The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-01
Shipping And Waterfront News
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BY w. H. CLARKE.
additional Shipping on Page Five.

Mary E. Foster on Marine Railway
This morning Captain Chris Hyde
in his little tug Intrepid, towed the
Mary e. Foster to the marine rail
way, where she was safely hauled up
and will undergo an overhauling be.
fore she is dispatched back to the
Coast for further load of lumber.
Record Big Gun Shooting.
Daily Mail Overseas Edition. Re.
markable shooting has taken place in
the British navys China squadron,
which in the 1910 returns headed the
gunnery list with an average score of
S.196 hits per minute.
In the flagship Minotaur this year
an average as high as 1928 hits per
minute has been reached, the best
score being that of Coporal White, r.
M. A., who with a 12-pounder gun
fired six rounds, making six direct
hits in 176 seconds, which works out
at an average of over twenty hits per
minute This is better than the high
est 12-pounder score made in the
whole of last years tests.
A worlds record is claimed for
Leading Seaman Russell of H. NJ. S.
Minotaur, who with six rounds from
! 7.5inch gun made five direct hits and
one ricochet hit in 31.S seconds, a per-
formance unequaled for rapidity with
that class of weapon.
Honoulan Coming Here.
Although the Honolulan is listed to
go direct to Hilo from San Francisco,
actually this will not be the case, for
she will call in here on Saturday next,
land her passengers and mail, and
then go on to Hilo. She will remain
in port here for about half a day.
The Enterprise is being overhauled
at present, so the Honolulan has taken
up her running.
Notes.
The Matson steamer Lurline will
leave for San Francisco this after
noon at six o'clock. She is due there
tomorrow week.
The Oceanic steamer Sierra will
leave for the Coast tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock. She will carry the mail,
and is due at San Francisco on Tues
day morning next.
The Mauna Loa is due to arrive
from Kona and Kau on Friday next.
The Honolulan is due here on Sat
urday next from San Francisco. She
will bring nearly three days accumu-
lation of mail.
The Hyades will leave for Seattle
. on August 4, via island ports and San
Francisco. The Hyades is due to ar
rive here this afternoon.
Passengers Booked.
The following passengers have been
booked for the Orient by the China,
leaving this afternoon: Miss S. K.
Chum, N. Fukuda, S. Gotch, E. Higo.
S. Ishikawa, M. Koyama, E. Kanki, A.
Kusaka, Lee Poy, d. Miyoke, ]. Murao,
X. Narasaki, S. Ohashi, Y Sakurai, K.
Sasaki, X. Sugase, S. Takahama.
Passengers Arrived.
Per P. NJ. S. China from San. Fran
cisco this morning: Miss NJ. E. Crofts,
c. Reinecke, c. ]. Ryder
The Bride Ship Wlhelmina.
San Francisco Examiner, July 26.-
The tale of romance that began
amid the setting of mock trial on
, board the liner Wilhelmina few days
ago and involved the principals in the
case tried before the court, was told
when the ship arrived from Honolulu
yesterday.
The young woman is Miss Rather
inc Haderloe, a pretty and charming
Nevada City girl, and DIR. James Hor-
don, veterinarian from Oregon.
When the mock trial was first sug-
gested, Miss Haderlee agreed to be-
come the plaintiff in a breach OF
promise suit. AS there was some diff.
San Luis, from Honolulu, July 2S.