Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-19
HELENE TOWS
Big DREDGE

!
A large dredger which has been
used in the improvement Of Hilo har
Dor has been transferred to Kahului,
Maui, the tow being accomplished sue.
cessfully by the Inter-lsland Steam
Navigation coasting steamer Helene.
The Helene, with the dredge in tow,
left Hilo ON Friday night, according
to report brought TO this city Sunday.
The Helene was scheduled to return
to Paauhau, Hawaii, there to take on
full shipment of sugar destined for
discharge at Hilo. 10.
| Considerable. work is TO be done, at
Kahului harbor which required the
service of a larger and more powerful
dredger. The craft may later on be
brought to Honolulu. ,se
Low Charters Steamer Heauhou.
+, Admiral Eben Low has chartered
! the mter-Island steamer, Keauhou,
with q view of improving the freight
service between Honolulu and the
windward ports. The Keauhon is a
vessel with sufficient carrying capa-
city to assist in reducing the rapid
I accumulation of freight awaiting ship
ment to points on the other side OF
this island Until the rush of business
is over. the, Keauhou will be. continued
iE,1he SERVICE
| The steamer j. A. Cummins, now
/ under the management of Admiral
Low, is undergoing some important
improvements as far as the machinery
is concerned, The vessel is to receive
brand new motor engine of the latest
| design. The coal burning furnaces
and steam engines and machinery will
be removed, creating much additional
space for cargo.
. Columbian Out at Midnight.
The American-Hawaiian freighter
Columbian is scheduled to sail for Sa-
lima Cruz by the way of island ports
at midnight. A large force of steve
dores are finishing work on the last of
1000 tons general cargo brought in
this vessel from the Isthmus OF Te-
huantepee as we'll as San Francisco
and Sound ports. The columbian is
/: to take on sugar at Port. Allen, Kahu-
{ lui and Hilo. leaving the latter port
i for Salina Cruz with the regulation
1900 tons sugar, and scattering ship
ments of preserved, pines.
| ~ ~.
Seek Opium on WiiheInlna.
! Charles Schneider, connected with
the culinary department in the Mat
son Navigation liner Wilhelnlina is
charged with having been implicated
in the handling of opium, according to
Hilo report. The story goes that the
man was placed under arrest while
the Wilhelmina remained at Hilo to
!. take on sugar and to discharge cargo.
The matter was under investigation
by former United States District At
! torney Breckons, who is at present at
Hilo representing the probe commits
sion.
Steam Yacht is Expected.
: The power yacht Adventures, now
out sixty-two days from Boston fol
Seattle via the Bermudas, is expected
| at San Francisco any time on hel
way north. The is owned by Johr
Borden, of Chicago, who has witt
him a party of big game hunters
who say they are going on purely a
/ pleasure cruise and expect to get
some interesting photographs OF
scenes and animal life in the fan
north. 1t is reported, however, that
they may go in for whaling as an un
usual sport.
Inverkip Shifts to Channel Wharf.
J To be discharged of the last OF
shipment of Atlantic coast coal, con
signed to the United States navy, the
british steamship IRverkip has been
shifted from the naval to the channel
wharf This vessel is expected will
he ready for sea by the last of the
week AS far as can be learned the
lnverkip will proceed to Sound ports
for cargo.
Two big freighters, the Glenartney
and Teneriffe, are reported as having
sailed from the east coast of the Unit
ed States with big shipments of coal
consigned to the Honolulu naval sta
ton. The vessels are understood tC
have sailed the latter part of the Week
They will come by the way of Mage.-
Ian Straits.
The gasoline steamer Mokolii re-
turned from windward ports today
bringing in tow the big navy scow
which had been forwarded to Kahana
bay laden with much material for the
Koolau tunnel and railway enter
prises. The trip was completed with
out incident.
CAPTAIN Richard Sandstrom. indie
pendent river pilot. and Captain E. d
Parsons, independent bar pilot, are
working together under agreement
Neither is a member. of the Columbia
River Pilots Association. Their rates