The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-28

moving in and out of the hGrbOr With |
in an hour, the battleships shifting /
positions and the lnter-lsland shipping !
active, the facilities of the harbor
were taxed to the limit this morning !
and the lei sellers prospered. Two
Matson steamers arrived, one depart
ed, the Sierra got away with unusual
demonstration and riot of colors and
aiohas, and the Mariana came in from
Canadian ports with a consignment OF
/ passengers for Honolulu on board. !
Meanwhile the Colorado was making
place for the West Virginia, and
things were generally congested.
The Sierra pulled out of her slip
about 1925 with 1855 cabin passen-
gers, forty of whom, according to Pur
/ ser Smith, were tourists who came
down with the Sierra and were return
, ing. There was scarcely elbow room
on the dock at this sailing and the Of
iicers of the ship had to work fran
tically at the last moment to get all
the farewell enthusiasts ashore. There
was more than the usual tangle of
paper streamers and a wild riot of lei
color.
The majority of the fifty-seven pas
sengers were Spaniards who came
here as immigrants on the Oteric and
for some reason are being attracted to
the coast. The steamship officials say
they are sure that there are no agents
herding these people aboard here, be-
cause each man seemed to be going in
deDendently and came in TO pay his
own fare at the shipping office, but
there is evidently some attraction at
the other end
In the freight cargo were 1880 tons
of sugar, an unusually large shipment
fir the Sierra and no tons of general
merchandise. In this last item are in
cluded about 5000 lunches of the
, guaranteed scsleless bananas with
superintendent Starretts tags on
them and their arrival will certainly
be a joyous sight to the California
inspectors.
Among the passengers on the Sierra
was Lieut.. r. r. Rowell marine Off
Ger of the California, who will be mar
ried in San Francisco to Mrs. Sand
gren of Los Angeles, q niece of Frank
PiXley, the comic opera librettist.
SEA-BORN STRANGER.
The most interesting figure on the
Mariana upon her arrival here this
morning was Thomas Mariana Gray,
born within an hour after the Cana
dian-Australian steamer left the dock
at Vancouver The parents, James
Gray and wife, are residents of Van
cOuver and are bound for Sydney in
the second cabin. According to all
accounts T. Mariana Gray has been a
tirst-rate sailor and is hourishing. The
Mariana carries 1G0 through passen-
gers for Australian ports and % for
Honolulu. Captain Morrisby reported
that the first day out from Victoria
they encounted rough head weather
but that they ran into calm smooth
seas the second day and had a pleas
ant and uneyentful trip. Last night
the through passengers held a dance
on deck as a farewell function for the
Honolulu contingent
The passengers for Honolulu were:
Firstclass, Miss M. Bearie, Mr.. and
Mrs Bundock Miss l.. Conner, W..
jameson, E. H. Johnston and Mrs.
Johnston, F. Keeling Miss G. Mercer
and N. Watkins. Second-class, ]. A.
Fletcher and Mrs. Fletcher Mrs. r.
Hazen, Mrs. J. Marcalmm and two
children, A, Belly and Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith. Third-cass, Miss Banks.
HoNoLULAN IN PORT.
The Matson steamer Honolulan,
Captain Bennett, arrived in port this
morning with 80 cabin passengers,
large shipment of freight and some
very fine looking livestock. The voy-
age, according to Purser Levey's ac-
count, was smooth, pleasant and I'M
eyentful. The Honolulan carried 1909
tons of miscellaneous freight much of
which is consigned to Kahului Hilo
and Port Allen. The passengers on
the Honolulan were: V. c. Bennett,
I Miss I. Bernard, Gerry Boschke, Miss
G. c. Briggs, Mrs. C. S. Carr, Miss
Daphne Carr, Miss Stella Carr, w. w.
Clyde, j. F. Finlay, MIR. and Mrs VIM
Flemming and infant, Mr.. and Mrs.
j, c, Foss DR.. C. A. Henry, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ Jourdane, Mrs. y. c. Kahler,
Nelson B, Lansing, Mr.. and Mrs. A.