Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-30
Shipping
DESERVING Liner SONOMA FOURTH
OFFICER CAUSES MUCH TROUBLE

uLon arrival Of that vessel at Homo
lHIu Yesterday morning.
The Union Steamship Company, the
british competitor of the American
line. has come forward with the an,
nOuIcemem at its several Australian
agencies that a reduction from twenty
five 10 tWenty-fOur days between San
Francisco and sydney has been de
Cided upon, 10 take effect with the
first OF the year.
When the Union line first began to
operate. the run out OF San Francisco
the schedule called for sailings every
fourth Wednesday. the time of the
pasSag" to Sydney being 25 days
When the Oceanic resumed the former
service with the Sonoma and Ventura
TIE schedule called for the departure
OF one OF these vessels every fourth
Tuesday. six days after the sailing OF
the Union vessels. The passage to
Sydney was made in nineteen days
This meant that the American COM
pany reached the port Of destination
one day in advance of it's rivals. This
also meant that late mail arrived in
Sydney a day ahead of mail matter
which had started from San Fran,
cisco six days ahead of the American
steamers.
In explaining the reason for short.
ening the time to "a days to Sydney
an official of the Union line is cred
tied with saying that they had been
compelled to take the step on ac
count of the looks of the thing, il
nothing else. 1t is rumored that as
a consequence of the Britishers' move
it is likely that the Oceanic Company
will make a cut in the already fast
time TO the antipodes, which has re.
suited in mail from Europe and the
United States going to Australia in
better time than ever before.
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Mauna kea Returns To HiIo Run.
From the hands of the repairers,
PAINTERS and machinists, the mteris.
land steamer Mauna Kea was placed
in commission this morning and the
popular Hilo liner will be dispatched
for Hawaii at four o'clock this after
noon
The Interisland wharf was piled
hiEh with varied cargo to be shipped
To the Big Island in this vessel. The
season for big cargoes from Honolulu
o island ports is on in earnest. The
Mauna Kea will leave here filled to
capacity with merchandise and sup
pies for Hilo and the way ports.
The Kilauea returned from Hilo this
morning and this vessel now goes
hack on her old run to the Kona and
Kau ports of call, sailing from the
port ut on on next Tuesday.
The Kilauea brought quantities OF
en- ptles, vegetables, 10 cords wood, 5
crf ties celery, 43 bundles hides, 265
packages sundries, 1912 feet ohia lum-
her and shipments of poultry. Purser
Phillips reports fine weather with
moderate trades and seas.
Enterprise Receives 0Verhauling.
The Matson Navigation steamer En-.
terprise is to receive a general over
hauling at San Francisco and for this
reason the steamer Honolulan, now
on Il pc way down from the Coast and
due to arrive at Honolulu Wednesday
morning, is carrying in transit three
thousand tons cargo destined for dis
charge at the Crescent City
The Honolulan brings freight for
Honolulu to the amount of 1906 tons
according to the receipt of cables at
the agency of Castle & Cooke. The
Enterprise will be laid up for one trip
and on her next voyage is expected to
arrive at Hilo on or about Dec. %.
tnter4sland Steamers on Hawaii.
The Inter-Island feet scattered
along the coast of Hawaii have been
kept busy according to report receiv
ed here today with the arrival of the
Kilauea. The Kaiulani was at Hilo
while the Kauai was unloading cargo
at the railway wharf The steamers
Maui and Keauhou were passed al
KaWaihae.
The United States naval tug Ma
vajo was passed off Kukuihaele pro
ceeding eastward.
While Still at Hilo the schooner
Okanogan and barkentine S. c.. vii
der were expected would sail for the
Sound late Friday evening.
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HiHonian to Sail Wednesday.
Weather permitting the MatsOn Ma
vieation steamer Hionian is to sail
from Hilo for San Francisco on next
Wednesday. taking no sugar. but
small shipments of pineapples and
suhdries.
The Wilhelmina now at the Big Isl
and ports is believed will return &c
Honolulu tomorrow morning should
weather conditions be such that the
vessel can be supplied with cargo, and
the work of discharging is not de
laN"d through heavy seas.
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Murie Sails From Honoipu.
Following the discharge of ship
m"Ht OF lumber the American schoon