Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-28
N ANY .ASIATICS
in JAPANESE
Liners

Two Togo Kisen Kaisha liners are
nearing Honolulu from the coast Of
Asia, and are due to reach here this
week. bringing nearly three hundred
passengers between them.
The Hongkong Maru, on an initial
voyage across the Pacific as an inter-
mediate liner. is expected to arrive
Off quarantine at an early hour to-
morrow morning. The H0ngkong
Maru did not call at Hongkong or
the China coast on this voyage, her
cargo and passengers having been
drawn from Japan. This vessel Is re-
ported by wireless to have ESQ tons
Of cargo. cabin and AZ Asiatic steer
age passengers for Honolulu.
The big Shinyo Maru, from Manila
b. the way OF Hongkong and Japan
Iotfs, is due at the port early Fri
Any AFTERNOON, this vessel to be dis
charged OF 542 tons of cargo, while
Il3 Asiatic steerage passengers are
IestIned for the islands.
The officers in the Shinyo have.
wired Castle & Cooke, the local
AGENTS, that the vessel carries a total
81 6l5 passengers in the several
classes.
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f|nd'e pavif for Lifeboats.
A new type of boat davit has re-
Gently been tested and approved by
the British board of trade. 1t Is q
single davit, which suspends the boat
centrally by means of sling, insur-
ing raising and lowering on an even
keel. Automatic disengaging gear I'M
ships the sling as soon as the boat
reaches the water. The operating gear
il mounted on a self-contained derrick,
Of steel lattice work construction, de-
signed to handle boats Of any size.
This davit requires no guys, is self
swinging. and locks itself in either
the inboard or cupboard position. Only
two men are required to operate it
cermans Try Saving Device.
The London shipping world is much
interested Ia the experimental use Of
eretardersn in the draft of heating
tubes OF boilers ON the Norddeutcher
Lloyd liners. The last two ships
which called at Kaiser
Wilhelm IL and the Kronprinz VII
elm-reported saving 10 per cent
thereby; or 60 tons per day, while
maintaining the required speed. The
refarders are simply twisted steel
1ats. resembling old-fashioned stem
pipe wipers, and are taken out for
cleaning at the end of each voyage.
The fuel saving of these two vessels
enables them TO. discontinue taking
on additional fuel at Southampton and
also save them about $500 IN port and
pilot charges.
Departures This Day.
The 7nter-Island steamer Claudine,
for Maui ports, and the W. G. Hall for
Kauai. are on the boards to sail at
five o'clock this evening. The Gland
inc will take mail. passengers and gen.
eral cargo. The Hall is to be supplied
with late mail and a few passengers
have also been booked for the Garden
Island.
Pennsylvania Is the Name.
II is reported that the Cunard di-
rectors have decided to name their
next large liner the "Transylyania. Z
The exact dimensions of this new
steamer have not been made public.
but Roadway is now rapidly being
made with her at the yard of SCOTS
Shipbuilding and. Engineering Co. on
the Clyde.
lumber for Maui Ports.
The American schooner King Cyrus,
is reported to have been loaded with
nearly one million feet OF lumber at
Rillapa Harbor, destined for Kahu,
lui, Maui The vessel left the Wash
ington port on June 26.
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Noeau Makes Quick Trip.
The InteF-Island steamer Noeau is
being discharged of 1850 sacks of SUI
ear, rs sacks of rice and 440 sacks oi
l,addv today. This vessel is listed foI
an early return to Kauai ports.
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Would Deepen Suez Canal.
1t is announced that from January
i, 1914, the maximum draught OF wa.
ter allowed to ships using the Suez
Canal win be increased to 29 feet.