Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-08
Bring COAL AND
return WITH
CASE GIL

: To load shipments OF Australian
coal at Newcastle. n. S. W. for dis
charge ut Honolulu, then proceed to
the west coast Of the United States
for a cargo OF case oil destined for
the southern continent. Is mooted as
q tentative program for st least six
steamers Of far tonnage, to ply the
Pacific under the flag Of the Gibson
line
The announcement is made here
that Australians imports OF case oil
from the United States has Increased
by leaps and bounds until the point
has teen reached where the regular
liners are unable TO cope with the de-
mand. In order to cater to this class
Of trade, six steamers are now un-
der consideration, contracts having
been closed in several instances. The
line has been established by the Glib
sen Company, which has entered into
an important agreement with the
Standard Oil Company coast
branches.
Il is pointed out that these steam
ers in carrying exclusive cargoes Of
oil rom the west coast to Australia
would be in a position TO enter into
the coal trade from Newcastle to
Honolulu. To follow the opening of
the Panama canal, the lnterlsland
Steam Navigation Company, the larg-
est importer of coal in these Islands,
is preparing for a material increase
in the supply to be maintained in
this city. -
Under the schedule as now ar
ranged for the operation of vessels
by the Gibson Company six steamers
will follow each other at an interval
OF about two months. -. ....es
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Manoa VIII Miss One Voyage.
The new Matson Navigation steam
or Manoa, now completed and report
cd 10 have left the East coast OF the
United States on January 9Th for the
long voyage to San Francisco and
Honolulu by the way OF the straits Of
Magellan, WIZ not follow the new
schedule, according to adyices re.
ceivcd by Castle & Cooke. the local
agents. In view of the fact that the.
liner departed from Newport News
the first Of the month, IL will be i'm
POSSIBLE to dispatch the steamer from
San Francisco on February 18th as
set forth in the late, schedule OF sail
ings. The Honolulan, II Is understood
viii take up the sailing assigned to
the Manoa. Under the command OF
Henry F. Wee,ien, the Manoa is pre-,
dicted to I be ready to take up the
March sailing. The Manoa is not
rated as fast avessel as the Matsoniu.
and her time from the Atlantic to the.
Pacific is predicted to occupy about
30 days. The local agents state that
they have received no official adyices
concerning the sailing Of the Manoa
Tor San Francisco.
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New Tankefs viii Call Here.
A number Of new steam tankers
are expected to make more or less
regular calls at Honolulu within the
next few months. following the con-
stantly increasing demand for fuel
oil upon this port Four new steam
ers built for the oil carrying trade
and to Join the Pacific fleet of the
Mon Oil Company are to leave Great
Britain for the western ocean with
the first Of this year. With the AS
ISOLATED and Standard Oil Compan-
les, the Union Company is in need of
large number OF oil carriers, in or
der to care for the increased demand
for the product of the California oil
fields 1t is estimated that the pres
ent fleets of the three concerns will
be more than doubled within three
years.
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karnak for the Coast To-day.
The Kosmos line freighter Karnak
is being prepared to sail for Vancou,
yer and other ports along the Pacific
coast today. The vessel has RENAME
at Honolulu for a fortnight. during
which time a quantity Of European
and South American cargo has been
discharged The Karnak was sup
piled with about 200 cases of pre-.
seryed pines. and n small amount Of
bunker coal TIE karnak is expected
TO get away about 3 O'clock this
afternoon. So s'~S-
The InterIsland steamer w G..
Hall. thoroughly renovated and res
painted, will be dispatched for Kauai
ports at 8 O'Clock this evening This
vessel viii relieve the steamer Like.
like, (which will now take up a tramp
run to island ports.