Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-30

Oceanic Steamship Company's liner
Ventura was a treasure ship on the
voyage from San Francisco to Homo
lulu.
A score or more heavy cases. each
containing golden and silver minted
coin, thew hole valued at over three
hundred Thousand dollars. were IN
certified from the specie tanks, upon
arrival of the steamer at Oceanic
wharf this morning.
Under a strong guard the coin was
taken in charge by Federal authori-
ties and sent to the depository, there
70 await an early distribution among
the thousands of employees of Uncle
Sam now stationed throughout the
Territory of Hawaii. There was a
time not SO many years ago when
Sufficient money could be carried in
On ordinary suitcase to settle monthly
pay rolls of the army in Hawaii. Now
eaE is changed and it takes a heavy
two horse truck laden with lucre to
settle the bills, and face the paymas-
tiers department
Captain Cowell, Chief Officer Saw
yer, Purser F. c. F. Baker, DR.. John
Nelson, and Chief Steward Conquest
were the motif for a series pf pleas
ing entertainments given Oh board the
popular liner during the time consum.
cd on the POO mile voyage.
DR.. Nelson, high in the councils OF
seagoing medicos, and one OF the old
timers on the San FrancIsco-H Honolulu
rrIi, fairly beamed upon his host of
friends on arrival this morning. DIR.
Nelson takes over the duties formerly
Performed by DR.. Galbraith.
Il am going to revisit Australia
6fter an absence or fifteen years, ad-
Mitted the genial medical officer this
morning. The prediction was freely
made on board the liner that staId
and decorious Sydney town land
would relapse into the latest rollicking
ragtime, on occasion of the return OF
doc" Nelson to the New South Wales
nietropolos. E- ~
The Ventura office is looked after
by a new purser this trip in the pleas
ing personality of F. G. F. Baker, who
formerly passed through Honolulu as
freight clerk in the Togo Kisen Kaisha
liner Nippon Maru. --. X -. ~
a
ney Come Back Club, and hoped to re-
new acquaintance in the colonies
horned during the days of his innocent
childnood, some twelve years ago.
Baker is an obliging officer and he
was warmly welcomed and scongfatu.
lated upon his promotion IN the ranks.
The Ventura is chock-a-block with
Freight for the colonies including sew
tfal thousand tons cargo, in which are
Shipments of automobile, apples,
unions, cement, building material, can
ned goods, electrical machinery, and
slE1dries.
The vessel is sailing for the Anti.
podes at two o'clock after leaving 60
tons. refrigerated cargo, besides a
quantity of general cargo. ~.
Sixty cabin and five steerage pas
sengers left the vessel at this port.
Ploceeding through to Sydney are -
cabin and 10 steerage passengers.
The officers as well as passengers
haven't got over talking about the
fancy dress ball, given on board the
vessel on Saturday evening, when a
picturesque array Of novel costumes
We're introduced. 1t was big event
81. orsaffic Steamship annals.
a number of passengers are to join
the vessel at this port for Sydney and
Page Page. The liner is to take on
mail for the Antipodes.
Among the through passengers are
ElWood Mead, connected with irriga-
ton projects in Victoria; ]. Albert, Q
theatrical man of Sydney; c. DuVal, &
merchant of Sydney, and wife and
Miss Violet Flower, who is going out
to marry the man of her choice in the
Antipodes. ...+--. ~. 49,. -.
The Ventura is carrying heavy
mail, including a special shipment
from London, which is sent this way
for the reason that is now the short
est route between London and Sydney
The Ventura will be in Sydney harbor
in just IL days, and the passengers
will have had an opportunity to see
Honolulu and American Samoa.
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Change Lifeboat Rules For Coast.
WASHINGTON, Sept 1.-THE gov
eminent regulations controlling life
saving apparatus on steamers, revised
last April as result of the Titanic
disaster, viii be modified by Secretary
Nagel so as to tighten the require
nents for vessels plying the bays,
sounds and rivers of the Pacific coast,
Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic coast
south of Charleston, S. G.
In the future steamers in the bays
and sounds of these waters must carry
enough lifeboats or RATS to accom-
naodate only 30 per cent of the passen-
gers and crew and steamers in the riv-
ers 10 per cent. the year round, in
stead of summer only. Under the
April rules, these vessels were reduir-
cd TO have life equipment for al: on
board from September-45 to May IS.
This action was the result of protests
from shipping interests of the gulf,
which maintained that the climate
there did not necessitate lifeboat
equipment for all on board during the