Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-16
|: Shipping
H0N0LDLAN. CLEANED Up SUGAR i,
s.. ANDPINEAPPLESATIHlS PORT

{ - ""I Hvhu
al the available sugar and pine
apples stored at Matson Navigator
warehouses and wharves was sent tc
The mainland with the departure ol
the steamer Honolulan, that got away
Tor San Francisco at ten o'clock this
The Hoaolulan carried 1890 sacks
sugar, which together with 1o,00C
eases o. preserved pineapples, 800
punches bananas, and quantities OF
j. rice, honey, hides and sundries made
! up fair sized cargo. A rather small
list Of cabin passengers sailed fol
the mainland In the vessel The FIRE,
Quent sailing OF liners from Honolulu
10 the coast within the past few
weeks, coupled with the fact that the
travel has now set toward Hawaii
and NOT away from it, has had much
20 do with the small number Of traE.
elers leaving the islands I'm recent
Departing steamships. &
A merry crowd gathered at the
wharf 20 bid farewell TO passengers.
~ uC. oDoCllCC Vi IuS Uduus HOW away
on vacation, made but little differ
el1ce. The Honolulan carried sup
Flementary mail destined for The
z1Einland. The big accumulation was
forwarded to the coast In the China
departing for, San Francisco yester-
day afternoon.
Keelung Reefs Claim Dacre Castle.
The Pacific Mail liner China, an ar
rival from the far east, brought fur
Their particulars concerning the loss
Of the British steamship Dacre Castle
at Keeling. Formosa. The -,Dacre
Castle, q familiar trader in Oriental
waters, was destined for New York
By the way OF Manila, Straits Settle
ments and Suez at the time OF the dis
aster. The steamship arrived at Kee-
lung to take on extensive shipments
of tea when, in the recent typhoon,
her anchor chain parted. The vessel
steamed towards the offing and cast
another anchor at point in rear. of
the Japanese Warship Itsukushfma.
At q n. on the 18th, when the storm
was ct Its height, the steamer was
~ lIHo4A l04 - AA0n VII lhL8LNn LIZ
japanese Warship constantly directed
her searchlights on the steamer to
facilitate the work Of the seamen,.
while the harbor office and water pe-,
lice Of Keeling posted men on shore,
where bonfires we're, lit, TO render as
sistance. Owing to the heavy seas,
communication with tRe vessel was
Impossible, and at half-past six the
Dacre Castle parted amidships. Steam
lannches were dispatched TO the scene
hut were unable 70 reach the vessel
until 1880 p. m. when the crew were
Ill taken off, The crew consisted of
Is Engiishmsn, Chinese and 81 Las
cars. The Engiishmen we're accom-
m0dated at q Japanese inn, the Chugo-
kuya, and the others m the official
residences of the postal officials.
There is little hope Of relocating the
70 salve the cargo. A Shidzu0ka tel
egram states that the Dacre Castle
shipped from Shimidzu ten thousand
boxes Of tea, valued at S00,0e0 yen.
Htip shipping.
Purser Thompson, acting fori
Charles Kibling in the lnter-IslandI
steamer Claudine noted the following!
shipping at the bort al Hiio during
the stay Of the Ulaudine.
The bark Nuuanu was being dis |
charged of q quantity OF ballast pre- |
paratory to loading @ full snipmeat
Of hardwood railway ties destined for
Southern California The Spokane.
an American schooner. was being
discharged OF shipment OF lumber
The Okonogon. rides at anchor off
tho hsrbor awaiting a berth at the
wharf. This vessel has full ship
ment Of Puget Sound lumber I'hei
Schooner Taurus was being diseharg-
ed Of lumber at Wainaku.
Seeks shelter from Storm at
Hokohama.
The 25-foot yawl Sea Queen, which |
narrowly escaped being lost during
TO make the Marshall Islands on a
three years trip around the world,
and was ultiEaately lowed iato Fries |
Island, arrived in Yokohama harbor.l
The little craft was badly battered,
her mast being splloed and her jigger-
mast gone. -. lssa
HaN Back From Kauai. =, sr. y 81
With part cargo of sugar. amount
ms to 1924 sacks ava, %. pieces OF |
lAaehinery. and 90 packages sandries. |
the Interisland steamer w. G. Hall. is !
gack from call at regular ports along |
the Garden Island The vessel brought |
q small list of passengers. According |
30 Purser Mackenzie the vessel met |
with choppy seas and light winds. The |
Hall Is on the berth to sail for Kauai |
al I'VE O'Clock tomorrow evening.
Lumber Laden Schooner Due.
The American schooner Melrose, |
with lnmber for local importers, is |
expected TO arrive at the port daily. |
The vessel comes from. Astoria and |
is fifteen days out from the Columbia |
river port. .c.-