Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-24

quiet and unOstentaticus manner, TO-
ward tho establishment Of a large
coaling station at the port of Homo
lulu are in q fair way OF reaching b
Satisfactory conclusion with the ar.
rival OF w. IL Avery, Assistant Man
ager OF the Toyo Kisen Kaisha, who
Is q passenger In the liner Chiyo
Maru that is to arrive at Honolulu on
Monday morning from Hongkong and
Jhpanese ports. 80
- Isaka. prominent In T. X. X.
circles, and director I'm the com
p1fys has been a visitor to this city
Tor severa4 days. With his arrival In
the Pacific Mail liner Manchuria, the
japanese steamship official is be-
lieyed 10 have taken steps with a
view to securing options on one or
moro parcels of land. suitable for
fhe storing of quantities of coal.
Il Is painted out that there are
Done engaged in the business Of
transportation of freight, and passen.
gers In the Pacific today who better
realize the importance attached TO
the opening OF the Panama Canal
fhnn Ihe Japanese. That Honolulu is
destined to become the real cross
roads OF the Pacific Is potent TO the
directors OF the big steamship con-
cern and It Is with this object in
view that endeayors are now being
made to secure property upon which
. modern roaling plant can be
erected.
Director lsaka, is expected win hold
u long and important conference with
Assistant General Manager Avery,
upon the EATERS arrival at Honolulu.
The officials high In Togo Kisen Kali
sha councils may be given an oppor.
tunity Of inspecting several sites thus
far offered.
The statement was made this morn.
jng thHt should the deal 60 Through
tic Japapese steamship line would
b n position to ship large quanti-
ties OF Japanese coal into the islands,
and b plant capable of storing one
hundred thousand tons would be in
stalled.
The prediction is also made that
In event OF the steamship company
branching ont In maintaining coal
ing and supply depot at Honolulu, a
general office and financial depart
lnent would be opened.
Several we'll known local Japanese
business men are said to have inter
estcd themselves IN the deal now
felding.
Hafbor Office a Thing Of Beauty.
Bhrborlnpster Foster is wearing a
smile that Is warranted TO Withstand
wind and wave these days.
And this is why:
The harbot commission has been
kind to Captains Foster and Dick For
years the harbor office has rubbed
along with makeshift collection of
dilapidated junk that masqueratsd
under the nom de plume of furniture.
II was enormously listed, as such
whom the yearly inventory was taken
By the territorial property clerks. The
other day the office Of the harbormas-
ter at the Alakea wharf was invaded
By q delegation OF movers who. with
out much ado, rushed the ANTICIPATED
articles of prehistoric bric-a-brae
from the premises and left instead
several fine new roll-top office desks,
q fleet of chairs au natural. as we'll
Is other TENS 0f np-to- the times fix-.
ttfes u Keeping with an establish
Wtnt over which fastidious old salts
Ike Captains Foster and Dick pre-
side While the commission has not
lQoseped the purse-strings to the ex-
tent Of IN Administer rug for the floor,
the tine is approaching when it's
hats Off" Id The hSrbor office.
WilhelmiDa Has Banner Cargo.
The Matson Navigation liner Will
heiinina now on the way from San
Francisco to Honolulu is reported
through late cables to- be bringing q
banner cargo OF general merchandise.
3 Castle and Cooke the local repre-
sentatiycs for the vessel have been
advised that the Wsihelmina sailed
from the coast with 531l tons freight
FOR discharge at Honolulu with 1903
tons destined for HiIo. The Wilhei-
nina will while at Honolulu be dis.
charged OF 2l3 tons freight destained
FOR Kaanapalf and another lot OF SO
tons for Port Ailen The Port Allen
and Kaanapaii cargo will be tran
shipped to those ports by another
steamer
Tie Wilheimina Is expected to ar
rive early Tuesday morning and win
berth NJ Hackfeld wharf .14- &
NJ. ..>.. . .....
kona, While Leaking, 10 lowed to
eea ~
That the schooner Kona, in leak
iRE coalition. sailed from Hama, Maui.
with part cargo OF sugar destined
for Gan F'saciseo. was the announce
ment made IN shipping circles yes.
tsr6ay afternoon. - ~. IS
5he Kona IVES towed TO sea by the
IRter-fsland steamer Clauaine. upon
the visit OF that vessel at the Maui
port fast Saturday. The Kona arFiy,
ed In the islands carly last month
wi'hs eeal from Newcastle, n. S. w,
: Ter disoherges at khukiRi For the
las three weeks the vessel has been
! tskihs on sugar at Rane. II was
: & ased yesterday that a staging had
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