Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-08

ian, has been made wharf superin-
tendent during the absence of Mr..
Babbidge.
Many Windjammers Clear from
+ British Columbia.
VICTORIA, Sept. 16. - There is
not the slightest doubt that 1912 will
set a new record for the amount of
lumber shipped from British Column
bia ports to foreign countries in sail
ing ships. So far this year about %
windjammers have cleared from VIC
toria and Vancouver, and approx
mately 100000 feet of lumber has
been taken out by them. Before the
year closes many other sailers will
load -cargoes of British Columbia fir
for South America, Australia and
Great Britain, and there is every in
dication that the record for the enter
ing and clearing of sail tonnage and
the record for the amount of lumber
shipped will both be broken. Owing
to the superior quality of British CO.
lumbia fir it is in great demand in all
parts of the world. Three sailers are
now heading this way for cargoes, in
Gliding the Maria Teresa, the Sehiff-
bek and the Lady Elizabeth. News is
received that the latter, Norwegian
sailing vessel, left Los Who's, s. A.,
ON August IL for Vancouver to load
at the Hastings mills. She viii not
be due in the Royal roads until about
the middle of October. Word has
been received also that the German
bark Schiffbek, which is also to load
at Vancouver, sailed from Santa Ro-
salia for the Royal roads prior to Au-
gust 6. She is expected here in the
very near future The Schiffbek
brought a cargo of coke and general
merchandise to Santa Rosalia from
Hamburg.
Mauna Loa Brought Hawaii Produce.
/. Produce from the Island of Hawaii
In goodly quantities was received with
the arrival of the Inter-Island steamer
Mauna Lon. from Kona and Kau ports
this morning. The. vessel met with
light winds and fair seas on the home
ward trip. The freight list included
horses, COWS, calves. pigs, Is head cat
tie, % crates chickens, Is lunches ba-
nanas, 966 sacks coffee, 1875 cases of
pineapples, 1000 sacks sugar and 260
packages sundries. z -.
The Mauna Loa is scheduled TO de
part for windward Hawaii ports at
noon on Friday.
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zeaIandia to Arrive Thursday.
A wireless message received at the
agency of T. III. Davies & Co., repre-
senting the Canadian-AusGalian liner
Zealaldia, states that the vessel, now
en- route from Vancouver and Victoria,
will not reach Honolulu before Thurs
day morning. 1t is the present inten-
ton to dispatch the Zealandia for Sgd
ney by way of Suva and Auckland
about 2 O'Clock Thursday afternoon.
A number of passengers have been
booked for the Colonies. The wireless
gave the liners position as 762 miles
from Honolulu at 8 O'Clock last even
ing. .#% ~ 80.
lnter-lsIsnd Movements.
The Inter-Island steamer Kauai was
reported as taking on cargo at Haka-
lau, the Maui at Papaaloa and the
Kaiulani at Hilo at the time the steam
er Mauna Kea sailed from Hilo for
Honolulu.
Officers in the Mauna Loa, an ar
rival at Honolulu this morning, re-
port the Helene taking on freight and
discharging cargo at Kukuihaele. The
steamer Maui was passed at Laupa-
hoehoe. Soy '"
Greater SDeed, More Silk.
Will the new c. P. r., Oriental lin
ers, Empress of Russia and Empress
of Asia, which start in the trans-Pa-
cific service next spring, control the
bulk of the rich shipments of silk
from the Orient to this coast? asks the
Vancouver News-Advertiser This is
a question which is interesting local
shipping men, and the general opinion
is that the new vessels, which are to |
have a guaranteed speed of twenty
one knots an hour, will undoubtedly
handle nearly all the silk brought to
America from the Far East when they
commence operations.
While the rate for handling the silk !
has some bearing on securing the big
of raw silk, which are
sent overland to New York, the princi-
pal feature is the speed with which !
the material can be landed in the mar
ket. The quicker it is handled the bet |
ter the price received, and as the
new steamers of the c. P. r. are to
make the passage of the Pacific al
couple of days faster than any vessels |
now operating between the Orient and |
the west coast, it is believed that the !
traffic, which has been turning to Pu-
get Sound ports via the Blue Funnel |
steamers will be brought back to Brit !
ish Columbia ports by the new En-
press liners.
The Empress of Russia, which was |
launched by the Fairfield Shipbuild-- !
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