Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-08


ban ports. This vessel will call here
for coal. ,s,s- ...z.- III.
Lurline Delayed by Storm :........
The Matson steamer Lurline from
San Francisco, due here tomorrow
morning, has been delayed by storm.
Castle C Cooke have been advised by
wireless that the Lurline may arrive
off port on Wednesday afternoon. The
vessel was late in leaving the Coast
with score Of cabin passengers and
large general cargo. The bulk of
the late mainland mail was given to
the, Oceanic steamer Sierra. +:
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Marine Underwriters Suffer.
The heavy losses at sea during the
past year, apart from those due to the
war, have made 1914 a somewhat bad
year for marine underwriters, accord
ing to advices received by the marine
department of,"the Chamber CT COM
merce. The years greatest marine
insurance loss was in connection
with the sinking of the Canadian Pa
cific line steamship Empress of Ire
land by the Norwegian collier Storstad
in the st. Lawrence river. The loss
CT the Empress, of Ireland is pract!-
cally total Salvors have been work
ing en- the vessel and have recovered
100000 In silver bullion. For this
work the yreekers I, have demanded
100000 compensation, so that the
underwriters will receive but little
benefit from the bullion recovered.
The sinking of the Empress of Ire
land hit American underwriters alone
to the extent of over 100000. The
second big loss came when the British
steamer Floriston was wrecked on
Guion island, st. Lawrence, On Octo-
Der IA, and a month later was aban-
doned to the underwriters as total
less. The F1oriston carried a cargo
valued at $500, 900. In the case of this |
vessel the underwriters suffered a.
double loss The vessel first went
ashore and was f1oated. This brought |
a general average loss to the under
writer's Subsequently the vessel
again stranded, proving total loss.
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Strathearry Gets Paying Charter.
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was chartered at Portland at the rec
ord equaled rate of As shillings for de-
livery of grain from that port, the |
name of the. charter party being with
held The Strathgarry was at Homo
lulu recently. She may be the last |
steamer to be chartered this season,
as tonnage en- route here now is |
thought to be ample to care for the !
available grain by exporters.
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Dances on Masts.,
Corpse Candles" the eerie lights |
that sometimes play about the spars
of ships at sea. were seen for the first
time off the Pacific coast for many
years by Capt Bum and the crew of
the schooner w. G. Irwin, which came
into San Francisco recently. At the
time the schooner was in a smooth /
sea and sailing with light breeze off
Point Arena There was a flash of I
lightning and then the crosstrees and
gaffs on all three masts began to
squirt little blue lights. The electrical
Phenomenon lasted for half an hour
and was followed by terrific gale.
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New Canal Cable Address. 49,.
Official notice has been issued by
The Panama canal commission to the
interests regarding the new
cable address to be used in the fu-
-ure. If cable is sent to the canal
zone relative to any oil, the canal ship-t
,ing the following address must be
Used: "Isthmian, Balboa Heights" In.
event of the shipper wishing to trans.
let Panama canal ship business with
he canal officials at Washington the
ADDRESS must be as follows: 18TH
nian, Washington. D. c." Shippers
lave been requested to use the cor
'ect addresses in the future II" +
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