Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-26
SAILORS READY
|. 10 JUMP AURORA


! teen hundred tons Australian coal.
/ destined for San Francisco, is not
taking any possible chance of losing
! lis crew, through the tempting al
lurements offered by visit ashore.
Several cables have passed between
the skipper and his Representatives on
the coast, with a view Of having the
coal discharged at Honolulu, but SO
! far without success.
! The American barkentine Aurora,
| from Newcastle, n. S. W., came to
anchor off the port late Tuesday af-
! ternoon. Captain Samuelsen is here
mainly for provisions, sufficient to
carry his vessel to San Francisco, to
which port the coal is consigned.
Hind. Rolph & Co. are the coast
! agents for the vessel.
The passage from the Antipodes
was a long and tedious one owing to
q succession of Gains interpreted by
strong winds and gales. A number of
! shipwrights left Honolulu for the YES
sci this morning to effect some minor
repairs to a donkey engine, and also
to recaulk portion of the windjam-
! ner above the waterline.s
1t is the present intention to dis
| patch the Aurora for the Pacific Coast
| this evening or tomorrow morning
/ The vessel will not be brought inside
the harbor, all supplies and provisions
being sent to the ship as she rides at
anchor off the entrance to the chan
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Not a single bid has been received
by the Postoffice Department under
the advertisement for proposals to
carry the mails to Panama by steamer
after the opening of the canal.
Bernard N Baker, of Baltimore, the
man who started the Money trust"
probe by declaring that the Money
trust had foiled his plans for bidding
last year, did not put in bid this
year His failure to submit any sort
of proposal was disappointment to
Postmaster General Hitchcock, who
practically had bids advertised for his
benefit. .rs:
More than year ago, the fostoffice
Department advertised extensively for
bids to carry the mails under sub
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the Atlantic. and Pacific coasts.
Mr.. Baker conferred with Gle de-
partment, and announced plans for
the organization of a big company to
operate steamers on both coasts and
through the canal One of the routes
was to be operated from Baltimore
and Chesapeake bay. When Novem-
Der rs, 1911, the date for bids, rolled
around, however, no bids for service
were received. The Postoffice De-
spartment was disappointed )
Mr. Baker then attained much pub
licity by declaring that his failure to
get his company properly organized
was through the opposition and re-
strictions thrown in his way by the
Money trust" 1t was largely on his
allegations that the Department of
Justice and Congress undertook the
Money trust Investigations which is
still pending.
japanese Line To The Atlantic.
SEATTLE, December 6-Plans fo-
complete reorganization of the fleets
of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha were an
ncunced today by officers of the liner
Yokohama Maru upon her arrival from
the Orient. The vessels now engaged
in the transpacific seryice-the Inaba
Maru, Sado Maru, Yokohama Maru
and Ava Maru-will be transferred to
section steamships now used in the
European trade will be operated ON
the Seattle Yokohama run. e..
Two 1O,000-ton liners for the Euro
pean service are under construction,
and work will soon be begun on three
more l3,000-ton vessels. Plans are also
beinb made to operate line of steam
ships between Japan and Atlantic
Coast ports via the Panama canal,
calls to be made at Baltimore, Phila-
delphia, New York and Boston. Two
representatives of the Nippon Yusen
kaisha are now in the East arranging
FOR docing facilities at New York and.
! Boston. .....
Columbian Believed to Have Sailed.
The American-Hawaiian freighter-
! Columbian is believed to have sailed
| from Seattle and Tacoma for Honolu-
lu and the islands yesterday. This
vessel is understood to be bringing
down a large general cargo, a portion
of which was transhipped at Tehuan-
tepec.
Few to Travel on the China.
Few passengers have booked at the
agency of H. Hackfeld & Co. for the
| Pacific Mail liner China, which is to
\ he diSpatchod for the Coast on Dee
30th. The China is en- route from the
Orient with $50 tons cargo for dis
charge at Honolulu.
! -
Hall Made Special Trip From Kauai.
The Inter-Island steamer w. g. Hall
returned from the Garden Island yes
terday bringing a shipment of sugar
and sundries. According to her officers
rough weather prevented the landing
OF freight and passengers at NawiliwIn