Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-03-08

There is far from being a stampede
for the mainland by tourists and
strangers, if the list of passengers
who departed for the Coast by the
Oceanic steamship Sierra this morn
ing can be taken as a criterion.
Nearly fifty additional cabin passen-
gers could have departed for San
Francisco this morning had, they so de-
| sired While officers connected WIN
the Sierra believe that the Sierra sail
| ed away. with record list of cabin
| messengers from Honolulu, they state
| that in but two instances We're three
persons placed in a cabin, One nun
| dred and ninety-one sailed away with
the steamer that left the Oceanic
wharf at half-past ten today. These
were so booked that but two persons
occupied the large number of state
rooms. 1t is gratifying to the promo
ton interests of the port to know that
the visitors have not been unduly
alarmed over the health situation here.
| 1t is also pleasing to realize that there
! is no scarcity of transportation facill-
| ties essential for the movement OF the
| large number of visitors.
The Sierra could have easily accom-
modated two hundred and twenty five
frst-cla passengers. At one time
two hundred and fifty had booked at
the office of C. Brewer & Co. Rcas-
surfing reports from the health author
| tiles had much to do with many cam
ceiling their applications for transpor-
| tatiCn.
Forty six Storage passengers spent
five days at Quarantine Island before
taking passage this morning.
The steamer was well down in the
water and was simply "chock-a- block
with sugar. No fresh fruits were
shipped on this trip.
The arrangement at the wharf was
| quite satisfactory Entrance to the
dock was restricted to passengers, rep
resentatives of the Federal and Ter
ritorial health department, officers con-
nected with the Oceanic company.
stevedores and mail agents To all
others admission was denied, There
was little or no complaint.
The embargo was removed follow
ing the lowering of the gangway, and
then the Hawaiian band and others
came under the shed and series of
musical numbers was played.
The sailing of the Sierra was gay
and animated A number of vaudeville
artists returning to the Coast partici-
pated in the farewell by the rendition
of songs Leis in beautiful and fra
grant profusion were conspicuous on
every hand.
Two men belonging to the Sierra
GREY, took French leave of the vessel
last night They were not permitted
to join the ship this morning and will
be obliged to remain over for at least
one round trip.
A big mail for the mainland was
promptly dispatched by the steamer
Around the World Tours.
The Norddeutscher Lloyd Steamship
Company is doing some excellent ad-
vertising of it's handsome steamer en-
gagged in the trade throughout the
world, especially the Far East SER
vice, having issued number of first
class pamphlets relative to the routes
of the steamers. H. Hackfeld & Co.
of this city represent the great Ger
man Steamship Company and the line
of advertising matter received is art
istic as well as interesting The PAM
phlets contain photos of all the points
throughout the world and the Far
East with the possible exception Of
Manila, and give excellent illustra-
tons of the splendid first class SER
vice of that company that tourists
may enjoy in travelling by that route.
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Virginian to Sail Tomorrow.
The American-IIawaiian freighter
Virginian is expected will sail for is
land ports of call tomorrow evening
there to take on large consignments
of sugar destined for the isthmus of
Tehuantepec. The steamship was
moved some feet away from the rail-
way wharf yesterday as precaution
against an attempt of some of her
crew to gain the shore. During the
quarantine but few officers connected
with the Virginian were permitted to
go ashore here. .