Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-25
ALTMAN QUITS;
BACK TO SEA

Captain Rodger Altman, former Pa
cific Mail skipper, and for the past
few months marine superintendent
for the lnter-Island Steam Navigation
Company at this port, has rendered
his resignation TO President and Cen
eral Manager j. A. Kennedy, the same
to take effect at once.
Captain Altman, while remaining
somewhat non-commistal as to his
future movements, intimates that he
has been offered the command of a
large new nine thousand tons liner
that will enter trade in the Pacific
with the beginning of April,
IT is understood that the genial Pa
cific Mail navigator, who achieved
the reputation of being the only true
blue bard of the Pacific, and writer
of original verse, will take over the
navigation of one Of the new steam
ers to be placed in service by Bates
& Ghesboro.
Captain Altman came down here at
a time when affairs between the mas
tiers and mates and the management
of the Inter-Island we're at an acute
stage. He assumed the duties for
merly performed by Captain Haglund.
Altman is rated as a good mixer
and a navigator of ability. He is said
to have become a general fayorite
with the men under his Jurisdiction,
and much regret is expressed that he
has decided to leave the islands and
a life ashore to again enter the lists
as q deep sea skipper So.
The Vacancy caused through the re-
tirement Of Captain Altman has not
yet been filled. Inquiry made at the
general offices of the company this
morning elected the information that
no appointment would be made for
some days at least.
One or two we'll known maritime
men who have been making regular
trips between the coast and Honolulu
On trans-Pacific liners have been men,
toned as a possible successor to the
position of marine superintendent.
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"Shell Lines MAY Call Here
Oil-carriers in the famous Shell
Line" of transports may make Homo
lulu port of call in event of the COM
pletion of arrangements whereby the
vessels of the Shell Syndicate are to
enter the oil trade along the Pacific
coast of the United States 1t was the
consensus of opinion that the great
supply. of oil that would be rendered
available by the regular routing of the
tankers would bring about virtual
revolution in the oil trade. From a
shipping point of view, too, it was
stated the establishment of headquar-
tiers on the coast by the Shells would
prove to be booming asset for this
port
Supt. Gallagher of the American
Gasoline Co., which is the name under
which the business at San Francisco
will be conducted, said that he did not
know Just what vessels were coming,
but that the first would arrive from
BOrneo or Sumatra about the time
when the plant at Martinez was ready
for USE About two months, he
thought, would see activity in full
blast.
The steamer Romany, which is re-
ported to be one of the steamers to
come, is owned by the Anglo-Saxon
Petroleum Company, Limited. Like
the other vessels of the great fleet, it
is built to carry petroleum in bulk.
Some of the larger steamers operated
by the company are the Ranella, Tur-
DO. Cench, Cardium, Bullmouth and
Bulysses.
IntcrisIand Sailings This Day.
The Inter-Island Steam Navigation
Company has posted the announce
ment of the following sailings for this
day.
The Iwalani was dispatched at noon
for Mahukona and Kawaihae, taking
general cargo and late mail The
steamer Niihau will be dispatched for
Kauai ports, taking the Noeau run,
and carrying explosives. The vessel
will sail at o'clock.
The Kinau is on the berth to sail at
:, o'clock for Kauai ports, taking pas
sengers, general cargo and mail,
The MikahaIa is a fixed departure
for Molokai, Maui and Lanai ports at
s o'clock this evening.
NOHd SdSdG HatNtIS SHtHHSHts
Sugar at Kona and Kau ports
awaiting shipment includes the fol-
lowing: Kukaiau, 1920; Paauilo,
1850; Paauhau, $4,000; Honokaa,
5000; Kukuihaele, 800; Kailua, 34o0.
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WilheInnina Prepared For Sea
With $500 tons cargo. mostly sugar,
and including 5000 punches bananas,
5000 cases of preserved pines and
juices, the Matson Navigation steamer
Wilhelmina is prepared for sea and
will get away for San Francisco at
ten o'clock Wednesday morning. The
vessel arrived from Hilo yesterday
morning with ITO cabin passengers.
The liner will depart for the Coast
with large complement of passen-
gers in the first cabin as well as
steerage.
With the arrival of the steamer
Mauna Kea, Purser Phillips brought
the following report of sugar await
ing shipment on Hawaii: Waiakea
1000, Hawaii Mill 1000, Hilo Sugar
II mn 0nouooa A122 Panoekco 1fO0