Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-08
MAIFORGOASIl
Away WEDNESDAY

with the assistance OF the InterIsTani
has come to the assistance Of ths poo
lie of the territory at this particular
instance in the proposed forwarding oil
important mail TO the mainland by
means Of the steamer Hilonian, de
parting from Hilo ON or about Thurs
day, April 10.
Arrangements have been completed
whereby the steamer Mama Kea, sail.
ing for Hilo on Wednesday Rlorning,
viii be given mail destined FOR iran
shipment 20 the Hilonian at HiIo. The
Matson vessel is expected will reach
destination at San Francisco at least
two and a half to three days earlier
than correspondence forwarded by the
Pacific Mailer Mongolia, now sched-
uled to sail from Honolulu on April Is.
The postofiice officials ask that 1t is
Dhrticularly desirable at this time that
mail be forwarded as promptly as pos
sjble because of the unusually large
accumulation now in their possession.
The withdrawal of the Pacific Mall
liner Nile from calling at Honolulu On
fhe voyage from the orient 10 San
Francisco created much havoc with
existing mail schedules. Had the Nile
followed the regular course instead of
taking the Great Circle route, that
liner would have reached the port to-
day and sailed for the coast this even
ing
The arrangement as now completed
viii obviate a period Of at least ten
days between mails for the mainland.
In their efforts to relieve the pres
ent congestion the postoffice officials,
as well as those connected with the
Matson and lInter~Island companies, in
|ffrumental in effecting the agreement,
are entitled to the thanks of the busi-
ness community for timely assistance
81 rather distressfuI period to say
The least.
.WeIchmen TO the Fore
According to the registrar generals
census Of seafnen, Walshmen are in
possession Of the bridge as masters or
mates; Scotsmen, rule in the engine
room: Englisnmeh IN the stewards
department. and freshmen on deck.
England comes last of the four in
number OF mercantile seanen she fur
nishek in proportion to her population.
The figures for each of the four coun-
tries are: Scotland, 10 sailors per l.
poo population; Wales. 5 per 1000;
ireland, 2. per 1900; England, 2. per
1000. In the case OF masters Wales
easily comes first, 9 2 per cent of all
her seamen commanding their vessels,
IS against 6.3 per cent for Scotland,
SIS per cent for England and 5 per
cent for Ireland With regard to mates
Wales again leads with 1874 per cent,
as against Sc0tland's 104 per cent,
Eneland's g. per cent, and Ireland's
5 u per cent. In the engine room the
SCOTSMAN rules. 218 per cent of the
total number Of Scottish seamen being
rated as engineers" Wales comes
second with 49, per cent, England is
third with 11.2 per cent. and Ireland
again comes last, with only Go per
cent. In the stewards department the
Englishman reigns supreme. England
has as large a percentage of stewards
as Wales boasts of masters and mates.
The percentage Of stewards to the to-
tai number of seamen for each country
being England "a s per cent, Scotland
14.8 per cent, Wales 1876 per cent,
and Ireland, per cent. ireland comes
to the front with her ABS and with
her firemen, the percentage of ABB s
10 the total number of hands OF all
grades being Ireland %. Scotland Is,
wales -, England 10.2 The figures
for fire1nen again are ireland zoe per
cent. England IL per cent, Scotland
10. s per cent. and Wales 9.3 per cent
Bfk Fish Stems Steamship.
From the Florida coast, rich in pis-
catorial romance, comes this tale in
which large fish figured in retard-
ing the movements of large Ward
liner. The Havana recently spitted a
shark on her PROV off the Florida
coast and had time getting the mon
ster free.
The Saratoga arrived from Havana
with a story. attested by the log and
Cant. Miller and his staff, of splitting
: giant manatee, also off the Florida
coast. It was necessary to stop the
shin. saws this veracious tale, so
heavy was the drag of the fish, and
chief officer George Demar was low
cred over the bow to dislodge the
manatee with a boat-hook, but he
could not bulge the carcass. Then
fhe saratoga reversed her engines and
hacked out of the manatee.
pllIno for Pearl Harbor
sailing from st. Helens, Oregon,
~ schooner w. F. CAIRNS, has just
s,,,ished loading a complete cargo of
n,iinr al the tie plant, and sails for
pearl .s..rI Harbor, the piling to be used
= the government harbor works at
that point. ~.
a. tha first schooner carrying
s snIl cargo = 70 Of piling sailing out of the
col mi ia river. Other vessels are
expected in soon to carry y. similar sim ar
se1oe 70 Pearl Harbor for use OF
80 new federal naval station
r. e possible that the Matson Navl,
-st;o : steamer Lruline, with cargo In