Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-30
BARK NUUANU
IN new SERVICE

Odu DleSO, last week, well laden VIII
q general cargo destined for Ii9noiu.
In. Robert r. MeEidowney Of this
city, 1t is said, will represent HE aeW
line, and look after the interests oil
the vessel during It's stay at this port
The attempt to inaugurate a sail OIL
steamer service between the south
coast Of California and Honolulu has
covered an extended period. Two
years ago the Crescent Wharf and
Warehouse Company, with headluar.
tiers at Los Angeles, took over the
venerable bark Alden Besse. This
vessel completed one or two round
trips to San Pedro and San Diego, and
then became a storage ship and also
the setting for series of moving
picture dramas.
Captain Frederick Miller Of this
city was one Of the pioneer promoters
! in endeayoring to establish profitable
trade relations between Southern Cal
ifornia exporters and Hawaii import
ing houses.
The bark Nuuanu, once a we'll
known packet in the New York round
the-Horn trade, passed into the con-
troll Of Captain Barneson some months
ago The vessel was given large
shipment of hardwood railway ties
and lumber, and was dispatched from
Hilo for San Diego.
It is understood that the vessel de-
parted from the California port with
shipments OF brick, cement, beer, hay
and general line of sundries.
The arrival OF the Nuuanu, and an
~ 20 rtanr ar
less regular means of transportation
between Honolulu and island ports
and San Diego or Los Angeles will be
watched with interest by local as well
as coast shipping interests.
Rough weather Delays zealandia
Weather to the northward of the
Hawaiian Islands and in the track Of
steamers voyaging between Tie Sound
and Honolulu is declared as greatly
interfering with the progress of the
Canadian-Anstralian liner Zealandia,
now en- route from Vancouver and
Victoria. The vessel was to have ar
rived at Honolulu on Wednesday
morning. A wireless message re-
ceited yesterday at the agency of T..
II. Davies & Co. was to the effect
that the Zealandia would not reach
Honolulu before Thursday morning.
The steamer is to be given a prompt
dispatch for Suya, Auckland and Sgd
ney. The Zealandia is believed will
bring delegation of passengers re-
cruited from northern ports.
M
Korea Reports Sixty Passengers
One hundred and sixteen cabin pas
sengers are en- route from San Fran
cisco to Honolulu, Japan and China
ports, IN the Pacific Mail liner Korea,
that Is due to arrive at the port at an
early hour Thursday morning afford.
Ing to wireless received by the Pro-
motion Committee. OF this number,
64 passengers are to leave the liner
at this port The Korea has several
hundred tons cargo loaded eat The
Coast and for discharge here II all
goes well, the liner is to be dispatched
for the coast of Asia, at five o'clock
Thursday evening.
N
Korea Yielded Some Dope
Prepared opium in small quantity
was discovered by San FRANCISCO Gus
toms inspectors, according to reports
appearing in the Coast newspapers.
On December 9, opium to the value OF
$3.50 was found concealed in several
bladder skins, found in the cabin of
an assistant engineer. That official
denied any knowledge of the presence
Of the drug in his stateroom. His
story was believed by the Federal Of
. ficiais, who are said declined to make
an arrest. The opium was confiscated
and destroyed.
Infant Industry Threatened
The elimination OF Hilo as a port
OF call for the steamer Claudine is
declared as threatening an infant In.
dustry, which in the form Of a small
poi factory recently established at
Wailuku. has been shipping quantities
of the product to Hawaii in this ves-
sell 1t is now claimed that the poi
can not be forwarded from McGregors
landing while the expense of trans
porting the food overland to Lahaina,
is believed to great for profit.
~
Sparl<s From the Wireless
The Pacific Mail liner China last
night reported to the Kahuku wireless
station that she was S54 miles off and
would arrive in Honolulu at four
O'Clock this afternoon. She has liz
tons Of cargo for Honolulu.
The wireless station was also in
touch with the T. K X. s. s. Eong.
kong Maru. that arrived here this
morning for South America. and witt
the Tenyo aMru through the Hong
kong Maru.
Enterprise Sailed with Sugar.
! Sugar and other lines of products
: from Hawaii were shipped to the
coast in the Matson Navigator
steamer Enterprise. which is reported
to have sailed from Hilo for Sal
; Francisco on Saturday. The Enter
prise is said to have carried a few
passengers.
Kauai Sugar.
Officers in the Inter-Island steamer