Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-10
Shipping

Much Rain Reported Along
Kona Coast.
Much rain is reported along the
kau and KOna coast by officers re-
turning In the InterIsland steamer
Kilauea. With cargo made up OF IA
wide variety OF merchandise. sEclud-
ing crates of poaHry and shipments
of horses, cattle, y calves, 8 crates
OF turkeys, l3 Gates of pigs. l0l
lunches OF bana. as, GS2 Sacas OF taro,
22S1 sacks of coffee, 5000 sacks of
sugar and 800 packages 0; sundries.
Bringing one Of The largest lists of
cabin and deck passengers in many
weeks, the Kilauea was an early ar
rival this morning PuTser Sheldon
reports 1854 sacks OF sugar at Puma
luu and 431 sacks OF sugar at Honua-
20 awaiting shipment After leaving
the Kona coast fine weather was eX-
perienced on the voyage to Honolulu.
Passengers Arrived.
Per str. Mauna Kea from Hilo d.
rect Miss NJ. ]. Reside. NJ: Brown
ing and wife, u. d. Robinson and wife,
w. J. Land and wife, r. H. Allen and
wife, M. F. Netting, w. +. Deshat c.
r. Drake, R. S. Chase, W. Piper and
wife, w. H. G. Campbell. A. II. Ford,
J. Stickney, G. II, Gere, T. Newman,
r. f. Jarvis, G. F. Wittemore and
wife, Miss Wittenlore, W. II. Rice Sr.,
s. Pla and wife, Miss Pla, l.. Brown
and Wife, L. Lenhart, w. ID. Adams,
Rev. X. Ito.
Many Island Steamers at Hilo.
A feet of Inter-Island steamers re-.
manned at Hilo at the time of depart
ure OF the steamer Mauna Kea for
Honolulu. According to report
brought to this city by Purser Philips.
the steamers Claudine. Wailele Kaiu-
lani and Keauhou were at Hilo either
loading or discharging cargo. The
Mauna R'ea was an early arrival from
tho Big Island this morning, bringing
"a cabin and q deck passengers. The
vessel is reported to have met with
moderate trade winds and smooth
seas for the greater part of the yoy-i
age.
The cargo includedS shipments of
SlO feet of hard wood, barrels OF cod
fish, 10 cords of wood. crates of chick
ems and IS packages Of sundries.
me Matson Navigation steamer
Honolulan was to have sailed from
Hilo for Kaanapali late Monday
evening.
Many Depart for Coast in
Korea
The departure of the Pacific Mail
liner Korea from the Alakea wharf
at ten O'Clock this morning proved
an animated one The territorial
band after a vacation of several
weeks was feature in the leave taxi
ing of seventy cabin and forty-five
second class passengers, who are des-
tined for the mainland
The Korea was discharged of seven
teen hundred tons Orienta! freight
during the brief lay over at Honolulu
One hundred and fifty tons Hawaiian
products, including shipments of cof
fee. pineapples. rice and sundries we're
placed aboard the vessel. consign-
ment Of coal was also supplied the
vessel before the hour of sailing
One of the largest crowds of spec
tators to gather at the wharf in many
weeks was present as the big liner
steamed from her berth and headed
for the sea- Many well known Homo
lulans were included in the list OF
departing passengers.
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Thirty Thousand Tons Cargo
for Hawaii
Thirty thousand tons of cargo
awaits shipment from Puget Sound 10
the Hawaiian Islands but no tonnage
is available for this mass Of freight.
The United States navy department
has purchased thirty thousand tons
of gravel to be used in the constrnc-
ton Of the drydock at Pearl Harbor.
At the time of departure of the Sierra
from San Francisco il is said that
oyertures were made TO number OF
coasting shipping companies with z
view of securing one or more suitable
steamers. 1t will be remembered thai
some months ago the United STATES
government authorized the purchase
OF vast quantity OF sand to be for.
warded to the island naval station.
Save that brought down here in sail
ing vessels, the bulk of this material
still awaits transportation.
IA &
Suspected Smrgslers in. the
Siberia
Acting under Information received
from special agents in the Orient that,
there were a number OF Smuggled
coolies on board the Pacific Mailer
Siberia, which arrived at San Fran
cisco during the past week, immigra-
ton sleuths made a close search OF
the vessel The raid was under the
personal direction of General Backus.
Commissioner of immigration, who
was assisted by twenty inspectors.
In order TO detect any possible sub.
stitution, the inspectors who ex-
amined the Chinese crew and the.
Asiatic passengers were unusually
stringent in their work. The search
failed to reveal anything to substanti.
ate the advance information."
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