Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-03
COAST ARTHLERYMEN DESERT
SHERMAN FOR liner VENTURA

As the big liner Ventura pulled
away from Oceanic dock at eleven
o'clock this morning bound for San
Francisco. four members OF the corps
of coast artillermen. troop passengers
in the United States army transport
Sherman were seen to wave fervent
farewell to comrades assembled on
the wharf and at the same time vouch-
ed the information that they had de-
cided to beat IT. for greener fields
and pastures new.
The Ventura sailing this morning
was an occasion OF much merriment.
The sailing OF several theatrical per-
formers added a bit of spice to- the
spectacle Witnessed by presumably a
thousand people.
The usual musical serenade from
the Territorial band was feature OF
the departure of the liner, which car
ried one hundred and fifty cabin and
twenty two steerage passengers.
Portuguese and Spanish immigrants
who but recently arrived in the islands
made up the quota in the Storage.
The Ventura sailed with her holds
filed with a large and miscellaneous
cargo including shipments of sugar,
pineapples, some bananas. and a
quantities OF sundries consisting OF
bales OF hides, cases of honey and.
island fruits.
CAPTAIN Cowell, master of the YES
sel was the center Of a little group
Of acouaintances who before permit
ting the popular skipper to take his
position on he bridge, decorated MIN
with an abundance of leis.
big mail destined for the main
land left I'm the Ventura. Owing to a
large offering of freight at late hour
the vessel was delayed in getting
away at ten o'clock. the usual hour Of
sailing. shortly after eleven o'clock
the Ventura was In the stream and.
headed for the open sea.
SHIPS
cmeers Wanted In Chinese Merchant
Marine.
Steamship men, who have occasion
TO regularly visit the China coast have
of late been offered fine berths in the
Chinese merchant marine. With the
arrival Of the Pacific Mail liner Persia
from the coast Of Asia yesterday came
the story that the shortage Of officers
is daily becoming more acute at
Shanghai and vessels have ben COM
PEELED to leave the port shorthanded.
II Is learned that the China Naviga-
ton and Indo-China Companies have.
.oabled to their head Offices ii engage
oficers at home for service on the
China coast with as little delay as pos
sible.
Hyndes Here Filled with Cargo.
with over three hundred thousand
feet of lumber on deck and slowed
within the matches, as well as twenty
eight hundred tons general cargo for
discharge at the several island ports,
the Matson Navigation freighter Hy-a
ades has arrived at port, and will soon
proceed to Kahului, Kaanapali, Port
Allen and Hilo.
The vessel also brought a small
mail forwarded from Seattle. The
Hyades comes consigned to Castle &.
Cooke, and arrived in port late yes
terday afternoon.
Canton Exterminates Pirate Pest.
The determination of pirate pest,
which for years has proved a terror
to smaller shipping on the Canton
river, is in fair wa of complete ex-
termination according to preditions
freely made at Hongkong, during the
stay of the Pacific Mail liner Persia
at the China port
Since the trouble with pirates began,
on the West River some four or five
months ago. Dosing and Talking have
not been visited by any of the river
steamers. the reason being the pre-
,valence of a nest of pirates at both
these places. Recently he merchants
of Talking sent round robin petition
10 the Government asking for drastic
measures to be taken against the pir-
ates of Tokhing, and at the same time
they provided information which
lead to the arrest of the pirates.
should measures be taken. On May 1.
acting upon this information, three
boatloads of soldiers were quietly
landed at Shuihing. They proceeded
ashore ldEiiy dHu HidiNuSu Out hlIO
the country ostensibly for drill pur-
poses.
In very short while. however, they
: worked rounded to the city gates,
which they Immediately closed, plae-i
ing sentries upon guard at. each. They
then made a raid into the city. and
" two houses captured gang of
forty men, whom they took to Shut
hing. Here the men We're tried on
the information afforded by the mer-
chants, and twelve of them were TAX
en- back to Takhink and summarily
shot
A lady missionary who travelled by
one of the river steamers recently,
said that some of the men who had
been captured we're well known to the
missionaries as respectable people.