The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-12-09
ALARM CALL SYSTEM COPTIC'S FAST TRIP \
BROKE her OWN RECORD FROM
YOKOHAMA.
Brought Large Number OF Japanese
For This Port--Has Big Lot of
Freight-Her Passengers.

A record between Yokahama and
Honolulu was broken this morning
when the Coptic was sighted from the
orient about 2:3O o'clock. The crack
vessel OF the o. & .. Company lowered
her own record for that run and es-
tablished a new second-best record for
the trip. She made the voyage of 340O
miles in days 3 hours and AZ minutes,
which is exceeded only by the China,
which holds the best record with 8
days, hours and 10 minutes, made in
December, 1897.
The Coptic left Hongkong, November
20, Nagasaki, November 26 and Yoko-
hama, November 80. For the first time
In many months, she brought the lat
est news from the outside world. The
newspaper files contained six days ad-
ditional information, although the news
is of the briefest character
The vessel brought the largest num-
ber of japanese landed in Honolulu
in months. The list of Japanese con-
sists of 243, including about 80 women
and children. In addition to these pas
sengers, she brought several cabin
passengers for Honolulu and 1888 tons
of freight, of which 800 tons consists
of gunny sacks. The vessel has a
large list of cabin passengers for San
Francisco.
W. w. Goodale, manager of Waialua
Plantation, returned home after trip
to the Orient.
Among those aboard is G. e. Allen,
bank clerk at Tientsin.
L. L. Bailey is a mining engineer
who is returning from Singapore lie
is accompanied by his wife.
Quite "a number of Hollanders from
Sumatra are passengers on the vessel.
They are returning home from the
Orient by way of the United States.
Among them is Colonel van Bylevelt
and wife. He was in command of one
of the regiments in that island. k. H.
Dannenbargh is an ex-judge of Suma-
J ira. He is accompanied by his wife.
Mr.. and Mrs William Blodget are
Boston people who are completing a
tour of the Orient. He is banker.
j. T. Bigelow is a mining engineer
who has been in Siberia.
r. A. Brown is a merchant from
| Chemulpo
I John w. Campbell and Thomas Fish
| er are coal mining men who are re-
turning from tour of the east They
lave been inspecting coal mines II
! that quarter. They represent Pennsyl
/ vania capitalists.
| Lieutenant Benten G. Decker wa!
formerly on the Helena.
DIR. l. w. Kite is from the monitor
| Monterey.
Lieutenant A. L. Key was formerly
| the United States naval attache at To-
kyo, until relieved recently. He is ac'
companied home by his wife and chill
dren.
Mrs. b. c. Howard is the wife of the
o. & o. Company's agent at Yoko'
hama. She is accompanied home by
Miss Gladys Howard.
A. Herbert, Jr., is tea merchant o
Kobe.
w. H. Hunt is a tea merchant Of
| Tientsin.
Baron van Isselmuden is a former
resident of Sumatra.
Miss Dessa M. James and Miss OliV'
E. James are society people of Pitts
burg who have been touring Japan.
The Coptic will leave for San Fran
cisco at 10 p. m. tonight. She may dis
carge her freight before that time anC
in such an event she will leave earlier
DR.. r. B. Irones who has been the sur
geon of the vessel for some time past
will probably leave the vessel this trip
as he desires to practice his profession
| ashore.