Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-14

american Hawaiian .freighter Virgin
Ian, which sailed from Honolulu for
Island ports on Sunday evening. after
having discharged quantity OF main
land freight and loaded several thou
sond tons Of sugar. reports having
sighted the famous Chinese junk
. kwang Sui, which recently was listed
as an arrival at San Diego.
The Virginian was steaming up the
Mexican coast, en- route from Salina
cisco and Seattle, when the queer
appearing craft was seen beating her
way slowly up the coast, and investi-
cation by the officers, who turned
their glasses upon the stranger, re-
peaied that II was the long-expected
war junk.
The junk is to be moored at a conVe-
nient point along the coast, where the
!. ancient vessel is to figure conspic-
uously in the scene of many bloody
battle between defenseless sailors and
pirates for the edification of the hum
dreds OF thousands OF spectators at.
the moying-picture theaters in the
{ States.
= According to the story told here by
officers OF the Virginian, the old junk
s-loOked as IL it had experienced a
Z strenuous passage. On the trip the
old warrior carried crew Of forty
I Chinese, and, according to Captain
Livingston OF the strange craft, the
vessel weathered the gales and seas
! in splendid shape. =
Leaving Yokohama on May IA, the
old vessel was precisely three weeks
overdue, as 1t was reckoned by the
4. skipper at the start that she would
make the long run in five weeks
When she did not appear in six weeks,
some anxiety was felt by the owners
OF the boat, a moving picture concern,
and IL was feared that she had met
with the same fate as her unfortunate
/. sister, the Whang-ho. which visited
San Francisco several years ago and
fonndered while rounding the Horn,
en- route to the Atlantic.
81 M
MAYOR Fern May Follow Suit.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Aug. z. =
Mayor Rolph's ship has arrived.
No, not mythical ship, but real
live sailing vessel--a four masted,
sQuare-rigged ship. 1t came all the
way from the Thames, England, where
II was built, and will ply in the trade
Of the Pacific. The vessel is COM
pletely new and is an addition to the
firm of Rolph & Lewis. the shipping
firm. Lewis being Captain William 7.
Lewis, pilot commissioner.
To add to the glory of the vessel I'll
has been named the Golden Gate. The
mayor Is much pleased with his new
ship, and to show his enthusiasm he
gave dinner last night at the Palace
hotel to the skipper Of the vessel, Cap
tain III. NJ. Burgess, who brought the
vessel from England around the. Horn.
Besides the mayor and the skipper at
the banquet was Edward Rainey, the
mayors secretary, and Fred. j..
Churchill, the latter's assistant
On going aboard the Golden Gate
yesterday for the first time the mayor
was introduced to the entire crew. He
shook hands with all and asked their
names One young fellow, the cabin
boy, was so excited that when the
mayor asked his name he replied, Eve
forgot, sir.
Rolph then asked the boy where he;
was from.
@Hullser,s answered the embarrass-l
ed youngster.
"Tiullser-why, where is THAR" !
quizzed the city's executive.
II was necessary for Captain Bur-
CESS to explain to the mayor that the
lad meant Hull, sir" and the boy has !,
been duly nicknamed "Hullser." /
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Loving Cup For Sheridan Skipper.
At the Officers club at the Preside
Captain ]. M. Healy, commander of
the army transport Sheridan, was pre- |
scented with a loving cup by the Off !,
GERS of the Sixteenth infantry and
Thirtieth infantry in appreciation of
his courtesy during the transportation |
of these regiments to and from Alaska |
recently. ."
Unusual perils of ice and sea were
encountered during the voyage. For
seven days the ship was locked in an
ice pack in Bering strait. In~recogni-
ton of his skin as navigator and !
consideration as master, the officers !
had a handsome loving cup made in I
scribed with the names Of all on board /
With the cup was presented set of
engrossed resolutions.
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Sparks from the Wireless.
Wireless messages were received
from several trans-Paeific liners last
evening including the following:
p. nj. s. S. Siberia, en- route from
San Francisco, p. m.-Will arrive
Friday, a. m, 80 passengers, 22S
bags OF mail.
CA. S. s.. Mariana, en- route from
Vancouver, SIP. m.--Win arrive p.
m. Wednesday. Sailing midnight; II
bags of mail.
Kahuku also in touch with transport >
Thomas.
lnter-lsiand Sailines This Day.
Taking fair list of cabin and deck
passengers and cargo made up of
miscellaneous items, the Inter-lsland