The Hawaiian star., 1912-05-31
PORT COLLECTOR ASKS NOMINAL fine
SAYS Practically Impossible to Prevent
Opium Coming on Board Big Steam
ers---Siberia From Coast This Morn
ing---BenningtOn Ready For
Here---General Notes

boats Fox and Davis, submarines AS
and AIS. Mare island-Cruisers Mary.
land California, South Dakota, Denver.
Albany, MGrblehead torpedo boats
! Paul Jones, Preble, Lawrence, Stewart,
Farragut, Hull, Hopkins, Truxton,
Goldsborough, Rowan and Whipple;
submarines Pike and Grampus. These
two stations will be regarded as the
home ports until January 1, 1913.
sONOMA LEAVES TOMORROW.
The Oceanic steamer Sonoma
leaves San Francisco tomorrow morn
ing on her first trip to this port since
she was overhauled. She takes up
the Sierra's running and will be fol-
lowed for one trip by the Ventura.
She is booked to leave the coast port
at II o'clock and should make This
/ Tort on Friday morning.
INTER,ISLAND BOATS IN.
Two Inter-Island steamers arrived
from ports this morning bringing su-
ga" cargoes and a quantity Of sun.
dries.
The Maui brought 4770 bags Of
sugar from the Koloa Sugar company
and $3.50 from Grove Farm at Ahu.
kini.
The Noeau brings 1896 bags Of su.
gar from Hanalei, $50 bags of rice,
113 bags potatoes, two polo ponies for
Arthur Rice and sundries.
The Noeau reports that there are
5000 bags Of sugar on hand at XII
o lauea and $4,000 at Kealia
BENNINGTON FOR HERE.
s. The San Francisco Chronicle has the
following story in connection with the
n old gunboat Bennington. 1t is more
r probable, however that she will be
I used as a molasses boat here.
f The old gunboat Bennington is going
i. to end its career as a floating ware
!. house at Honolulu The corner war
> ship now belongs to the Matson Navi
b cation company and is at the Union
d Iron works, being put into shape fol
q its career as an adjunct to the mer
chant marine. The Bennington yes
v tarday was taken off the drydock
1. where the last traces of its former
a independence were removed. It's pro
d peller was taken off, struts removed
n and the hole through which the shaft
S once protruded plugged up.
v The Bennington has been fitted witt
S tanks for the storage Of molasses ant
r will be permanently stationed in Homo
v lulu harbor. The Matson company nov
8 maintains the old bark Mohican a
X Honolulu as a floating warehouse, ant
/. with the addition of the Bennington
r will be well equipped with storage
5, space, where cargoes for san Francis
e co can be assembled. Much of the
d freight that comes here originates IL
the different islands and is taken t
Honolulu by steamers of the Inter-Is
IS land fleet. For its available whar
nj optlNC llOAlCAulu NlOGo eLll NllOl lllOuo DuoL
/ ness. Space for storage is at a prem
IL ium, The inter-island boats that brinl
C the freight for shipment to Honolulu
= must discharge it quickly and be abou
their business. These two floating
warehouses will make this easy.
, The Bennington also will be useC
/ as warehouse for freight from herr
# for island ports other than Honolulu
II The San Francisco steamers will dis
If charge their freight directly into th'
e Bennington, which will distribute it t.
the inter-island vessels as they put il
b. an appearance.
D, PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
al Per stmr. Siberia, from San Fran
ID cisco, May 81:-Mrs, J. G. Anderson
is Miss NJ. C. Austin, W. A. Bailey, G
al W. Bailey, w. Ballentyne, A. Bartz
Ie J Bartz, Mrs J. Bartz, Miss F. Bias
.e coer, A. J. r. Boiling, Edward W
IL Garden, ]. j. Garden, Jr, Mrs, D. Cen
ter, Miss NJ Center, Miss H. Center
IT J. C. Curtiss, Miss Lucy Dimond, s
n Dowsett, s. c. Dunn, H. B. Giffard, c
g B. Goge, H, S. Gray, Miss L. G. d.
u Haven, Mrs. L. N. Heen, P, Henoch
c C. Henoch, Mrs. J. NJ. Hind Miss p
u Hind Miss NJ. Hind, Miss Mona Hind
y Miss Margaret Hind, ]. Hind, R. L
Hind, o. Hind, r, w. Hebron, Miss G
Hebron, Mrs. G. Hull, DR.. Laura B
Hurd, Mrs. E. p. Juen, Princess Ka
wGnanakoa, w. p, Kelley, Miss Anna
Kong, Eugene Main, C. N. Marquee
Miss Lady Macfarlane, Mrs, Isabella
Mackie, ]. Mcclellan, Mrs. ]. Parker
Miss T. Parker, T. w. Prior, w. Sin.
clair, C. w. Sleeper, F.. B. Smith, r.
: c. Tecktonius, L. Won Tempsiy, Miss
A. Won Tempsky, Miss G.. Won Temp
sky Mrs. n A. Vardy, F. L. Wal
droH, Master S. Waldron, Master r.