Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-30

Ndldu III a
was brought TO Honolulu on the ar
rival OF the MatsoH Navigation liner
Wilhelmina, that came along side
Hackfeld wharf shortly before eight
O'Clock last night.
The quantity Of cargo is vouched
for by Captain Peter Pohnson who
possesses records OF large cargoes for
warded from, the California port to
the islands n the several steamers
operating In the trade.
The Wilhelmina cargo ban safely
70 On record as the largest that ever
left San Francisco for the islands in
a single bottom" admitted the genial
skipper last evening as he prepared
to step ashore after what might be
termed rather rough voyage.
Seven thousand tons Of mercandise
and supplies we're placed aboard the
liner before departure from the coast.
The Wilhelmina has completed the
thirty.sixtt voyage during her two
and one half years service and this
freight is declared the biggest that
ever was transported in the vessel.
The severity of the storm was ex-
,perienced On last Thursday morning
when q succession of heavy seas
swept the Wilhelmina's forward decks
and one hundred tons Of cargo includ-
ing salt and sand in sacks was delus
ged and afterward went over the side
The vessel lost some fifty or more,
feet OF rail as a result Of the roll OF
salt water that enguifed the deck and
plunged against any obstruction In its
pathway 80. ..
The Wilhelmina being so heavily
loaded is declared did not roll to any
great or distressing extent. However
the weather was not propitious to the
carrying forward programs Of deck
sports. s.
One hundred and twenty cabin and
80 steerage passengers arrived. A mail
amounting to nearly one hundred
sacks was received. The Wilhelmina
has cargo destined for Hilo, Kama
pail and Port Allen. The Port Allen
and Kaanapaii freight will be dis
charged here and transferred to the
other islands by mterIsland steam
ers. The Wilhelmina is expected to
sail for Hilo on Friday evening
Rueelan Bark Has No Honolulu Cargo.
One month ago local shipping peo-
ME were informed that the Russian
lark Professor Koch, sailing from
German ports one hundred and eighty
days ago, would not call at Honolulu
az the vessel had no cargo for dis
charge in the islands,
The Professor Koch was at first re-
ported as proceeding to the islands by
the way Of South America. A local
shipping agency claims to have re-
ceived positive advice early in Septem-
ilier that the vessel called at Rio janet
10 on August 5th, where fun ship
ment OF cement and other lines of
cargo was discharged.
In as much as there is no freight
offering at q south American port for
the Hawaiian islands, the Russian
windjanaIner could hardly be expected
u cover the thousands Of leagues in
ballast just for the sake OF giving the
oiIIcers and members of the crew a
rev days ashore at this earthly para
dire. As far as is known here, the
Professor Koch has doubtless been
given an extensive shipment of Brazil
lar coffee destined for an European
port.
keep War Ships % the China Coast.
II has been ascertained on the most
reliable authority that the ships Of
the II. s. Asiatic fleet, stationed for
the most part at this time on the
China coast, which were expected to
Come to Manila for a big. review or
dered by the navy department, may
not be permitted to come TO the Philip
pines In time for that review, which
was to have been neId by Admiral
Nicholson in that harbor and sched-
uled to take place on October 9Th
According to the source OF the In.
formation above quoted 1t is affirmed
that Minister Calhoun has intimated
to the state department that it would
be unwise, in the present very unset
tied condition Of affairs in China, to
withdraw the ships Of the American
navy from the coast OF that country
II is said that the suggestion of Mr..
-Calhoun was put before the navy de-
partment and that, in view of the
oompiex9ty Of the situation in China
both the President and the Secretary
OF the Navy are seriously considering
the adyisability of having no naval re-
yiew In Manila at this time.
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Fearless Made Ready For Sea.
The American schooner Fearless Is
being made ready for sea and that YES
sci is expected will get away for the
Sound by the last of this week The
Fearless has been hauled on the local
marine railway for cleaning and re-
cauiking as well as painting. The YES
sci viii all in ballast.
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S-ea,ooo For Army LHeboats.
Washington.-An appropriation of
z 90 900 was male by Congress to be
G 1ended on hfe-boats and life-rafts
: { army Transports, and the quarter
T 7ster general Intends to secure the
lat type Of life-saying devices that
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