Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-08
SKIPPEERBEARS
DECORATIONS

coast OF the United St1teS will On ar
rival here be found in command OF
Captain Rudolph Peterson. Of whom II
is said, performed valient service and
rescue work at San Francisco some
years ago at the time OF the great fire
The Karnak is proceeding to Homo
lulu with an extensive shipment OF
European merchandise. and quantities
O. material for the manufacture OF fer
t:.lzer. The latter cargo is consigned
&C rne Hawaiian Fertilizer COMPANY
although it is generally understood
that H. Hackfeld and Company will
act as agents for the vessel during
the stay at this port.
Captain Peterson is said to bear
number of decorations, awarded him
for acts of bravery and valor. Captain
Peterson is we'll known all along the
coast. He was master OF the Uarda
ct the time Of the fire in 1906, and
rendered service to refugees which
won him wide commentator. In 1907
at Valparaiso, during the earthquake
which shook that city. Captain Peter
son also performed rescue work. The
German Government and the Govern
nlent OF Chile presented him with hon.
orary decorations.
The Karnak was reported to have
left Hamburg for Leith and Honolulu
twenty-five days ago.
Taking Liquid Oil At Sea.
Great skill has been attained In
bunkering British warshfps with liquid
fuel at sea while travelling at full
speed. The principle of the method
used is for the warship to tow the
fuel vessel at a distance of about 200
yards, oil being all the while pumped
from the latter to the former through
hose. The British Admiralty's tank
steamer Petroleum succeeds In passing
oil to battleship while the two ships
are travelling at the rate Of about 10
knots. The pumps Of the Petroleum
ere connected with the battleship's
tsrks by a flexible metal hose. i've
inches in diameter. II the vessel to
be loaded IL a destroyer the hose is
four inches in diameter. = H.
Steelwound spiral hose was at frst
tried. but this eorroded after moder-
ate amount OF wear 1t is still in use
To q limited extent Bronze hose Is
now employed, no rubber, no canvas.
or leather being used in its construc-
ton. It consists of strip OF metal
wound spirally upon itself. 1t is ex-
tremely flexible and strong. and never
leaks, and, being bronze, 1t does not
rust ss
With the tanker towing behind the
bsttIeship about eighty tons OF oil fuel
per hour can be transferred through. q
Eve inch hose, and this can be done
while travelling at nineteen knots.
Though the two vessels are at a dis
lance OF only two hundred yards, over
800 yards of hose are used, as some Of
the oil tanks Of a big warship are far
M toward the bows. Other nations
Z have now adopted this method, which
IS very effective, but needs great care
in seamanship and no little practice.
The operation OF bunkering oil at sea.
while steaming Mt rapid rate is reg
li,afly carried out by way OF training,
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Earlier Hour For Hilo Steamer
IN view Of the fact that the port
of Lahaina has been added to the
itinerary of the Inter-1sland steamer
Mauna Kea on the week end run, that
vessel win hereafter be dispatched
from Honolulu one hour earlier. The
vessel instead of departing at four
o'clock Saturday afternoon will sail
AZ three O'Clock. The call at La
haina has occasioned considerable
delay In arrival at Hllo on Sunday
morning, which in some instances has
resulted in the holding OF the morn
Ing trains on the Hilo railway.
The Inter-Island will put into eff
feet the elimination Of LahRina as q
port of call for the Clandine, thereby
enabling that vessel to reach Homo
lulu between te nand eleven o'clock
Saturday evening. as previously noted
in the columns Of the StarsBulletin.
Shinyo 10 Get Early pispatch
Three O'Clock Friday afternoon is
the time designated for the departure
OF the Japanese liner Shinyo Marn for
Japan and China ports. Castle &
Cooke. local representatives for the
vessel have been advised through
wireless that the Shinyo Maru from
san Francisco, will be" an arrival at
this port on or about seven O'Clock. !
The vessel has no freight for the
Islands, being foreign bottom
Less that fifty Asiatic passengers
have been booked for the steerage
: The Shinyo Maru will bring down
the next mail from the mainland
Mexican Cutting off the Corners
One corner of the huge triangle,
persued by vessels in the American
Hawaiian service in the Pacific is be-
ing clipped off in the departure Of
the steamer Mexican from San Fran
cisco to Honolulu direct, the vessel
being due to arrive here on next
Tuesday. According to adYices re-
ceived by c. p. Morse, the Mexican
is bringing down large shipment OF
mainland freight, including tran
shipped cargo from the east coast of
the United States.
Kauai Sugar.
With the arrival OF the lnter-lsland