Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-26
A.-H. TOFOLLOW
AFORMER ROUTE

No radical change can be expected
to follow the arrangement of the new
schedule for Observation-Disclosures
freighters over the triangular route
in the Pacific until the completion OF
the Panama canal and the opening OF
that waterway to vessels in the mer-
chant marine.
Definite information has been re-
cefved by the American-Hawaiian
Steamship Company that the Panama
canal will not be ready for the use
Of its Hawaiian sugar-carrying freight
ems until July of next year. 1t was UNI
derstood that the company was pre-
Earring to ship sugar by way of the
big ditch on and after January 1, 1914.
However, unofficial advices from the
war department to the effect that the
engineers would not have the canal
ready at that time made it necessary
for the steamship company to rear
range its schedule.
General Freight Agent c. p. Morse
of this city has been advised that the
Alaskan, to arrive here on or about
Saturday, will bring large cargo sup
rlied from the east coast of the United
States. This vessel is to depart from
3 the islands for Salina Cruz, taking the
regulation 1900 tons sugar Some
scattering consignments of preserved
pines VIII be taken.
Nipsic Follows PesSefuI Pursuit.
The old warship Nipsic, which was
recently sold by the government and
converted into a cold storage ship,
has arrived at Port Townsend from
Seattle and will be towed to the San
Juan Islands to store fish rs thay are
taken from the traps. The Nipsic
was purchased from the government
by Captain George Wiley, a canncry
operator. who junked the interior and
machinery, receiving enough for the
junk to convert her into q cold st6r-
age craft. The vessel was built in
1873 and is one of those that's with
stood the typhoon that wrec:.ed so
many vessels In Samoa some years
ago.
N
HiIonian Officer Promoted
At one time an officer in tile Mat
son Navigation steamer Hilonian and
a regular visitor TO Honolulu. J. c.
Irwin, commercial superintendent ,t
the Marconi Wireless Company, is to
be promoted to the management OF
the Seattle branch. Irwin is one cf
the best known wireless: men in the
country. He was with Wellnan in
the attempt to cross the Atlantic III
a balloon and escaped death when the
balloon fell. The name OF his sue
oessor was not announced.
Record for Coast Shipya.'i
The largest wooden vessel con-
structed at San Francisco in long
time was launched On May "a from
the yards of Frank Stone The Craft.
which is to be used in the codfishing
business in the north by. the Union
Fish Company, is $50 feet long and
schooner rig. with three Inasss. The
vessel viii be equipped with l59
horsepower auxiliary gas engine.
Schooner Alert Makes New Record
The schooner Alert, Captain John
Hansen, has completed remarkably
fast passage between the Golden Gate
and the Columbia River, negotiating
the passage in better time. han is
no wmade by the coastwtse steam
schooners Me vessel u:a,is The run
up the Coast in four dags. On two
days the Alert logged $50 ana 275
miles. respectively.
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Cutter Bear Prepares for Summer
The revenue cutter Beas arrived at
Nome, Alaska, on June 3. The quick
passage of the Corwin ard the Bear
indicates that Boring Sea is free from
ice, and that the big line that have
Just sailed for the far norSh will have
no trouble The absence Of ice is
also a good omen for the Stcfansson
Arctic expedition.
Schooner Campbell Sails ~ Sound
The American schooner John NJ.
Campbell with lumber an! general
cargo from Puget Sound arriving at
Kaanapali on June 9th was dispatched
for Puget Sound ports on last Tues
day according to repof>s received
here today. The vessel was dispatched
in ballast.