Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-23
Shipping
SANTA Claus
FOR ISLANDERS

0ceaHic liner Son0ma as the official
Ipeans OF transportation OF Christmas
cheer TO the island possessions Of
Uncle Samuel in the South Seas.
Packages, big and small, by the
hundreds and thousands. TO await a
claimant somewhere in the Hawaiian
Islands, were dropped over the side
OF the vessel following the arrival OF
the good ship Sonoma from San
Francisco early this morning.
Five hundred and forty-eight sacks
OF mail, declared as dangerously near
the record, were received here this
morning. w
II am tagged for Santa Claus,
smiled Captain Trask, when asked
how Christmas day would open out
on the Sonoma, while the liner
steamer In the direction OF Samoa
and the Antipodes.
Sixty cabin and d number OF Sec
bid class passengers are TO DE given
9 good time, II the friendly offices
oE Purser McNulty. DR.. Clarke, Chief
Officer Koughan aid last but not
least, Chief Steward Carleton, count
for anything.
we viii have two Christmas
trees, We will have two Christmas
trees, prophesied the genial MeNulty,
who Is looking after the welfare Of
q score of little folks now travelling to
the South Seas In the liner.
Delicaeies in season and out of
season, from the orchards and gar
dens on the Pacific slope, we're re-
ceiyed as icehonse stores In the So
nOma.
The voyage down was said to have
been fairly pleasant. Fifty per cent
OF the cabin passengers are declar-
ed as entitled to be designated as
tourists. PASSENGERS leaving the YES
sci at this port also include second
class and is In the steerage. The
through list numbers 40 cabin, 39 sec
ond class and 16 In the s;eerage.
Among the trans Pacific travellers are
five who voyaged to the Panama ca
nal zone at the time the Sonoma was
sent on q special excursion to the
great waterway.
Onions, apples and general cargo
TO the amount of 1900 tons is aboard
destined for Australia. To the little
American colony in far-away Samoa,
Christmas cheer viii be distributed
with the arrival of the Spnoma. Much
mail for Page Page Is aboard.
The Sonoma is TO be dispatched for
Page Pagosat three O'Clock this after
noon.
Alaskan Has completed Cargo for the
ibthntus.
Twelve thousand tons of sugar and
about two hundred tons of preserved
pineapples have been supplied the
American Hawaiian freightef Alaskan
during the stay OF the big steamship
{ IN these islands. The Alaskan is to
sail from Kahului for Salina Cruz this
evening, taking the first large ship
ment of the 1918 crop of sugar.
The Alaskan omitted call at Hilo
ON this trip as the MissoHrian Is soon
to follow to the island ports and will
deliver freight and load sugar at the
Hawaii port,
pios for the Fsniished.
More prominent people gathered at
the Inter-lsland wharf following the
arrival OF the steamer Likelike than
IA months. The fat and succulent
Maui pig il always considered a
toothsome delicacy Ly Honolulu cpl
cureans. One hundred and eighty of
the young porkers were included In
the list OF miscellaneous freight
brought by that vessel. In many in
stances the porkers were consigned
to people prominent In anance, prefes-
siofai and social life Of the netrppo-
lis. Very few lost any time in claim
. ing the priced trophy.
N
two steamer Bring Much Kauai
Sugar.
Ten thousand sacks of sugar from
Kauai plantations have arrived at the
port in the steamers Kinau and w. G.
nall. The Kinaa returned with $3.50
sacks of sugar, 81 empties, eel cases
of honey, 276 packages OF sundries.
The steamer met with head winds and
seas.
The Halls cargo included 1900 sacks
OF sugar and sundry shipments OF
chickens, pigs and turkeys.
Rain, with northeast wind and seas
was the rule during the voyage.
Iuriine Back, completes cargo.
Arriving from Kahului yesterday
morning. the Matson Navigation
steamer Lurline took on two thousand
tons of molasses while at Maui. The
vessel is completing cargo at Homo
lulu today and is to san for the coast
at six o'clock tomorrow evening.
An air OF mystery hovers over the
vessel as to the exact number of pas
sengers the liner is to take on hel
next voyage to San Francisco.
Hyades Now az isiand Ports.
To sail from Hiio, the last port oil
call in the islands. on Dec. IS, with
destination as San Francisco, the Mat
son Navigation steamer Hyades is al
island ports collecting small amount
OF sugar and slso being discharged o.
a large quantity of general cargo ant
lumber. The Hyades will sail for tht
coast with aboat one thousand tons o.
sugar.
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