Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-03

CfuQ1nR a small QuantiIy Oh .fifuHIbSIl
The vessel was brought to abeEth at
Pier IL, and may later be shifted to
| another wharf where the general mer-
chandise will be discharged. It is
understood that the bark will be sup
piled with part cargo Of sugar be-
fore returning to San Francisco Two
passengers arrived at the port in the
Rithet 81 .tT5ss' @.> r. 4
Passing OF Dundee Whalers. s
The famous nursery of the hardest
tyne of seaman the Dundee whaling
industry has fallen on evil days. In
deed its days, evil or otherwise. seem
to be numbered, as 1913 was a calani-
tous year Only one vessel left the
Fay for Arctic seas, only one vessel
fnot the same yesseD returned, while
one was wrecked This was an exact
repetition of what happened in 1912
Captain Dixon Adds Fresh Laurets.
For the third time within less than
year, Captain Dixon, master of the
Pacific Mail liner Manchuria, has been
thrust into the limelight as a hero
On January 8, q day before arrival
at Shanghai, Dixon sighted a sampah
containing q Chinese passengers who
had been caught in a severe gale while
| fishing The craft had been crippled
and driven far out to sea. A white
shirt had been raised as signal of
distress. This was seen by Dixon and
| the Chinese were taken on The liner.
Al similar happening took place two
times before since last May and Dixon
has now record of having rescued 81
lives in the same manner.
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Bio Windiamnaers Change Hands.
During the last few weeks q number
of sailing vessels formerly well known
Ion this Coast have again changed
owners in Europe, and the report OF
the sales attracts comment in the ship
ping world chiefly through The in
crease in the prices realized. During
| the depression in shipping three years
ago many British ndjammers were
disposed of, the owners believing the
day of the saiIer practically at an end.
i Then came the improvement N
freights, aud those owners Vic had
bought instead OF soil began realiz.
! ing quite handsomely on their invest.
ments.
The list reported in European ad-
vices includes such well known YES.
sells as the lakewood, Samaritan. fer.
m1er Earl Of Dunmore Tasmania and
the Cambian Princess.
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New Coaster Soon Launched. &:
The Craig sllipbuilding yards at
Long Beach will soon send the newest
| oil-carrying ship into service. The
boat is under L construction for the
Long Beach Steamship Company and
will be ehristened the Alyarado. The
approximate cost of the SAlvarado will
be 1925 ,090 The vessel is $50 feet
long, 40 feet wide and has a 16,-foot
depth. Quadruple expansion engines
will force it along. The company plans
TO have the Afvarado carry oil to San
Francisco and lumber from there to
Los Angeles. The lumber capacity
will be 1,400, 600 feet. .....-.-s.s.. J
Two. submarines will be constructed
/ by the Craig company az soon as the
! Alyarado is launched. These will be
for the United States government and
\ will cost $560.009 each. They will be
READY for service in Is months.
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France Claims Largest Sailing Ship.
The new auxiliary twin screw, FIVE
| masted sailing ship France is not only
| the largest sailing ship in the world,
but she is the first sailer of really
large size to be fitted with oil motors.
Her 40 600 square feet of sail surface
enable her to make good speed under
SAIL. while minimum speed of 10
knots is guaranteed by the two eight
cylinder motors of 1000 h. p. The
vessel has accommodation for a small
number of passengers. The France
| has refrigerating apparatus and will
carry live stock for use as food on the
| voyage. The vessel is fitted with an
installation of wireless telegraphy,
| was built at Bordeaux last year and
is owned at ROuen.
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Children between the ages of and
must pay fare equal to One-Quarter
| Of the adult rate when travelling on
| steamers Of the North Pacific Steam.
ship Company, and families with more
| than one infant under two years will
he allowed to take but one child free
The federal ruling since the Titanic
! disaster requiring life-saving appara-
tus for each human being is the reason
| for the baby tariff Other Pacific
coast lines have so far made no change
iii allowing children under to travel
free.