Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-23


Annoy, China, not a great distance
from HongkOpg, according to reports
JeneiFed at Honolulu. The receipt OF
this information is said viii result in
greater care and attention being given
the Pacific Mail liner Korea, which
was sighted off BARRIERS point at noon
today, from Oriental ports with q
large number OF Asiatic steerage pas.
sengers and L general cargo for the
islands. .r..a
The Korea is to remain here until
ESQ tons OF Oriental produce and mer.
chandise have been discharged. 1t is
expected that the vessel will be dis.
PATCHED for San Francisco on or about
ten O'Clock tomorrow morning.
From what can be learned here
plaguewas still prevalent at Hongkong
at the time the Korea called there
from Manila. The Hongkong police
report finding many dead in the
streets and vigorous methods of dis
infection are being carried out in the
houses from which the bodies are
supposed to have come The Chinese,
however, object to the quarantine
regulations, ii was explained. and to
escape them they carry the bodies of
plague gictima out of the infected
houses and place them in the street
in mont OF other houses.
hundred or more Filipinos are
said to have taken passage in the
liner for the II awaian Islands, where
on landing they are expected to take
,lp work on the island plantations.
The Korea is 10 berth at Alakea
wharf after passing quarantine this
afternoon.
AT the office OF Hackfeld e Com
pany, the statement is made that
there Is room for all applicants for
transportation TO the coast in the
Korea
IN
LurIIne to Hackfeld Wharf.
The Matson Navigation liner Lur-
line. 7S6 miles from Honolulu at 8
O'Clock last night. is due to arrive at
the port early Wednesday morning
and will berth at the Hackfeld wharf
for the landing OF passengers and the
discharge of a large general cargo.
The Lurline is bringing As cabin and
nine steerage passengers for Homo
lulu. while four cabin passengers will
continue the voyage to Kahulni.
mainland mail amounting to 3l7
sacks is aboard for the islands. The
Lurline also Is bringing Ill packages
OF express matter.
For Honolulu 1919 tons of freight
viii be discharged before the steamer
proceeds to Kahului. where 57S tons
Of cargo win be left. Nine automo-
biles for local importers are included
in the cargo.
According to a late wireless mes
sage, 500 tons of railway material are
to be discharged at Honolulu,
Tons OF Algeroba Beans Arrive.
Tons OF algeroba beans from Molo-
kai and Maui ports are discharged to-
day from the InterisIand steamer Mi
kahala, an arrival from the island port
on Sunday. Over one thousand sacks
cf this commodity were shipped in the
MikahaIa The bean is converted into a
staple article OF feed at local mill.
The 1nterisland, steamers also brought
considerable sugar, the Maui aruving
with 1o,20o sacks of the product.
Three steamers reached port yester-
dey. The Mikahala from Maui, Molo-
kai and Lamar ports brought fair list
of passengers besides 5 cords wood,
81 hogs, 200 crates chickens, 6 crates
eggs, 100 sacks charcoal, Ia cases
honey and LA packages sundries.
The Maui from Kauai ports returned
with sugar and 20 sacks charcoal. so
cares honey. 100 sacks rice, and lis
packages sundries.
The steamer. Hall, the third arrival
brought $500 sacks sugar.
More Japanese Tonnage TetWeen
American Ports.
The Manila Daily Bulletin says: :
The Osaka Shosen Kaisha Steam.
ship Company. represented at Manila
by Messrs. w. F. Stevenson & Co.,
Ltd, and operating six large freight
and passenger steamers between the
Orient and Puget Sound, has pur-
chased new steamer of 1000 tons
register in the United Kingdom and
renamed her the Luzon Maru The
new steamer is to be used on the
transpacific service of the company
as a relief vessel for the fleet, in
order that when delays occur the
schedule will still be maintained. At
present the company is operating the
Panama 8iaru, Chicago Maru. Seattle
. Maru, Mexico Maru, Canada Maru and
Tacoma Maru, between the West
Coast ard the Far East.
F. vi
Honolulu Trade Open to Oriental
Line ....
There viii be business in Honolulu
for Portland shippers if the advocated
Oriental steamship line is establish
ed; and Honolulu is made a port OF
cali on the route" says f. E. Steere,
real estate dealer of Honolulu, who
is in Portland en- route home after a
three months tour of "the States"
Honolulu does big business now
with Seattle and San Francisco" said
Mr.. Steere this morning This bust
ness Is carried on particularly through
the Observation-Disclosures line of boats