Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-10
Shipping
LUMBER LADEN, TWO SCHOONERS
RACE TOWARDS HONOLULU

Honolulu is the objective point for
at least two undertaken schooners
which are reported TO have sailed
from Tacoma sixteen days ago. The
schooner Nakomis and the William
ii. Smith were lowed 10 sea at the
same time and both immediate ely
squared away for the port OF Homo
lulu, the rival shippers declaring that
they intended making an effort TO
lower the record between the sound
and the islands. The Nakomis sailed
from Tacoma, taking 650,000 feet lum
Der, while the cargo placed about
the Smith amounts TO 100000.
The race is an Interesting one, as
the start was an even break.
Lumber Rather Than Treasure.
There appears to be more money in
the transportation of lumber uian
treasure TO the. owners of the ancient
bark Hesper, which some weeks aso
was reported as having been fixed TO
conduct an expedition 10 Cocos Island,
where the oft reported treasure from
the Spanish main is said to exist in
fabulous quantities.
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that the venerable Hesper instead Of
going to Cocos island. after three
years fdleness on the Sound, has been
chartered by Hind, Rolph and Corr
pany: TO load lumber destined for
South America. The bark was gwen
general oyerhauling before going
into commission.
Chinese Adapt Modern Measures.
With the arrival OF the Pacific NIaiI
liner Korea, comes the report tnat an
Office will be established Tor the reg
istration OF steamships and naive
boats al Wuchang. The names of the
proprietors and officers of the ships
or boats, their tonnage, measure
ments and value will be put on rec
ord. The registered ships and boats
will receive full protection from the
Government and will he exempted
from detention by ligin and customs
Offices. The unregistered ships or
boats will not be allowed to navigate
in the province of Hupeh. Ten cents
will be exacted from a steamship per
ton and five cents from native r1at
per picul of her gross burden as a
registration fee. No ships are allow
ed TO be under foreign charter.
American Hawaiian Movements:
General Freight agent G. p. Morse
of the American Hawaiian line mas
been advised that the freiglier
Arizonian with New York cargo via
Salina Cruz, and also shipments OF
freight from San Francisco and sound
ports will depart from Seattle and fa-
coma on or about July 18th.
The Arizonan will be followed by
the freighter Virginian, to leave the
sound for the Hawaiian stands on July
30ths =
The big freighter Missourian IS
scheduled to depart from sound ports
for Honolulu on August 10th.
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High Rates for Tonnage.
With the present strong demand for
cargo steamers in the off-shore ium-
Der trade and the chartering of sever
al sailing vessels for the new grain
season shippers are predicting that
the ports of the North Pacific viii
again be full of windjammers. next
fan in the wheat export trade to Eu-
rome AT the present time there is a
large demand for steam tonnage in the
practically all the tramp steamers on
their way to this coast have already
been snpped up by the lumber export
ers. Five Strath liners under charter
TO the Government to carry coal out
from the Atlantic to San Francisco
have been fixed for outward voyages
from the Coast in the lumber trade.
Charter rates for sailers are higher
than. for several years. 1t has been
a year since the old union rate of q
shillings and pence was paid for a
vessel in the grain trade TO the Unit
ed Kingdom. The rate paid last week
for a vessel from the Sound to Eng
land was 35 shillings and pence. =
Chronicle.
Oil Tanker Brings Fuel for Maui Port
The American oil tanker Santa
Rita, with a shipment OF fourteen
thousand barrels fuel oil, for Maui
arrived at Kahului yesterday. accord
ing to a report brought TO Honolulu
this morning by Purser Kibling of the
steamer Glaudine. The lnter-Island
steamer returned TO this port with a
large list of cabin and deck passen
gers. The freight list included ship
ments of hard wood, a quantity OF
empty gasoline drums, 100 railway
Ties, IL cords wood; and 1870 packages
sundries.
The vessel met with fine weather
on the homeward trip. AT the time
of the departure of the Claudine from
Hilo, the American schooner S. T
Alexander was the only deep-sea yes
sci at the Hawaii metropolis.
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Four Coasters Sail Today.
Four Inter-lsland steamers were
scheduled for departure today. The
flagship Mauna Kea, for Hilo by The
way of Maui and Hawaii ports. sailed
AT 10 o'clock this morning with mos
of the available cabin passenger ac
!. commodation occupied. A delegation
of mainland tourists took passage il
the steamer intending TO pay visi
to the Volcano.
Following the Mauna Kea, the
/. freight steamers Maui and Wailele de