Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-19

used to sail from Hilo for Salina
Cruz on September 26th. several
days ahead of regular date Of de.
parture, owing TO the steamer being
sent to the IsthInus by the way Of
San Francisco.
Bringing three thousand tons gen.
eral merchandise and quantities Of
railway material, and a New York
cargo including westbound shipments
numbering 293, 294 and 295, leaving
the East coast i'm the Hawaiian, July
26th, Californian, August LIST, and
Kentuckian, August 9Th. The Alas
kan Is due to reach Honolulu today.
The vessel will remain in Honolului
until Monday evening before dispatch
for Kahului and Hilo.
The Alaskan will be supplied with
about half cargo from island ports,
proceed to San Francisco, there to
complete large freight destined for
transhipment at the Isthrnus. One
item of cargo TO be shipped from the
islands includes about $4,000 cases Of
pineapples.
British Vessel Lost.
4 Adyices received by the marine de-
partment Of the Merchants exchange
tell of the loss OF the British ship CT
riccieth Castle, well known on the
coast, off Staten island, on June Is,
several of the vessels crew perishing
while attempting to escape in small
boat, although Capt r. Thomas. with
his wife and child and other members
Of the ships company, made land
safely in another lifeboat. Captain
Thomas reached Port Stanley, Falk-
land islands, with his family and the
handful of survivors. The second
boat, commanded by the first officer,
and carrying fourteen OF the crew, has
not been reported and is given up as
lost. The meager details at hand re-
garding the loss of the big windiam-
Iner indicate that 1t became unseawor-
thy in q gale and was abandoned after
the rudder was carried away and the
sternpost broken, the upper works be-
ing badly damaged as well. The posi-
ton Of the ship when sinking is given
as latitude 81 south and longitude 81
west. The ship was bound for Fall
mouth from Ballestos island, sailing
July. &. The .Ciriccieth Castle was
last IN San francisco about a year
ago, and prior to that time was a fire.
quent visitor.
Lurline Has Much Merchandise For
Islands.
According to a cable received at
Castle & Cooke the local agents for
the Matson Navigation line, he steam
ship Lurline sailing from San Francis
co yesterday afternoon with destfna-
ton as Honolulu has a large general
cargo OF merchandise consigned to
local importers.
Shipping Manager John Drew has
been advised that the Lurline sailed
from the coast port with $500 tons
freight for Honolulu and SIS tons mer-
chandise and supplies for discharge at
Kahului. The Lurline is due to arrive
here on next. lednesday morning.
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Columbian Heavily Laden With Pine
apples.
General Freight Agent C. p. Morse,
has been advised that the American
Hawaiian freighter Columbian viii be
dispatched from Hilo the last island
port Of call for Salina Cruz on Satur-
day with full cargo of Hawaiian pro-
ducts including ten thousand tons of
sugar, and $4,000 cases OF preserved
pineapples. The Columbian called at
several ports where considerable
mainland merchandise was discharged
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Pineapples For Coast In Sierra.
Several large consignments of pre-
served ,pineappIes are to be forwarded
tn the coast I'm the Oceanic liner
Sierra, scheduled to sail for San Fran
cisco at four o'clock Saturday after
room. This vessel will carry in the
neighborhood of 10000 cases Of fruit.
In addition to quantities of sugar, an
sundries. The Sierra vii depart with
but fair list of cabin passengers,
about sixty FIVE Icing thus far booked
fof the coast in the Oceanic boat.
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Many Book For Liner Sonoma.
A large number of prospective pas
sengers have booked at the agency of
C. Brewer & Company for passage to
the coast in the Oceanic liner Sonoma
which is scheduled to depart for San
Francisco on Oct. 4th. The Sonoma
is understood will depart from Sydney,
n. s. w. today, calling at Page Page
en- route to this port.
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State-owned Boats.
An interesting function took place
at Fremantle when the steamer Da-
RUS, recently purchased by the West
ern Australian Government for the
nor-west trade, was renamed Kwin-I
ana by the wife of the Premier (Mrs.
Scaddan). ..
Prior to the christening ceremony
the Premier said that all those pres
ent were shareholders in the vessel.
and they must for that reason wish
her success in competing with pri-
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