Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-13

At Z 80 this morning the T X. X.
stcamer Persia Maru, here yesterday
afternoon from Yokohama, left for San
Francisco. .~..:'.
| The China Mail steamer China is eX-
pected to arrive from San Francisco
Monday afternoon to steam Tuesday
morning for the Orient. taking the next
| mail. ..::~,. .~.. ........
At O'Clock Thursday afternoon the
Matson steamer Matsonia left for
Hilo. She will return Sunday morn
| ing and steam at 10 a m, Wednesday
for San Francisco. ..~.
At 4 O'clock this afternoon the Mat
son steamer Hilonian is leaving for
San Francisco direct, taking 1000 tons
Of sugar and 10000 cases OF canned
pines from this port.
A new marine insurance. company
was formed at Stockholm recently.
The company has "a capital of 1000
cook. fully paid up, and will commence
operations shortly under the style of
Svenska Lloyd Marine Insurance Co.
The tug Luckenbach No. l. former
" the NJ. E. Luckenbach, is the first
of the Luckenbach Steamship Co.'s
feet Of tugs to be numbered under
the plan recently adopted by the COM
pany of having all their tugs known by
numbers ...., ...-..
The Baltimore Dry Docks Shipbuild-
ing Co., Baltimore. have booked an
order from Gustav Bull of Norway, for
two cargo steamers to carry each
about 5000 tons d. W. and to be pro-
PEELED by geared turbines. They will
be built on the sherwood system.
The International Steel & Shipbuild-
ing Co. is the name of new shipbuih-
ing concern located at Quantico, Va,
which has put forth an issue of $780,
900 per cent cumulative preferred
stock The underwriters are Messrs.
Waitzfelder & Co, 25 Broad St, New
York. -, H..
The under secretary of state for the
ministry of marine has informed the
members Of the chamber of shipbuild-
ers of negotiations proceeding with
the British government for the pur-
pose of obtaining Indispensable mate
rials for naval construction in French
yards. = -. -.
Steaming at 10 a. m. Saturday, the
U. S. army transport Thomas VIII
take the next mail for Guam and Ma
Mia. Mails close at the postoft1ce
at Q o'clock in the morning. The tran
sport will take one passenger for
Guam and 100 tons of freight for Guam
and Manila. >.".@ /
News that the T. X. K. liner Sibe-
ria Maru left Yokohama October
Tor Honolulu was brought yesterday
afternoon by the T. K. K. steamer Per
STA Maru. The Siberia will arrive here
october Is or l9, Sailing time of the
Korea Maru from Yokohama has not
yet been set.
The Shaw, Savill and Albion Co,
London, recently came forward with a |
program of refrigerated meat steam
ers. Some little time ago this. com |
many contracted with Sir w. G. Arm |
strong, Whitworth & Co.. for vessel
of-this type. about All feet long, and
this contract has now been dupl1cat-
ed. while a third vessel of similar size
has been arranged for with the Palm
ers Shipbuilding & Iron Co, Jarrow'
on-Tync. -: .....
The chartering of a Japanese steam |
er to a British firm has set a new rec !
ord for low rates since the shipping !
boom began. The Taizin Maru, 1927
tons. with a weight tonnage of $500, !
belonging to Mr.. Hashimoto of Maya |
saki. has been chartered to British
company for a year and a half at the
rate of q shillings and pence |
month per weight ton. The Vessel
will be transferred to the firm this
month. Compared with the highest
charterage of 30 shillings, made few
months ago, this latest rate represents
a reduction of 10 per cent.-Japan Ad- /
vertiser. ... 49,.
The Canada Steamship Lines have
had more than their share of losses
during the last two years, and the lat
est casualty is likely to bring a con- |
siderable claim. The :'Saronic,' bound |
to Port McNicoll from Fort William
sprang, a leak and was beached in I
Georgian bay, subsequently catching
fire, and if not a. total loss, the claim |
for particular average will be a heavy |
one. She was built in 1882 Of oak,
1860 tons, and is insured on value or
Sl1O. 600. In December last she was
on fire at Sarnia, and the damage was
then estimated at 100000. She is
burnt to the waters edge and will be
sold as she lies. -Shipping Illustrated. |
Three passenger liners and four
cargo carriers are to be acquired by /
the Alaska Steamship Company, Seat
tie, according to announcement Two
Of the liners. $50 feet long, fast tur-
I.f,.o~r rf.rfnO fho ermmer will help !