Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-04-05
BIG PERCENTAGE Of SIERRA
PASSENGERS ARE TOURISTS
New Schedule Of Oceanic Line Calls for Fornghty Service
Between Honolulu and San FranCisco-Transport Sher-
man In From Mania-HaII and CIaudine to Get Away
This Evennu-Kona and Kau Liner KIauea Departs at
Noon.

As predicted months ago in the col. I
umns of the Bulletin, the Gee.
auiC service between Honolulu and the
Coast will be a fOrtnightly one with
the going into commission of the So.
mona and Ventura, which vessels are
now being rushed to completion at
the wards Of the Union Iron Works nj
the Golden Gate.
The directors have been asked tol
pass upon a tentative steamship
schedule which has been under care.
ful consideration at the san Francisco
Oceanic Office.
The Sonoma will he dispatched on
her maiden run, with the 2jth of this
month, the vessel proceeding to Pan.
anna. there to convey representative
body Of Pacific Coast business men,
who to the number of over two hun.
dred are drawn from the several
Chambers of Commerce.
The Sonoma viii. under the sailing
schedule now drafted. depart from
San Francisco on the initial run tol
Honolulu July End.
The Sierra will then be temporarily
withdrawn in order that she may re.
cCivc n general Overhauling aud also
be converted over into an oil.burner.
with the arrival of the popular 81.
ezra at Honolulu this morning II was
definitely learned that with the inau.
guration of the Oceanic australian
line, the steamers will not make AM
extended STAY at sydney. II is pre-.
dicted that a stop Of less than a week
viii be sufficient at the Australian
port for the discharge of freight and
the loading of return cargo. The H..
uCrs to engage in the Oceanic service
will burn oil as fuel and this commod.
ity will be taken aboard at San Fran.
cisco in sufficient quantities to carry
the steamer through round trip.
A call at Page Page. II Is believed,
will be included on the outgoing as
wall as the return trip. New Zealand
will be eliminated from the proposed
route altogether At the longest, the
| Oceanic steamers are not expected to
remain at San Francisco more than
! ten days. In addition TO handling car
go, the liners will be obliged to re.
| plenlsh stores at the California port
When the new service Is In com.
plcte operation, the Sierra Is to bo
operated as San FranciscO.HOnOlulu
boat as formerly, its sailings planned
| IN CONJUNCTION with the running of tho
| SOnoma and Ventura TO such degree
that Honolulu should receive a call
| every two weeks from vessel flying
| the Oceanic house flag.
Genial DR.. G.. w. Clark, surgeon in
| the Sierra, Is rounding out his lasr
! trip IN the Sierra, prior to going over
| into the SOnoma. DR.. Clark will ac
company the Panama Canal party in
the latter vessel and on return to
San Francisco will become attached
to the SonOma as ships surgeon. Joe
| Carleton. the popular chief steward,
remained ashore ut the Coast port he
having been appointed to reft tho
| SOnoma. Carleton will become an Of
ficer in the SonOma when placed on
the Australian run.
Alfred Hackett, now chief steward
in the Sierra, is n well.known Oceanic
official, and was known here years
ago when the Sonoma and the Mari.
pOsa were regular callers at the port.
Purser Tom Smith declared that the
weather man was unusually kind to
the Sierra and her one hundred pas.
songers.
The vessel arrived at the accustom.
ed early hour this morning with 3191
tons freight, of which $4,000 sacks ce-
ment and quantities of -four, hay,
grain and feedstulfs formed n part.
Eleven automobiles were received by
local importers with the arrival OF
the vessel.
1t Is stated that fully 80 per cent of
the cabin passengers arriving this
morning are entitled to position in the
classification of tourists.
The pOstOllice received 1877 sacks
mail by this vessel. II Is also stated