Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-21


OF Southern California, Is again t.
take up what is generally predicted
10 be foolhardy voyage, one in which
8 score OF lives will be sacrificed be
fore the promoters of the venture
abandon for once and all the project
of bringing an Oriental junk TO the
United States for exhibition purposes
With the arrival of the liner Shin
20 Maru from Japan this morning
comes the positive assertion that the
junk Ningpo, which for some months
has been out of commission in Shi
midzu, is receiving a general over.
hauling at local shipyard. An ex.
animation made OF the ancient ma.
Tine relic developed the fact that
many Of her timbers were badly de.
cayed.
New material is to be incorporated
in the reconstruction of tho vessel,
which work was under fair way to
completion at the time the Shinyo
Maru departed from Japan for Homo,
lulu and San Francisco.
The junk Ningpo ii was expected
would again start out on the voyage
TO Los Angeles by the middle of Jan
nary. according TO predictions made
by the promoters of the cruise.
One interesting feature CONNECTED
with the present proposed cruise is
that all officers and sailors engaged
TO make the trip have been heavily
insured in a Japanese company. A
fresh supply of provisions, sufficient
TO last six months, has, been placed
aboard and matches have been fitted.
Fifty thousand dollars in gold has
been expended in the last attempt to
make the old vessel seaworthy.
w. M. Milne, who passed through
Honolulu some months ago, is de.
clared as the man back of the enter.
prise. A new skipper has been secured
as all overtures made OF Captain
Ecirr, who first took the vessel out
from Woosung, China, and Captain
Tuft, in command of the second ex-
petition, positively declined to again
lake long chance in the junk.
The sentiment throughout shipping
circles In Japan was that the project
is one that is destined to end in dis
Rster.
While the Togo Kisen Kaisha liner
Shinyo Maru steamed from Nagasaki
10 Kobe, Japan, a blade of her pro-
peller dropped off, necessitating the
vessel returning TO Nagasaki, there to
enter one OF the big drydocks. Five
days were required to complete the
repairs to the screw and to the ma
chinery.
For four days following the depart.
ure from Yokohama, the Shinyo Maru
was q target for monstrous seas and
strong head winds. The~vessel ar
rived at Honolulu this morning with
76 cabin, Z second class and 269 ASH
stic steerage passengers. Seventy.
five Filipinos, 2 Chinese and 217 Jap
anese were numbered among the ar
rivals.
The through list of passengers in
cludes SO cabin SO second class and
112 Asiatic steerage passengers.
The Shinyo came to berth at Gee
anic wharf, owing to the near arrival
of the Pacific Mail liner Siberia, also
from the Orient. with much cargo for
Alakea wharf During the stay Of the
Shinyo Maru, 1870 tons Of freight from
Hongkong and the Japanese ports
will be discharged. The vessel is
also to be supplied with several hum
dred tons coal.
The usual hunt for stowaways
shortly after leaving Yokohama
brought to light four grimy individu-
ais who had succeeded in secretfng
themselves In the coal bunkers. Three
are Chinese while the fourth is a
Scandinavian and had hopes OF being
dropped at Honolulu.
The through cargo includes $500
tons Oriental merchandise OF which
silk, tea and mating are important
factors.
Ii is the present intention to dis
patch the vessel for San Francisco at
nine O'Clock this evening.
The Shinyo is TO carry large &C.
emulation of mail from the islands
TO the mainland. -
Wilheinsiaa Report. ~. - ...-...
The following wireless message has
been received by the Agents of the
s.. S. Wilhelmina, bound for Homo
lulu:
S. s. Wilhelmina, p. m, Dec. 90
19l2.-l234 miles from port Sea
smooth, fine weather, all well. Fol-
Honolulu: 127 cabin passengers, p
steerage, $50 bags mail, " w. F. y
matter, 16 automobiles, 2S50 tons car
60. For Hilo: / automobile, 766 tons
cargo. -
Ship will arrive Tuesday morning
and dock at the Hackfeld wharf.
...#
WiIhelmina Is Wearing the Islands.
The Matson Navigation steamship
Wilhelmina is nearing the islands and
a late wireless received this morning
at the agency of Castle and Cooke is
TO the effect that the steamer should
arrive of quarantine early Tuesday
morning. H.
The Wilhelmina is bringing down Q
fair list of cabin passenger, there be
ing 127 in this department while q
travellers are listed in the steerage.