Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-27
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HCnolulu this morning, en- route from
sydney, n. s. w. to San Francisco,
there is small shipmsn: OF provi-
CONS. that Is believed win set in mo-
ton the ponderors machinery OF a
general boycott along the Pacific
coast.
A trial order OF Australian meat is
beng forwarded to San Frsneisco,
there to be put on sale by prominen;
dealer, in direct and open competition
with the coast product
While II Is true that the consign.
ment now carried by the Ventura is
not OF SUFFICIENT magnitude TO make
much OF an Impression in the receipts
u the meat vendorsof San Francisco.
70 let alone the dealers along the
coast. heyeftheless, Il is prediceted
t'Iat the Introduction of Australian
btef and mutton into California win
create a decided stir.
However this may be, Honolulu re.
ctiyed over three hundred thousand
Dctfnds OF Australian beef and mutton
With the arrival of the Ventura. The
Beef, to the number of fifteen hundred
+ Gees required considerable portion
OF the day 70 discharge and load into
Eeitipg wagons. The meat is consign.
CT TO the United States utartermhster
department. to be used IN the pro-
v.sioning of the thousands OF troops
now stationed in. the. islands.
9HIeers in the Ventura Expressed
ttnsiderable indignation over the
teatnent accorded the vessel. on o.
t6sion Of the last call at Pago Page.
i appears that an American woman
had died on board the vessel while
enroute from San Francisco TO Homo
lnlu. The arrival of the Ventura at
Faeos Page was the occasion for the
United States naval officials to order
an absolute quarantine on. the vessel
as well as her passengers.
Fair weather was the rule after
the liner had cleared the heads that
guard Sydney harbor. and the voy-
age northward was well under way.
The liner Sonoma was passed at an
early hour on Christmas morning. the
two vessels being less than fifteen
hundred feet apart.
Six passengers left the vessel at
Honolulu. They are members OF the
Page Page naval colony and Will re-
main here for some weeks.
The through list of travellers is
rather small one. There is accommo-
dalton on hoard the Ventura for some
two hundred passengers from Honolu-
Ia TO San Francisco. though II is pre-
ditted that less than a score or trav-
oIers viii avail themselves OF the OPP
DoItdnity Of a trip to the coast in the
popular vessel
IN addition to the large shipment
o. meat TO be left here, the Ventura
wrought consignments Of fertilizer and
sqndries % the annount Of about sixty
TONS
The through freight for San Fran
cisco includes copra. wool. vegetables
and refrigerated products.
One interesting Item Is quantity
Of grass seed that Is to be delivered
70 the Southern Pacific to be planted
81 the vast number OF stations with
View OF beautilying the premises.
Another Like Niagara.
A second liner Of the type of the
Niagara which is being completed on.
the Clyde for the Union Steamship
Compeny OF New. Zealand. Is. to be
built. according to advices received
here. The Niagara when completed
Is 70 be placed on the run from Brit.
ISL Columbia to the Antipodes, and 1t
has estimated that she will be used
In the San Francisco service at expo
eition time. The decision TO construct.
another $500 ION liner of the type Of
the Niagara has just been announced
BIZ Sir James Miilsl managing director
Of the company.
The Union Company, Il is stated, Is.
closely studying the development OF
the internal com hustion engines of the,
Poiof- Diesel type. and the Announce
ment Is made that the construction of
an experimental vessel. equipped with
the new oil burning sysien. is being
seriously cons d.~Siall. Il
Pa b. 70 Extsss Serves.
Sydney. N. 81. W.. Nov. 26.-T he ex-
tension Of the ACTIVITIES of the PENN.
sular & Oriental Company is indi
Gated by the apnounee mcnt that the
sum OF five million dollars will be ex-
pended on. the service from the Cape
of Good Hope to Australia The com
pany is making strong bid for the
trade between the Commonwealth aud
the Union and its enterprise in this
directlonl Is OF interest 10 Vancouver
in view of rumors that the company
IS considering an attempt 10 enter
the Pacific trade. The rumor that the
Pa o. company proposed to ANAL
gamate with the Cunard steamship
company is deciated to be Without
foundation.
More Frequent calls At Manila.
The new Pacific Mail and Togo
Risen Kaisha steamship schedule I'M
Ger which liners in the joint trans
Pgcife service are TO, operate between
San FranclscoH honolulu. Japan and
China ports, calls Tor more frequent
stops at Manila. Philippine Islands, &C.
cprding to the advance sheets received.
at the agency of H. Hackfeld and Com
pany. During the past year twelve
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