Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-23
Shipping
PLAGUE ATCHINESE PORTSRESULTS
KCAREHI NSPEC1lONOF KOREA

and there would undoubtedly be just
as favorable market for Portland
goods were the business established.
Any new shipping and transportation
enterprise that may be launched in
Portland will undoubtedly benefit the
! city to a great extent, and / should
think the proposed Oriental line would
be made a certainty inst as soon as
possible.
Il am very much impressed with
Portland. ] can't say that the wealth
er of the past few days has been
pleasing to me, but, anyway, what
ever is said, you can't convince Ho-
nolulu man that there is any climate
in the world comparable with what he
gets at home" +
Steamship Owners Must Pay for Tug.
That the steamship Greystoke Cas-
tie was to blame on November Is,
1910, for the sinking Of the tug Sea
Prince, and the drowning of the five
men of the crew in the bay near An
gel island, is the opinion OF United
States District Judge Robert s. Bean
of Portland, Ore, who tried the case
in the United States district court at
San Francisco. .... =.
The decision has been placed on
file. He finds that the tug was en-
gagged to take the Greystoke Castle
from Port Costa to her berth at San
Francisco; that on the way down from
Port Costa the Sea Prince was ahead
both proceeding under their own
steam, when the Greystoke Castle ran
down and sank the tug.
1t appeared from the evidence that
the steamship had no lookout for
ward, and that the officers on the
bridge could not see the water with
In 200 or 300 feet of her stem. Judge
Bean decided that the tug was the
privileged vessel, and that it was the
duty of the steamship to have kept out
of her way.
The case was referred to United
States Commissioner James p. Brown
to ascertain the amount of damages.
kinau Makes Special Trip to kahuiui.
Taking, Regatta Day visitors from.
Maui Isle, the Interislana steamer
Kinau sailed shortly after eight o'clock
last night with destination as Kahului.
The Kinau carried nearly one hundred
cabin passengers. The departure of
the liner was an animated one, the
PUunene colors predominating. despite
the fact that the Maui racing team
had gone down to defeat In the big
race.
The Kinau is due to return to Homo
lulu this afternoon and will be dis
patched for the regular ports along
Kauai at the usual hour tomorrow
evening.
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Object to Filipines as Seamen.
With the government cable ship
Burnside in port at Seattle again pre-
pared to use Filipino labor in the
handling of six cars of submarine ca
BILE, the Commercial Club not only
sought to have the secretary of war
rescind the order for their employ
ment and order the work done by Ta-
coma steyedores and longshoremen,
but charged officials in the Seattle
office with attempting to mess up
the labor situation in Tacoma.
kona Dieharging at Kauai Ports.
The American schooner Kena is be-
ing discharged of shipment of Aus
tralian coal at the wharf at Ahukini
according to report received at this
city with the arrival of the steamer
Hall. The Kona brought coal from
Newcastle, N. s. w. Is. Is
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Star OF -Mindoro Sets In Philippines.
The Philippine launch Star of Min
doro, which went ashore on Manila
rao reef, is a total loss. The jagged
rocks Of the reef have torn the little
craft apart and the surf has carried
the battered hulk high up on the
beach. A .. IL. 4
American Wireless In China.
A wireless telegraph station is be-
ing installed by the Americans in Pc
king on that part of the city wall
near the American barracks. 1t Is re-
ported that the apparatus is powerful
enough to communicate with Shang-
hal -.