The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-26
LATE SHIPPING
Siberia Had Rough Trip.

| The Siberia arrived early yesterday
morning from San Francisco and left
again for the Orient at five o'clock in
the afternoon. She had rough wealth.
er all the way.
The bad weather interfered with the
enjoyment of the passengers, and it
was not until Christmas eve that the
boat was steady enough to make the
trip enjoyable.
She brought here seventy cabin pas
sengers, six in the second-class and
$50 tons of freight. The through pas
sengers numbered forty-nine, twenty.
four second-class and 232 in the steer
age-173 Chinese, fiftythree Japanese,
one Indian and five Filipinos. Her car.
go from the mainland totaled six thou
sand tons, chiefly government stores
for Manila. .t.--sr.e..
The Siberia left again at five o'clock
last night for the Orient A big Christ
mas tree was standing in the saloon,
and a Christmas dinner was in prep
aration as the liner pulled out.
AIgoa Took Raw Cotton.
The Siberia in ordinary circum-
stances would nave had a big cargo
of raw cotton, but the Pacific Mail, sec
ing the large amount of this commod-
I ity Offering for Japan, put the Algoa
on especially to make the trip. She
left San Francisco a few days before
the Siberia, with twelve thousand tons
of raw cotton for Japan.
Nile Is In Schedule.
The steamer Nile, lately purchased
/ by the Pacific Mail to Replace the lost
Asia will leave Hongkong on February
/ % and be due here on March 10. The
schedules have not yet been printed
Incorporating the Nile. The Nile will
take up the run of the Asia, making a
better service of the Pacific Mail conf
pany
WiIheImina in This Morning.
/ The Wilhelmina was off port first
thing this morning and berthed before
eight o'clock at the old Hackfeld
wharf. She had a rough trip nearly
all the way.
She brought seventy-twO cabin pas
sengers. chiefly tourists, and thirteen
steerage passengers. There were 1854
tons of cargo for here and 1874 sacks
/ of malone day S accumulation-thir.
teen automobiles and thirty-seven
packages of Wells-Fargo express. For
. Hilo there are 500 tons of cargo.
The cargo was of thoroughly gen
eral character. Included in it was a
caterpillar" for the Hawaiian Preserv
/ ing Company. This is a powerful ma
chine used in roadmaking and levelinl
down uneven stretches OF land.
The Wilhelmina will sail for Hilo on
Friday afternoon next at five o'clock.
Mauna Loa's New Boilers.
The Mauna Loa has received a pail
of new boilers by the Wilhelmina
which arrived here this morning from
San Francisco When they will be in
stalled no one can say, as the Claud
inc is still on the marine railway, an,
likely to be for awhile, owing to an &c
cident. The Mauna Loa is relieving
the Kinau.
Hyades Resumes Service.
San Francisco Chronicle, December
.19.-Alteration to the steamer Hyade'
Of the Matson Navigation Company
are u"aring completion at shipbuild
ing yards on the Sound and the YES
sci will be in service again in a few
days on the triangular run between
San Francisco, Sound ports and Ha
waiian ports Nearly $4,000 has beer
spent in overhauling the vessel, anC
she now has the distinction OF being
the only molasses tanker aaoat
Buffalo Arrived This Morning.
The United States navy transpor
Buffalo arrived this morning from Sar
Francisco en- route to Manila with ma
rines and stores. Beyond $50 tons o
stores for the fleet, she has nothins
for here She will take on load o
coal, and will leave either tomorrow
morning or tomorrow afternoon.
She left San Francisco a week age
tonight, and arrived Off port at al
early ho,r this morning She has TO
Manila COO bluejackets, including chic
petty officers, 100 marines and TWEEN
ty.four passenger officers, includin