Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-18
Danish Warshlp for Panama.

! COPENHAGEN, Denmark. Aug. "a
The Danish navy Is to be well rep
resented in the great fleet which Is
{ to assemble to commemorate the OPEN
ing of the Panama canal The big
cruiser Valkyrien, one of the finest
ships In the navy, has been chosen az
the Danish representative.
! 1t is planned to send as one Of her
\ officers prince of the royal family
either Prince Valdemar or his son,
Prince Axel, both of whom are naval
officers. It also is known that Prince
/ Gustav, brother of the king, would
/ like to make the voyage.
The Valkyrien is best known In
America as the Danish warship which
rendered splendid relief service at the
time of the Martinique earthquake.
Some years ago, under the command
of Vice Admiral Prince Valdemar, she
made a trip to the East Indies.
Many Gathered At HonoluIan Depart
i ture.
A crowd gathered at Hackfeld wharf
as the Matson Navigation steamer Ho-
nolulan steamed away from her berth
foI the open sea and San Francisco.
The liner got under way shortly after
ten O'Clock this morning taking 1877
cabin passengers, and cargo iIlclud-
ing 2100 tons sugar, rs, 900 cases pre-
served pineapples, $500 lunches bara-
mas, and quantity of sundries.
A large mail destined for the main
land was given the Honolulan, as that
vessel is expected will arrive at the
coast port at an early hour Wednesday
morning.
The Royal Hawaiian band was pres
ent st the sailing of the steamer and
a program of melodies was much APP
preciated by passengers as wei. as the
general public.
Hyades Will Land Much Lumber.
A very large general cargo and q
quantity of lumber are aboard the
Mats0n Navigation freighter Hyadess
which vessel has sailed from Seattle
for Honolulu and should arrive here
on or about September ~.
| A cable received at the agency Of
Castle e Cooke is to the effect that
the Hyades left the Sound with $500
tons Of merchandise and 100000 feet
OF lumber for Honolulu, There are
800 tons of merchandise and 100, 900
feet of. lumber for Eleele. Kahului
freight amounts to 1900 tons, with
/ 10000 feet OF lumber for discharge
there. at Kaanapalf the vessel will
discharge so tons Of freight and co.
500 feet Of lumber. The Hyades is
scheduled to proceed to Hilo, where
800 tons OF freight are to be left The.
vessel will he supplied with guam
tity of sugar and thousands of cases
Of preserved pineapples.
Windjammers Ready To Sail For The
Coast.
Several windjammers now at this
port have Teen discharged of general
cargo and lumber and are being made
ready to sail for the coast. The s. T.
Allen is destined for Fort Bragg. tax
| ing ballast only. This vessel is ex-
pected will get away tomorrow. The
Bark R. p Rithet has completed TAX
ing on six hundred tons sugar, and is
to sail for San Francisco today or to-
morrow. The last Of the lumber
brought down from the Sound in the
schooner Blakeley has left that vessel
which is to return to the northwest
coast before the close of the week.
Mauna Kea Carried Crew for
Schooner.
A new crew, recruited at Honolu-
LUIS waterfront, was shipped to Hilo
! in the Inter-Island steamer Mauna
Kea yesterday. the men to take berths
in the American schooner e. K. Wood,
now at the Hawaii port, where the
last of consignment of lumber
brought doEn from the Sound is be-
ing discharged. The E. K. Wood is
expected to get away for the north
Pacific coast today.
Another Line From Honolulu To
Seattle.
According to dvicesAreceiyed at fio-
nclulu this port is soon to be placed
in touch with Seattle through the Har-
rison Direct Line of freighters.
Balfour, Guthrie & Co, Coast agents
for the Harrison Direct line, announce
| that the steamers in this service will
IN future extend their trips to Seattle
after calling at Victoria and Vancou-
YER The steamer Colonial. leaving
Liverpool at the end of this month,
viii be the first to make the new call.
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Coast Line Boosts Rates. =.
The August freight tariff sheets of
| the Alaska, Pacific Coast and North
| land steamship companies quote a
ltwo-doIlar per ton advance on freight
from Seattle to points in southeastern
Alaska, namely, rate of IS. Sc and
So per ton to Ketchikan, Juneau and
Skagway respectively The Humboldt
Steamship Company's new tariff con-
tinues the old rates of So, 81 and S.
! per ton to these points.
kinau Makes Special Trip To Kahu1ul.
The Interisland steamer Kinau has
been placed on the boards to make a
special trip to Kahulul, the vessel to,
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