The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-07-15
Shipping And Waterfront News
H.
IN Pge Five
Not After Japaneoe.

lily answer no, for there does not
seem to be any grounds whatever for
the Challenger to go out after Japan.
ese.
Captain Gaunt, of II. M. S. Chal-
lehger notified the postoffce of his
own accord that he would be only too
pleased to carry mails to Australia
whittier he was bound, via Fiji Had
ne been going to Christmas Island to
lltt out interloping Japanese it is
hardly likely that he would have fig.
ured on beating the Makura down 10
Sydney, and then again if he were
going to spend any time on the way
to Australia, there would have been
no sense in taking mails with him.
Tor his object was to give extra mail
to Australia.
Inc Challenger called at Christmas
Island. Putcairn Island and other
island, Pitcairn Island and other
to South America. Pictures were
shown to Star representative of ma.
tlVes of Pitcairn Island, and some in.
teresting accounts of the visit were
given. An account Of the succor pv
Vhe Challenger to Pitcairn islanders
at Tahiti was published in the Star
on Saturday last.
HonoluIan Had Quiet send.oH
The Matson chartered liner uoro1r
Ian left this morning for San Fran
CISCO. There was lack of enthusi-
asm about her leaving, due no doubt
10 the fact that she had a small mas.
sehger list-twenty-eight altogether
Inc band was there, and it consider.
ably enlivened matters bv the nro-
gram of music that it rendered
everything was slowed awav before
ten O'Clock, and as that hour arrived
the big vessel blew her final whistle.
and rapidly left the dock.
In her holds were about 1000 tons
OF cargo, which consisted Of abont
0'1OO tons of sugar, $50 cases of nine
apple Juice, 800 lunches of bananas
many barrels of molasses and the
usual miscellaneous cargo picled mn
here. ''~''0N w /
She took mail for the coast and
IS due at San Francisco next Satur.
day. ''''''
Helene Out This Morninn
The lumber schooner Helene was
to"eu OUT TO sea this morning by the
intrepid after having been fumigated
at the quarantine wharf. She is o.
ing TO Puget Sound to load lumber
Tor Honolulu again.
Hilonian Returns Tomorrov,
lhe X. P. Rithet is still anchored
waiting for the Hilonian to
return tomorrow from Kauai and take
her IN tow to Mahukona. There the
Dark viii load sugar and proceed IN
san Francisco. The Hilonian viii
not come in the harbor tomorrow |
AFTER she has left the Rithet at Ma
nukona she will go to Kaanapali and
hahuIui, and from the latter port she
VIII go to San Francisco.
'7onoIuIan Searched for stowawave
Harbor Officer Carter searched tbe !
Iionolulan this morning in a very {
-horough manner for man that he ie
1racucaIIy certain was slowed awav s
he looked under canvas COVERINGS
md in every likely and unlikely spot
)ut the popular steamer left tbe 9
wharf with his search unsuccessful {
mere were several fellows hanging
lround the wharf, it was alleged ,,
eaCy 70 get away should the oppor
unity occur, but none did, so thev
waved goodbye with the others as
ne vessel pulled out
nina and Sheridan at San Francisco
According to caDled advices the p
l. 5. China, which left here on Sat Y
rday last, and the Sheridan, which n
ut two days before her, arrived att .,
an Francisco yesterday Mails were \,
'rWarded by both boats, but there \,
ouId not seem to have been anv I
an by using the transport. as from A
80 'AAASii INC messages We're -,
'ceived, it would seem that the China NJ
as there first.
Today mail was dispatched to San III
rancisco by the Matson steamer Ho- NJ
'lulan' and tomorrow there will he NJ
lother mail by the Manchuria, which Pi
Is expected will be leaving at eleven da
CLOCK in the morning The mail by ri,
II VIII close at ten o'clock at the post ho
nce' unless, of course, some altera.
ms is made in her sailing hour So
Makura on the Way. A,
The Makura left Vancouver for Ans MI
Ala yesterday, via Honolulu. and an
IVA, Fiji. She is due here on Friday te,
Nt' and will leave the same day, in Oh
probability, in continuation of her Ka
yage south. A number of theatrical de
ople will leave here for Australia bv,J
Makura, including the talented H.