Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-14

Americana Hawaiian freighter Virgin
ian, which sailed from Honolulu for
Island ports on Sunday evening, after
having discharged a quantity OF main
land freight and loaded several thou
BOnd tons OF sugar, reports having
sighted the famous Chinese junk
kwang Sui, which recently was listed
as an arrival at San Diego.
The Virginian was steaming up the
Mexican coast, en- route from Salina
Cruz to Honolulu by way Of San Fran
cisco and Seattle, when the queer
appearing craft was seen beating her
way slowly up the coast, and investi-
cation by the officers, who turned
their glasses upon the stranger, re-
yealed that ii was the long-expected
war junk. .- &.
The junk is to be moored at conEe-
nient point along the coast, where the,
ancient vessel Is to figure conspic-
uously in the scene Of many bloody
battle between defenseless sailors and
pirates for the edffication of the hum
dreds of thousands of spectators at
the moVing-picture theaters in the
States. -s- -
According to the story told here by
officers OF the Virginiani the old junk
looked as II 1t had experienced a
strenuous passage. On the trip the
old warrior carried crew OF forty
Chinese, and, according to Captain
Livingston of the strange craft, the
vessel weatheTed the gales and seas
In splendid shape.
Leaving Yokohama on May IA, the
old vessel was precisely three weeks
overdue, as It was reckoned by the
skipper at the start that she would
make the long run in five weeks.
When she did not appear in six weeks,
some anxiety was felt by the owners
OF the boat, moying-picture concern,
and II was feared that she had met
with the same fate as her unfortunate
sister, the Whang-ho, which visited
San Francisco several years ago and.
foundered while rounding the Horn,
en- route to the Atlantic.
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Mayor Fern May Follow Suit.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Aug Z. -
Mayor Rolph's ship has arrived.
No, not a mythical ship. but a real.
live sailing vessel--a four-masted,
sunare-rigged ship. II came all the
way from the Thames, England, where
it7-was built, and will ply in the trade
Of the Pacific. The vessel Is COM
pletely new and Is an addition to the
firm Of Roiph q Lewis, the shipping
firm, Lewis being Captain William t..
Lewfss pilot commissioner.
To add to the glory Of the vessel It
has been named the Golden Gate. The
mayor is much pleased with his new
shin, and to show his enthusiasm he
gave q dinner last night at the Palace
hotel to the skipper Of the vessel, Cap
tain II. N. Burgess, who brought the
vessel from England around the Horn.
Besides the mayor and the skipper at
the banquet was Edward Rainey, the
mayors secretary, and Fred. j.
aChurchill, the latter's assistant.
on going aboard the Golden Gate
yesterday for the first time the mayor
was introduced to the entire crew. He.
shook hands with all and asked their.
names. One young fellow, the cabin
boy, was so excited that when the
mayor asked his name he replied, i've
forgot, sir"
Rolph then asked the boy where he
was from ~. ~. ...@
"Hullser," answered the embarrass-t
ed youngster.
sHullser-why, where is that?",
Quizzed the city's, executive. i
1t was necessary for Captain Bur
CESS to explain to the mayor that the
lad meant Hull, sir" and the boy has
been duly nicknamed "Hullser."
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Loving Cup For Sheridan Skipper.
At the Officers club ut the Preside
Captain J.. M. Healy, commander of
the army transport Sheridan, was pre-
scented with a loving cup. by the Off
GERS OF the Sixteenth infantry and
Thirtieth infantry in appreciation Of
his courtesy during the transportation
of these regiments to and from Alaska
recently. .~5.s -.s.<
Unusual perils Of ice and sea we're
encountered during the voyage. For
seven days the ship was locked in an
ice pack in Boring strait. In recogni-
ton of his skill as a navigator and
consideration as master, the officers
had a handsome loving cup made in
scribed with the names of all on board
With the cup was presented a set of
engrossed resolutions.
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Sparks from the Wireless.
Wireless messages were received
from several trans-Pacific liners last
evening including the following:
P. M. S. S. Siberia, en- route from
San Francisco, p. m.-Will arrive
Friday. a. m, 80 passengers, 22S
bags OF mail.
CA. S. S. Mariana, en- route from
Vancouver, s p. m.-Will arrive 4 p.
m. Wednesday. Sailing midnight; II
bags of mail.
Kahnku also in touch with transport
Thomas.
Inter-Island Sailtngs This Day.
Taking fair list of cabin and deck
messengers and cargo made up of
miscellaneous items, the Inter-Island
Morno Zoo n,oS