The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-05

equipment, at cost not to exceed
l$75,000; and another resolution that
asked that a lighthouse and station
be located at Cocoanut Point. Hilo
Harbor, together with a keepers
house and all necessary equipment, at
a cost not to exceed $4,000. The sec.
ond section of this resolution called
for the authorization of $4,000 for nee.
essary alterations and additions to
the Barber's Point light station.
The erection of a lighthouse depot
at Honolulu, to consist of all neces-
sary buildings and equipment, at a
cost not exceeding 100000 is urged
! in another resolution.
Another resolution asks that a
steam revenue cutter be constructed
for this Territory, at cost not to
exceed $25O,OOO.
AL the resolutions were referred to
the committees concerned.
Turbine Triumphs.
The rapid advance of the marine
steam turbine, whether independently
or IN combination with the reciprocal
ing engine, is made abundantly clear
! by the report of the Parsons Compa-
ny. The Cunard Company, with the
experience gained with the Lusitania
and the Mauritania, intend that their
new leviathan (the Aquitania) shall
! be propelled by turbines. So also will
the two very big liners which are be-
ing built for the Hamburg-American
Co., the new French Transatlantic
/ liner La France, and the two new
steamers ordered by the Canadian Pa.
citic Railway for heir Pacific trade.
On the other hand the combination
system adopted in the Olympic is also
to be followed in the Titanic, and
these vessels are referred to as the
largest and swiftest of it's examples.
In addition, the new French Trans
Atlantic intermediate steamer Rocham-
beau has combination engines, and
! they are likewise to be furnished to
the Royal Mail Steam Packet Compa-
ny's new liner Arlanza, and to steam
ships building for the Spanish Trans
Atlantic Company. In the cross-C Chan
mel services the turbine is now in quite
general use. In this direction a new
departure is the arrangement that the
two new passenger steamers for the
London and South Western Railway
Company shall be driven by geared
turbines. The decision represents as
sured progress in the solution of what
the Parsons Company speak of as the
numerous and difficult problems which
{ influence the efficiency of marine
steam turbines and screw-propellers. In
! this relation something is naturally
said with reference to the experiment
with the Vespasian, vessel intended
+ to demonstrate the advantage of gear
ed turbines in cargo steamers of mod
crate or low speed. The hope is ex.
pressed that this costly but success
full experiment" will lead before long
to an extensive use of geared turbines
in cargo boats. 1t may be added that
the Parsons Company is steadily con
tinuing the experiments to which its
advance is so largely attributable.
BattIeship Rechristened.
The British battleship New Zealand
has been rechristened Zealandia by
Lady Hall-Jones, wife of the high
commissioner for the Dominion of
New Zealand.
A large gathering witnessed the
ceremony, and included many naval
officers and New Zealanders.
The old New Zealand is a battle
ship of 1880 tons, completed in 1904.
The change of name was made so
that the New Zealand might be the
name of the Dreadnought offered by
the Dominion in 1909.
Electric Towing at Panama.
Steamships are not to pass through
the locks on Panaman canal under
their own power They are to be
towed by electrically-driven locomo-
tives in what appears to be a simple
and ingenious method. When a YES
sci comes to lock she will wait while
four hawsers are attached to her, one
forward and one aft on either side.
These hawsers will be made fast to
the MINDLESS of four towing locomo-
tiyes on rails on the lock walls, two
towing forward and two checking
astern as required. In this way the
vessel will be kept in the desired pc
sition, and the effect of wind pres.
sure will be neutralized. In passing
from one lock to another the locomo-
tives which will then operate Oh
central rack, will climb or descend
heavy gradients.
When ship has been towed
through the canal the locomotives