Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-17
Shipping
toughest TRIP IN HER HISTORY; .
! MAUNA KEA IS BACK UNDAMAGED


In Back, from a - charac.cg:" u as
the toughest in tie history ii 'Lhe YES
sel in. Hawaiian waters. the Inter
Island steamer Mama kea returned
hndamaged.
) Battling with strong northeast
winds and muns,rous seas the flag
ship in the Tnter:Island feet was
roughly handled on the last voyage TO
One Big Island.
Practically from the time OF leaV
ing Honolulu on Saturday afternoon
flintil the vessel cleared Lahaina early
last evening, the Mauna Kea was a
target for the fury Of the elements.
The vessel was considerably. de-
layed in arrival at Hilo on last Sun;
day morning owing to stress Of
weather
Returning this morning with fair
hist of passengers and small general
cargo, the Mauna kea showed little
Indication of having met with condi
lions that tried the patience of her
Officers.
Reports of heavy rains along the
jcDast of Hawaii were received with
the arrival of the vessel. AS the
Mauna Kea reached Iahaina last
eyening much rain was falling there.
The United states lighthouse ten
der Kukui was an arrival at Hilo at
the time the Mauna Kea remained
nbere.
Purser Philips stated that the
american schooner Gamble was the
only deep sea vessel represented at
the port. The windjammer is being
discharged of shipment of lumber
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The Last OF The Sailing Ship. 1
There occurred today in the Harbor
a sight which will probably never be
seen again in Hongkong,, say the
PreEs when the last of the. Standard
OIL sailing ships spread her canvas
the white wings that never grow
Maryland left on the long journey
to New York Many peopl went off in
launches, and cameras were strongly
in evidence to take parting views of
what is now a rare sight, but which
a. one time was so common in, our
Fort. The Comet has been sold to a
German firm and will trade no more
to the Far East. With the large stor-
ege tanks and case manufactures
which VIE now have, oil merchants
find it cheaper to bring the oil in bulk
Ry steamer. Many old residents will
De able to recall the dag when fleet
az 20, or 80 sails in Hongkong Harbor
was quite common so naturally what
will practically prove to be the last
one seen caused great excitement and
nMny were the good wishes showered
on the last of the old sailing ships.
Mueti Money Spent Upon Repairs. 5.
Two steamers, the freigEter 1plef-
AIDES Sand the oil tanker Resecrans.
which have been undergoing extensive
ffpairs at the Union Iron Works, as
tho result of mishapsr viii soon be
ins Service. The repair work on the
steamer Pleiades, which will cost over
$40. 900, will be competed in about
ten days, and the steamerIwhich 1'ap-
tain Whitelaw salyed from the beach
aSfCape San Lazarac under great diff
Gritty will return to service in as good
condition as before. The work on the
Plsiades included the faring of fifty
FIVE plates, the fitting of two new
plates aft and a new stern frame, in
ac6ition to having the machinery
oySrhauled and portions of it renewed,
The Rosecrans, which was afire al
Port San Luis. has had her amidshipsl
honse replaced and undergone repairs
fof other damages sustained in the
fiIs. The job cost $4,000.
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Claim Record For Boat Lowering.
What would appear to be record
in rapid lowering CT boats. says cor.
respondent of the "Ragoon Gazette"
vas made on the steamer Rajput of
the Asiatic Steam Navigation Com
paEy atfew day. ago. when as an ex-
milton the commanding officer gave
tho distress signal on board and had
alitthe crew stationed at their respec-
tive. boats and had six boats lowered
IN sixty-five seconds. If this practice
were universal, there need be no, less
cf aife through slowness or delay in
lowering of boats when occasion
arises.