Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-07
Veteran Skipper Remains Ashore.

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Captain Beetham of the steamship
Empress OF, Russia, commodore cap
tain in the Canadian Pacific railway
transpacific service, is to leave the
liner next trip and take up his new
duties ashore as marine superintend-
ent at Vancouver. The next comman-
der. of the Empress OF Russia win be
Captain Wesley Dawson, who is now
In command of the Empress Of India.
He. win take. out the Empress Of In
dia for the Orient and go aboard the
Empress Of Russia at one Of the Ash
attic ports. He will return as a pas.
senger and, take. over the big liner
when Captain Beetham steps ashore.
Captain F.. L. DAWSON, formerly Of the
Monteagle, who has been on leave,
goes out as chief officer in the India
and win bring her back as master,
succeeding Captain Wesley Dawson.
Captain HALEY, now of the Monteagle.
will exchange with Captain Frank Da-
vison when convenient; and so the
India and Monteag!e will have their
former shippers. Captain Haley on the
India and Captain Frank Dawson on.
the Monteagle Captain Robinson OF
the Empress of Asia is said to have
applied. for. long leave. If this be
granted 1t is reported he, will be sue
ceeded by Captain w. Dixon Hope
craft, now master OF the Empress of
Japan. Command Of the Japan would
then go to Mr.. Hoskins. now chief
officer OF the Russia e.-<'- -
Nine in Columbia River Grain, Fleet.
Nine windjammers left Portland
some weeks ago, to transport nearly
!, 100000 bushels of grain to European
markets. Itis said to be the largest
number of vessels chartered for the
same purpose assembled at any port
On, the Pacific coast. The nine vessels
are the Asgend, Clyde, Kassai, Croco.
dile,i Langdale. Hihemea.i 1nyerurie,
Thistl ebank and Philadelphia. Among
the other sailing vessels en- route to
Portland to loan grain for the United
Kingdeml are the Inverayon,f La Ro-
chejaqulein, Noemia and Bretagne.
Shippers do net look for any more
sailing vessels to be chartered this
season; to assist insmoving the surplus
CROP Much OF the grain which can
be spared is going to, California Some
Of the steam schooners are reported
to be carrying the cereal at $3.50
cents below the rate quoted by the
larger coasters Another big portion
of the surplus crop is being transport
ed to I, the Far, East, by the regular
liners and tramp steamers. $3.50
II ~ j.4.i - ~.
Minnesota Not Greatly Damaged.
Reports from the North Pacific
! coast are in effect that the Shriner
excursion to the Philippines on, the
mammoth Hill transpacifiei liner Min.
nesota will not have to be postponed
by reason of the steamer going
aground on the sapdbar in the Straits
of Shimonoski, in November The
steamer was hauled out into deep wa.
ter without sustaining any damage
She sailed, from Kobe in time to ar.
rive in Seattle December II.
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Wireless from U. S.. to Asia.
The first commercial message hand.
led by wireless between America and
Asia was recently transmitted from
the United States army signal corps
station at Nome, Alaska, to the Rus
sian government station at Anadyr
Siberia. 1t was a Russian government
message from ST. Petersburg addressed
to Commander Wilkitzky, dlseoverer
OF the large body Of land in the Arc
tiPc.
Japanese Steamer Burned.
A fire broke out on board the Japa.
, nese steamer Nisshin Maru laden
with coal and general cargo, while
lying in Chefoo harbor on October II
which Quilted the vessel before. it
could be extinguished. When the fire
I had burned itself out on the follow
ing morning an attempt was made to
tow the hulk to a more protected an
chorage but she foundered in the fair
way while being towed.