Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-02
PASSENGERS
TRAVELS in Liner PERSIA

nc idESebl HumDcI oI Dd8btuSeTi
ever carried IN the Pacific Mail linel
Persia sailed for San Francisco al
noon today, when the crack ifterme-
date steamer pulled away from Ala
kea wharf with nearly four hundred
souls.
The Persia, from Hongkong by the
way Of Shanghai and Japanese ports
came into the harbor- shortly before
z o'clock last evening
Captain John Hill reported fine
trip across the big pond. The cabin
passengers include q number Of Five
wires and for this reason merrimeni
reigned supreme throughout the yoy-
age.
The Persia carried 401 passengers
from Japan at Honolulu. 254 Of whom
left the vessel at the Paradise of the
Pacific. Included I'm the list are a
dozen or more returning missionar-
les The length Of stay made at this
port gave ample opportunity for the
through passengers TO enjoy the beau
ties OF the island. Oriental cargo TO
the amount Of $50 tons was diseharg-
ed and this included shipments Of
beans, firecrackers, gunnies, mating,
medicine, curios, oil, seeds, silk, soyo,
tea and sundries.
The departure of a score of MEM
bers of the Hughes Musical Comedy
Company for the Coast in the liner
brought crowd of ardent admirera
TO the wharf before the hour of SAIL
ine. fearful as was the leavetaking
"A many Instances. the occasion serv-
ed to interest large number Of spec
tators
The prediction is freely made on
board today that several changes may
follow in the personnel of officers up,
on the arrival OF the Persia at San
Francisco
Freiohter Minnesotan Launched.
General Freight Agent G. r. Morse
OF the local agency Of the American
Hawaiian line has received some de-
tails Of the launching Of the big new
ffeiehter Minnesotan, soon to take
its place In the Pacific service.
At the yards of the Maryland Steel
Co. Sparrow Point. Nd, the steamer
Minnesotan was launched for the
American Hawaiian steamship Co.
This vessel is the first of five 10000
ton steamers contracted ipr by the
All. line and II has since been de-
clded. to bi three more. the in
teution being to have the eight new
cargo carriers completed In time for
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owns the largest anu l'hest meet ny
ing me All'ellcan nag, A's Iass
y eienters nave 2 totai cafso capacity
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ne equipped VIII PASSENGER 4cco'ni -
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q enter the PASSENGER business upon
the opening Of the new waterway.
~ addition 70 the I'VE Dig liners
contracted Tor, the company mas de-
ciQeu % build three lO,OOO-ton steam
ships, and work on them will be start
ed n time TO add all eight to the
. essels IN service by the time the
Panama canal is opened for trafic.
The American Hawaiian is nov the
largest Of the American steamships
companies and one of the best equip
ped freight handling organization in
the world It's first steamship was
the Califirnian. which made her maid
en- VOYAGE as an army transport dur
|nr the spanish-Americah war. Since
hen thet American Hawaiian com many
has bulls up "a feet Of first-class
win. > total careo canacitv
81 S25. 500 IONS. The comnlefion If
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