighted
with New Zealands imperialism. The
atmosphere is charged with loyalty to
the King and country which is quite
refreshing. Everyone is wonderfully
keen about the whole business"
In regard to the. Dominion of Aus
tralia's new battleship. the New Zea-
land, Captain Robertson stated that 1t
would be the last word in naval, ar
chitecture and fighting efficiency. The
arrnor will extend right around the
hull. and she will be fitted with every
new torpedo catching appliance.
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Many ships Building.
- LONDON, July 24.-Bearing upon
the prosperous condition OF the ship
ping trade are the quarterly returns
of Lloyd's register of shipping. These
figures constitute an absolute re-
cord in the history of shipping con-
struetion. On June 80 there were,
excluding warships, no less than $50
vessels of about 1,776,000 tons gross
under construction. This number in
cluded 492 steam vessels of 1,762, 800
tons and 81 sailing vessels of 1900
tons. The total shows an increase of
$1,000 tons on the preceding quarter
and OF 29S,000 tons as compared with
q year ago. 1t is perhaps less salts
factory that warships under construc-
ton also constitute q record of sos.
900 tons against the previous highest
of 100 tons in 1900.
At the present time there is little
doubt that freight rates are high and
generally rising. At the same time if
the present rate of output of new
ships is maintained, some of them win
be produced on competitive routes.
To Build New Tanker.
Another new tank steamer for the
Gil trade ON this, Coast will be built
at Newport News by the Associated
Oil Company, according to announce
ment made by the local office. The
proposed vessel will be of the same
size as the J. A. Chanslor and the W.
#. Herrin, which ply regularly be.
tween San Francisco and the Column
bia river. With her added to the
fleet the Associated Oil Company will
have five tankers In regular service
on the Coast Chronicle.
Flies Japanese Flag.