Honolulu star-bulletin., 1915-01-14
BLUE funnel LINE
WILL BUNKER At
THIS PORT

NUMBERED with more than one nun
/ dred steamship companies who have
entered into contracts with the Inter
Island Steam Navigation Company to
receive bunker coal at Honolulu, the
Blue Funnel line, operated by the Al
fred Holt Company is expected to
send cargo carriers from the Pacific
coast of the United States to the
Orient by the way Of the Hawaiian
islands. :... .. .".: = -.
These vessels are similar in tonnage
and shipment to the American-Ha.
waiian steamers. RI. ,-..s.. =
With its Panama line in operation,
the Blue Funnel will afford round
the-world service, three fleets of big
carriers being in operation to the prin-
eipal seaports on the globe s..,
In preparation for the Inauguration
of its new Livefpool-San Francisco
service, the Blue Funnel line is work
ing a complete arrangement of the
schedules. 1t is believed that the first
step in this direction is the substi-
tutien of the liner Oanfa for the Titan
in service from Liverpool, via the
Orient to the Sound, as announced re-
Gently. ttst
. The liner Moyune, first of the Pam
anna feet between England and North
Pacific ports, Is reported to. have
steamed from Glasgow for Liverpool
to complete her cargo. She will clear
from the Mersey port for Kingston,
Jamaica, and then will come to this
coast, via the big ditch.
With the departure of the Ixion in
February the Blue Funnel line inau-
gurates new schedule between Pu-
get Sound and Hongkong with three
of its largest vessels. The Ixion, Tai
thybius and Protesilaus are the three
ships named, but as the latter is still
In the service of the British admiral
ty, it is probable that another vessel
will be chosen as q substitute tenn
porarily.
The other steamers of the feet that
have been operating from Liverpool
to the North Pacific, via the Orient,
will probably be used in the Far East
ern service, according to reports re-
ceived here, and the Titan is the first
to be taken from the Sound run for
the new route.
Loading Relief Ship on Coast.
Another Belgian relief ship will
leave San Francisco about February
1, this being the third ship to leave
the Pacific coast 1t is now loading
in Seattle. Il is the steamer Cranley.
with cargo-carrying capacity Of $500
tons. which left Hongkong December
q. The Craniey is chartered by the
Belgian relief commission.
The Cranley is calling at japan for
coal and will stop at Tacoma, Seattle,
Portland, San Francisco and San
Pedro.
Approximately 5000 tons have al
ready been donated at San Francisco
for this boat, and the chamber of COM
merce is storing in warehouse addi-
tional contributions which could not go
on the Samino.
Liners May Use New Deck.
Big transpacific liners flying the
Pacific Mail and 7. X. K flag may
use the new dfydock soon to be com
pleted at Osaka, Japan, say officers In
the Korea. In former years Hongkong
and Nagasaki offered the only avail
able drydockage for the larger pas
senger and freight vessels. The big
dock at Sakurajimi, which has been
under construction for number Of
years, IL declared to be one of the best
equipped Of its kind in the Far East.
Already contracts have been made
with several Japanese iines to use the.
drydock.
Mexican Delayed by Landslide?
No advice3 having been received OF
the arrival of the Mexican, the Ha-
waiian- American freighter. which left
here for New York December IL with
a cargo that included 5000 tons OF
sugar, it il feared thai the vessel was
delayed by landslides in the Panama
canal. 1t was due TO arrive in New
York five or six days ago.
Anthony Casuso. wealthy Cuban
was killed by fall from his