Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-25
German Liners for Honolulu.

German Liners for Honolulu.
The KOsmoS line launched the sec
Ond Of its five new 12,O00-ton freight
ers on August IA at Geestemuende.
The new vessel will be named HathOr
The karnak was launched April 80
and the Ramses, Menes and Memphis
are all nearing completion. The new
ships. which will be all alike, are up
to date freighters equipped with the
latest devices for the safe and rapid
handling Of any kind Of cargo. Each
ship will be equipped with - winches
and 80 bOoms. One of these booms
on each ship will be designed for
handling as much as forty tons at a
lift Each ship will have seven
matches. They all will be equipped
with wireless and have been built to
trade between Europe and the coast
via Honolulu. The trips from Ham
burg to the Pacific coast that will in
clude Honolulu as a port of call will
be December January, April-May, Au-
gust-September. The ships will carry
fertilizer from Europe and nitrate
from Chilli to Honolulu and from Ho-
nolulu will carry canned pineapple
products for the European markets.
The building of these ships is part
of the kOsmoS lines preparation for
the opening Of the Panama canal
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johnson Won't Stand for Raging"
Skipper Peter johnson, we'll known
In
mand Of the Matson navigation liner
Wiihelmina, is declared as a determ-
ined foe to ragtime dances. at least
those attempted on the placid deck OF
a vessel over which he preSides with
becoming grace.
The last voyage of the Wilhelfnina
to the coast produced several bud
ding devOtees to terrSiChOre.
The charge was m2l1 that at one
of several masQuerades neEG on board
the big Wilhelmina, Captain Johnson
planted his number tC1 firmly down
ward when the Waikiki Wiggle, Flo
nolulu Hug, Hilo Hur:ie, Texas Tim
othy or the San Francisco Slide were
mooted as a prime diversion
Skipper Johnson is declared as
having taken the stand that hc such
exhibitions of tripping the light fam
tastic toe will be tolerated, on his
command, AMI that about all that
there is to it.
Shipping Staenant At Hongkong.
From what could be gathered from
officers in the Pacific Mail liner Korea
that called at Honolulu yesterday, a
stagnation in shipping at Hongk6ng
prevailed during the stay of the Korea
at the Chinese port. There was lack
o. vessels riding at anchor there that
has not been experienced + in years.
The ships in port on one day before
the korea sailed Tor Japan and Homo
lulu, excluding junks, river steamers
and Men-or-War, totalled only "a, and
these were mostly moored in the eX-
IRENE end of the Harbor, leaving the
center bare. The usual average is be-
tween 60 and 20 vessels; "a ocean-go-
ing vessels have been known to arrife
in one day, which equals the total
amount in the harbor. 1t is difficult
to ascribe a cause for this state of the
Colony's trade. as the amount of YES
sells arriving up TO hte end of August
was quite up to the average.
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Valuable Cargo Slowed In Staterooms.
For the first time in the history of
the Canadian Pacific railway COM
pany's Empress steamships cargo has
heen slowed i'll staterooms for the
westward voyage. This happened on
the liner Empress of Japan when she
left Vancouver for Yokohama and
HOngkong. Liners from the Orielt
have not infrequently carried silk in
the cabins. but the Japan is the first
of the fleet to get away from Van
coUver with freight in her stlterooms.
So much cargo is offered that quaint
ties have to be shut out to await later
sailings. Heavy conSignments of Gig
arettes, -four and condensed milk fill
ed the Japan up to the matches, and
9staterooms had to be utilized for the
overflow.
Wireless Man Stuck To His Post,
LOS ANGELES. September 13.-kft-
er a night spent in this harbOr, dur
inS which minor repairs were made
10 the rudder and needed supplies
were procured, the steamer Pleia>es
sailed for San Francisco early this
morning. On board the steamer. and
with her during all the time she re-
NAMED on the beach near Cape San
Lazaro. was George Bennett the
Young wireless operator. Bennett is
the son Of the late Frederick Bennett,
many wears marine correspondent for
the San Francisco Examiner. Young
Bennett sent out all the calls for aid.
and after communication had been es-
tablished with the company received
I'll messages while the steamer was n
the sands.
Raymond Miller, aged II. and Eddie
NctIWan. AGED Il. both of ChenOa,
H.. were Killed when their automobile
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