Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-08
COAL AND
1 RETURN WITH
CASE Oil

To load shipments of Australian
6oal az Newcastle, n s w, for dis
charge IL Honolulu, then proceed 20
tle west coast of. the United States
FOR a cargo or case oil destined for
Ole southern continent, is mOOted as
"a tentative program for at least six
steamers OF fair tonnage. to ply the
Pacific under the flag Of the Gibson
line,
III The announcement is made here
that AustraIia's imports OF case oil
rom the United States has increased
~ leaps and bounds until the point
has been reached where the regular
liners are unable to cope with the de-
maud. In order to cater TO this class
I uf trade, six steamers are now un-
Der consideration, contracts having
been closed In several instances. The
Inc has been established by the Glib
con Company, which has entered into
s IN important agreement with the
standard Oil Company coast
franches.
II is pointed out that these steam
ers In carrying exclusive cargoes OF
d rom the west coast to Australia
would be in position to enter into
( DC coal trade from Newcastle to
HONOLULU To follow the opening of
The Panama canal, the Inter.Island
steam Navigation Company, the larg-
est importer Of coal In these islands,
= preparing for material increase
g the supply TO be maintained in
I|iis city.
Under the schedule as now ar
ranged for the operation OF vessels
~ the Gibson Company six steamers
viii follow each other at an interval
u about Two months.
n anoa Will Miss One Voyage.
The new Matson Navigation steam
cr Manoa, now completed and report.
td-fc have left the East coast Of the
Unite1 States on January 9Th for the
long voyage 70 San Francisco and
Honolulu by the way of the straits OF
MAGELLAN, viii not follow the new
schedule, according TO advices re.
1oifed by Castle e Cooke, the local
aRents In view OF the fact that the
liner departed from Newport News
the first OF the month, it will be inn
POSSIBLE to dispatch the steamer from
San Francisco on February 18th as
set forth IN the late schedule of sail
ines. The Honoluian 1t is understood
VIII take up the sailing assigned TO
the Manoa. Under the command Of
Henry r. weeien. the Manoa is pre-
1|cfed to be ready TO take up the
March sailing. The Manoa is not
rated as fast a vessel as the Matsonla
ind hoF time frem tho Atlantic To the
Pacific is pre,licted to occupy about
10 days The local agents state that
they have received no official adyices
concerning the sailing Of the Manoa
Irf San Francisco,
N
New Tankers viii Call Here.
number of new steam tankers
are expected to make more or less
regular calls at Honolulu within the
next few months, following the con-
ciantly Increasing demand for fuel
oil upon this port Four new steam
crs 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 10 care for the increased demand
for the product of the California oil
fields. It is estimated that the pres
ent fleets Of the three concerns viii
be more than doubled within three
years l
kafnak for the Coast Today.
The Kosmos line freighter Karnak
+ being prepared 10 sail for Nancou-
yer and other ports along the Pacific
roast today. The vessel has remained
at Honolulu for fortnight. during
which time a quantity Of European
aud South American cargo has been
cischarged. The Karnak was sup
Piled with ABOUT 200 cases OF pre-.
served pines, and small amount OF
bunker coal The KaSnak is expected
to get away about O'clock this
afternoon. -, s..
The Understand steamer w G.
Hail, thoroughly renovated aud re-
painted, win be dispatched for Kauai
ports at O'Clock this evening. This
vessel will relieve the steamer Like
like, which viii now take up tramp
run to island ports.