The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-01-04
TWO BIG STEAMERS JAPANESE TEACHER.
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companies disclaim all idea of com.
pcting with each other in this respect
Roth vessels will run to their regular
schedule and the Sierra, carrying the
mails, will enter the Golden Gate some
hours ahead of the Matson boat.
The Wilhelmina left few minutes
before the Sierra, crossing the latter's
stern just as the Sierra commenced to
back out. However, the Wilhelmina
will not retain the lead for long.
Racing costs money said Captain
Houdlette this morning, "and there IS
nothing in this trade to warrant IT,"
, The Wilhelmna carries a larger
cargo than the Sierra, having on board
upwards o. $500 tons, made up of
$500 tons of sugar, 5000 cases of pine
apples and general merchandise, while
the Sierra has a smaller freight, one
lot of 1000 bags of sugar, pineapples,
bananas and general supplies.
The Wilhelmina also had the larger
number of passengers, carrying sixty
two in the saloon against forty-six in
I the saloon of the Sierra but in addi-
ton the Sierra had fourteen in the
steerage.
On board the Wilhelmina were Mrs.
/ j. c. Mars and Mrs. T. Schriver, who
came across about a week ago accom-
panied by their husbands, the aviators
who are now en- route to the Orient
/ Several others who made the trip
across with the Mars party also re-
i turned on the Wilhelmina and will be
/ in good time for the aviation meet
scheduled to take place in San Fran
cisco shortly.
Captain and Mrs. w. w. Low are
also passengers on the Wilhelmina
and they were accorded cordial send
off Captain Low is a great favorite
locally, particularly among tennis cir
cles and his skill with the racquet is
well known to all followers of the
game.
Noa w. Aluli, one of the lawyers of
|
also on the Wilhelmina.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. Thompson and d.
c. Seely, who came down from the
mainland to look Nup the prospects
of installing the Poulsen>wireless tele.
graph system between San Francisco
and Honolulu are also on board.
F. A. Brewer, bookkeeper of the
Waikiki Sugar Company, together
with his wife, are making a pleasure
trip to the coast to visit their old
home. and ]. A. German travelling
! salesman of the Won Hamm-Young
| Company, is making one of his period
ical trips to the coast.
Mr.. H. w. De Leon, of the Ameri
can circus, also returned to the coast
G by the Wilhelmina and he states that
when he brings another circuseacross
from the mainland he will not over
look the menagerie. He promises tc
bring a collection of animals next
time that will make the success of the
) trip assured.
On the Sierra were a number OF re
J Turning tourists who came over re
Gently b. F. Parker, of Texas, VINO
{ made the volcano trip, is returning by
the Sierra, and he speaks in the most
1 eulogistic terms of the sights of Ha
, wall. r. j. Bell, of Schwabachei
? Bros. and Co, of Seattle, who has beer
= introducing his firms groceries to 10
} cal merchants, also speaks in glowing
= terms of the beauties of Hawaii ant
: will return here again at no distan
5 date. He reports having done gooC
? business both here and in the othe
l islands, but found other firms in sim
] liar line strongly intrenched in tn
r field before him.
w. L. Fletcher of Sachs and Co
! Miss e. NJ. Spencer, of the same firm
+ Cecil Brown, president of the F1rs
= National Bank, Mrs. F. j. Lowrey
/ wife of the president of Levers AM
Cooke, Mr.. and Mrs, L. Dunn VIII
4 we're showing at the Bijou, and Morri
e and Wilson, from the Park theatel
were also on board.