Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-21

HARbOR NOTES

The T. X. X. has increased fits CAPT
tai stock from 100000 yen TO 3d.
100000 yen.
The next mail -lr San Francisco
goes In the Oceanic steamer Sierra
Tuesday. July %.
The Federal Telegraph Company re-
ports the Oceanic steamer Sierra 1862
miles from Honolulu at y. m, July
20. ......s,.
Strained relations with Mexico have
caused no interference in the sailing
CT steamers between Gulf and Mexi
can ports
The hulk Of the German iron
steamer Mariechen, wrecked 10 years
ago off the north coast OF Vancouver
Island, is being broken up by wreck
ers for her iron. a#
The Hawaiian Dredging Company's
dredge Reclamation went on the In
ter-Island drydOck this morning for
repairs, which will be made by the
former firms workmen.
Saturday the Americana Hawaiian
steamer Mexican arrives with 226
bags OF mail and following her the
next mail wifi come in the Matson
steamer Lurline Wednesday, July .26.
The lumber mill companies OF Port
Townsend will, according to report
from there, finish loading all vessels
in their respective plants using nom
union men and then will close unth
the strike is settled.
The Following tramp steamers are
due here In the next two weeks for
biiIkers: st. Patrick from the canal
due July %, Royal Prince from Maya
sah due August ], and the Swedish
steamer NIPPON from japan due All
gust 5.
According to advices received at
Castle & Cookies office, the r. K X.
steamer Nippon Maru will arrive here
from Yokohama August Is instead OF
August 70 and the Tenyo Maru's
schedule has been changed so that
she is due here August 8 instead of
August Z.
The Hon. William Morris Hughes.
premier OF Australia, has purchased
is large steamers in London for NOV
ing the Australian harvest. The yes.
sells will be operated as the Common
wealth Government Line. All the
steamers average 400 gross tons and
are said to have cost an average Of
$3.50, 900 for each boat
1.-THE constructions Of an additional
wharf for the corporation that owns
and operates the only modern wharf
fsoilities IN Hongkong is well under
way. The government is dredging
the approaches and the new wharf
when completed will be $50 feet In
length and viii afford accommodate
at low tide for two large vessels.
drawing up to 30 feet.
The cause OF the breakers of Caps.
Elattery which have been observed:
and reported by coastwise HavIgators
for THE past 30 years has been defin.
sicily detefnihtd by capt. r. s. Pat,
ton. of the coast and geodetic survey
service, who reports that he found an
uncharted rock mile and q halt
south and southwest of Tatoosh Isl.
and and, Cape Flattef5, but that the
undefsea obstruction nt extreme low
tide Is as feet under water which pre-.
cIudes any chance for an accident
The hosting engineers of steam
lighters at New York have struck for
$24 week. The strike is not gen..
eral and is directed by local branch
Of the International Union Of Steam
and Operating Engineers. The de-.
mands also include shorter hours. pay
anda-half for overtime and double
pay on Sundays and holidays and
recognition OF the union. The present
wages are from $1S to s22 week.
The point upon which the strikers
lay greatest stress IS recognition Of
the union. and this Is likely to be the
chief bone or contention.
Holding that water coinpetitiph be-