Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-05-16
Larger White STAR BOAT Of .
MAY SuPPLANT WRECKED ASIA
China and Wihelmna in From San FrancSCo-0ver One
Hundred Passengers for HonolJu-Big Shipments. of
Cement to Come Down BY Matson Steamers--MaIna
Kea Off for Hlo and Mauna loa Sailed for Windward
Hawaii Today.

A larger and considerable speedier
White Star liner may be secured to
MI out the Joint sailing schedules
heretofore pursued by the Pacific Mail
and Tovo Kisen Kaisha. until the
elimination OF the chartered steamer
Asia through that vessel going ashore
OF Finger Rock on the coast Of South
China and becoming total loss.
The sentiment Is said to prevail in
Pacific Mail circles that another
White Star steamer could readily be
sent to the Pacific and take mp run
under about the same sort of charter
with the Mail company as that by
which the old Asia was operated.
with the arrival of the steamer
China this morning the proposition or
another vessel being substituted to re-
place the Asia proved topic which
provoked considerable comment.
One well posted business man who
Is enroute to the Far East is respon-
sible for the statement that at the
present time there is a decided slump
In certain classes of tonnage espe-
cially in Great Britain.
There appears to be little doubt
but that the White Star Company
which owned the Asia would stand
ready to supply vessel in many
ways similar to the Asia or the Persia
and thereby enable the Pacific Mail
to continue with their present schea-
ule.
While II Is admitted that there Is
little likelihood of new steamer be-
ing introduced on the TRANSATLANTIC
route in time to fill in the trip In
which the Asia would have saile'l
from San Francisco on May 3lst, 1t is
| believed that before the August sail
| ing scheduled for the now wrecked
| vessel rolls around, q faster and more
| modern addition to the Pacific Mail
fleet will be forthcoming.
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WilheImina's Refrigerated Cargo.
The refrigerated space In the Matson
Navigation steamship Wilhclmina con
tained 10000 pounds of frozen beef,
consigned to the local quartcrmasters
department for use of the troops sta
toned in the Islands.
| on each and every trip of the Mat
1 son steamers, large shipments OF re-
frigcrated meats arc being received by
the local army posts.
The WilhClmina was an early arrival
| this morning, with her seventy cabin
and thirteen second-Class passengers
Almost Immediately following the
docking Of the steamer, stcvcdores
| swarmed the vessel and commenced
the discharge of $500 tons general
cargo for Honolulu. In transit the
| vessel Is carrying 1900 tons freight for
discharge at Hilo.
| Captain Peter Johnson stated that
tho trip down to the Islands was a
delightful one. As this story was read
| ily corroborated by Purscr Charlie
Drew, II can be taken as an accepted
fact that the elements were kind. I'm
der ordinary conditions, 1t Is consider
ed good weather" with Skipper John
son when the seas rage rampant ove'
1 the decks of the steamer and volumes
OF spray are dashed against the fun
ncs
The wnhelmina brought n rather
Lively and jolly crowd of passengers
on board and returning to the Islands
after completing another school yca'
are students who have attended main
land colleges and academies.
Two automobiles were included II
the shipment of cargo, as were als'
500 tons of cement for Pearl Harbo
and u quantity of grain, fertilizer an'
feed stuffs for the army,
mainland mail amounting to 3i'
sacks received speedy handling by tn
postal officials at the port.
~
China Sailing nj Five This Evening.
The Pacific Mail liner China added
her mite to the increase I'm Honolulu's
population today with the arrival Of
that vessel at the Channel wharf early
this morning. bringing 20 cabin and
one second class passengers.
The vessel is discharging four hun
dred and fifty tons general cargo and
taking on several hundred tons Goa
while at the port. Captain Emory
Rice, the popular master In the China
reports fine trip down from Sar
Francisco. The steamer left the
coast with 1900 tons Of freight. The
freight includes 275 tons Of hay fol
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