Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-15
SIBERIA Will CARRY SUGAR
MILL MACHINERY FOR FORMOSA

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, vessels operating for the Nippon Yu-
sen Kaisha. That company recently
purchased a 1900 ton, freighter, which
vas being built at the Russell Ship
building Yards in England. A year
ago the Bannockburn was acquired by
the Jetsam Shipping Company for
$40 900 and was at that time renamed
THE Hill Craig. Now she is sold to
The Nippon Yusen Kaisha for 1910.
600, a price indicating how badly
large capacity freighters are needed
in the Orient-Chronicle.
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Mauna Loa Soon Ready for Sea,
The Inter-Island steamer Mauna
Loa, which has been out of commits
sion for several months past pending
a general overhauling Of hull and
machinery, is to go into service with
in a month according to the present
calculations of the management OF
, the Inter-Island The Mauna Loa will
be practically rebuilt when the liner
resumes the service between Homo
lulu and the Hawaii ports. The adj
dition of several new and commodious
cabins is one feature that will be APP
preciated by the travelling public. /
inter-Island Steamers Bound Home.
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Two Inter-Island steamers are des-
tined to arrive at Honolulu this week
with shipments of sugar according to
report received in this city with the
9rriyal Of the steamer Likelike. The
lwalani 4s said to be due on Saturday
with 5000 sacks of Honoipu sugar.
The Wailele from Honokaa and Ku-
I1uihaele is to return to Honolulu to-
morrow with 10000 sacks sugar and
80 head cattle. 7
Mariana Makes Brief Stay.
bringing forty passengers for Ho-
nolulu and very small amount OF
freight, the Canadian-Australian liner
Mariana from Victoria made a brief
stay at the port yesterday evening,
the liner departing for Sydney at
midnight. A dozen cabin passengers
Joined the vessel at this port for
.Suya, Auckland and Sydney. The
steamer met with fine weather for
the better part of the voyage, and an
enjoyable program OF deck sports was
the feature of the trip.
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yirginian to Sail for SaIlna Cruz on
Monday.
Monday has been set as the date Of
departure of the Observation-Disclosures
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lima Cruz, the vessel taking the regu-
lation 10000 tons sugar with fair
shipment of preserved pineapples des-I
tined for European and United States
ports. The Virginian left Honolulu
Sunday evening for island ports to-
complete cargo fer the isthmus of Te-
huantepec.
Prosper to Go on Marine Railway.
The American schooner Prosper,
soon to be discharged of shipment
of lumber consigned to the Oahu Rail-
way & Land Company will go on the
local marine railway with the close
of the week This vessel is then to-
proceed to the Sound for cargo. Cap
tain Larsen has arranged to sign on
a complete new crew before leaving
this port. G1.5
Nile Coming with Small Cargo.
Less than 200 tons Oriental cargo
are to be discharged from the Pacific
Mail liner Nile upon the arrival OIL
that vessel at Honolulu Aug. 18th.
The Nile Is en- route from Hongkong,
via Japanese ports, to Honolulu, and
II is understood the vessel is bringing
a hundred or more Filipinos for the
island sugar estates. Il
Ayades Leaving for Island Ports.
1t is the recent intention to dis
patch the Matson Navigation freight
er Hyades for island ports this even.
ing. The Hyades has large guam.
tity of general cargo and lumber for
discharge at Kahului, Kaanapali, Port
Allen and Hilo This vessel is to re-
,eeiye q full shipment of sugar for the
coast refineries.
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Missourian Bringing New York Cargo.
Cargo from New York leaving the
east coast of the United States in the
Kentuckian and Georgian and mani
tested as. west-bound freight Nos. 287
and .2SS, is due to arrive at Honolulu
on August 18th in the steamer Mis-
sourian. The vessel will also bring
freight from Puget Sound ports to
and including August 10th. !
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Several trans-Paeific liners got into
communication with Kahuku wireless
last night, the following message, |
among others. having been received:
M. S. S. Wilhelmina, en- route from
Honolulu to San Francisco, 8 p. m,
Aug. 4.-One hundred and two
miles from Honolulu; sea smooth,
light winds, weather fine.
Sugar to the extent of 6763 sacks |
was received this morning with the
arrival of the Inter-Isiand steamer
Likelike from Hawaii ports. The ves-i
sci brought a nnantity nf nmnfy paso-i