Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-16

through the tempestuous waters OF the
channel
The Claudine, from Maui ports, to
arrive at an early hour Sunday morn
ing, was tossed about like an egg
shell. The homeward trip was char
actelized as one Of the roughestt in
many weeks. Officers in the Likelike,
now on the Maui, Molokai and Lanai
run. formerly covered by the MiKa-
hala, state that the delay in arrival
was mainly due to strong northeast
winds and heavy swells.
Foster May Have New Skipper
The schooner Mary E. Foster, now
nineteen days from Grays Harbor and
bringing lumber to the locar branch
OF Allen and Robinson, is reported
to- be in command of new skipper
for at least one round trip. Captain
George H. Johnson, the former mast
er, remained ashore at the Sound,
where he underwent a serious surgi-
cal operation. Captain Johnson at
last accounts was much improved in
health and expected to be about again
and resume command of his vessel
upon return of the Foster to the
North Pacific. ~.
Rithet Sailed in Ballast. ..=...
Taking ballast only, the. American
Lark r. p Rfthet was towed to sea
yesterday morning, the vessel being
bound for San Francisco. The Rithet
arrived here on Dec l with a large
generl cargo, one feature of her
freight being a quantity of supplies
for Pearl Harbor. The bark made
her initial visit to the new naval sta
ton and while there was discharged
of many thousand sacks of cement
Forty thousand bricks were included
in the cargo for Honolulu.
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Maui Back With Island Cattle.
The Inter-Island steamer Maui was
an arrival at the port with a ship
ment of fifty head of cattle from Ka-
puR This vessel also brought 2116
pieces of seed cane. and quantity of
empty drums. Purser Mckenzie re-
ports 1000 sacks sugar at Punaluu
and 5000 sacks sugar at Honuapo
awaiting shipment,
Harbor Notes.
According to cables the Oceanic 4
liner Ventura sailed from Sydney for i
Page Page, Honolulu and San Fran
cisco on last Saturday
The Matson Navigation steamer
Lurline, to arrive from San Francisco
on Wednesday morning, is bringing
down the next mail from the main
land.
Castle & Cooke, agents for the
Togo Kisen Kaisha, expect to dis
patch the liner Shinyo Maru for San.
Francisco on Sunday, Dec. %.
The work of discharging ship
ment of Australin coal from the Brit
ish steamer Saint Kilda is progress
ing at a rate that insures the possible
dispatch of that vessel for Eureka,
Cal, on or about Wednesday morning.
The last of q shipment of coal from
Japan, and consigned to the United
States quartermaster department, is
being discharged That vessel is ex-
pected to sail for Makatea on or
about Thursday. The Japanese
steamer is to load phosphates for
Australia.
The steamer Claudine is leaving on
the initial trip of the new schedule
at 5 O'Clock this afternoon, calling at
the regular Maui ports. The vessel
will no longer visit the island Of
Hawaii r=s.~.
Other Lines May Follow in
Rate Cutting. ~ @-@ f..
TACOMA, Dec. 3.--Local agents of
the Nippon Yusen Kaisha announce
cut in passenger rates to become eff
fective Jan. |. For some time past
there has been a lively rate war
among the transpacific lines in the
freight business, and it is not unlikely
that il will extend into the passenger
trade. The cut announced by the Nip
pom company applies only to first and
second cabin passenger fares. The
rate from the Sound to Yokohama
first cabin has been $125 and the sec
ond cabin $50: after Jan. these will
tie $40 and SIS, respectively. The
steerage rate remains at $43.56. Ma
Mia is the only port to which the pas
senger rate is not reduced. The fare
to Kobe first cabin has been $127.50
and will be reduced to the same as
the Yokohama fare. To Moji the re-
ductfon will be SIS first cabin and
$40 second cabin. To Shanghai the
reduction is from $40 to 1925 first
cabin and from 500 to $S5 second
cabin. The greatest reduction is in
the fare to Hongkong, which is from
$3.50 first cabin and sos. second cabin
to 1925 and $50 respectively.
Kiyo Maru Departs for the Orient.
The last of one thousand tons Of
was discharged from the
japanese steamer Kiyo Maru late yes
terday afternoon and that vessel was
dispatched for Japan and China ports
at o'clock through the agency Of
Castle & Cooke. The Kiyo Maru
brought cargo from Central and
South American ports.