Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-15
new ZEALAND LEARNS OF ...
INCREASE IN OCEANIC FLEET
Two Larger Liners to Be Added to Servce-Sonoma to Sail
on Initial Voyage Next Month-Several Popular Sierra
Officers viii TRANSFERRING Hercules From San Francis
CO-Bark Allen Anchors in the Stream Awaiting Berth.

Two liners of larger tonnage and
much greater cargo capacity are to
be added to the Oceanic steamship
Company fleet following the resump-
tion of the San FranCisCO-lIo honolulu
lago PagU-Australian service.
Such is the Information that was
cabied from San Francisco to AuCk-
land. New Zealand, according to well
informed officers in the steamship ST.
ezra, which arrived at Honolulu this
morning.
The report which reached the south
orn commonwealth bears the hall
mark of authenticity in every respect
though the Oceanic Company will
within few months have two steam
crs in commission and operate the
same on San Francisco Australian
service, the demands for space viii
soon be found inadequate for the linn
tied capacity OF the steamers Sonoma
and Ventura.
The claim is made that there has
been Il marked increase in refrigerat
ed cargo offerings which has already
nccessitatcd material change in the
plans now pursued in the reconstruc-
ton of the two liners
The report which has at this time
reached New Zealand, is looked upon
by officers in the Sierra as signif-
iCant
In the meantime work Is being
rushed on the steamer Sonoma now
at the Union Iron works. San Fran
cisco. The SOnoma is scheduled to
sail from the coast port on special
excursion to Panama Canal under the
auspices OF the San Francisco Cham
Der of Commerce. The date of de-
parture has been fixed for April 25th.
The fine twin-sCrew Sierra, five days
and eighteen hours from San Fran
cisco. arrived at her berth at Oceanic
wharf before eight o'clock this morn
ing, her officers reporting a fine trip
down to the islands save the first day
after leaving the coast, when some
rough weather was encountered.
The Sierra Is now being discharged
of 22SO tons general cargo, including
five automobiles. The vessel brought
60 cabin and 10 Storage passengers,
II crates Of prize poultry, a pack
ages express matter, 1879 sacks later
mainland mail
DR.. G. W. Clark, the Sierra surgeon,
Is to make one more round trip In the
Sierra before going over to the So
mona. DR.. Clark will accompany the
Panama party on the Chamber Of
Commerce excursion and then remain
in the SOnoma rs the medical officer
Chief Steward J. Carleton Is max
ing his last trip in the Sierra as he
has been nominated by the Oceanic
Company to attend to the fitting up of
the Sonoma and he will take up his
new duties on arrival at San Fran
cisco.
All Sierra officers repudiate in most
emphatic terms the fool predictions
ycntured by an irresponsible scrib-
bier in the columns of Il morning
sheet, and appearing under the guise
of an alleged interview with them, In
relation to the appointment of Messrs,
Reid and Cavalry of the r. X. X. to
the Oceanic service as pursers. The
story is branded as a silly fake and
one displaying fragrant assininity and
gross Ignorance in its authorship.
The Sierra is to sail for San Fran
cisco at 10 o'clock next Wednesday
morning, taking goodly shipment of
sugar and over two hundred cabin
passengers. For once the Sierra will
be pretty well booked up on the re-
turn trip to the coast. 1t is estimated
that between fifty and sixty Spaniards
and Portuguese will take passage in
the steerage. ....