Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-08

mona, enroute from San Francisco 10
Page Page and Sydney, initiating the
newly planned nineteen day service
from the west coast of the United
States 10 the Australian common
wealth, is an arrival at the port OF
Honolulu today.
Bringing Al cabin, and 2 steerage
passengers for Honolulu and carry.
ing in transit a half hundred travel.
ers destined for Australian ports and
Page Page, the liner was given a
rousing welcome as she assumed her
place az Oceanic dock shortly before
Reyen-thirty this morning.
Captain j. II. Trask reported a fine
trip down from the California coast.
Purser McNulty, and DR.. G. w. Clark
two popular steamship men with Ho.
nolulu travelling public, declared that
among the Sonoma passengers are
many tourists.
A quantity of lumber for which no
room was found below was piled high
on the afterdeck of the vessel. The
liner brought 266 tons freight for Ho-
nolulu while the bulk will be dis
charged at Sydney. A large amount
of naval stores and supplies destined
for Page Pago is being carried in
transit.
July 4th, Independence Day, was a
redietter event on board the Oceanic
liner. The genial staff of saloon of
Hcers did not overlook the slightest
detail In carrying out a celebration
that will long be remembered by the
fortunate travellers. The weather at
sea was ideal. A sumptuous spread
was served in the evening, likewise
n musical and literary program was
given, followed by dance.
The Sonoma brought a late mail
for the islands numbering 1886 sacks
A through mail to the amount of 932
sacks is enroute TO sydney.
The liner is to be dispatched at
five o'clock this evening for Page
Page and Sydney, taking six add.
tional cabin passengers from this
port.
+. s. Samuels, assistant to. the pres
ident of the Oceanic Steamship Com
pany, will make the round trip on
the Sonoma for the purpose of assur-
ing himself by personal observation
that the arrangements made at the
different ports OF call for handling
the c0mpany's business are working
smoothly
The passengers for sydney include
J. w. Bourdette and wife, A. f. COT
I'm, Miss Davis, Major Sam Harris
and wife and Neil Nielsen. Harris is
in charge OF the Australian govern.
nlent bureau at Vancouver, B. c., and
Nielsen is the Australian govern
ment's agent in San Francisco.
Other Sydney passengers are Mrs
Vassanlt and Miss Cullen, Mrs. G.
Waitman and Miss Grace Waitman,
Miss E. H. Caldwell and Miss Anna
Keefe.
The restoration of this line brings
Page Page in direct touch with the
United States again. The passengers
for the Samoan port on the Sonoma
include Ensign Samuel Henderson, u.
s. n, and wife, and Lieutenant G. H.
Laird. U. s. N, wife. and two children.
Wilhelmina.
Many island Steamers Make Port.
Sunday proved a homecoming day
for number Of Inter-Island steam
ers, several bringing large quantities
OF sugar, for transfer to waiting lin
eIs and freighters destined for the
Coast.
The Mikahala from Maui, Molokai
and Lanai ports. is an arrival with a
miscellaneous cargo including 81
bales hides, q crates pigs, IA crates
chickens, crates eggs, 1873 packages
sundries and a quantity of empty bar
rels and drums.
The Ldkelike from Papaaloa
brought 1886 sacks of Laupahoehoe
sugar.
The little steamer Noeau from
windward Kauai ports, was an arrival
with $500 sacks sugar. This vessel
also brought an auto and quantity
of empty gasoline drums.
From Kawaihae, the steamer Iva
lani with $3.50 sacks sugar arrived
early Sunday morning.
Kauai sugar to the amount of 2150
sacks was received with the arrival
Of the steamer Kinau. The Kinau
also brought hides. % head cattle and
13S packages sundries.
Need the Canal Trade.
"The only benefit which these
American-built vessels will have over
their foreign competitors is the privi-
lege which the American flag should
give them, and that is the business of
doing a coastwise or domestic. bust
ness between New York and San Fran.
cisco, which business will be identi
cal 10 their foreign business, 1t being
intended that the line should primar-
ily be maintained and operated for
the frans0ceanic trade.
IF the rider complained of becomes
q law, it will make it absolutely inn
possible for the Pacific Mail after
the opening of the canal to maintain
steamship service between New
York and Hongkong via San Fran
cisco. Under the reading of this rider
"a American steamer in which any
railroad is interested will not be per
mitted to pass through the canal in
the course of a voyage between the
Atlantic and Asiatic coasts with coast
wise cargo on board unless for every
tom of coastwise cargo it has a. sim
liar quantity of freight for foreign
destinations. In other words one OF
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