Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-26
All. TO FOLLOW
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No radical change can be expected
10 follow the arrangement of the new,
schedule for American-Hawaiian
freighters over the triangular route
in the Pacific until the completion Of
the Panama canal and the opening of
that waterway to vessels in the mer-
chant marine.
- Definite information has been re-,
ceiTed by the Observation-Disclosures
Steamship Company that the Panama.
canal will not be ready for the use
OF its Hawaiian sugar-carrying freight
ers until July OF next year II was un-
derstood that the company was pre-
pairing to ship sugar by way OF the
big ditch on and after January 1, 1914.
However. iunofficial adyices from the
war department to the effect that the
engineers would not have the canal
ready at that time made 1t necessary
for the steamship company to rear
range its schedule.
General Freight Agent c. p. Morse
OF this city has been advised that the.
Alaskan, to arrive here on or about
Saturday, will bring a large cargo sup
rlled from the east coast or the United
States This vessel is to depart from
the islands for Salina Cruz, taking the
regulation 1900 tons sugar. Some
scattering consignments, Of preserved
pines will be taken
Capt Stroud Now LandIubber
Captain W. H. Stroud, renowned as
navigating. officer of the yacht Ha-
wall. Well known as a federal Gus
toms Inspector, has decided to place
considerable distance between HIMSELF
and salt water In leaving the cus-1
toms service to become house stew
ard at the local Elks club, the skip
per" now safely becomes enrolled with
the landlubbers again.
Captain Stroud has been identified
with the customs for many years. His /
severance Of ties which bound him to /
the shipping at this port, while, al
matter OF regret to many who have to |
do with the waterfront, will yet re-
main matter Of congratulation mi
that his lines have fallen into better
and more lucrative places.
Nlpsic Follows Peaceful Pursuit.
The old warship Nipsie, which was
recently sold by the government and |
converted into cold storage ship,
has arrived at Port Townsend from
Seattle and will be lowed to the San
Juan Islands to store fish rs lhey are
taken from the traps The Nipsic 1
was purchased frofh the gsserEmeut
by Captain George Wiley, a capuery
operator, who junked the interior and
machinery. receiving enoAg,i for the
junk to convert her into a cold stor-
age craft. The vessel was built in3
1873 and is one of those taat with
stood the typhoon that wrec;.ea sol
many vessels in Samoa some years
ago.
sllonlan Officer Promoted
At one time an officer in tie Natl
son Navigation steamer iIilonisln and
a regular visitor to HONOLULU, ]. {.
Irwin, commercial apprehension. &c /
the Marconi Wireless Company, is TO
be promoted to the management of
the Seattle branch. Irwin is one CT
the best known wire; IS men IN the
country. He was with WeIlman in i
the attempt to cross the -At.alsic in
a balloon and escaped death when the
balloon fell. The name Of his sue
tessor was not announced.
Record for Coast Shipys:i
The largest wooden vessel con
structed at San Francisco in long
time was Launched on May % Ircml
the Yards of Frank Stone The craft.
which Is TO be used in the cQdtishins
business in the north br the Union
Fish Company, is $50 feet long aud
schooner rig. with three lDasss. The
vessel viii be equipped with a l5O
auxiliary gas engine
Schooner Alert Makes New Record
The schooner Alert, Captain John
Hansen. has completed remarkably
falf massage between the Colder Gate
and the Columbia River, negotiating
the passage in better time IAN
no wmade by the coastwisc steam
The vessel ma,i The fu1
nm the Coast in four days. On two
DAYS the Alert logged 2S9 aaa 20
miles respectively.
Cutter Fear Prepares for Summer !,
The revenue cutter Beae arrived at
Nome. Alaska, on June 3. The quick /
passage OF the Corwin ard the Bear
indicates that Bering Sea is free from !,
lee. and that the big line s that nave
inst sailed for the far nofsh viii nave
no trouble. The absene CT zee =
also 4 GOOD omen for the Stefansson |
Arctic expedition. Il
Schooner Campbell Sails -. Sound
The American schooner John NJ /
Campbell with lumber AMI genera i
cargo from Puget Sound arriving a,
Kaanapali on June 9th was Dispatched 1
ier Puget Sound ports on last Tues, |
aav according to repor > received
hera todav The vessel was dispatched