Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-27
To SMASH RECORD
CROSSING The
PACIFIC

A marked reduction in time IL
crossing the Pacific is to be inaugu
rated with the operation of the two
fast and larger liners in the Canadian
Pacific service, according 10 q story
which has reached Honolulu with the
arrival OF the troopship Thomas.
The Pacific Mail may be required
10 look well to past laurels in the
matter Of fast time in the big ocean
According to the new schedule now n
tffect BY the Canadian Pacific, The
new ocean greyhound Empress Of
Rnkeia is expected to break all ex
listing records for speed In steamins
from Vancouver to Hongkong. This
vessel will be remembered to have
clipped one and one-half days from
former records held by the trim and
yacht.lfke Empress OF Japan.
II is claimed that with the EN-
press Of Russia so much confidence
Is placed in her. speed ability follow
ing the splendid showing made n
her 60O-mile trial trip, that no diff
Guilty was experienced BY her engine
room staff In keeping up continu
Gus speed Of twenty and one7hali
knots throughout an entire voyage.
Those aboard at the time were en-
ihusiastic over the success Of the
trials. and were satisfied that she
would be able to behave herself
.rnIendI6lv under any conditions. as
'~6srsnteed nv the naval and marine
.SS,,erfs whose most saneuine expec.
@s1ion q were exceeded
a TN. older Emnresses maintain the
r,n, fram Yolrohama ia the coast ia
-kont tw.Iva davs buf the nresent
~scord WINS made nv the Emnress al
lanai. {. when this record was first
.r~fr hlisbed tie Pacific Mail COMPANY.
..I6 fad nacenflv brought into the Pa,
..|I> -. ,,eur rfaauare Korea Man.
..[e,.,s md. ciheria ~ he sonpratefj al
ne Vol.cbama.san Francisco service
maize strenuous efforts fo hreak the
rrc6rf held by the British vessel and
~ fhie end Far 4 time dropped Homo.
l',ln from the Calling LIST of the 81.
IerIa Even fhen. driven Al tor
/ rne<d. she failed "a touch the record
- ~ bcur and forty minutes s s
The Fmnress Is the LARGEST craft on
80 pacific being 5eo feet in length
WIN ) siyty.eirbf foot beam Her
cross fonnsee is 1880.
ps,,l q Miliiran ! marine enpineer
- sadie hae narfected an ,nvenfion
~bicb nromises ri make in,nnssihle
ne misinterprefation Of eneineroom
e,Sneie and Tins avoid many 4 costlv
Sieacter His invention Is simnle
electrical alarm device attached n
ike reverse lever Of the engine and
,.-,r.5 - the indicafor ~. the taIaera, :,
Er,SCa II wo,.lre 4, s,,cb : lmanneri a.
- rofifv the onerafine engineer of )
,,,,si,f stion ~ ~. - falsss s,e.
,si hSfora tba control 3evar can he
f'-c,-ft ~ the rnnnins ,,nsit;cn : reor
~,set now the device has hean IN
<hs sound steamer Knlsban and Man.
egor rrank n Rprne of fba INLAND
NAVIGATION corinnnv gives n hioh
-r.,Se The invention ,1etll he ~, 5r;si
for : waef lonrer and ~ Il, &c s, =, : g.
ri az during the last week II viii,
Inland fleet Mulligan was formerly
ii the naval service and at one time
was chief engineer OF the torpedo de!
etr0yer Preble and the monitor Chey.
enne.
~
c,v,,rv taorses for lsIara ros.s
n IS nradictea tbat the ITr,..d
STATES army transnort my will "a.
main here sfor 81 least fortv.eirht
hours. pending the transfer J, Of 25e
bead of horses and mules from the
The. Dix Is now enroute from Seattle
70 Honolulu and according to late adj
dices should reach here on or about
,Juyl LIST. The troopship win dis.
charge several thousands tons OF
quartermaster supplies. including
feed, forage and construction mater
ial. The Dix is now in command Of
Captain George H. Pierce, who has