Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-25
smith HEIR
s. TO FORTUNE


Bringing the story OF a well-known
tIans-Pacific skipper falling into a
snug fortune. and to retire from the
Togo Kisen Kaisha service after many
years engaged In the trans Pacific
trade, the liner Nippon Maru and the
big Chiyo Maru are arrivals at the
port Of Honolulu today.
Occupying berth at the Waikiki
side Of 4iakea wharf. the Chiyo Maru
wiz remain until o'clock before pro-
ceeding to the coast Of Asia. This
vessel brought 326 sacks OF mail but
no passengers.
Togo Kisen Kaisha steamship men
discussed with much interest the i'm,
tending changes In the service which
has to do with the probable appoint
ment Of Captain w. c. T. 8. FilmerI
as permanent commander OF the Shin
20 Marn. the present pride Of the fleet.
Captain w. C. T. s. Filmer, who re-
ceiyed testimonial from the passen-
gers Of the Japanese liner Chiyo Maru
during the home bound trip several
days ago, may become the permanent
commander Of the Shinyo Maru, the
pride Of the Togo Kisen. Captain r.
Stanley Smith, who has had command
of the Shinyo since she went into
commission, has taken leave Of abb
sence and will surrender HIS vessel to
Filmer whom the Chiyo arrives at Yo-
lohama.
Captain Elmer win travel to the
Japanese port as passenger Of the
Chiyo.
Captain w. w. Greene is in COM
mand OF the Chiyo Maru. having
placed his bride In HIS fine new Oak
land home. and relieved Captain Fill
mer Of the command of the Chiyo.
Greene has been away on vacation, a
portion Of the time having been spent
in England.
At the time the Nippon Maru called
at Yokohama 1t was freely predicted
that Captain Smith of the Shinyo.
would resign from the service perma-
nently because Of legacy recently
left him by one OF his relatives in
England II is understood that the
tidy sum 81 100000 has been added
to the SHIPPERS bank account 1t is
said that Smith win remain with his
wife and two children IN Japan, rest
ing and taking life easy upon the In
terest Of his Investments. Smith is
one of fthe few transit Pacific shippers
who can afford to surrender his posi-
ton.
Captain a. G. Stevens OF the Nippon
Maru reported some nasty weather on
the voyage from Hongkong and Japan
II was only a couple Of days ago that
passengers were permitted to see the
shining face of s.,Old SOL Rain, gaieSl
and rough seas were the rule.
The. Nippon Is well filled with orier.
tsl cargo For this port, less than 400
tons win be discharged in order to.
permit the vessel sailing for San Fran
cisco ct 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Prrper McCombe has IN his safe
keeping 8 cabin, second class, and
1g Asiatic steerage passengers for.
Honolulu. The Nippon Maru through
list included 81 cabin. 10 second class
and 35 Asiatic passengers in the steer
aee.
The Nippon twas delayed at Hong
kong owing to The tremendous amount
Of shipping folnd at Hongkong, 1t.
was impossible Tor the,yessel TO gain q
drydock In tim4 to permit sailing on
the regular schedule. The Nippon
Maru Is taking fair assortment OF
through cargo including much osilk
destined for the east coast Of the.
United States.
Ii sailing fot San Francisco early
this afternoon. the vessel carried al
large accumulation Of mail from the
islands.
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Report on Motok ships.
The danish East Asiatic Company
Of Copenhagen is now operating reg
ularly to this port ffom Europe In
the annual report Of the concern just
published owners of the two motor
ships, the Selandia and Jatlandia, an
interesting appendix is given relating
10 the working of these vessels. The
company has now seten motor vessels
ordered, all to be delivered in 1913
and 1914. In the report it is stated
that & the motor slips Selandia and
Jutla4dia had fitted with steam en-
Fines with cores ohding power To-
that Of their Diesel OF engines, their
coal consumption would have averaged
about forty tons I'M twenty-four hours,
whereas the oil consumption on their
maiden voyage averaged nine tons per
twenty-four hours and has been grad
ually reduced to eight tons.
Laysan Birds fared Badly.
Out Of the large collection Of live