Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-20
s.Imson'. PromotI0n Please. Homo.

stimson's Promotion PIeases Homo.
fulans.
The promotion of Captain William
r. Stimson, the veteran master OF
THE United States army transport
Thomas TO the office of Marine Su-
perintendent at San Francisco is a
matter of congratulation from a host
of friends of the skipper at Honolulu
the nndignified title of chief care
taker has been abolished In the army
transport service, and Captain Slim.
son, who carried its burden for sew.
eral weeks, is now marine superin.
tendent Major Grant, who was as.
sistant superintendent of the army
transport service and the executive
officer at the. Fort Mason docks, Is
on leave, and at the expiration OF his
vacation win be assigned to duty
more In keeping with his rak and
training. Captain Stimson, master
mariner has taken up the duties
strictly marine duties previously
performed by the army officer, and
Colonel Knight,i depot quartermaster
and general superintendent of the
army transport service, will perform
the duties of general manager Con
rad Bontz, chief clerk of the trans
port service, now makes his head.
quarters on the San Francisco trans
port dock. Other changes, all direc..
led toward the end of greater eff.
cheney, have been made, and Uncle
Sans steamship line is going to be
run as nearly on bushes lines as II
is possible for government work to
be done.
Two New and Speedy Steamers.
PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 80. = Larg-
er and speedier than the Beaver and
Bear, two more steamers will be built
by the San Francisco and Portland
Steamship company to be placed m
service between Portland and Califor-
mia ports next year. This is the prom
Use made by A. Ottinger, general agent
|of the line, who arrived last night en-
route to his home in San Francisco.
Mr.. Schwerin has the plans of the
new steamers drawn up said Ottin-
ger this morning. and we expect to
have them built and ready to go into
commission next season. The bust
ness has reached such a point that the
Fservice will have to be increased and
that is all there is to it. On every trip
each of our steamers is obliged to
leave both passengers and freight be-
hind.
This condition results at both ends
of the line. The new steamers will be
larger than the Beaver and Bear and
modern in every particular.
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Ventura Fireman Caught With the
Goods.
The Oceanic liner Ventura to ar
rive at Honolulu from San Francisco
on Monday; Sept. S0th, may be short
one member of the "black squad" bw-
fig to the statement made on board
the Mongolia this morning that K.
Casey, fireman on the steamer Ven
turL was caught smuggling a locket
end chain and bracelet ashore from
the vessel by Customs lieutenant
Joseph Head. He claimed that he
purchased the jewelry in Honolulu,
although it was in boxes bearing the
name of a firm in Sydney, Australia.
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Waileie Back With Sugar.
= Three thousand sacks sugar, %
bales hides, 81 packages sundries and
80 head cattle were included in the
cargo brought to Honolulu from Ha-
waii ports this morning in the Inter
Island steamer Wailele The Off
GERS report fine weather The steam
er Iwalani, now at Hawaii, is due to
return to Honolulu tomorrow morning
with cattle.
1nter-IsIand Departures. g.
The Inter-Island steamship COM
pany announces the projected depar-
ture of the flagship Mauna Kea at
$50 Saturday evening in order that
spectators at the boat races may be
able to catch the outgoing steamer
for Hilo. The steamer Kinau Is on
the boards to sail for Kahului at $3.50
Sunday evening for the accommoda-
ton of the Maui folks who are to