Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-28

number of years, having worked his
way up from an under officer in the
HilOnian. to positions of trust in the
Lurline and also the Wilhelmina.
WilheImina Lost Propeller Blade.
The arrival of the Matson Naviga-
ton steamer Lurline this morning
brought the information that with the
arrival of the liner Wilbelmina at
San Francisco from Honolulu it devel-
Oped that during the last 1000 miles
of the ships passage it had steamed
along with only three blades on it's
propeller.
On Friday night, while Chief Engi-
neer Forbes was asleep, the detached
blade struck against the rudder post
with a crash, which awakened him.
Rushing into the engine room the
chief found that the engines were
speeding at an unusual rate, owing to
the lessening of the resistance. The
engines were slowed down and the
steamer proceeded without stop.
Before this the Wilhelmina bad been
l..
Instead of arriving at o'clock on
Monday afternoon, as had been ex-
pected, it was O'Clock Tuesday morn
ing when Johnson dropped anchor off
quarantine.
The broken propeller will be re-
placed before the vessel sails again.
Captain JOsselyn Will Relate Inter-
Z. esting Experience.
. Captain W. L. Josselyn, veteran nav
igator and master of the American
bark Nuuanu, which has just COM
pleted a memorable voyage of 34S
days from New York, will relate a
number of interesting experiences be-
fore an audience at the Young Mems
Christian Association building next
Friday evening. Captain JosseIyn will
relate a number of sea stories touch
ing upon the stay of the Nuuanu and
her crew in the famous Falkland ISL
ands.
Captain Josselyn bears the reputa-
ton of being one of the most travelled
navigators now in command of a sail
ing craft. He will also relate his YER
sion Of the loss and recovery of the
Kamehameha statue.
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lnterisland Steamers Bring Guards
men.
National guardsmen to the number
OF one hundred or more have arrived
al Honolulu in two Interisland steam
ers. The Claudine returning from Ha-
wall and the Maui ports brought So
members of the local militia, together
with a STAFF of officers, who will parti-
cfrate in the encampment and maneu-
vers..
The Claudine met with fine weather
on the entire trip. The vessel brought
cargo including s cords slab wood, "a
cords fire wood, 40 crates of empty
bottles, AZ head hogs, 223 packages
sundTies.
can schooner Robert R. Hind as dis
charging shipment of LUMBER at the
port of Kahului.
Mongolia Sailed With Many
Passengers.
( One Hundred cabin passengers
Joined the Pacific Mail liner Mon
golia during, the stay of that vessel
at this point. The Mongolia depart
ed for San Francisco at twelve o'clock
today, taking large quantity of pine
apples, making total of nearly sew
enteen thousand cases of the preserv-
cd product of the local canneries en-
route to the mainland in the vessel.
The Royal Hawaiian band played a
serenade to the departing passen-
gers. A big mail was forwarded to
the coast in the liner.
Withelmtna Departs from the Coast.
Castle & Cooke, the agents for the
Matson Navigation liner Wilhelmina,
received a cable today to the effect
that the liner departed from San
Francisco at 1890 this noon with Ges-
tihatiOn as Honolulu. The Wilhel-
nina is due to arrive here on We'd
nesday morning.
Captain LOckett of the Persia Gets
New Command