Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-16
GERMAN VESSELS
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7 Whether British and German gov
| ernments would consent to the use OF
lis war-bound freight and passenger
steamers at Manila to relieve the ship
ping crises and assist in the move
ment OF 100000 tons of sugar at 1lo'
Ito and other Philippine ports, had
received serious consideration when
! the United States auxiliary naval col.
| lier Nereus steamed from the Asiatic
| station for the east coast of the Unit
ed States by the way Of Honolulu.
! The Nereus anchored off port at mid.
night. It will take water before pro-
ceeding to Hampton Roads by the way
Of the Panama. canal.
German steamers at Manila might
offer solution to the problem that
cenfronts the Philippine exporter.
Three interned vessels at Iloilo could
take about $4,000 tons.
Arguments have been advanced ia
voring and opposing the proposal to
employ the idle German vessels. 1t
was believed that both British and
the German authorities would never
consent to the plan.
Since the Nereus last visited Ho'
noluIu about two months ago 1t called
at Olongapo, Cavite and Manila. II
is returning to the Atlantic coast with
300 tons Of hemp and 800 tons OF
naval stores. Capt G.: Hutchinson is
awaiting orders. The big collier may
remain here for about "a hours while
taking water. The collier Is said t
need no coal.
The Nereus is in many respects a
duplicate of the Proteus that passed
through the port the early part of the
week. It's deck is covered by forest
of cargo booms that form part of
its coal loading and discharging equip
ment.
The Nereus met with some rough
weather after leaving Nagasaki, Japan,
where it took coal sufficient to carry
Fit through the canal. =
Ship Filled With Chinese Eggs.
Chinese eggs amounting to 240O
Fcases-72,0oo dozen, or S64,6eO-came
over on the Royal Mail liner Glen
gyle, consigned to Seattle and Port
land. The entire cost of the eggs
prior to their changing hands is said
to be something like 1912 cents a
dozen, as against % cents dozen
at which the fresh ranch eggs are re-
tailed.
Steam Freichters for Hind, RoIph.
Within two weeks work will be
started at the Union Iron Works on
the two huge twin freighters, one or
which is for the firm of Hind. Rolph
g. Co, and the other for the builders
account. The material for the con-
struction of the carriers is being as
sembled in the east and will shortly
arrive at San Francisco, when the
keels will be laid down alongside or
one another. The job will be one OF
the NEST interesting and important
that the Union Iron Works has had
in many years, as it will mark a new
epoch in shipbuilding, and at the
same time give employment to hun
dreds of skilled mechanics.
The vessels will be built from spe.
cifications in which Mayor James
Rolph & Co. figured The Union Iron
Works was so pleased with the plans
that they decided to construct SINH
lar craft The steamers will be
freighters of the most modern type
and of 10000 tons capacity.
Big Log Rats in Pacific.
The Benson Lumber Company
will send four RATS of logs to San
Diego this Summer, according to an
nouncement just made at Astoria.
One raft that was built last year is
still in the river, and a deckload OF
cedar poles has been placed on It,
While no official announcement IS
made, it is reported that the Ham,
mond Lumber Company will ship
only one raft of piling to San Fran