Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-04


of The year, will be thoroughly repair
cd and refitted. at an expense OF over
$4,000 before leaving the, coast on
the next voyage for Honolulu, Guam
and the Philippines.
The last visit Of the well known
I.;-Yal transport and supply steamer 70
this port at the time OF departure OF
the fleet, II was developed that thes YES
Sci was in need OF a general overhaul
ing ... ~
. Ii is claimed that for at least two
years the Glacier has received no at
tention from the navy yard employees.
The steamer has seen more or less
cC Instant service.
1t is estimated that over 100000
worth of work, will be done and that
II will be FIVE hlonths before the YES
sci again goes into commission. 1t has
been rumored that the government
ruay take the Glacier out or commits
sion for a long time, instead of hav-
ing her repaired and then sent to
nea. All of the officers are hoping
tfsat IL will be only a case of repairs
fer a few months, for this will give
them an opportunity TO remain on
shore and rest up from sea duty. II
the ship is taken out of commission
all OF the officers would de transfer
led to other ships. "
Plague Enters as Cholera FIees.
While the lively cholera germ is on
The run at the several Oriental ports
of call made by the Pacific Mail liner
Persia, plague is again prevalent &C.
cording to report brought to Homo.
lulu with the arrival of the liner this
morning.
Shanghai is no longer under the
ban and Pacific Mailers now visit the
Paris OF the Far East, much to the
satisfaction of a large clientele oil
business men of North China.
A passage across the Pacific devoid
OF excitement fell to the lot of the
Persia on the return from Hongkong,
Shanghai and Japan ports, to Homo.
lulu and San Francisco.
The weather left little to be de.
sired, all officers in the vessel unit
ing in announcing very pleasant
trip.
Passengers leaving the Persia al
Honolulu included 6 cabin, 4 second
class and 1872 Asiatic steerage. OF
the latter are. 70 Filipinos who come
80 take up work on island sugar plan
tations The through list of passen.
gers includes 81 cabin, 5 second class
and 43 Asistics in the steerage.
The Persia is to be discharged OF
?9O tons freight during the brief stay
~. Al a. H. rf 10
same time three hundred tons coal
will be placed in the bunkers. The
liner is scheduled to depart for San
Francisco at three o'clock.
The vessel is well laden with
through cargo, to the amount of 32St
tons. For this trip but very little silb
was shipped, the bulk of the freight
consisting OF tea, curios, Chinese and
Japanese provisions and sundries.
Near Collision I'm Fog.
The schooner Kona, Captain Han
sen, arrived from Hama, H, H., early
yesterday morning with a tale of 8
narrowly escaped disaster. The trou.
BILE came Friday night when an un
known vessel collided with the Kon;
off the harbor entrance. When the
Kona arrived off the Farallones thu
weather was so thick that the look
outs could not see more than twenty
five feet from their stations. At a
M. yesterday a steam vessel suddenly
doomed up through the dark and pass
ed so closely that Ii came within ter
feet of the Kona's stern The steamer
passed out of sight so quickly into the
fog that the identity could not be dis
covered. The Kona carried a full
cargo of sugar, which will be dis
charged at the western refinery. -
, Chronicle. ..
For Midway Island Tomorrow.
The little supply schooner. oper
ated by the Pacific Commercial
Cable company is to be dis
patched for Midway Island to
morrow, the vessel taking a quant:cy
OF provisions and Christmas cheer fol
the isolated colony OF cable operators
and employees stationed at the lonely
dot in the Mid-Pacific ..
: The Flaurence Ward should arrive
al Midway some days before the glad
some Yule-tide season as the vesse
has frequently covered the clever
hundred miles that separates Homo
lulu and the cable relay station IL
eleven days.
The Flfuren9e Ward will make bu
the call at Midway on this trip.
M
Paving Material For New WharVes.
Thirty seven thousand paving block!
from Hawaii were discharged at the
new Queen street bulkhead whar
from the InteTisIand teamer Claudint
this morning, The blocks made up {
part of a fir SEED general cargo
brought to tins port from Hawaii anC
Maui ports. The i'laudine freight lis
included 90 cords wood, one auto
1894 sacks kiawe beans SS tons scraI
iron, % hogs. bales hides, and s.
packages sundries.
A heavy northeast swell .accompan