Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-03
KOREA TRIP WAS
'ahENJOYABLf
ONE

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Dancing every night on the voyage
from San Francisco. with a masquer-
sde thrown IN for Halloween, hap
py party Of passengers arrived In Ho-
noluiu al II O'Clock this morning by
the liner Korea, under Capt. A. W.
Nelson's command.
The voyage passed so pleasantly
that the Count and Countess Won Tat.
1enbach, who left Germany some time
ago for q tour Of the world, have de
cided not 70 stop off here but viii con.
tine their journey on the Korea 10
japan. The count and countess had
originally planned TO remain here sew.
erzl days and make the remainder of
The voyage across the Pacific on a
Maru inner.
The Korea carries a heavy cargo,
267 tons OF which viii be discharged
here. Altogether she had on 67I7
tons. II is partly because Of the
amount Of freight she Is to discharge
that her departure has been delayed
until tomorrow afternoon al 4:30..
This win give the officers one of
the first opportunities they have had
q chat with the officers OF the liner
China, which arrived IN port this af-
ternooH from Yokohama. The China
win 81 out tomorrow about noon.
The Koreais voyage was made on
4 GOOD sea- Very little rough weather
was experienced She win take on
some little cargo before leaving for
the remRlndef Of her. trip.
Strive for Lower Insurance.
Pacific coast steamship men are
orgahizing for securing lower insur-
n1ce rates on account Of the instaIla-
ton Of the radio telegraph on their
Etc1neIE They claim the wireless
has resulked several times In saving
Ee11eI1 which ofhefwise would have
met destruction. They demand that
the money saved By the underwriters
should decrease the present rates.
The arguments tend TO show that
the amount Of insurance paid since
re installation tof the wireless Is
less n proportion than formerly The
EhlpoI1els say the same rule that
applies IN adjusting rates on shore
when the means Of saving property
are improved through the installation
OF better Ere hghting facilities should
obtain 81 sea. Several vessels on the
Pacl6c have been saved through
timely I'D brought by the wireless.
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MARI Liners Here.
Two Maru liners. the shinyo and
Chlyo. VIII arrive here within "a
hours q each other this week The
.Shinyo q due Wednesday from San
Francisco and IS expected to dock by
a m and sail At O'clock OF the
same day. The chiyo, due Thursday
p. n. She carries ZIG steerage pas
sengers for Honolulu. an unusually
large number Her cargo for here
amounts TO 1913 tons.
Hcnolplan Brings Mail.
According 70 message Just re-
celyed from the HonoIulan. that
steamef VIII arrive here tomorrow
morning on good time. Her passen.
gers number 81 Shescarried 1es bags
81 mail and 81 Of express She has a
15ll ton cargo In which Is included
four automobiies. OF her cargo 23S
tons are for Kahului. The Honolulan
wlli dock II the Queen street wharf.
selye Manu Tomorrow.
On her way 10 South America the
SeiFo Marn will arrive in Honolulu
non Yokohama tomorrow. She viii
pIoo1bly not dock here but win go on
- HIlp 20 discharge 720 tons of her
cargo The Seiyo carried a heavy
cargos according 70 the word reaching
castle 3 Cooke. the agents OF the
company here.
Diesel Engine for the Coast. r.
he first 100 horsepower marine
Diesel engine 20 be built In America
win shortly be installed In a passen.
ger boat operating on a daily run on
Puget Sound. The engine is a 4
cycle, 4-cyfnder, with the tsuaI
clutch and gear, and was designed for
Pacihc coast conditions. II is ad.
miably suited for tugs, halibut
schooners, cannery tenders, yachts
and comparatively small passenger
and freight vessels
The design, construction and oper.
alton Of this new type Of engine is so
simple that this first engine was set
mp Ia the shop by a gasoline engine
man who had never before seen a
Diesel engine The entire test stand
trials and the present endurance test
5 have and are being conducted by this
man The combastion is perfect, the
exhaust clear, fun power is devel.
oPed. and the consumption of fuel oil
Is only IS lbs per H. P. hour. The
consumption of lubricating oil is tx.
ceeding small.
: Submsfine Bells Prove a Success. -
AT present there are 1--WE submarine
bells ia operation on the various
American .Iightships on the Pacific
The latest to be Installed was on the
Gas boey ateEape Blanco. Among the
vessels equipped with the submarine
signal apparatus are those of the
MISUNDERSTANDING Company. the
Pacific Coast Steamship COMPANY
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