Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-10

federal quarantine authorities at San
Francisco to be a leper, is being re-
turned to the Philippine Islands in
the United States transport Dix, which
vessel arrived from Seattle at an ear
~ honr this morning and is moored
81 the channel wharf, there TO remain
several days pending the exercising
of large number of horses and
mules en- route to Uncle Sans island
possessions.
The Filipino is closely guarded dur
ing the stay OF the vessel here in Or
der to prevent his escape. He is to
be taken to the big Culion leper set
Element in the southern Philippines,
what As declared q model institution
Of its kind. - b. 81.
The Dix experienced fair weather
on the nine-day voyage from the
Sound. The vessel is simply
crammed with feed, forage and sup
plies for the quartermaster depart
ment at Manila.
zone hundred and twenty-four head
OF horses and mules we're brought
] here for the United States army. In
the consignment of stock are a NUNS
Der Of fine animals. -
Corporal w. II. Taylor is a through
passenger en- route to the Philippines
TO join his regiment. Only seven
packages quartermaster freight and
personal effects are to. be left here.
& 1t Is possible that the Dix will be
dispatched for tam and Manila on
Monday afternoon according to the
present calculations of tie local quar-
termaster department.
Union Steamship Line Opposes
Oceanic.
The big Union Steamship Company,
one of the monopolies of Australia, is
reported by DR.. Elwood Mead OF Vic
toria as sitting up and taking notice
OF the inroads made into freight and
passenger business between the COM
monwealth and the west coast OF the
United States by the advent of the
Oceanic line.
According to DR.. Mead, the Oceanic
line, with the fast express. service
maintained by the Sonoma and Ven
tufa,, is destined to meet with the
keenest competition from the Union,
Steamship Company. The British line
Il said to look with displeasure upon
the invasion OF American steamers.
Il - stated that the British line pro-
poses to enter the Samoa, Honolulu
and San Francisco run with b num-
her o fast liners. Whetner This Is
mere bluff or that the colder corpora
ton really means to buck UP and do
something remains to be seen.
DR.. Mead was passenger on the
Sonofna bound for the Coast on pri-
yate business. He is also taking the
body OF former Governor w. A. Rich
ards of wyoming back to San Fran
cisco, where It will be turned over to
his daughter. DR.. Mead Is an Ameri-
can citizen, although the head Of an
Important department of the great
Southern Commonwealth, and was q
former resident OF Wyoming.
n
Hundreds Leave the Islands Yester-
day.
Several hundred passengers depart,
cd from Honolulu for the mainland
afd the Orient yesterday
The Manchnria sailing for the coast
nj eleven O'Clock carried nearly one
hundred and fifty travellers who had
booked for first.class transpo rtation.
The Oceanic steamship Sonoma
sailed at 1--WE O'Clock in the evening
taking ninety passengers from this
port. sThe Sonoma is expected to
reach San. Francisco on or about the
same hour as the Manchuria At the
Eva side of Alakea wharf, the Shin.
70 Maru, the big japanese liner, de
parted for. the Orient yesterday after
noon with over two hundred Asiatic
steerage passengers who had booked
from this port. These were for the
most part Japanese bound for the
homeland on a visit.
transports Warren In China Coast
The United States army transport
Warren, for three years past sta
toned in Asiatic waters with head
quarters at Manila, was expected to
have returned to the Philippine cap
itaI from an extended voyage to
North China ports today.
The Warren sailed from Manila on
July Goth for Chinawantao with a
large passenger list, including Sec
Rotary Elliott of the Philippines Com
mission, and a number of officers of
the Army enroute to the United
States via China and Japan. The
transport also carried a three months
supply of subsistence stores and
quartermaster supplies for the two
battalions of the 18th Infantry now
serving in China.
Sononna Carried. Fair-sized Cargo.
Considerable freight was offered
and accepted by the Oceanic Steam
ship SonoIha that sailed last evening
fer San Francisco. During the few
hours stay of this vessel at the port,
$500 sacks sugar, 67S3 cases of pine
apples and 1000 punches bananas
were placed aboard the liner, des-
tined for the Pacific Coast.
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