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

HARBOR NOTES


The T. X. X. has increased its CAPT
tai stock from 13,000,0C0 yen TO 3d.
SOC, 900 yen.
The next mail or San Francisco
gees in the Oceanic steamer. Sierra
Tuesday. July 20. Il. =
The Federal Telegraph Company re-
ports the Oceanic steamer Sierra 1862
miles from Honolulu st p, m, July
20.
Strained relations with Mexico have
caused no interference in the sailing
CT steamers between Gulf and Next
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.
The Hawaiian Dredging Company's
dredge Reclamation went on the In
ter-Island dryd0ek this morning for
repairs, which viii be made by the
former firms workmen.
Saturday the American Hawaiian
steamer Mexican arrives with 226
bags Of mail and following her the
next mail will come in the Matson
steamer Isurline Wednesday, July %.
The lumber mill companies OF Port
Townsend viii. according TO report
from there, finish loading all vessels
In their respective plants using nom
union men and then will close until
the strike Is settled.
The following tramp steamers are
dHe here In the next two weeks for
bunkers: st. Patrick from the canal
due July 20, Royal Prince from Maya
saki due August 1, and the Swedish
steamer NIPPON from japan due AH-
gust 5.
According to advices received at
Castle & Cookies office, the T. X. X.
steamer Nippon Maru will arrive here
from Yokohama August % instead OF
August % and the Tenyo Mayu's
schedule has been changed so that
she is due here August instead or
August 2.
The Hon. william Morris Hughes.
premier of Australia. has purchased
is large steamers in London for NOV
ing the Australian harvest. The yes
sells viii 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
The construction of an additional
wharf for the corporation that owns
and operates the only modern wharf
Liabilities in Hongkong is well under
way. The government Is dredging
| the approaches and the new wharf
when completed win be $50 feet in
length and win afford accommodations
| at low tide for two large vessels
drawing up to 30 feet.
The cause Of the breakers off Cape
| Flattery which have been observed
and reported By coastwise navigators
| for the past 80 years has been defin.
itely determined By Capt r. s. Pat.
| ton. ar the coast and geodetic survey
service. who reports that he found an
uncharted rock a mile and a halt
south and southwest of Tatoosh Isl;
and and Cape Flatter5s but that the
Iuhders6a Obstruction at extreme low
| tide Is 45 feet under water which pre-
clndes any chance for an accident.
The hosting engineers of steam
| lighters at New York have struck for
| $24 week. The strike IL not gen.
eral and Is directed by q local branch
OF the international Union OF Steam
and Operating Engineers. The de-
mands also include shorter hours. pay.
Iand-a-half for overtime and double
pay on Sundays and holidays and
/, recognition nf the union. The present
wages are from SIS. 10 80 week.
! Tha noint ufion which The strikers