The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-06-28

II. M. S. Challenger was the first to
open, when she arrived off port from
South America She banged out an
international salute of twenty-one
guns, which was duly responded to
on shore from the naval yard
I Next came Admiral Cowles flag OF
salutation. This called for the un-
lucky number of thirteen guns Then
Brigadier General Macomb went on
board the Kent and more deafening
receptions followed.
At eleven o'clock Admiral Cowles
paid an official visls TO the II. NJ. S.
Kent. The Marine band, heading
body Of marines, arrived at the Ad-
mirals quarters shortly before tn.
hour set, and punctually at eleven
o'clock the Admiral went on the
cruiser
The Challenger had a few cases Of
measles on board during the trip
from Australia to South America, ana
she also had another case recently.
There was really no danger from in.
fection, but the commanding officer
made a request that the federal au-
thorities fumigate the vessel as a
safeguard, and accordingly she pro
ceeded direct to the quarantine
wharf. She will remain there until
l Friday, and as far is known, she will
leave for Australia on July 3.
In the meantime, the men are not
having their liberty restricted at all
on account of the sickness. They
will be allowed ashore in batches as
usual
The collier that has been dis
patched to coal the ships will arrive,
it is expected, this afternoon at
about three o'clock, and lay along
side the Kent
cIaudine Brings WatermeIons.
The Claudine arrived early this
morning from Hawaii via ports, with
a large passenger list and the follow
| ing cargo: Twenty cords of wood,
twenty bundles of empty bottles, fifty
| five sacks of potatoes, fifteen crates
of chickens, 232 watermelons, thirty
eight hogs, and 1919 packages of sun
dries.
w. c. Hall Had Sugar.
The W. G. Hall was an early ar
rival from Kauai this morning with
$500 bags of sugar, twenty bundles OF
bottles, ten bags of cocoanuts and
| flTty-seven packages of sundries.
Sugar on Kauai.
Purser Logan of the w. G. Hall re-
PORTS that the following sugar was
awaiting shipment on Kauai NJ. A. K,
3d. Sc bags; G. r., 1900; Mob, 5l47;
x. x, b., $500; X p, 11,7OO; NJ. s.
Co., 5000; X. S. Co., 1900; P. L., 1868;
f. F., 1879,
Inter-lsand Shipping.
Purser Kibling of the Claudine re-
ports that the scr. EI Dorado was at
Hilo on Monday, the scr. Honoipu at
Hama, the str. Hyades at Kahului yes
terday, and that the Ethel Zane left
Hilo on Sunday last.
TeIegraphic Advices.
/ (Per Merchants EXchange)
I San Francisco, June 27.-Arrived, S.
S. Sierra, 6:35 a. m, hence June 21;
S. S. Wilhelmina, GAS a. m, hence
June 21.
( Salina Cruz, June 26.-Arrived, S. S.
Mexican from Hilo, June -.
Victoria, June 26.-Arrived, S. S..
Makura, hence June 10.
Sierra and WiIhelmina Together.
The Sierra, contrary to the proph-
ecy that she would hit the high spots
on the way over to San Francisco, as
she intended to race to get there
ahead of the Wilhelmina, did not do
So for she arrived at San Francisco
at 6:95 this morning and the Wilhel-
nina at Gas.
1t is admitted by all that the Sierra
is the faster boat, and racing is pro-
hibited.
Lurlire and Tenyo Maru Searched
for Opium.
As soon as the Tenyo Maru ana
the Lurline were tied up this morn
ing squads of customs men swarmed
on board in their search for CON
cealed opium, but in both cases the
hunts were fruitless. The Lurline
yielded nothing, and neither did the
Tenyo Maru. On the latter, just be-
fore her departure from San Fran
cisco on her present trip, eighty tins