Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-02
RECORD ISTOF PASSENGERS
TRAVELS in liner. PERSIA

spiracy. It is believed that Unite
States Distinct Attorney McNab vii
TAXI quick action against Captain
Morton in the way Of collecting tn
fines. During Morton's administra
ton the Mongolia has been secon
only to the Siberia in the qnantit.
of opium struggled into this City
There is fine of 500 outstanding
against him on a former voyage.
Captain Morton has arranged ste
take charge of the yacht of the Duke
de Montpensier, nephew OF the de
posed King Emanuel, and that he VII
navigate the yacht around the world
The Federal authorities purpose K
collect the fines imposed against the
Captain before he can get away.
Amend Life Boat Regulations.
The executive committee of the
Board of Supervising inspectors al
Washington d. c., has remodeled the
regulations recently adopted by the
board requiring ocean-going and coast
wise vessels carrying passengers tc
carry lifeboats and RATS sufficient C
accommodate every person on board
including the crew.
The regulations as amended provide
that one-half the lifeboat equipment
on ocean-going vessels may be in ap
kee and st. Paul, Pugent Sound nne
boats. Coastwise steamers carrying
passengers must be equipped with sui
proved life RATS, or collapsible life
all. persons on board, Including the
crew, except that from May 18th to
September 18th, both inclusive, boat.
age for so per cent only of passengers
and crew must be provided and two
thirds of the equipment may be in
lifeboats and collapsible lifeboats.
and Sound steamers carrying passsn-
Between the same dates lake, bay
gers must have life equipment for 50
per cent Of all persons on board, but
In places where the water is not deep
enough to submerge the vessel in time
of disaster or whose routes lie at all
points within five miles from land
only 10 per cent of the persons on
board need be provided for. Three
fourths of the equipment may be IN
liferafts or collapsible iifeboats. River
steamers carrying passengers must
have life saving equipment for only
10 per cent of all on board.
Fertilizer on the Way.
Much fertilizer destined for the Ha-
waiian islan0s is on the way from
Europe and Central and South Amer
lea, according to advices received by
Norman Watkins of the Hawaiian Fer
tilizer Company.
In the cargo to arrive at this port
in the Japanese freighter Buyo Maru,
on or about July 18th, there is con-
quantity of nitrates from the
Central American fields.
The British ship William T. Lewis,
has been chartered to bring full ship
nent of phosphates and fertilizer ma
terial from European ports. This yes
sci is soon to be under way.
The Harrison Direct Line freighter
Politician, one of the large cargo car
carriers operated by the company is
as bringing two thousands
tons fertilizer. This vessel is expect
cd will arrive here the middle of the
month.
New olling Stations.
Seven new oil stations are to b.
opened July list on the west coast Of
South America, which will greatly
facilitate the use Of oil as oil as fuel
exclusively in merchan. and naval yes
sells plying the Pacific. These sta
tions are located at Taltal, Tocopiila.
and Oquique in Chill and at Junin.
Pisague, Callao and Payta in Peru.
Great quantities or California oil are
being shipped to the West Coast.
Other stations are to be established
On the eastern coast and on the Next
can Pacific coast. It is expected that
IN the near future the american con
tinent will be girdled with an edequ-
ate number of oIi bunkering stations.
Up to the present time there have
been practically no oil stations be-
tween Baltimore and the Horn, and.
his has shortened the cruising radius
Of steamers equipped with oil burn
Chronicle.
COuclQCldDlC Cnlp4iCnS VI llNC
stock is expected to arrive here on Ju-f
" 5th in the Americana
'reighter Columbian. This vessel is
New York cargo transhipped
1t Tehuantepec, which left the East
coast of the United States in the Geor-
yian on May 10 and the Kentuckian
IN May 10th. The Columbian also
picked up freight for the Islands at
San Francisco, Seattle and Tacoma.
Puget Sound cargo up to June 26th is.
aboard. The Columbian will load the
regulation $4,000 tons sugar at the sew
sral ports of call.
A few days ago over four million
cigars, arrived at Honolulu, but they
lid not remain here. The smokes
IN question were part of big ship
nent of Manila cigars, shipped in the
Japanese liner Tenyo Maru and con-
signed to mainland importers. The
cigars came from score or more fac
tories doing business at the Philip
pine capital. The Tenyo carried an