Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-02
/ Shipping
PR0METHEUS MAY GIVE WAY TO
. PROMISE AS PHOSPHATE CARRIER

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the local quartermaster department.
The transport Thomas, sailing from
Manila July 18th, called at the Jap
anese port where several thousand
] IONS coal were received. II is a por;
ton of this that is to be discharged
here, 20 relieve the existing quarter
ma5ter department fuel famine. For
sihonths past the United States gov
eminent has been making purchases
of coal from local dealers.
| The Thomas is bringing the third
, battalion of the fighting Ninth 1nfan-
try, which has completed tour OF
duty in the Philippines. According
to reports there are 206 enlisted men
of the Ninth as we'll as a number Of
sick, prisoners, casuals, and discharg'
ed soldiers. =...
The Thomas is believed will re-
main here, for at least forty-eight
hours pending the discharge Of the
Japanese coal. s.
San Francisco Customs on Halliday.
; SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, July 20. -
An air of gloom and uncertainty hung
over the customhouse yesterday when
the news spread that Acting Collector
William B. Hamilton had received
from the Treasury Department a
draft for salaries and expenses of the
customhouse for the month of July.
The uncertainty arose from the fact
that no instructions or directions were
received with the draft, and that Chief
Clerk Farmer estimated that II certain
items had to be paid for out OF the
draft the remainder would be .suffi-
cient only to pay go per cent of the
salaries for the present month. On
the theory that these certain items
would not have to be paid out of the
draft about 80 per cent. of salaries for
July will be paid.
The customs employees received only
one-half of their salaries for June,
and will be obliged to wait until Con-
gress shall provide special appro.
priation to make up the deficiency.
They were very melancholy yesterday
over the prospect of going on half ra-
lions during the present month.
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Wreckedsen Bleak Paracels. =.
HONGKONG, China. The German.
steamer Quinta is ashore on the Para
cells and in a perilous position. The
vessel was bound from Bangkok to,
Swallow with large number OF pas
sengers, including 500 coolies, and
10000 piculs of rice. It was decided
to dispatch a small boat to Hollow
for relief and accordingly two officers
and four seamen undertook the trip.
Meantime the French mail liner
Nera arrived on the scene and taking
off 539 passengers and the crew, land
ed them at Saigon The Quinta's boat
made the journey to Hollow in safety
and dispatch was sent here asking
for aid. A salvage tug has started for
the wreck but it is doubted that the
vessel can be saved.
Eurline Away For Maui Tonight.
Taking the gallant molasses tanker
Bennington in tow, the Matson Navi-
cation steamer Lurline will depart for
Kahukui and Kaanapali there to re-
sceiye about one thousand tons molass-
es. The tanker is to be brought back
tc Honolulu on Saturday in tow of the
tug Intrepid.
The Lurhle is expected will return
here on Sunday morning, and on ar
rival here will receive the molasses
brought by the Bennington. The Lur-
line. in sailing for San Francisco on
Tuesday evening is to carry large
consignment of pineapples among
other cargo. II is predicted that tn 4
shipment Of preserved pines will tots'
tweny thousand cases. 4 full list OF
cabin passengers has been booked
Much BubOnic Plague at H0ngkt Ag.
Bubonic plague appears to be gain
ing much Roadway at Hongkoig, Chi
ma, according to report recsiyedl at
Honolulu with the arrival { 4 the Pa
cific Mail liner China.
Over sixty deaths from the dread
malady occurred in one week proceed
ing the departure of the China from
that port The British health author
tiles are said to be doing all in their
power to prevent the spread of the
disease. The officers n the China
plague have occurred on b ship bound
from HongkonE to Tiertsin, two of
the cases resdlting in'death before
port was x1ached. The vessel carry
ing thata had then been quarantined.
N with Coal, Away with Lumber.
There is tie usual number of
steamers engaged to bring coal from
the Atlantic Coast to the Mare Island
and Bren,Grton navy yards, but prac-
tically 81 of these have been charter
cd for placing in the off-shore lumber
trade. Many of them were chartered
for this purpose by their owners be-
fore there was much indication of a
rise in grain tonnage.
Tanker csansIor Nearing Port.
The big American oil tanker
Ghanslor, with nearly fifty thousand
barrels fuel oil consigned to the local