The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-04-25
DIX UNDERGOING
EXTENSIVE REPAIRS
Accident at Milk Damages Plates
Mails In and Out
Today.

When the army transport Dix arriv-
cd at Seattle carly this month it was
asccrtaincd that number of the hull
plates were badly damaged. The Dix
crashed into wharf at Milk, Japan.
The transport was put in drydock
on April II at the Puget Sound navy
yard to be surveyed for repairs, which
it is said, will take month to COM
plctc.
Though those on the Dix say the
vessel struck with force enough to
make dent in the wharf, it was not
thought at the time that the vessel
was damaged. After being surveyed
the Dix will await bids for repairs
which will be extended to include OK
tcnsive alterations to the deckhousc
and upper works.
Sheridan at Navy Yard.
VALLEJO, April :i.-Rcpairs that
total $4,000 were commenced at Mare
Island this morning on the army trans
port Sheridan, the yard figures for the
work having been considerably below
those of the private shipbuilding firms,
with the result that Mare Island was
given the contract. Seventy thousand
dollars will be expended by the hull
division, while the remainder of the
work will be on the transport s ma
ehincry. Additional work, the cstimat,
ed cost of which is $4,000, is also
needed on the troop ship.
AT the present time the transport
Buford, on which an $4,000 job is in
progress, is Mt the yard as well as the
revenue cutter Manning, which was or
dcred here for general ovcrhauling
several months ago. The revenue cut
ter Bear is due here tomorrow for min
or repairs.
Pacific Mail Not Sold
The story published in the local even
ing papers last night to the effect that
the Hamburg. American Steamship Co.
had purchased the Pacific Mail seems
to be without any foundation whatever,
says the San Francisco Commercial of
April II. Inquiries ut the local branch
of the German company eIIciting the
information that they were without
any knowledge of such transaction,
either in process of contamination or
in prospect for the future. Rcprcsen-
tatives of the Pacific Mail also denied
the rumor, and expressed some surprise,
as well. as curiosity, as to whore the
rumor could possibly have originated.
Wireless to London.
VANCOUVER, Il. c., April li.-By
the installing of newly invented tcle.
graph instruments, operators in the
Canadian Pacific Railway telegraph of
fee here yesterday We're able to send
messages direct to London, England,
without the use of relays. Formerly
messages were handled from here to
Montreal, then relaycd to Hazel Hill,
n. S.; s'nt by cable to Waterville, Eng
land, and thence to London
Nero Returns to Coast.
The United States naval collier Nero
I
feft Pearl Harbor Wednesday after,
noon direct for Seattle, where another
cargo of Puget Sound sand for the ma,
val drydock york at Pearl lIarbor will
be taken on. Tbs collier is to bring
about seven or eight shiploads OF sand
here before laying up again.
Honolulan and Hyades.
The Matsoh steamships Honolulan
and Hyades left port last evening fol
Island landings. The IIonolulan went
to KaIului and will return here Sunday
morning to complete Il load of sugar
and canned pineapples. Castle
Cooke, agents for the Matson line, OK
pect to send full list of passengers
and a heavy cargo when the Honolulan
leaves for San Francisco Tuesday after
noon at six. o clock.
TEe Hyades will 90 to San Francisco
via Island ports, leaving Hilo May .
The vessel will carry only sugar and
TO passengers.
Mail In and Out Today.
Mail from the Coast win arrive thi,
morning ON the Togo Kisen Kaisha, liner