The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-24

Mkt, Japan, making the voyage in
eighteen days. She is locked at the
foot of Alakea street at the uncom
pleted twin-side of the naval wharf
No. /. On November 10 she was buff
feted uncomfortable by the south
! wing of a typhoon and lost a little in
way of unresisting deck gear though
the damage did not amount to any
thing serious and nobody was injured.
She came through the blow bravely
and today looks as spick and span as
is her usual appearance. She has
AGO tons of coal for Honolulu and will
be here ten days discharging.
/ To Extend Line to Sydney,
The Union Steamship Company will
extend its San Francisco-Wellington
service to sydney A four-weelly
service is to be maintained and the
S. S Port Kingston will sail from
Sydney on December 9 for Yelling
ton, Raratongoa, Tahiti and San
I Francisco.
Makes Fast Trip.
The French bark ST. Rogatien mas
arrived at Portland She left Kahului
on November Z and reached her des-
tination yesterday, making the unusu-
ally fast trip of sixteen days.
Water Front Association.
SAN FRANCISCO, November IL
Announcement has just been made of.
the organization of the Water Front
Business Mems Association, which
will be Incorporated during the next
few days T. Crowley has been cho-
sen president Although practically
every port of any consequence along
the coast has had an organization OF
this kind for the past decade it is only
at this late day that San Francisco's
maritime interests have awakened to
! the possibilities Of what may be 9c-
complished through cooperation.
The efforts Of the association Will
be directed towards improving the
, water front in general From state
ments made by those associated with
the new organization, it appears that
n among other things. the attention of
the State Board Of Harbor Comls-
n sioners will be directed to such mat
ters as meet with the disapproval OF
+ the members. 1t it more than posi-,
BILE that the dealings with the state
= officials may not at all times prove
l. smooth sailing,
Whaling Season Ended.
SAN FRANCISCO, November IL
The whaling season for this year was
ended yesterday, when both the Her
II man, Captain Bodfsh, and the Karluk
Captain Foley, passed through tn,
Golden Gate and anchored off Meiggs
wharf The Herman mad $4,000 pounds
OF bone 100 pounds of ivory, and So
skins for the Northwestern Inyestmen
Company. The Karluk had 1900
pounds of bone and 491 skins for Sta
bens & Friedman.
Although Foley sailed from III
alaska three days before Bodfish, tn
latter made bit better time and tn
vessels came into port together. Ca
tain Foley reported heavy southea'
gale on October II, which lasted fC
two days. The starboard whalebOf
was smashed, the dayits carried ava
and the cabin flooded Foley went
bit further north this season than eve
before
~ Captain Bodfsh narrowly escape
having his vessel wrecked at Unalash
n. on October rs. The wind blew so han
that the dock at which the craft We
berthed became partly demolished al
the Herman went adrift. She W;
swept clear across the harbor unit
49, she went ashore, With some difficult
she was hoated next day, after IL
- storm had subsidized.
1t was reported that the island
Unalaska suffered a severe earthqual
the same day. The wireless static
W including it's towers, was wrecked.
Old Timer Passes Away.
SAN FRANCISCO, November 12.-
H. kissing, lightweight years old, al
one of the Oldest and best know
IN characters along the water front di,
suddenly yesterday afternoon short
'hl after he fell to the sidewalk on Ea
street The cause of death was hea
failure. The body was taken to Il
morgue, pending an inquest by Il
m coroner.
u.s. kissing was a familiar figure alol
the various docks about forty yea
ago, when he began the business
expressing and hauling, which at 4
time of his death had grown to
an one of the largest in the city.
The deceased was at one time e
ployed by the father of Hetty Gree