Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-29
TUG NAVAJO
MAY LEAVE HERE

The navy tug Navajo, which has
come to be considered as a perrna-
nent part of the naval establishment
here, may shake the barnacles or Ho-
nolulu harbor from her bottom in the
near future. 1t Is probable that the
Navajo will go to Mare Island navy
yard for boiler repairs and a general
overhauling, and that the tug IroqnOis
will come here to take her. place as
the flagship OF the commandment
here -
Some days ago a board of officers
made survey Of the Navajo's boil
ers. and, it is understood, found them
i'll need of extensive repairs In the
event of the change being made, the
1roquois will likely be sent here from
San Francisco with a skeleton crew,
which will then return with the Naya-
10. BY this plan the local station win
not be without tug at any time.
Drydock Work.
Tests as to bottom conditions at the
Fearl Harbor drydock are still being
made. and to date there have been no
results to change the original assump-
ton of the navy engineers that there
is nothing to prevent the construction
of the dock on its present site. The
report that fresh water springs have
been located under a portion of the
dock bottom by the recent test Dor
ings, is denied by those in charge Of
the work. It is true that fresh watsr
has been tapped, but there is no indi-
cation Of artesian pressure on the floor
of the basin. say the navy officers.
--wo schooners Leave Bones In
South Pacific.
Another Billings vessel, the schoon-
er George e. Billings, mas met with
disaster. According to advices re.
ceived by the marine department Of
the Chamber of Commerce, through
London, the Billings went aground in
Botany bay, ten miles from Sydney.
The advices stated that the wfndjam-
mer lay IN an easy position and that a
tug had been sent to her assistance.
The George E. Billings sailed from
here January 81 and loaded lumber on
Columbia river for Sydney. She is in
command Of Captain Thompson.
This vessel is the second of the Bill
ings fleet to get into trouble within a
few days. The schooner Lyman d.
Foster, owned by the same interests,
was towed into Suva last week in a
waterlogged condition. She had been
abandoned by her crew following a
heavy storm and was picked up by a
searching steamer.
New Empress Liner at Honekona.
The fine new Canadian Pacific liner
Empress of Russia, from Great Britain,
and on its maiden trip with several
hundred round-the-world travellers
aboard, is reported to have arrived at
Hongkong. At the time the Pacific
Mail liner Siberia left the China port
it was announced that it was the In
tention to drydoek the Russia before
proceeding to Shanghai. Nagasaki,
Kobe, Yokohama. Victoria and Van
couver This will allow the passen-
gers ten days in which to see the many
interesting sights provided by this
wonderful port"
Two Coasters Sail Tomorrow.
The Inter-Island steamer Kilauea
for Kona and Kau ports, and the
Claudine for Maui ports will be dis
patched on regular schedule tomor-
row. according to announcement made
at the Inter-Island office this morn
ing. The Kilauea will be provided
with a large general cargo and will
sail at noon. taking a large list of
cabin and deck passengers. The
GlaIdine will be provided with a
Claudine will make the regulation
ports along the boast of the Valley
Island.