Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-27

'AR-BULLETIN, FRIDAY, SE
California on. the morning of August
18th, he has been obliged to reilnguish
tis license, for a period OF sixty days.
Captain Armstrong is no stranger to
this port and is we'll known by num-
ter OF local shipping men. The skip
Ter is said to have waived his pre-
liminary hearing before the San Fran
cisco inspectors. preferring the Judge
ment of Inspector Bulger, who in pas:
IFS on the case is reported to have
SID:
After careful consideration OF your
statement in relation to the stranding
CT the steamer Pleiades, - miles
roth of Cape San Lazaro. on the
morning of August Is. 1912, am salts
fed from the position Of the vessel
that there was an error OF Judgment on
your part in allowing your vessel to
set at least II miles inside her course.
Your statement, and the statement
OF Captain Graham Of the steamer
Washtenaw. that there was a strong
current setting in of shore, does not
influence mt in my decision. as | be-
lieve if such a set was there. JoT
should have noted the same and hanl-
I'd your vessel off shore
e.
Largest For Pacific.
The largest passenger liner for the
s-Pacific trade was launched
few days ago on the Clyde. She is
the steamer Empress of Russia, and
will operate in the service of the Ca
madam Pacific Railway from Far
Eastern ports to British Columbia.
The vessel is a palatial three-funneled
liner, with cruiser stern, of 1850 tons
register, with a guaranteed speed q
knots on her trial and al
average sea speed of nineteen knots
an hour The Board of Trade stand
ard of safety provides that modern
passenger liners shall be buoyant
with two compartments flooded, and
the new Empress of Russia is the first
modern steamer that will float with
four compartments filled.
The nearest approach in size and
speed of the trans-Pacific carriers to-
the new Empress are the Shinyo Ma
ru, Chiyo Maru and Tenyo Maru Of
the Togo Kisen Kaisha, vessels of
1880 tons register.
Four New Cutters.
Plans have been completed by the
Treasury Department for the con-
struction of the. four revenue cutters
in the closing hours of Con-
gress The commissioning of these
new vessels, at a total cost of $685.
900, will mark the passage from view
of three veteran craft: They are the
Woodbury., the oldest vessel flying the
government flag, forty-seven, years in
service; a $225, 900 cutter will take the,
place in patrolling the
Maine coast. The Manhattan, thirty
eight years of age, the anchorage pa
troll boat in New York harber. Its sue
cessor will be a 100000 tug. The
Wionna, twenty-five years Of age, the
government guardian of the. Gulf of
Mexico, to be replaced by a $225,O0O
cutter. A $350,000 cutter will make
up the shortage of the present Alas
kan fleet, caused by the loss of the
"a
NorthIand Aground,
KETCHIkAN, Alaska, Sept S.-The
steamship Northland of the Northland
Steamship Company struck on Pond
reef, TongasS narrowS, late last night
and is hard and fast on the rock. The
vessel is resting on an even keel and
is not exposed to the>s Five hun
dred tons of ore in its cargo are being
to lighters, and it is be-
iieved the Northland will be floated on
the next high tide.
The Northland had the barge Wash
ington, loaded with ore saved from the
wreck of the barge Charger, in tow,
and when the steamer struck the
barge oyerran it, inflicting some dam
age to its stern.
1t is believed the Northland will be
able to continue it's voyage to Seattle,
where repairs can be made.
"a
French Bark Believed Lost.
PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 7,-News
of a possible tragedy at sea, but with
details lacking, was received in this
city today from Captain Brown of the
British bark Killarney, which arrived
at Astoria from Callao on September
l. Captain Brown reports that on Au-
gust IL, in IS north, 1873 west, he
sighted the French bark EdCuard De-
tail!e with number of her spars car
ried away and showing other indica-
tions Of hard usage, but apparently
making fair speed. The French YES
sci has not been reported, and mar
iners believe that she would have been
heard of before this if she haG not
encountered further trouble. The De-
taille was bound from Rotterdam for
Portland to load wheat. She was one
of the finest French barks afloat, it
Is said.
Raise Fares of steerage Passengers.
Chinese steerage passenger fares
from Victoria, Seattle, Tacoma, Van