Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-08

would weigh in the ncighborhOod of a
hundred pounds.
Henry Nier"a. q the lnter.lsland
Steam Navigation Co. also gave damag
ing evidence against the defendants and
declared that he had seen them hang.
ing about the coal yard after night
fall. One defendant had been found
guilty Of taking coal from the Inter
Island plant some time ago.
Kapae caused considerable me,'ri.
mcnt as we'll as surprise ut the way
he handled his own case. His method
Of cross examination provoked com
ment frcm the bench but the Kapac
cause was lost By preponderance OF
evidence sufficient to convict. ..
II Is believed that with the elimn-
alton of the two offenders. there will
be a marked diminution In the more
or less continued ihefts of coal from
local steamship yards.
A Projected Australian Linz.
a steamship line In viii h the
government Of Australia Is asked to
take part Is to he started from sgd
neg to Eastern Canada, United
States ports and Great Britain via
the Straits Of Magellan. until fhe
Panama Canal is completed. accord
ing 10 advices received at Victoria.
The new concern Is TO operate hvs
steamers and will be known as tie
Merchants and Shippers Steamship
.iEe. Negotiations have been IN
lTcgrcss for some time, and |, Is
sad that prominent firm Of writ
ish sh.pbuilders Is interested in he
enterprise. The feet will consist OF
five steel screw steamers, and Il Is
intended to maintain regular month
ly sailings. The vessels will be own.
ed and managed in the Common
wealth, and ample refrigerated space
will be provided for the carriage of
all descriptions of perishable prod
uce. The concern establishing the
new line has proposed to the Austria
lian government that It share in the
enterprise. II is suggested that the
government should either invest
money in shares in the company,
provide an annual subsidy until the
'ompany could become firmly estab-
lished or lend money to the com
pany at n low rate of interest. II
is said that pending construction OF
the vessels. chartered steamers would
be used. II Is the intention of the
company to send It's steamers home
from Australia via New Zealand, the
Straits Of Magellan, and the East
Coast ports CT Ameri or Canada.
With the completion Of the Panama
Canal the vessels would go by that
rontc. The steamer would be OF
10000 tons register. and have a
speed of 10 knots loaded.
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Nevadan Back at Frisco.
The Nevadan. an American.Hawali.
an steamer that for the past months
has been under charter by the Matson
Navigation Company has arrived nj
San Francisco after having brought
down a general cargo for the islands
The Nevadan returned to the coast
with small amount OF products from
the Hawaiian islands. The vessel ar,
rived at San Francisco yesterday ana
IL Is predicted that she win not re,
turn here for some time 10 come but
may be placed ON run including a
coasting route to salina Cruz.
Band played at Two Departures.
The municipal band played at the
sailing Of the Matson Navigation
steamer Wilhelmina ana the Cana,
dian.Australian liner Moana ,yester.
day. The latter vessel sailed from
hlakea wharf shortly after four
o'clock yesterday afternoon taking on
a few cabin and second class passen,
gers Over five hundred carcases of
frozen mutton, quantity Of fertiliz
er and scotch whisky were left here
as cargo from the Colonies.
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Sierra Due Tomorrow Morning.
The Oceanic steamship Sierra. with
one hundred and nineteen passengers
and nearly three thousand tons OF
general cargo will arrive of the port
ut an early hour tomorrow morning
according to the latest wireless adj
vices received by c. Brewer G Co
REPRESENTING the ocean, company. The
vessel will probably come to the
wharf by seven-thirty. .,
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Asia p:re Saturday Ncrning.
Bringing nine hundred tons of car,