Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-03
Shipping
zEALANDIA FROM COLONIES HERE;
5 PURSER C0XALL DEAD At SYDNEY

Purser p Coxact. until two months
ago connected with the liner Tea
landia and for the past fifteen years
a regular visitor at the port OF Homo
lulu as an offieia! IN Canadian-Aus-
tralian liners died at Sydney, y. 5.
w. on November 10th, =. -
Such was the neYs brought to this
city this morning with the arrival Of
the Zealandia which completed fine
run from the colonies to Honolulu by
the way of Auckland and Saya.
Prior to the placing of the Yea
landia on the Vancouver Honolulu
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES run, CoXall
was identified with the official family
on board the old steamship AoranNi.
Commander J. S. d, Phillips was.
much affected over the loss Of we'll
liked officer. the news OF death hav-
ing been sent to the Zealandia
through wireless the second day fol-
lowing the departure of the liner from
sydney to Auckland .......2
Coxall is said 10 have been about
forty years old He was man OF
Z a family, a widow and one child sur
viying He made his home at sgd,
Iley during the greater part of his
service with the Union Steamship
Company
From what could be learned this
morning the popular steamship man
passed away as the result Of tubercu-
losis. When the official last visited
Honolulu, two trips ago, he appeared
to be the picture Of health
II was shortly after his arrival at
EsSAw hos ~ t. ~
tracted sudden cold that rapidly
( developed into something far more
serious
II. S. Faulkner, prominent in Union
Steamship circles and rater as an ac-
commodating and obliging officer has
been appointed to take over the
duties OF purser in the Zealandia.
He returned in that capacity in the
ZeaIandia this morning.
The death of Purser CoxaH received
at sea served to cast deep seated
speel OF gloom about the vessel
Charters Continue to Bring
Stiff Rates
Tacoma, Nov. HIN spite Of the
freights prevailing in the shipping
world, the charter retains a marked
activity. The list of charters made
last week includes fifteen or twenty
fixtures in the foreign trade from the
North Pacific Comparisons of rates
paid in 1911 and those now paid bring
out some interesting figures. The old
union rate OF % shillings pence that
prevailed in 1911 is now about doub-
led for grain to the United Kingdom.
In the lumber trade sailing vessels
were receiving in 1911 81 shillings 3
pence to So shillings for the voyage
from the Sound to the United King
dom. The Schiffbek, a German bark
now. at Vancouver loading, is receiv-
ing so shillings for the voyage. In
March, 1911, she was on Puget Sound
loading for practically the same voy-
age att 81 shiilings 3 pence. At the
same period in 1911 the French. bark
lie Perouse was at Eureka loading
for the United Kingdom at 81 shill-
ings pence. Tramp steamers are
also receiving rate as high in COM
parison for time charters. In last
weeks charter list was announced the
British bark Jordan Hill to load lum-
Der on Puget Sound for the United
Kingdom, for which she is to receive
So shillings. She is chartered by
Comyn, Mackall e Co.
Persia Due at Daylight.
With four hundred tons OF cargo
from the Orient, the Pacific Mailer
Persia from Hongkong by the way
of japan ports Is to arrive at the
port at daylight tomorrow morning
according to a wireless received to
day at the agency of H. Hackfeid and
Company. The Persia viii berth at
Alakea wharf, where two hundred and
fifty tons of coal VIII lie supplied the
vessel. The Persia is understood as
booked full with cabin passengers
For Honolulu there is number of
Asiatics. including Fglipines and Japa-
nese. 1t is expected that the vessel
will be dispatched for San Francisco
on or about three o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. =. -.
Japanese Freiehter Has Coal for
Port. -.r ... -
Sailing from Japan on. Nov 90, the
Japanese freighter Tokai Maru is
proceeding towards Honolulu with
SEQ tons of coal consigned to the
United States NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ment. The vessel and cargo swill be
handled through the nterisland
Steam Navigation Company. The
freighteT is expected TO arrive here
on or about Dec. 10. ...:.
.. ~ ~ "
Windtammers Depart for the Coast.
! Two deep-water vessels sailed from
Hilo for the coast late Friday evening,
leaving that Lort deserted Of overseas
tonnage. The American schooner
= 0kenogan AMI the harkentine S. G.
Wilder hayiT been discharged of car
goes nf luml,er departed for the north
Pacific coast;
hnterisIsnd Ssilings This Day.
= Following the departure of the In
terisland steamer KiIauea for kona
and KaB ports at noon today with the
.steameT Mikahala for Mahhkona; Ka-
waihae and &akolgu a close second,