Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-04

IL has been a good many months
since as large consignment Of ORR
entail merchandise ard supplies has
been forwarded TO Honolulu as that
slowed beneath the matches of the big
Pacific Mail liner Mongolia that is
now on the way from Yokohama TO
the islands ard expected to- arrive
here on or about November y.
Twenty.three hundred tors Of mer-
chandige and food stuffs from China
as well as Japanese ports are des-
tined for discharge at this port with
the appearance Of the Mongolia at
Alakea wharf.
A cable received at the agency of
II. Hackfeld and company also an
nounces that the Mongolia sailed from
Yokohama the last port Of call in ia
pan with accommodations for one hun
dred and fifty additional cabin passen-
gers from Honolulu to San Francisco.
1t is expected that the freight brou-
ght by the Mongolia will be discharg-
cd within four hours. The vessel
should sail for the coast on the morn
ing of November 13 according to pre-
sent calculations OF the agents.
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French Plan. Floating Palaces for
Pacific.
The Messageries Maritimes. better
known as the French Mail, are to re-
place a number of the old steamers
of the company for eastern service
with steamers from the Bordeaus
South American run. The new steam.
ers are the Magellan. Amazone, Cor
dilliere, Chill and Atlantique, sister
ships to the steamer Tourane, at
present on the Marseilles-Far East
ern service. These steamers have a
displacement of 10000 tons, accom-
modations for 1S3 flrst-class passen-
gers, and are we'll fitted with all mod
ern improvements, including wireless
and have a speed of Is knots an hour.
The first of the new steamers,
which the company is constructing
for the Far Eastern run, will be the
Paul Locatt, which was due to arrive
at Hongkong from .Marsefiles octo-
Der IL, and will sail on the return
voyage to. Europe November 10.
This steamer has seven decks, cleo
trio passengers elevator. refriserat-
ing rooms, twelve dining rooms and
saloons, social hall, music room,
smoking room, bar room, reading
room and writing room, cafe xeranda
on the seventh deck, accommoda-
tons for $50 passengers, including
$50 frst-cIass passengers with 81
single berth cabins and cabins de
luxe, the other cabins being two
berthed and all of them containing
dressing table, wardrobe, writing
table. mirror, sideboard, soft and arm
chairs. hot and cold water, and every
other convenience the occupant may
require. 5s- 49,. .
The vessel has the latest cargo
handing machinery with FIVE matches
which will take in the buIkiest cargo
for which she has accommodation for
about 5000 tons. @ :
Deep Sea vesselsst the Port. -,
Today and tomorrow will see large
additions to the shipping at the port
OF Honolulu This morning the mer-
chant vessels here included the A. r.
Coates with lumber from Eureka, the
Andrew WEIGH loading scrap iron and
general for San Francisco the Fear
less discharged of a shipment of lum-
Der from Grays harbor, MeIrose leav-
less discharged of a shipment of lum-
brought from Columbia river ports,
the Norwegian steamer Promise be-
Ing discharged of phosphate from
Makatea aud the Sophie Christensen
ready for sea and destined for Tahiti.
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Sparks From the Wireless.
Two steamers enroute from San
Francisco to Honolulu were heard
from through wireless messages re-
ceived at this port last night as fol-
lows: s e-..,.s
NJ. N. S. S. Honolulu, en- route from
San Francisco, p. N. November 3,
19l2-S34 miles from Honolulu.
IL. S. N. c. S. S, Kilauea, en- route
from San Francisco, p. IN, five
miles abeam. All we'll
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Rough Weather off Kauai.
Interlsland officers in the steamer
Niihau report rough weather off the
coast of Kauai. The steamer return
ed yesterday with but little cargo
owing to the boistrous seas which
prevented the working of freight from
the vessel to shore, and the handling
of the small beats. The Niihau was
obliged to lay off Kilauea for three
days awaiting better weather.
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China Has Very Small Cargo
For Islande.
About ten tons of mainland cargo
will be dist Eargtd at Honolulu upon
the arrival OF the Pacific Mail liner
China from San FranCicco on or about
8. The vessel left the coast
Saturday after1oCI AMI in addition
tn states mail ma" l;1d 4 few passen-
GERS.
{ Guernsey TO Lad - Eureka.
"a":Gin 9c'"rs"u cleared his com
, sud. tl'n Norwegian steamship
( r"rEacy. ;nr Iureha, Calf, and that
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