Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-23

uunQEeO week are reported IFOUl
Annoy, China, not great distance
from Hongkong, according to reports
received at Honolulu The receipt OF
this information is said will result in
greater care and attention being given
the Pacific Mail liner Korea, which
was sighted off BARRIERS point at noon
today, from Orienta; ports with a
large number Of Asiatic Storage pas.
sengers and / general cargo for the
islands. "3
The Korea is to remain here until
ESQ tons of Oriental produce and mer-
chandise have been discharged. 1t is
expected that the vessel will be dis
patched for San Francisco on or about
ten o'clock tomorrow morning.
From what can be learned here
plague was still prevalent at Hongkong
at the time the Korea called there
from Manila. The Hongkong police
report finding aInany dead in the
streets and vigorous methods of dis
infection are Being carried out in the
houses from which the bodies are
supposed to have come. The Chinese,
however, object to the quarantine
regulations, ii was explained, and to
escape them they carry the bodies OF
plague victims out of the infected
houses and place them in the street
in front of other houses.
A hundred or more Filipinos are
said to have taken passage in the
liner for the Hawaiian Islands, where
on landing they are expected ito take
up work on the island plantations.
The Korea is TO berth at Alakea
wharf after passing quarantine this
afternoon.
At the office of Hackfeld & Com
pany, the statement is made that
there is room for all applicants for
transportation TO the coast in the
Korea.
Lurline 10 Haekfeid Wharf.
The Matson Navigation liner Lur-
line, 7S6 miles from Honolulu at 8
o'clock last night, is due to arrive at
the port early Wednesday morning
and will berth at the Hackfeld wharf
for the landing of passengers and the
discharge Of a large general cargo.
The Lurline is bringing As cabin and
nine Storage passengers for Homo
lulu, while four cabin passengers will
continue the voyage 20 Kahului.
A mainland mail amounting to BIT
sacks is aboard for the Islands. The
Lurline also is bringing III packages
OF express matter.
For Honolulu 1918 tons of freight
will be discharged before the steamer
proceeds to Kahului. where SIS tons
OF cargo will be left. Nine automo-
biles for local importers are included
in the cargo.
According to late wireless mes
sage, 500 tons of railway material are
to be discharged at Honolulu.
Tons OF AIgeroba Beans Arrive.
Tons of algeroba beans from Molo-
kai and Maui ports are discharged to-
day from the Interisland steamer Mi
kahala, an arrival from the island port
on Sunday. Over one thousand sacks
CT this commodity we're shipped in the
Mfkahala. The bean is converted into a
staple article of feed at a local mill
The mterisland steamers also brought
considerable sugar, the Maui areying
with 10000 sacks of the product.
Three steamers reached port yester-
day. The Mikahala from Maui, Molo.
kai and Lanai ports brought a fair list
Of passengers besides cords wood,
3. hogs, 200 crates chickens, 6 crates
eggs, 100 sacks charcoal, IA cases
honey and LA packages sundries.
The Maui from Kauai ports returned
with sugar and 20 sacks charcoal, so
cases honey, 100 sacks rice, and lis
packages sundries.
The steamer Hall, the third arrival
brought $500 sacks sugar.
More Japanese 4opnaae Tetween
American Ports.
The Manila Daily Bulletin says:
The Osaka Shosen Kaisha Steam
ship Company, represented at Manila
by Messrs. w. +. Stevenson & Co,
Ltd, and operating six large freight
and passenger steamers between the
Orient and Puget Sound, has pur-
chased new steamer of 1000 tons
register in the United Kingdom and
renamed her the Luzon Maru. The
new steamer is to be used on the
transpacific service of the company
as relief vessel for the fleet, in
order that when delays occur the
schedule will still be maintained. At
present the company is operating the
Panama Maru, Chicago Maru, Seattle
Maru, Mexico Maru, Canada Maru and
Tacoma Maru, between the West
Coast and the Far East.
F'. ~
Honolulu Trade Open to Oriental
Line.
There will be business in Honolulu
for Portland shippers If the advocated
Oriental steamship line is establish
ed, and Honolulu is made a port of
call on the route" says F. E. Steere,
real estate dealer of Honolulu, who
is in Portland en- route home after a
three months tour of 1.-The States
Honolulu does big business now
with Seattle and San Francisco" said
Mr.. Steere this morning. This bust