Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-08
SKIPPERBEARS
DECORATIONS

coast of the United StlteS viii on ar
rival here be found in command OF
Captain Rudolph Peterson. OF whom II
is said, performed yalient service and
rescue work at San Francisco ONE
years ago at the time Of the great fire.
The Karnak is ! roCeeding 10 Homo
lulu with an extensive shipment OF
European merchandise, and quantities
o. material for the manufacture Of fer
E.!zer. The latter cargo is consigned
&c .he Hawaiian FertiliZe~ COMPANY
although it is generally understood
that H. Hackfeld and Company will
act as agents for the vessel during
the stay at this port.
Captain Peterson is said to hear a
number of decorations, awarded him
for acts Of bravery and valer. Captain
Peterson is well known all along the
coast. He was master Of the Uarda
at the time of the fire In 1906, and
rendered service to refugees which
won him wide commentator. In 1907
at Valparaiso, during the earthquake
which shook that city, Captain Peter
son also performed rescEe work. The
German Government and the Govern
ment OF Chile presented him with hon
orary decorations.
The Karnak was reported to have
left Hamburg for Leith and Honolulu
twenty-five days ago.
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Taking Liquid Oil At Sea-.
Great skill has been attained IN
bunkering British warsaips with liquid
fuel at sea while travelling at full
speed. The principle Of the method
used is for the warship to tow the
fuel vessel at distance of about 200
yards, oil being all the while pumped
from the latter to the former through
a hose The British Admiralty's tank
steamer Petroleum succeeds in passing
oil to a battleship while the two ships
are travelling at the rate Of about 19
knots. The pumps of the Petroleum
ere connected with the battleship's
tarks BY Q flexible metal hose, FIVE
inches In diameter. II the vessel to
be loaded IL destroyer the hose Is
four inches In diameter.
Steelwound spiral hose was at first
tried. but this corroded after a moder-
ate amount Of wear. It is still in use
to q limited extent Bronze hose Is
now employed, no rubber, no canvas.
or leather being used in its construc-
ton. II consists of strip OF metal
wound spira1ly upon itself. 1t is ex-
tremely flexible and strong and never
leaks, and, being bronze. 1t does not
rust.
with the tanksr towing behind the
bsttleship about eighty tons of oil fuel
per hour can be transferred through q
Eve inch hose, and this can be Gone
while travelling at nineteen knots.
Though the two vessels are at dis-
tance Of only two hundred yards. over
800 yards OF hose are used, as some Of
the oil tanks Of a big warship are far
M toward the bows. Other nations
have now adopted this method, which
is very effective, but needs great care
IN seamanship and no httlc practice.
The operation of bunkering oil at sea
while steaming at rapid rate is reg
iisarly carried ont by way OF training.
Earlier Hour For yHilo Steamer
In view Of the fact that the port
OF Lahaina has been added to the
itinerary Of the Inter-Island steamer
Mauna Kea ON the week end run, that
vessel viii hereafter be dispatched
from Honolulu one hour earlier The
vessel instead of departing at four
O'Clock Saturday afternoon via sail
al three O'Clock. The cab at La
haina has accustomed considerable
delay in arrival at Hflo on Sunday
morning, which in some instances has
resulted in the holding Of the morn
ing trains on the HiIo railway.
The Inter-Island win pat into eff
feet the elimination OF Lahaina as q
port or call for the Claudine, thereby
enabling that vessel to reach Homo
lulu between Re naAd eleven o'clock
Saturday evening as previously noted
In the columns CT the STAR Bulletin.
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ShInyo to Get Early Dispatch
Three O'Clock Friday afternoon is
the time designated for the departure
OF the Japanese liaer Shinyo Maru for
Japan and China ports. Castle &
Cooke, local representatives for the
vessel have been advised through
wireless that the Shinyo Maru from
San Francisco, win be an arrival at
this port on or about seven O'Clock.
The vessel has no freight for the
Islands, being a foreign bottom.
Less that fifty Asiatie passengers
have been booked for the steerage.
The Shinyo Maru will bring down
the next mail from the mainland.
Mexican Cutting off the Corners
One corner of the huge triangle,
pefsued by vessels IN the American
Hawaiian service in the Pacific is be-
ing clipped off in the departure Of
the steamer Mexican from San Fran
cisco to Honolulu direcG the vessel
being due to arrive here on next
Tuesday. According to advices re-
-ceiyed by G. P. Morse. the Mexican
Is bringing down a large shipment of
mainland freight, including tran
shipped cargo from the east coast Of
the United States.
Kauai Sugar.