The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-05-30
CANAL NOT READY FOR
SUGAR UNTIL NEXT YEAR
Salina Cruz Will Continue as Base
For American Hawaiian For
Several Months.

Definite information has been re
ceived by tive american Hawaiian
Steamship Company that the Panama
Canal will NOT be ready for the use
of its Hawaiian sugar carrying freight
ers until July, 1914.
Advices received from San Francisco
by the Sierra from a shipping firm
state that the war department in.
formed the American. Haw waiian line
and others contemplating the use of
the canal that any plans they may have
had for using it on or about January
], 1914, must be abandoned, as the
waterway will positively not be com
plcted before the middle of next year.
The American Hawaiian company, it
is understood, was preparing to ship
Hawaiian sugar by way of the canal
on and after January |, 1914. How.
ever, unofficial advices from the war
department TO the effect that the en-
gineers would not have the canal ready
at that time made it necessary for the
steamship company to rearrange its
schedule.
| 1t is reported that water has been
| let into the canal from the Pacific en-
trance as far as the Mirafores locks,
eight and n half miles distant, but no
wafer has been let into the middle, or
Culebra section. In spite of the fact
that the shovels working from opposite
ends of the cut have met, that portion
OF the canal is not in condition to
carry water as yet it is reported
1t is announced. that the American.
Hawaiian company will not abandon
Salina Cruz or its port on the Atlantic
side OF Tehuantepec, even with the
| opening of the canal, but the majority
OF the Hawaiian sugar shipments, it
Is anticipated, will be shipped through
the canal when that great waterway is
finally opened to navigation.
Korea on the Way.
The Pacific Mail steamship Korea
left san Francisco for Honolulu at half.
past one O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
The agents, Hackfeld & Company,
were not informed up to closing hours
OF the amount of freight aboard for dis.
charge here The liner will arrive at
Honolulu Wednesday. This is the first
vessel of the Pacific Mail line to leave
San Francisco for Honolulu and the
Orient under the new ,joint sailing
L Il. IN
X. companies.
-. :. Arizonan Coming Direct.
The American Hawaiian freighter
Arizonan sailed from San Francisco
yesterday direct for Honolulu, instead
of coming via Seattle. As the Arizon.
an sailed about the same time as the
Korea, the vessel will not bring addi-
tional mail.
Steamer Offices open Today.
Although the Inter-Island Company
Will close down business today, Decora-
ton Day, and no freight will be received
at any of its wharves, Brewer & Com
pany, agents for the Oceanic line, will
keep its shipping Office open all day,
as the Sierra leaves for San Francisco
tomorrow. The Pacific Mail Company
agency at Hackfeld g will also be open
this afternoon, as the Pacific Mail
steamship Persia will be off port at
two O'Clock in the afternoon from San
Francisco. The Persia, being of for.
eign register, will not have passengers
for Honolulu, except possibly few lay.
overs. However, it will bring a good.
sized lot of mail. The Persia will
be dispatched for Yokohama at ten
O'Clock Saturday morning.
Big Load for Sierra.
When the Sierra leaves for San Fran
cisco at noon Saturday, about $50 pas.
sengers will occupy the cabins, while in
the holds will be slowed 1900 tons of
sugar, 1000 cases of canned pineapples
and a quantity of hides. coffee and
fresh pincapples, making a total of
about 2200 tons. This will include 1000
, lunches of bananas to be carried on the
deck.
: Transport Here Sunday.
The army transport Thomas will ar
rive Sunday afternoon from San Fran.
cisco, taking the full steaming time
generally allotted to troopships be.
tween San Francisco and Honolulu. The
! Thomas is bringing 1900 soldiers, in
cluding two companies of coast artil-
lery. The Thomas may return to San
= Francisco next week.
The Logan, which is due about Wed.
nesday from Manila, may clear for the
Coast at the same time. She is carry.
ing large number of army passengers
and few persons booked Mt the local
quartermaster S Office will be given ac,
T commodatiOns on that vessel. The
Thomas will have accommodations foI
a considerable number of passengers.
9ni Mexican Out. IiJiao pI .
e The All. freighter reft for Kahului
:. kaanapali, Hilo and Salina Cruz last
n night. The freighter will pick up q
l2,OOO.ton cargo of sugar. The next
!: steamer of this line to sail from Seattle
I will be the Virginian, due June s.
y Around the Harbor.
The naval tug Navajo, which is il
need of repairs, according to repor
of naval board, may be sent to Mar,
Island for an overhauling, in whicl
g event it would be replaced by the Iro
4, quois, well known in this port. Tn,
y Navajo was completely overhauled f,
II couple of years ago, just before beinj
,r sent here. That the boat is again il
:, need of extensive repairs is a surpris,
along the waterfront, as the vessel ha
= not been subjected to the hard worl
which was required of the old Iroquois
which made several trips to Midwa,
d and other islands hundreds of miles dis
|, tant from Honolulu.
q The British steamer Frankmouni
:, which is en- route from the Sound t
} Freemantle, may call here for coal 70
bunker use