Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-10
LtJkA To VISIT
PALMYRA ISLAND


awaiting dispatch for the South
Seas. is more or less positively given
as Palmyra and Tanning islands.
The Luka has been moored near
the foot of Fort street wharf where
+. quantity of provisions were placed
aboard, believed sufficient for an ex-
tended cruise.
AS the Luka had been engaged in
the transportation Of quantities of CO.
pra, the vessel became much overrun
with beetles and bugs With view
Of Kidding the schooner of this form
of pest, Captain Piltz shifted the Luka
20 quarantine this morning.
Palmyra islands lying about thou
sand miles to the southwark of Homo
lulu have been the property of Judge
Henry K. Cooper for year or more.
They are declared as quite productive,
large number of cocoanut trees
thriving there.
The islands were last visited about
year ago when a United States
cruiser called there, and several Off
GERS spent some days in making new
and reliable charts of the group OF
little Nislets and reefs included in the
Palmyra purchase.
Admiral" Eben Low is generally
conceded as one of the best informed
authorities on Palmyra, the well
known local navigator having visited
there on several occasions, and cover
ed the entire area of land in quest of
copra, phosphates and other products
for which the little group is famed
Captain Piltz is prepared to sail
away at moments notice. He has
shipped a crew for a round trip to
both Palmyra and Tanning island.
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Ten Days from Coast to Japan.
In placing the fine new Canadian
Pacific liner Empress of Russia in
service with the first part of June,
II is now predicted that the time from
Vancouver, B. c. to Hongkong win be
shortened to seventeen days. A b.
weekly trans-Pacific service is prom
ised. according to reports that were
current on the Japanese coast at the
time the transport Thomas sailed from
Nagasaki.
The Philippines is said will receive
material benefit by the additional
steamers. This service will include
the new steamships, Empress of Rus
STA and Empress of Asia. every four
weeks which are scheduled to make
the run between Hongkong and the
Pacific coast in IL days. To illustrate
the possibilities for Manila mail it
may be pointed out that mail leav-
ing Manila on July Is on the Thomas
may be transferred at Nagasaki to
the Empress of Russia leaving Hong
kong on July is and will reach the
Pacific coast on August 2, Is days
from Manila, whence it is but four
days to Washington, New York and
other Eastern cities.
The possibilities of this service
depend somewhat on the connections
that. can be made at Nagasaki on
each occasion with steamers running
direct between Nagasak and Manila.
Maritime Congress Of Nations
A British four-master and two Brit
fish barkentines. two Chilean barken-
tines, a Chilean four-master and one
Russian fourmaster constitute the
fleet of windjammers expected at Van
couyer within the next week On May
z the Chilean barkentine Royal Sow
ereign is AZ DAYS out from Valparaiso
in ballast for Victoria and win load
lumber for Valparaiso The Chilean
ship Curzon is 81 days out from Val
paraiso for Vancouver. The British
iour-master Bay Of Biscay should ar
rive at Vancouver this week from Cal
lao. and the Russian chin Endymion is
Al days out from CaiIao for Van
couver. The two British barkentines
are the Rowena. so days from Carrizal,
and the Jordanhill, q days from Hon
olulu. The latter is bound for Esqui-
malt to overhaul and await orders |
The Chilean bark Ricart de SoIer is
coming to Victoria from Antofagasta. !
Lurline Piled With Cargo
Tofarrive here tomorrow morning, |
the Matson Navigation steamship Lur-
line win return with 1850 tons. sugar. !
taken on at Hilo and 1850 tons sugar 1
and 1900 tons molasses supplied dur
ing the stay at Kahuluf The Lurlfne /
is scheduled TO sail for San Francisco
at O'Clock Tuesday evening. the YES
sci departing from Hackfeld wharf
with about 80 cabin passengers. Cas-
tie & Cooke, local representatives. |
have $500 punches bananas and 35o9l
cases of pines ready for shipment to
the coast in the Lurline
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Rush Work on Enterprise
Some fast work is predicted win be !
done on the Matsor Navigation steam /
er Enterprise, now at Hilo. with a ;
view of dispatching the vessel for San |
Francisco on Monday evening. The
Enterprise is expected will sail for
the coast with. full cargo of sugar. 4
and shipments of preserved pineapples +!
and bananas.
Echo from the WiIhelmina
A long distance wireless reached /
this port today indicating that tho
Natson Navigation steamer Wilhel
nina 1858 miles off Honolulu. was
s-,.s,,od IN arrive at Honolulu early