Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-19
Shipping


! n SiSthI snip 10 the Dig american
Oh tanker ". r. Herrin, which sailed
1 out of Honolulu harbor yesterday, en-.
Route to GaViota, is to follow upon
the increased demand for fuel oil at
ports along the Pacific Coast and in
the Hawaiian Islands.
That new tanker, similar in size
and capacity TO the big w. +. Herrin,
IS a necessity, was verified by officers
in the tanker, who predicted before
taking a departure for the coast yes
terday that the new vessel to fly the
house flag Of the Associated Oil Com
pany would be built at Newport News,
Va.
The j. h Chanslor, which has made
several trips between the coast oil
ports and the Hawaiian Islands, is
also. a tanker after which the new
boat will be patterned.
- The Associated Oil Company steam.
ers of late construction are capable
OF carrying fifty thousand. barrels of
fuel oil.
From statements made yesterday il
; is inferred that the new tanker will
be ready for launching along the first
of next June.
With. her added capacity, the As
ISOLATED Oil Company will have five
big cargo carriers in regular COMMITS
sion between coast ports and the
Islands.
Bark Nuuanu out for Consolation
prize.
The bark Nuuanu now three hun
1atf
Z York by the way OF Falkland islands,
and enroute TO Honolulu is Believed to
be out for the consolation prize for
a long distance passage.
The Nuuanu has been on the list of
az expected daily arrival for the past
three weeks.
The vessel is bringing general cargo
from the East coast of the United
States consigned to the agency Of 7.
n Davies and Company Captain
Josslyn, the well known navigator
possesses, wide circle of friends at
this port, who will rejoice when the
familiar outlines Of his gallant com
mand again appear off the harbor.
The Nuuanu will be remembered
as having met with a hurricane which
caused damage, and compelled the
skipper to put into the Falklands in
distress. Extensive repairs were made
before the voyage to the Hawaiian is
lends was resumed.
Eric Making Long Passage.
The American schooner Eric is
making rather long passage from
Tocopilla to Honolulu, the windjam-
mer now being fortyeight days from
the nitrate port
This vessel is bringing fertilizer
material for discharge here.
Politician Due Within the Week.
The Fred. Waldron Company, agents
for the Harrison Direct Line freighter
Politician. expects the arrival of that
vessel within week, according to adj
vices received yesterday from the
Coast
The Politician is one of the newer
steamers in the Harrison Direct serv-
ice between Europe and the west coast
OF the United States. The steamer isl
reported to have called at several
5 South American ports there to dis
i charge and take on shipments of cof-
fee and other commodities. The Pol:
itician is said to have several thou
sand tons freight for Honolulu, in
GLIDING large quantity of fertilizer
and hardware. The vessel Is to pro-
coed to San Pedro, San Francisco and
3 Puget Sound ports after completing
discharge of cargo at Honolulu.
IS Scarcity of tonnage in the Far East.
According to advices brought by,
the Shinyo Maru there is the greatest
kind of activity in Japanese shipping
& and compared with last year the num-
Der of vessels under charter has al
most doubled. with the supply of YES
sells to handle tonnage inadequate to-
fiji the demand The vessels most re-
Gently chartered have been taken up1
for terms of six months or a year
and represent a tonnage of As, 600
8 tons, There is still demand for YES
sells and the charter rates have ad-
vanced amazingly, il is said Several
OF the steamers are getting So, 900 and
$4,000 a month.
Shippers Meet Menace in Drifting
Logs.
Masters of coasting vessels report
many log drifts along the coast be-
tween San Pedro and Gray's Harbor.
The logs are a serious menace to-
navigation, and as a result shippers
of coastwise craft have been notified
TO keep sharp lookout.
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It. X. X. May Adopt HOngkOng- Built
s. Lifeb0ats.
The Togo Risen Kaisha which oper-
.e.tnn thn hip Tanun Shinu1 and Ishiirn