Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-27

The Togo Kisen Kaisha liner. with
o few lay over passengers and a con
siderable quantity of mainland mail
for the islands, should have under or
binary conditions of the weather ans
seas, arrived here early this morning.
Captain A. G. Stevens has. however.
wirelessed in to Castle & Cooke, the
lmperator Has Acres Of Deck Space.
Deck space In the great German
steamship lmperator need not be con-
sitlered in feet, but in acres. accord
ING to the magnificent Dimensions
Riven 70 the leviathan that ie soon to
enter the Atlantic trade as a pas
eenger and freight carrier.
The dimensions of the Inpsra sor
are. approximately, length ST9 tt; ana
1xtreme breadth, 9s #; and depth
moulded to the top continuous deck,
50 e. The vessel will have accom-
liOdaticn for about 700 first, COO sec
!. old, $40 third and 1850 fourth class
passengers. With a crew Of 100. she
IS now being fitted out at the new
Hamburg yard of the Vulcanwerke.
18th the aid of a 200-ton cantilever.
crane, and is expected to be ready fo-
service this spring. Deck plans for
this huge transatlantic passenger car
rier have been on file at the agency
Of H, Hackfeld & Co. for some time.
The various decks show hundreds OF
state rooms, believed sufficient to ac-
commodate the Inhabitants of small.
city.
The Imperator succeeds in dwarf
ing many of New York's large build
ings when lined up for comparison.
Thomas Believed Will Sail on Time.
The United States army transport
Thomas, that passed through Homo.
lulu en- route from Manila to San
Francisco last week, is believed will
leave the Coast port for a return trip
10 the Philippines on schedule time.
NE Thomas met with an accident to
her propeller while steaming in fnil-
ippine waters. The troopship was
sent to 0longapo drydock. remaining
there for some weeks. Should 1t be
found impossible to dispatch thu
Thomas from San Francisco on Msrch
S. the date of sailing may be changed
uf.til March 10, bringing the vessel
into Honolulu on or about March II.
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Thousand Sewing Machines Damaged.
1t was a serious fire that burned IN
the hold OF the Japanese liner Mexico
kafu while that vessel steamed from
Puget Sound ports to japan. Four
days after leaving Tacoma, fire broke
out and when the steamer reached
Yokohama at the time the Pacific
Mail urea remained az the port. II
moved a difficult task to accurately
estimate the damage done cargo or
he vessel. One thousand sewing ma
chimes consigned to the Singer COM
many and a quantity OF cotton, hour
and sundries were included IN the
freight either damaged or totally de-
stroyed.
HiIonian Prepared for Passenger
Trade.
Arrangements are completed for
fhe TRANSPORTATION of forty cabin pas
sengers from Honolulu to San Fran
cisco WITH the departure of the Matson
Navigation steamer Hilonian. This
vessel has been placed on the berth to
sail for the Coast tomorrow evening.
8 o'clock being set as the sailing
hour The Hilonian will take ship
ments of sugar as well as an assort-
ment Of Hawaiian products. late
mail will be dispatched to the main
land in this liner:
Coal for Local Naval Station.
what Is believed will be a forerun-
ner of other large shipments of east
cnast coal to the local naval station
Il reported in the departure of the
british steamship Frankmount, yes
sci CAPABLE of carrying between five
and SLY thousand tons of fuel Accord-
ing to a cable received at the local
branch of the Merchants Exchange,
the steamer sailed from Norfolk, Va,
for Honolulu yesterday. 1t is possi-
HE that some of the coal to be trans
ferred to Hawaii will be stored at
Pearl Harbor.
Kestrei TO Arrive Soon.
The British steamer Kestrel, now
on A run between the Hawaiian ISL
ands and Tanning island. is expected
will be dispatched from the south seas
cable station tomorrow, with destina-
lion as Honolulu. The Kestrel is cred
tied with possessing equipment suffi-
cisnt to cover the distance in four
davs The vessel will doubtless BRING
shipment of copra, or the dried pro-
dnct of the cocoanut tree.
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cievelsnd is at Yokohama.
with five hundred round-the-worid
4anrisfs on board, the Hamburg-Amer-
ican liner Cleveland has arrived at
yoroharaa. according to cable re-
-ss,ss5 here today. The Cleveland left
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