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

been forwarded to Honolulu as that
slowed beneath the h2tcuea of the biz
Pacific Mail liner Mongolia that is
now on the way from Yokohama to
the islands ard expected to arrive
here on or about November II.
Twenty-thrce hundred tons Of mer-
Chandist and food stuffs from China
as we'll as japanese ports are dPs-
tined for discharge at this port with
the appearance of the Mongolia at
AlakCa wharf
A cable received at the agency OF
II. Haekfeld 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.
II is expected that the freight brou-
ght by the Mongolia will be discharg-
ed 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
French Plan Floating Palaces for
Pacific.
The Messageries Maritimes. better
known as the French Mail, are 10 re-
place 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 $4,000 tons, accom-
modations for 1873 first-class passen-
gers, and are well 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 Marseilles Octo-
Der IA, and will sail on the return
voyage to Europe November 10.
This steamer has seven decks, cleo
trio passengers elevator, refrigerat-
ing rooms, twelve dining rooms and
saloons, social hall, music room,
smoking room, bar room, reading
room and writing room, cafe yeranda
on the seventh deck, accommoda-
tons for 750 passengers, including
$50 first-class- passengers with 81
single berth cabins and cabins de
luxe, the other cabins being two
berthed and all of them containing a
dressing table. wardrobe, writing
table. mirror, sideboard. soft and arm
FhoiFC hot onlI nd
other convenience the occupant may
require.
The vessel has the latest cargo
handling machinery with five matches
which will take in the bulkiest cargo
for which she has accommodation for
about 5000 tons.
"a
Deep Sea Vessel at 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. F.
Coates with lHmber from Eureka, the
Andrew Welch loading scrap iron and
general for San Francisco, the Fear
less discharged of a shipment of lum-
Der from GraYs harbor, Melrose leav-
less discharged of shipment of lum-
brought from Columbia river ports,
the Norwegian steamer Promise be-
ing discharged of phosphate from
Makatea and the Sophie Christensen
ready for sea and destined for Tahiti.
"a
Sparks From the Wireless.
Two steamers -enroute from San
onPIGRn IN IInnnltYlYt n,,I
from through wireless messages re.
eeived at this port last night as fol.
lows: /.
NJ. N. S. S. Honolulu, en- route from
San Francisco, 8 p m. November 3, ]
1s12-S34 miles from Honolulu.
IL. S. n. G.. S. S! kilauea, en- route
from San Francisco! s D. m, five
miles abeam. All well
~
Rough Weather off Kauai.
1nter-lsland officers in the steamer .
Niihau report rough weather off the
coast of Kauai. The steamer return |!
cd yesterday with but little cargo !
owing to the boistrous seas which
prevented the working of freight from
the vessel to shore, and the handling
'" bue ohIdi! OpdIS. Inc Nllnau was
obliged to lay off Kilauea for three
days awaiting better weather. !
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China Has Very Small Cargo
For Islands.
About ten tons Of mainland cargo
will be discharged at Honolulu upon
the arrival OF the Pacific Mail liner
China from San Francisco Oh or about
November 8. The vessel left the coast
Saturday afternoon and in addition
to states mail may land "A few passen-
gers.
Guernsey to Lead al Eureka. /
tahain SoreEsCn cleared his COM