The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-10
SUPPER STRIKE DELAYS BIG SHIP
Falls of Clyde Loses Days. N. Castle
For Coast---Good Work on Her
cules---von Dahlern to
Retire

A demand from the men for an
hour and a half in which to eat thei;
supper followed by half the crew get
ting drunk and the other half reason.
ably so, delayed the sailing of the As
ISOLATED Oil Company's ship Falls of
Clyde for Gaviota yesterday after
noon and sent Captain English round
the waterfront on a hurried search
for a new crew. The ship will in all
probability get away some time this
afternoon.
Just at the last moment yesterday
and when the vessel was ready to pull
out into the stream the captain was
met with demand from the men.
I'VE want an hour and a half for sup
per- they told him, "and what is more
we are going to have it." Argument
was of no avail, as after delivering
their ultimatum they walked ashore
in search of the disputed supper.
So attractive were the charms of
Honolulu and so hot was the day that
many of the crew drifted into the vari-
Gus saloons about town in search OF
something to wash the dust out oil
their throats and to serve as a men,
DRY until they should once more see
the lights of Gaviota. One drink led
to another with the result that some
of them were afterward arrested and
others wandered to quiet places to
sleep off the effects.
Captain English we.3 busy along the
front this morning looking for new
men and when last heard of had cor.
raled five who we're willing to make
the trip.
The supper strike has meant the
loss of twenty-four and maybe more
hours to the vessel. 1t was predicted
along the front this morning thai
enough men should be secured to en-
able the big windiammer to get away
sometime during the day.
WlLHELMINA HEARD FROM.
A wireless message received last
night from the Wilhelmina by the
agents, Castle G. Cooke states that Al
o'clock. the vessel was 1889 miles
off port and running through fine
weather. She is expected to reacl
here next Tuesday morning and will
| docIy of tho .r,borF
The Wilhelmina brings eighty-three
first class passengers for Honolulu and
forty-six in the steerage She has 357
sacks of mail, eighty w. F. x. matter
five automobiles and 1886 tons of gen
eral cargo.
For Hilo she brings eight automo.
blles and 1881 tons of general cargo
CHANGE FREIGHT REGULATIONS.
The harbor commissioners at their
last meeting granted an extension of
time for removing large cargoes from
the local docks. The change became
operative yesterday and is meeting
with general satisfaction along the
waterfront
Two extra days have been granted
for the removal of cargoes of 1000 tons
and over and one day extra for 1000
ton cargoes. All under that must be
removed in the usual time
Freight is being taken off the
wharVes much more quickly than pre-
viously and the regulations as whole
are working out very satisfactorily.
HERCULES TAKES sEWALL.
The tug Hercules that arrived from
San Francisco yesterday afternoon
with the big gate for the Pearl har-
hor drydock in tow takes the ship
Edward Sewall out of the harbor to-
morrow morning and will tow her to
Kahului
Making return on Sund&S the Her
cules will oil up and then take the
dredge Governor to Kahului. On her
return from this trip the Hercules
Will connect up with the big dredge
California and start out on her long
return journey to San Francisco. The
California is being got ready for sea
at the present time and the work of
making her seaworthy is nearly com.
pleted.
HERCULES LONG TOW.
Thirty-two years ago Pilot John A.
Macaulay and Captain Dan Thompson
were shipmates on various windjam-
mers trading along the California
coast. Yesterday afternoon Macaulay
piloted the first vessel to enter Pearl
Harbor under the new Federal regu-
lations, and Thompson was in COM