The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-23
COMMODORE FILMER HERE WITH NARU
Big Mail and Treasure Shipment on
Board---Big Day In Harbor To-
morrow---Coast News

the Nippon Maru into port from san
Francisco this morning and will make
the round trip in the Togo Kisen
Kaisha liner to relieve Captain Alfred
G. Stevens who is on a trip home to
England. There was also change
noticeable in the pursers department
when the liner tied up at Alakea
wharf for T. Clarke McCombe is now
official purser of the Nippon Maru in
place of Purser Culton who has been
made freight clerk of the Tenyo Maru.
1t was nearly eight o'clock when the
Nippon Maru was sighted off Koko
Head and two hours later she was
locked at her wharf. Commodore Fill
mer, who is the oldest captain on the
run and is at the head of the T, X. K.
feet, was on the bridge and he declar-
ed that he intended to take actual
command for the round trip.
The Nippon brought one of the larg-
est shipments of mail that has come
in port here on one boat for long
time. There were 534 sacks of mail
for here in the hold and delivery Of
the first-class mail was fastened by
taking all of the sacks containing let.
ters from the boat while she was still
off port.
In the hold of the Nippon is three
quarters of a million dollars worth Of
treasure for China besides a two
thousand ton cargo of miscellaneous
freight.
Purser McCombe reported fine wea-
Their all the way from Frisco to here
and declared that the days were one
continuous round of pleasure. On
board were eighty-two through cabin
passengers, eight second class, and
| twenty-siX in the steerage. Two stow
Always and three deported persons
were put on the steerage list at the
last moment, but according to the pur-
ser made no trouble at all.
Among the passengers are several
persons of note. Mr.. and Mrs. T. B.
Brown and their child are lay-over
passengers here and will remain in
Honolulu for month. Mr.. Brown is
a well-known journalist in the States
and is editor of the Togo Kisen Kai-
sha and the United States Navy ma
gaines; P. H. Wooten of the Ameri-
can Trading Company is on board, and
D. L. Smith, tea buyer, is making
his annual trip to China and Japan
Four drillers are bound for Burma,
]. Hoffman, B. j. Lewis, c. G. Nc.
Cutcheon and John H. Bushe; Mr.. and
Mrs. Henning and son, who are prom
inent Shanghai residents, are on their
way home from a visit to the States,
and A. S. Rhoades, a Coast auto-truck
man, is on his way to Manila with his
family.
Lee Yoke Suey, his wife and fam.
lily are on their way to China, where
they will make a long visit. Mr.. Suey
is head of the firm of Juan Suey g.
Co. of San Francisco T. Fugi, min
lister Of tire gospel, is on his way
home from visit to the States
The Nippon Maru will depart for
the Orient at three o'clock this after
noon with several cabin and steerage
passengers from Honolulu.
The Wllhelmlna's List.
The Wilhelmina will depart for San
Francisco from Hackfeld wharf at
ten a. m. tomorrow. She goes out
with full cabin and a big cargo in
her hold. The following passengers,
Including the Shriners Arab Patrol
for Los Angeles, are booked for pas
sage in the Wilhelmina tomorrow.
Mrs. Perry, Miss B. Neville. Mrs.
H. M. Kinney, Mrs. Smith and chill
dren, Mrs. F. R. Fassett, Mrs. E. En-
lers, Miss e, PAIL, D. A. Mcnamara,
W. M, Buchanan, J. w. Kershner,
Miss E. Arps, Mrs. A. Heuermann,
Miss r. Arps, r. H. Bemrose, w, e.
Mccoy, G. N. Buttolph and child, Mrs.
!. w. Speer and child, r. Milhauser
r. F. Dempsey, L. A. Kerr, Miss
Waite, Mrs. L. ]. Pelletler, A. H. Jung
claus, R. E. Lydecker, H. P. Buckley,
Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. Larken, w. N,
Patten, R. w. Perkins, G. A. Con
salves, T. e. Wall, DR.. A. c. Wall,
G. r. Frazier, Sam Johnson, A. X
Kaai, Geo, Richardson, Mrs. H. Fan
gel, Miss M. J. Armstrong, Mrs. Ia
Dor, H. B. Giffard, H. S. Gray, Geo.
Fl. Angus Miss M. Fauth, Mrs. F.
Rowald, Mrs. P. L. Horne, Miss M.
1. Gerst, Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Will
liams, e. Mccarthy, w, Turnbull. w,
F, Desha, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. e. Nc
Gill, Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Hopkins, p.
w Swift, James Craik, Mrs. s. p, Da-
mon Miss Damon, Mr.. and Mrs. w S.
Bowen, Mrs. M. s. Green, Miss c. !