The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-05

" ''les'eu III Ihe I1tania, the big Nor
" "eslan tramp steamer that is suppos
J. ed to be in distress and making fol
y Honolulu. They think that either :
hoax or a joke engendered the hys
teria.
One man stated this morning that
possibly one of the many. amateur
wireless operators sent the report o
the Titainia being disabled in as a
JOKE, and so far he has not owned
up to it, or has not been detected.
This sort of joke, it is alleged, has
peen frequently palyed on unsuspect.
ing shipping people, and of course.
1t is impossible to tell who the per-
petrators are.
Inquiries in every direction devel.
oped no definite information at all.
McCabe, Hamilton & Kenny a few
days ago received a message from
their San Francisco agents asking
what the Titainia's estimated loss of
lumber would be, and whether il
would take long to repair the dam
age, but beyond this they have had
no further word. They replied at the
time that they knew nothing about.
the situation.
An engineer speaking this morning
said that if the Titania had wirelessed
a vessel that she mad broken down.
ana was making Tor these islands,
then she would have been here by
now. Any accident, he said, can now
be fixed up at sea, by the engineering
force, with a few exceptions, such as
the propeller being lost altogether
or big break that would necessitate
docking to get at the trouble. But
when a vessel refuses aid from a
passing boat, then it is pretty safe
to assume that she is not badly dam. |
Jagged.
HonoIulan Saw Nothing Of Her.
Inquiries were made on the Homo.
lulan this morning as to whether she
mad fallen in with the vessel, or had
heard anything by wireless, but a
negative answer was given to both
questions. The officers were ignorant
OF the matter until they were told by
the evening newspaper representa-.
tives on board this morning.
Mongolia May DC Delayed Here.
The p. M. S. Mongolia is due here
tomorrow morning from the Orient.
Captain Morton having wirelessed in {
that he will be off port at six O'Clock.
She has cargo of 1900 tons for here. 8
and will take fairly large load away
TO the coast. 1t is hoped to get her
away sometime late in the afternoon,
but in view of the fact that she has
to take out 1900 tons, and put in over
lO'OOO cases of pineapples, over 1000
cases of pineapple juice, about 2OOO
of bananas, rice, and other
it is not believed that this
VIII be possible. Captain Reilly how
eYer will do all he can to get her
away again tomorrow afternoon. and
I anyone can do it, he will.
7onoluIan Treasure Ship for Customs
Boys.
There was a hard look during the
week on the faces of the customs
stan, for evidently their Uncle Sam
had overlooked the fact that thew
we're looking after his interests for
Inn down here, as he had not sent
hem any money for some time. The
look has now gone, and all
ire pleasant and happy again. for
hey found that Uncle had remember
ID them after all. The good shin Ho-
olulan brought the necessary for
nallties this morning, and all have
money to burn again.
HonoluIan Searched for Opium.
The Matson liner Honolulan was
o sooner tied up this morning than
he was boarded by big staff of
ustoms searchers in quest of con.
called opium. They went through
er as thoroughly the circum-
-ances would permit, but they failed
find any trace of it.
The Honolulan was scheduled to
Ill again at two o'clock for Hilo and
ahului
6uford Due Tomorrow.
The U. S. depot quartermaster's
apartment expects the TRANSPORT
uford from the Orient tomorrow aft
noon-any time between noon and
ldnight-is the way they put it.
hese vessels are no Pacific grey
ounds' and they are never expected
1til they are actually in sight. Her
lie date was August 4.
The steamer General Hubbard was
le to pass out today to the Coast.
he has been alongside the railroad
harf all the morning taking in oil
last her over the voyage. She is