Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-24
Liohthouses for South seas.


Lighthouses for South Seas.
The commission which recently In
Eestigated ways and means OF improv-
ing the French colonies in Oceania,
recommends the erection Of light
houses on the islands OF Fahutiya,
Matahiva, Tetiaroa and Morrea, deep
ening the Papeete channel to depth
of SO feet, and widening 1t to 1913
feet the establishment Of wireless
station connecting Tahiti with THE
other French islands, and of float
ing drydocF of 1000 tons capacity,
10,000-ton burkering station on a sea
front of 459 feet with marine repair
shop and four 500-ton lighters. two
elevators, two tugs and two fresh
water tank boats. 1t Is also recon-
mended that wharves be built with
deep water alongside and oil fuel
tanks erected. The port dues would
be, on all vessels except those in dis
tress, cents per ton net register, Pa
mama canal basis; $1.20 per head for
first-class passengers, soc second
class and zoe steerage; zoe a ton on
bunker coal and Zoe a ton on miner
ais and phosphates and 40c ton on
all other cargo, except fresh yater and
stores. Pilotage dues, etc..zto be de-
termined by the French colonial au.
thofities.
Many "Strath" Liners Busy.
The San Francisco correspond ant
of the Tacoma Ledger says: Nine
Strath steamers are now under char.
ter to firms on this coast. Davies &
Fehon announce that they have fixed
the British steamer Strathgarry for, a
reriod of Is months. This firm now
/ has under charter the Strathgarry,
Strathairly, Strathairly, Strathen.
drick and Strathardle.. Hind, Rolph
e Co. have under time charter the
Strathdee, Strathdon, Stratnalbyn,
Strathallan and Strathblane ]. J.
Moore & Co. have the Strathblana. Ali
these 10 steamers have been taken
: for the coal trade up TO this coast and
lumber back to Australia.
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More Trouble for Motor Vessel
The Danish motor ship Siam Of the
East Asiatic Company Of Copenhagen
which was on the Coast recently, is in
difficulty in the Orient, according to
adVices received by the marine : de.
partment of the chamber of commerce
at San Francisco. 1t is said that the
new vessel reached Shimonoseki, ia
pan, with her machinery defective, adj
ding that 1t was hoped that temper
airy repairs would enable the vessel to
proceed to Copenhagen via Suez This
is the first trouble reported with the
motor ships engines. On the voyage
from European ports to the Golden
Gate via Magellan the Slams motors
worked smoothly and the trip was a
grand success.
Under a recent order of the collect
CT Of customs at Manila no more YES
sells will be granted special permits
enabling them to land passengers af-
ter shutdown. Up to the present the
custom at that port has been to grant
all applicants permission to secure
pratique at Mariveles and to dock or
moor there at any hour up to II p. m.
Owing to the risk of accidents, Col
lectOr Herstein has decided to abolish
this practice and hereafter all vessels
will be required to reach port between
the hours of sunHp and shutdown the
prescribed hours for landing
The steamers most affected are the
North German Lloyd liners running
on the Australian schedule. They have
been following the practice of leaving
HCngkOng on the downward trip at
such an hour that they invariably ar
rive here at or 10 p. m.
With compass wrecked by a light
ming bolt. Captain y. F. Morxen took
the steam Schooner Hornet, owned by
me charles Nelson Company, safely
from Cape BlancO, California. to EV
erett. Washington, in a storm that at
times attained hurricane proportions
The bolt struck the after mast
sDinterod its top. followed a steel stay
rope to the pilot house and burned il
through. finally racing down the cab
IN framing, springing it badly, tore
out the Calking between deck and
cabin wall, and jumped overheard
Nobody was hurt.