Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-30
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! UN lUNMLN HUN
; Filled to the matches with large
and varied Garage from China and
: Japan destined for most every port
of call along the Central and South
American coast, the Togo Kisen Kai.
| sha liner Hongkong Maru is an ar,
: probably remain until tomorrow
morning before proceeding to the
west coast.
! Six hundred tons coal are going In
! TO the vessel, now lying at Richards
street wharf. The Hongkong Maru
! is believed by her Japanese officers
rs making the last trip. over the South
! American route. - @
Before the liner departed from ia
/ pan, il was freely stated that upon
Ieturiing to her home ports the YES
sci would receive some general ..re-
pairs and overhauling and enter the
! intermediate service now maintained
by the Togo Kisen Kaisha in the
Hongkong, Japan. Honolulu and San
/ Francisco line, which at present oP-
crates the Nippon Maru to cater TO
this class OF business.
The Hongkong Maru did not en-
/ counter one OF the several typhOonS
that appear TO be making themselves
rather prominent along the. China
and Japan coasts during the past six
weeks ,-.-. s....s T..
j The vessel brings no cargo or, pas
sengers for Honolulu. The through
Il -. - L.. IT, A
second class and 215 Asiatic steer
age, passengers, all destined for Cen
| lral or South America.
1 Fifteen sacks of late oriental mail
we're received by local postoffice Of
| ficials from this vessel.
-
Back To The Geld Lace And Brass
| Buttons. +
I Civilian clothes for the members OF
the customs force while on duty is u
thing of the past. This is with one
exception. Colonel Charles Blinn, who
succeeded Charles "A. Stephens ase
chief boarding officer, Is still minus
the gold braid and brass buttons, but
every other federal officer boatdirg
steamers is clad in the proper habit
ments which pertain to the position.
Axel Victor, John Hndquist and
/ William John Mcbride, boarding OIL
fcers, appeared at Meiggs wharf yes
| to-day, each wearing enough gold
braid and brass buttons to satisfy the
desires of a successful commander OF
Central American revolution. says
the Examiner. In keeping with the
dignity of their positions, both officers
had exchanged { fair portion OF a
months salary for the new regalia. i
is said that within a few days Colonel
Finn will also come out with few
!. rornds of gold and brass. 81
In addition t. enforcement of uni
forms on federal officers, 1t Is said
that an order will be issued within
| few days requiring representatives oil
| the railroads, who board the steamers,
also to wear uniforms. In antlelna,
ton of this some OF the railroad
agents have already arranged to wear
badges which will prove an advantage
TO the passengers of vessels who wish
! to secure their railroad bookings Pc
fore going ashore. i
| Wrecked Schooner Uttered Sand
VANCOUVER, B. c., Dec ia
more complete account OF conditions
loff Quatsino sound, where the wreck
iof the schooner E. K. Wood mas
/ strewn the waters with lumber, has
been learned from Captain Gillian
OF the British steamer Tees, whose
vessel is just in from the west coast
! of the island Captain Gillian says
| the beach at Open bay is strewn
4 with wreckage Very few large sticks
OF timber came ashore, as the big
seas are hurling the timbers against
the rocks and reducing them TO
splinters before they reach shore.
1 When steaming out of Quatsino sound
i the Tees struck one of the several
million submerged logs floating off
/ that part of the coast, but fortu-
nately only took off one blade of her
| propeller Captain Gillian reports
/ that immense logs, many of them
floating on end with just the tips
showing, are scattered over the west
coast waters and are a serious men
! ace to navigation.
/ ~
4 SHIPS h -.
i tionoiulan Due In The Morning.
/ Bringing % cabin passengers. 1852
tos general cargo, and 119 packages
express matter, the Matson Navigation
liner Honolulan from San Francisco
is to arrive at an early hour tomorrow
morning, and will berth at Hackfeld
i wharf
The vessel has 176 tons freight for
discharge at Kahului. Seven automo-
bIles are included in the list of cargo
for Honolulu,