The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-29

with tears streaming down his lace
Captain Berger stood on the deck Of
the steamer Honolulan this morning
as she cleared the dock bound for
San Francisco. Down below him were
hundreds of people, everyone Of whom
knew him and were there to wish him
Godspeed on his long holiday trip.
His own band the one that he has
nursed, praised and spanked as coca
sion demanded, under a new leader
played the haunting strains of Aloha
De. A wave of sympathetic feeling
ran through the crowd as the occa-
sion called to mind memories that
have long remained hidden away I'M
some brain cell.
Handkerchiefs waved, tears were I'M
many peoples eyes until the steamer
finally swung round and the whitehall
figure disappeared from sight.
Professor SEVERN, OF the CollegoI
of Hawaii and also of fruitiy fame,
got aboard without any further trou-
BILE such as he anticipated.
The Honolulan took a large number
of passengers from here and had a
big cargo list.
QUIET ON WATERFRONT.
Although there are a number of yes
sells in port and the docks present al
busy appearance matters are more or
less quiet. Following the heavy work
of last week and the arrival of num-
Der of steamers very few vessels have
made their appearance during the last
few days, these being one or two
steamers and an odd windjammer.
AUSTRALIANS FIRST STEAMER.
With magnificent steamers running
between the old world and Australia
and with a port which ranks among
the first ten in the shipping world
tha following account taken from one
Of the Sydney papers is interesting
The trip up the Parramatta river re-
ferred to now takes one hour by Ter
~ steamer and the fare is twelve
cents.
ct was on March 81, 1881, that the
Surprise, the first Australian steamer
slid majestically into the waters OF
Port Jackson from the yard of her
builders, Messrs. Smith Bros.
Every preparation had been taken
70 nrevent the occurrence of such ac-
cidents as too often detract from the
cheerfulness of such occasions, and as
the appointed hour arrived numerous
parties were to be seen Fastening 10
Neutral Bay, where she had been
built. The tide served about IL
O'Clock, and shortly after that hour
the signal was given. The ceremony
of christening was performed by Mr.
Smith with a bottle of champagne,
and the Surprise slid majestically
from the stocks amid the cheers OF
those assembled, taking possession of
her station in the peaceful waters of
Port Jackson
The Gazette describes this historic
craft as "a fine little boat, nearly
fat.bottomed, s feet in the keel, and
25 tons burthen." The Surprise was
built to pIy between Sydney and Par
ramatta, and made her first trip on
June l. She was announced to sail
at 10 o'clock but the preparations
fiI1 after
o'clock, when her chimney poured
forth volleys of smoke, her paddles
began to buffet the water, and she
gently glided out of the Cove"
Continuing it's quaint report, the
Gazette says: She rounded the
Battery in the finest style, and pro-
ceeded up the river with majestic
mien, until the spectators lost sight
of her behind Balls Head. The effect
was truly animating. The fineness of
the morning, the beauty of the land
scape, the smoothness of the water
through which she gently swan like
a living thing, her image reflected
upon the silvery eXpanse-togeIher
with the consciousness that this was
the first movement in the southern
hemisphere of that tremendous pow
or which has performed such wonders
in the northern world, giving to con
veyance by water the ease, the GER
tainty, and more than the raDidity of
conveyance by land-combined to inn
Press the reflective spectator with the
most joyous feelings and anticipa-
tons"
The steamers passage up the Par
ramatta created a great sensation,
"The banks of the river were in many
places crowded with spectators, whom