Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-20
d Shipping
PREFERRED JAIL TO SHIP, SKIPPER
MOURNS Loss Of ADVANCE MONEY

With deep-wat r vessel masters
failing TO secure tie necess2fs NUN.
Der Of foremost hands TO ni1H their
vessels on voyage from Honolulu TO
the west coast OF the United Safes,
HaTbor Officer Carter came upon one
George Rush. wei, known to the po-
lice, and after some persuasion in
duced the young man to ship in a
windjammer about to proceed to sea.
Rush entered a plea for some ad
vance money, a sum being handed
over to him by a trusting skipper.
The schooner departed, but the
name OF Rush, when called, failed to
elicit a response from the score of
men who scrambled aboard at the last
moment. @ #--
Carter then took up still-hunt for
the missing Rush. He was found at
one Of the several welEknown haunts
OF the local colony of beach combers
Placed under arrest and charged
with vagrancy, Rush attempted to
set up plea of failure to secure EN-
ployment when hailed Eefore Judge
Monsarrat at district court this morn
ing. '..-... =
His story. though a sad enc, failed
to create the impression with the
court that Rush had expected it
would, and he was ordered to take up
his residence at Hotel .Asch for the
next ten DAYS. II developed that
Rush had been repeatedly urged to
beat il" by the police or else con-
meet with a steady job. lie has thus
far failed to comply with either de-
mand. -:
Prosecuting Attorney Brown point
ed on this morning that for some
weeks past vessel masters have been
hard pressed to secure Sufficient men
to handle their ships. In one or more
instances men have been drawn from
the delegation rounded up by the POI
lice and sent over to the reef on min
or charges. 49,.
The local waterfront is becoming a
rather unhealthy locality for the non
producing vagrant and consumer of
cheap booze. .#U
Hyades to Load But Little Sugar
There is but Comparatively little
sugar available for shipment to the
Coast in the Matson Navigation
freighter Hyades, 1t is estimated
that the vessel viii be dispatched
from Hilo. the last port of call on or
about December 2S with less rlan one
thousand tons OF this commodity.
Captain Youngren. master of the
freighter. brought his command inside
the harbor late yesterday afternoon,
reporting very rough trip dowN from
f1rr< Eoo 81 4ot.frd 5lS., n,
damage to- ship or cargo. Twelve
days WAS consumed in the passage
from Tacoma to Honolulu Five sacks
of mail was given the vessel which
was, turned over to the local post
office officials. Owing to continuous
and heavy gales and seas the Hyades
was target for more or less inunda-
ton of her decks. This brand OF
weather continued until the vessel
was within but few days steaming
of Honolulu when turn for the bet
ter was noted. The Hyades has about
$4,000 feet OF lumber and $500 tons
freight for Honolulu; 10000 feet of
lumber and $50 tons for Hilo, 500 tons
for Port Allen and $50 tons for Kaa-
napalL She will commence diseharg
ing this morning. and will sail Sunday
night for Port Allen
The Hyades is TO call at Port Alien,
KahuluL Kaanapali and Hilo to dis
charge cargo. ... -
Siberia Here Monday Noon. r.--.4 Il
Monday noon has been designated
as the probable time of arrival Of the
Pacific Mail liner Siberia at the port
of Honolulu. bringing 1909 tons orien-
tai merchandise besides. at least one
Hundred Asiatic steerage passengers.
The Siberia is to berth at Alakea
wharf. IL is the preseat intention Of
H. Hackfeld and Company, the oIcal
representatives 20 the liner to dis
pgtch the Siberil for San francisco
on or about ten O'Clock Tuesday morn
Ing. $50 t# g.
There is said 10 be an abundance Of
room in the big Pacific Mailer for all
local applicants for transportation to
the mainland One hundred or more
travellers can easily be provided with
accommodation. though less than one
half that number have thus far booked
nj the Office of the local agents.
Kilauea TO Take Early Departure
Tn order to better accommodate the
business interests along the coast of
Rona and Kau the luter-Es steam
er Kilatiea will be dispatched on the
next trip to windward Hawaii on Mon
day noon instead OF a day later as
listed on the regular schedules. The
Kilauea will reach her last port in
Kona before Christmas Day
Notice is given local shippers to
the effect thar al cargo Intended for
this vessel mast hr 1t the wharf not
later than Saturday.
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New Regulation Aimed at coasting
Steamers.
The experience of the schooner
Salvador in crashing into the railway
wharf. the starting of the engines in
the Inter-Island steamer Mauna Loa
being assigned as the cause. has re-