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Evening star., 1915-07-15
DEMAND FOR BONDS
ON LOCAL EXCHANGE
Washington Gas 5 Per Cents Sell
at an Advance in
Price.
Greene Cananea and Mergenthalel
Figure in Trading, the Former
] Showing Added Strength.

Bonds Of local public utilities again
featured the trading on the local stock
exchange today. Bonds to the value OF
more than $4,000 were sold during the
meeting of the exchange. Washington
Gas per cent bonds were In demand
and showed strength. block of $4,000
sold at los. the price recorded for the
last previous sale. and $500 more sold
at 1864.
Capital Traction per cent bonds
sold to the extent of $1,000 at 1051e. or
Il below the last recorded sale. WASH
ington Railway and Electric per
cent bonds sold at S1h, or q under
the last sale price.
A block of fifty shares of Greene
Cananea was sold at 43, the last bid
price for this stock being "a. few
shares of Mergenthaler sold at ISL,
a point lower than the last sale.
Bonds Make Gain.
The Columbia Gas and Electric Com
panys first mortgage bonds and
debenture bonds, which were listed on
the local stock exchange about a year
ago, have been more or less neglected
for some months. However, in the
las: few weeks the bid on these bonds
has worked UP gradually from about
bonds, and from 40 to SIS on the deben-
ture per cent bonds. The strength
in this issue is said to be due to the
acquisition of additional valuable prop
critics by the Columbia Gas and Elec-
trio Company. and a large increase in
earnings as shown by the annual re-
port of the company.
The Cincinnati Gas and Electric Com
pany. which is owned by the Columbia
company. has paid dividends without
interruption since 1853. having distrib-
uted over $4,000 900 in dividends up
to the end of last year. The earnings
Of the Columbia Gas and Electric
Company have materially improved
A. B. Leach Co, assumed control
and active management of these prop
critics. The annual report for 1914
shows that the net earnings of the
more than twice the necessary amount
required to pay the interest on the
first mortgage per cent bonds. and
after this deduction there remained a
the debenture bonds about four times
over. approximately 100000 of CO.
1umbia Gas and Electric Company first
mortgage per cent bonds have been
distributed in Washington through in
vestment banking houses.
Condition of Treasury.
The condition of the United States
Treasury at the opening Of business
today was:
Net balance in general fund, $74.-
505.6o1
Total receipts, $3,4s7.41o.
Total payments. $3.4ss.205.
The deficit this fiscal year is $10,-
6s3.0s1, against a surplus of $s.5s4.Ss8
last year, exclusive of Panama canal
and public debt transactions.
Evening star., 1915-07-15
WEAKNESS Of THE RAILS
UNSETTLES THE MARKET
War Shares Show Greater Activity,
With New High Record for
Baldwin Locomotive.
Fresh Buying Rallies the List, q. S.
Steel Leading Industrials to
Fraction of Its Recent Advance.

NEW YORK, July 15.-War shares
gave promise of greater activity ano
higher prices at the opening of today's
trading.
Gains of one to almost two points
were registered by Bethlehem Steel
Crucible Steel, Westinghouse General
Motors and Baldwin Locomotive, with
a new high record for the latter.
In the more representative issues
yesterdays irregularity was renewed
Southern Pacific displaying marked
heaviness.
Reactions From Early Prices.
Canadian Pacific also reflected further
pressure, despite it's substantial gain
in the London market, where other in
ternational stocks were variably lower.
Reactions from early prices were
general at the end of the first half hour.
hour.
Southern Pacific extended it's loss to
almost points, and declines of 1 to 2
points were made by Great Northern
and New Haven before fresh buying
rallied the list in the second hour.
Bethlehem Steel, with an overnight
gain of points, made a new record ;
likewise Westinghouse and WHY'S
Overland.
Bonds Are Irregular.
American Smelling and National Lead
rose 2 and ". respectively. but other
metal shares made little headway.
On the rebound United States Steel led
the former leaders. advancing to with
In fraction of it's recent high.
Missouri. Kansas and Texas made new
low records, with renewed weakness in
Southern Pacific at midday.
Bonds were irregular.
Further Selling Starts Decline.
Further selling of Southern Pacific,
which was attributed to foreign inter-
ests, affected Union Pacific to mod
crate degree. and the market generally
reacted l to 4 points.
Trading became dull on the decline.
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NEW YORK BONDS.
HUGE ELEVATOR BLOWN UP.

NEW YORK. July lb.-An explosion
today wrecked a big grain elevator in
Weehawken, across the Hudson river
q half dozen men who were working
there The elevator. constructed OF
steel and concrete, belongs to the West
Shore Railroad Company and It was
said that the damage would be heavy.
The whole upper part Of the elevator
was torn away.
The police Immediately started an
investigation to determine whether an
explosion Of grain dust or bomb
been handling much grain for export
to Europe since the war began.
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ALLIES TO WIN, HE SAYS.

TURIN, via Luciano to Paris. July Is.
Gen. Porro. under chief Of the italian
general stan. has returned from q visit
to the Anglo-French front. Expressing
the highest satisfaction at his meetings
with Gen. Jonfre, Field Marshal French
and King Albert, Gen. Porro said:
''The enthusiasm and valor Of the
French troops. the determination and
grimnsss OF the English and the heroic
persistence of the Bslgians are . sure
Indication Of dual victory
Evening star., 1915-07-15
INJURED IN MOTOR CRASH.
Frank Foster Collides With Farm
Wagon and Is Taken to Hospital.

Frank Foster of this city is at the
Casualty Hospital, suffering from con-
cussion of the brain and a badly lacer-
ated side as the result of the colliding
of his motor cycle with a farm wagon
on the Washington-Baltim boule-
ward about 100 yards beyond the Dis
trict line in Prince Georges county about
4 o'clock this morning. The physicians
at the hospital say he will recover.
It is said that Foster was returning
to Washington when his machine ran
into the rear wheel of farmers wag-
on. He was rendered unconscious. and
the farmer, whose name could not be
learned, took the injured man to Wash
ineton. The machine was badly dam
aged, and is now in the possession Of
Constable Raybold in Bladensburg.
Evening star., 1915-07-15
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. July 15.-Hogs-Receipts
$4,000 head: strong: bulk, 6.90a7.40;
light, 7.26a7s0; mixed. 6.s5a770: heavy,
6.60a7.45; rough. 6.60ae.S0; pigs. 676
alto.
Cattle-Receipts. 5000 head; weak.
steers. 7.10a8.25; cows and heifers, $40
aS.25: calves, 7.50a10.76.
Sheep-Receipts. $4,000 head; weak.
Sheep, 6.60a6.75; lambs, 6.25aS.60.
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VILLA COMMANDER WOUNDED
Raoul Madero Shot Through the
Thigh-Dead Are Burned,

LAREDO. Tex. July 15.-A private
telegram today says that Raoul Ma
dero, a Villa commander, was shot
through the thigh, but not dangerously
wounded, at the recent fighting at
Icamole, near Monterey. in which Car
ranza troops claimed q victory.
Passengers from Monterey today
said in some cases the bodies of the
dead from the battles west Of Monte
rev have been piled aboard gondola
cars between layers Of oiled wood and
then burned.
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Building Permits.

Building permits were issued today
to the following:
Henry Jaeger. to repair dwelling at
220 Seaton place northeast: estimated
cost. $3.50.
K T. Sullivan, to repair building al
1923 3oth street northwest: estimated
cost, 1920.
John R. Riggles, to build metal
garage. rear 1st and E streets south
east; estimated cost. $50.
F.. v. Yost, to repair dwelling,
Bladensburg road; estimated cost. $50.
F. w. Lortsch, to build private
garage, rear 1887 Fairmont street
northwest; estimated cost. 1888.
brick and frame dwelling at 1911 Fern
street northwest; architect, J. G.
Germuller; builder. NJ. H. Horniman;
estimated cost. $4,000.
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. July 15-cotton-spot
steady; good middling. 5.45; middling.
5.15; low middling. 4.69. Sales. 10000
bales; for speculation and export,
$500 Receipts, 1000 bales. Futures
quiet. July. 4.ss; July and August.
4ss; August and September. sos; Sep
November, SIS: November and Decem-
ber, 6.21; December and January. 5.25;
January and February, 6.29h; February
and March, 5.35h; March and April.
538; April and May, Sal; May and
June, 6.44h: June and July, SAT; July
and August. 5.49k.
Evening star., 1915-07-15
NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS. July 15.-Cotton lost
2 to points on the opening call today
on good weather reports. but Immediate
ly after the demand increased and prices
advanced about points, the market
standing points over yesterdays close
at the end Of the first half hour Of busi-
ness.
Futures opened steady. July. 8.51; Oc-
tober. $50; December, 9.o9; January, $50;
March, $40.
condition reports from private bureaus
stimulated selling, and toward noon
prices were points under yesterdays s
close
Evening star., 1915-07-15
WEATHER..
Cloudy Tonight and Friday; Prob
ably Thundershowers.

For the District of Columbia and
Maryland, partly cloudy tonight and
Friday. with probably thundershowers;
not much change in Temperatures; light
to moderate variable winds.
Warm weather continues east Of the
Rocky mountains. while cooler weather
has overspread the northwestern states
and the western plateau region. There
have been showers in the last twenty
four hours in the region of the great
lakes, the Ohio and upper Mississippi
valleys and the northern plains states.
under the inf1ence of low that is CEN
trail this morning on the eastern slope
of the Rocky mountains.
The indications are that there will be
showers tonight and probably Friday
| in the region of the great lakes. the
| upper Ohio valley and the middle At
| lantic and New England states. while
fair weather will prevail elsewhere
east of the Mississippi river during the
| next thirty-six hours.
No important temperature changes
| are indicated for the eastern half of
! the country during tonight and Friday.
! The winds along the New England
coast will be light variable; on the
| middle Atlantic, south Atlantic and
east gulf coasts light to moderate
variable.
| Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 4:1o am: and 4:43
pm; high tide, 10 am. and 1880 pm.
| Tomorrow-Low tide, 4:53 am. and
5:19 p.m.; high tide, 10:4O am. and
11:l1 pm.
| The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 4:45 am; sun sets.
7:24 pm.
| Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4:46 am; sun
sets. 1924 pm.
Moon sets, 9:19 pm.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yeste pm, So;
8 pm, 81; 12 midnight, 70; today, 4
| M, 70: am, rs; IL noon, SO; 2 pm,
SO. Maximum, SS, at II am. today;
minimum. So, at am. today
Temperature same date last year
Ma ximum, SO; minimum, "a.
Barometer-Yesterd pm, % SO;
8 pm. 29.s5; 12 midnight, 29.92; am.
2991! am, 1898: IL noon, 1891; 2
pm. 1892.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water
at am: Great Falls-Temperature
7S; condition, 10. Dalecarlia reservoir
Temperature. 70; condition at north
connection. 100; condition at south con-
reservoir 70; condition
at infiuent gatehouse. 8; condition at
ef1uent gatehouse. 8.
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Sugar Market Is Steady.

NEW YORK, July 15.-Raw sugar
Steady; centrifugal, 4.s3a4.S6; molasses.
4.06a4.09: refined steady.
Short covering caused a rapid up
turn In the market for sugar futures
early today and prices at noon showed
10 TO- ~ points net gain,
Evening star., 1915-07-15
French Bourse Is Irregular.

PARIS. July 16.-Prices were irregu-
lar on the bourse today. Rentes, 60
francs 10 confines.
Exchange on London. 26 francs 70
csnttmss.
Evening star., 1915-07-15
new YORK METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, July 15.-The metal ex-
change quotes: Lead offered. 5.6b; spell
ter not quoted.
At London-Lead, e25 ID Sd; spelter,
f10O.
Evening star., 1915-07-15
LONDON MONEY.

LONDON, July 15.-Bar silver, % 9-16d
per ounce.
Money, 1ha1A per cent.
Discount rates-Short bills. AZ per
cent; three-month. 4Ba5 per cent
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Proposed Funding Bond Issue.

BALTIMORE. July 15.-It is stated on
high authority that the Western Mary
land railway will issue a funding bond
issue of $100.0oa0o0 to cover the whole
property.
Evening star., 1915-07-15

It pays to read the want columns OF
The Star. Hundreds, Of situations are
6lled through them.
Evening star., 1915-07-15
Washington Stock Exchange.
SALES,

SALES.
Regular call
Washington Railway As, $1,000 at SLY.
Mergenthaler. at 1s1. at 1S1, at 1S1,
at 1S1.
Greene -Cananea, so at A.
After call-Washington Gas SIS, SO. 600 at 1O5.
Capital Traction 5s, s.. 900 at 105h
Washington Gas 5s, $500 at 1855, 5000 at
1855.
Mergenthaler. at 1s1. at 1s1. at 1s1.
Bid and Asked Prices
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DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, July 15.-Butter-Un-
changed. Eggs-Higher; receipts. H.
17k; ordinary firsts, 16A a16k; firsts,
17Ka17h. Potatoes-Unchanged re-
ceipts. 25 cars. Poultry-Alive. unset
tied; fowls. 1914; springs, 19a21.
Evening star., 1915-07-15
Foreign Bank Statements.
LONDON.

LONDON. July 15--Weekly statement
Of the Bank of England:
Total reserve, increased, E441 900; cir
culation. decreased, f57s. 200; bullion, de-
creased. f137.64S: other securities, in
creased. f2,1O2.ooe; other deposits. in
creased. f1s.124.o00; public deposits, de-
creased. E14.912. 900: notes reserve, In
creased. f4S3, 900: government securities,
increased. s704,0
The proportion Of the banks reserve
to liability this week is 1857 per cent !:
last week at was 1853 per cent. Rate
Of discount. 5 per cent.
PARIS.
PARIS, July l5.-The weekly state
1nent of the Bank of France shows the
following changes:
Gold in hand Increased 41,4s7,e0o
Silver in hand decreased 1,S3e,o0
francs.
Notes in circulation increased 12e.-
2o4, 1000 francs.
Treasury deposits increased 1885,
900 francs.
General deposits increased s.115.ooo
francs.
Bills discounted increased s.s17,o
francs.
Advances decreased 10000 francs
Evening star., 1915-07-15
Up-River Waters.

Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, July 10
The Potomac river was clear and the
Shenandoah river a little milky this
morning.
Evening star., 1915-07-15
new YORK COTTON.

Quotations furnished by ". B. Hibbs 4 c..
member New York stock Exchanse, New Ysex
Evening star., 1915-07-15

NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. July 15-Flour hrm;
spring patents, $50 100: Kansas
straights, 5.80a600.
Pork easy; mess. 1S.O0a1s.50.
Lard easy: middle west, 7s0as.00.
Molasses steady. Hay steady. Hides
firm Leather firm.
Evening star., 1915-07-15
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, July 15.-Butter-
Steady; receipts. 1871 packages;
creamery. extras (ss score). q;
creamery (higher scoring). 27Aa28;
frsts. 24Xa26k; seconds. 231aa24h.
Eggs-Firm; receipts. 11,794 cases; fresh
gathered, extra. 23a24; extra frsts, 211s
a22h; frsts. 20a21; seconds, 1sa19;
27a2s; nearby hennery browns. 24a25.
Cheese-Weak; receipts, 4,074 boxes:
state. whole milk. fresh, flats and
twins, colored. specials. Is; do, white
14A; do, colored, average fancy, 14ha
14X; do, white. 14Aa141k.
Poultry-Alive. irregular: western
chickens, broilers, %; fowls, Is; tur-
keys. 11a12; dressed. quiet: western
frozen roasting chickens. 1sa22; fresh
fowls, iced, 13ka17: turkeys. 15a16.
Evening star., 1915-07-15
WHEAT SENTIMENT SHIFTS
TO BULL SIDE IN REACTION
Export Buying and Rainy Weather
Count Against the Bears at
Chicago Today.

CHICAGO, July 15.-Although wheat
at the start today showed tendency
to decline, prices quickly recovered
The failure of Liverpool quotations t.
reflect in full the sharp advances here
led at first to a good deal of selling
Sentiment. however. changed in favor
of the bull side when the fact deve1
oped that export houses here were
buying.
In addition. the prevalence of rainy
weather counted against the bears.
After opening u to 1h lower, thu
market underwent a further sag. ane
then rose in some cases slightly abov'
last nights level.
Corn sways With Wheat.
Corn swayed with wheat. Trade wa.
rather light. The opening, which
ranged from the same as last night t.
as down, was followed by an addi
tional decline, and later a complete
rally.
In oats as we'll as in corn the chie1
influence was the action of the Whea
market. Most of the transactions il
oats were between pit spectators.
visions. The chief demand, though
came from shorts.
A decided wheat advance ensued ow'
ing somewhat to black rust report
from new points northwest. July rose
to the highest figures touched since tn
last week of May. The strength, how
ever failed to last, it being said TIN
bulges had stopped export sales. Clos
ing prices were unsettled at y to "
net decline.
Pronounced corn weakness devel
oped subsequently. Hot weather wal
said to be forcing rapid crop growth
The close was nervous, n to IN undel
last night.
Evening star., 1915-07-15
BALTIMORE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. July 15-wheat-Firm
spot No. 2 red. 1.13; spot No. red
western, 1.15h; July No. red, 1.12;
August No. red. Ill; receipts; s. 5os o
bushels; southern by sample, 9Oa10s;
southern, on grade, 1.06 y a1.13.
Confirm; spot contract. IS; July
IS.
oats-Firm; old, No white. s1h; old.
standard white. 81: old, No. white.
60a6Oh: receipts, 1852 bushels; ex-
ports, 10000 bushels.
Rye-Firm; No. 2 western export.
1.O2a1.03 receipts. 46 bushels.
Hay-Firm. but quiet; No. l timothy.
unchanged; No. 1 clover mixed, un-
changed.
erpool, per bushel, unchanged; picked
ports, per quarter, unchanged.
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, July 15.-Wheat-Spot
No. Manitoba, lis Sd; No. 8. lis sgd;
No / northern Duluth, lis Sd; No. 2
hard winter. lis SID.
Corn Spot, American mixed, new,
SS 215d,
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CURB STOCKS.

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs 4 O..
members New York Stock Exchange.
Evening star., 1915-07-15

For the District of Columbia and
Maryland. partly cloudy tonight and
Friday. with probably thundershowers;
not much change in temperature; light
to moderate variable winds.
Evening star., 1915-07-15

Hourly Sales OF Stocks Today.
Tollam.. .l6S,700 To 12m.. ..H4,20o
To lpm.. .3l0,SO0 To 2p.m-.. 1872, 500 1
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MAY AXE MONTH TO GET
; JURY IN SCHMIDT TRIAL

los. ANGELES, caL,. Oct 5.--H ID
expected that Il will: take between !
fortnight and month 10 get . jury
for the trial. of Matthew Schmidt.
charged Mith murder for conspiracy
In causing The s1plosien which wreck.
ed Ire GoS knasIea Times plant IN
1910 and caused the death d. q r.
porters, operators and other employees.
opium had been coming in for two or
three days. 50 that on Saturday
enough Evidence had been secured
that the deputies knew just about
where to 90 for IL -
The raided den was at Omauomau.
mauka, which Is out toward the Ha-
kalau plantation. That more Of the
drug was not taken Is believed to be
due to the fact that the Chinese keep
the larger quantity hidden, taking out
onlys small lions In little fors Fun
Tan - k251 70 have been WolI decor.
ated with every evidence of 1'iIlt
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|H0DOLULUFIRM
TAKE CONTRACTS
AT PEARL HARBOR
Lord Young Engineering and
Hawaiian Dredging Com
panies are Low Bidders !.

Two substantial Pearl Harbor con.
tracts have lust been, won By !ccal
firms. against lively bidding IN the
part OF rnainlanderE. a cshlegram
from Washington to the Lord Young
Engineering Company late yesterday
brought news that the company has
won the contract for erecting three
TORPEDO boat piers, and from Washing.
ton also; comes news that the Hawai-.
ian Dredging Company has won the
Job Of building the 1000-foot "keywall
wharf. The latter runs over $50, 900,
the former over $S5,O00. :
The bids were opened at the bureau
Of yards and docks, Washington, on
September 1S,s but 1t was not until
yesterday; that the awards were
known here. The following figures
show the closeness of the bidding:
For the keywall wharf, 1000 by SO
feet; =. !, -
Tibbetts Pacific Company, 1920, 800.
HeaIy Tibbetts Company, $167, 300.
Spalding Construction Co.. $161, ,000
Lord-Young Engineering Co, 1854.
800.
+ Hawaiian Dredging Company, 1885,.
900.
For three torpedo-boat piers Qtem
-: {, = E,.l-<E ! 10
Tibbetts Pacific Co, $125, 800.
HeaIy Tibbetts Co., $119,000.
McLaren & Peterson, $4,000.
Hawaiian Dredging Co, $85,870.
John Monk, $s5,709.
= Lord.Young Engineering Co., $685..
600.
The torpedo-boat piers are to be
built opposite Magazine island.
All of the firms except the Lord
Young Hawaiian Dredging and Spald.
ing Construction Company, are main.
land fIrms. 8 ss
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TWO BIG Island -:
K1HsAMtTIMeIWAIt 4. y
OPIUMUSERSA ARE
; e i s. 81 q. Il "a !s44s4s Is
RUSHED 70 JAIL

Another inroad on the preserves Of
the gigantic opium ring which Is be.
Iieved to be operating npc,i the island
of Hawaii was made on Saturday by
Deputy Collector E. C.2S. Crabbe Of
the revenue service, arresting two Chi.
nese, Fun Tan and All Pc, who were
found with the black extract of the
poppy in their possession. -,
Yesterday brief wireless message
was received from HfIo asking that
warrants be sent for the above named
persons, and today a letter from the
deputy collector carried the details of
the capture. So - ( 81 =
Opium was found in the raid which
the4 deputy made with the assistance
OF Byron Baird, United States deputy
Of customs, though 1t was not taken
in any large quantities. A marshal
viii leave tomorrow Tor Hilo Cor the
purpose of bringing the two captfyes
to Honolulu for, trial. - 50 = e.
According 10 word from Deputy
Crabbe, whose headquarters ere at
HilO, slight hints ,of the transfer Of
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ROUTE SHIPS 10
FAR EAST Bl NAY
Of Sl)H CANAL
Many Vessels Intending 10 Call
at Honolulu Turned Back By
Slides at Pa1ania Canal

Nearly Is ssdazS {3tifish steamers
which were TO hare called here for
bunker coal. en- route 70 Japan and
Vladiy0stok. will not arrive at this
port. but will Journey back around the
other side of the world TO their desti.
nation BY way Of Suez, owing to- the
latest disastrous slfdes IN the Culebra
Cut Of the Panama Canal. 6
This is the important news reaching
here today by cable from Eandon, fol.
lowing the rebommendatio ions made yes.
terday by 5Acting aGuyernor Chester
Harding OF the Canal Zone, that the
Big Ditch be closed by executive or.
der. until November l, and that cargoes
be tfanshipped. s,s IS s
Definite word was received today by
the Star7Bulletin. and local shipping
men In close touch with the situation,
Informing them that owing to the long
delay now IN prospect at the canal,
which may last more than g month,
nearly dozen Of the British owned
steamers now at the canal have re-.
ceived orders to turn around and sail
direct for Suez to the Orient.
Should the canaI be blocked for
more than 4 month. It ,is hard to pre-
dict just how much injury VIII be done
Hoholulu,s shipping interests. s
Not only win important. freight en-
route here 9or American Hawaiian
frelghtefs be- delayed, but the eOnse-
quent delay viii hamper shipments OF
sugar, pineapples and other Hawaiian
products, to New York by way Of the
canal. r.. ,.,.-,. -. -. - =, ~
The Inter.Island will also be affect.
ed materially, as all the ships which
have today received orders to sail for
their destination via Suez instead Of
waiting for the canal to be cleared
would have taken bu1kefs here, rang
ing anywhere from q few hundred to
q thousand tons Of bunker eoal each.
Supplies which are always purchased
here from local merchants will not be
called for, either. ~. ~. =