Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-03
COAST ARTILLERYMEN DESERT
SHERMAN FOR Liner VENTURA


As the big liner Ventura pulled
away from Oceanic dock at eleven
o'clock this morning bound for san
Francisco, four members of the corps
OF coast artillermen, troop passengers
in the United States army transport
Sherman were seen to wave ferYent
farewell TO comrades assembled on
the wharf and at the same time vouch-
ed the information that they had de-
cided TO beat il" for greener fields
and pastures new.
The Ventura sailing this morning
was an occasion OF much merriment.
The sailing of several theatrical per-
formers added a bit of spice to the
spectacle witnessed by presumably
thousand people.
The usual musical serenade from
the Territorial band was a feature of
the departure of the liner, which car
Tied one hundred and fifty cabin and
twenty two steerage passengers.
Portuguese and Spanish immigrants
who but recently arrived in the islands
made up the quota in the steerage.
The Ventura sailed with her holds
filled with large and miscellaneous
cargo including shipments Of sugar,
Iineapples, some bananas. and a
quantities of sundries consisting OF
bales of hides, cases Of honey and
island fruits
Captain Cowell, master of the YES.
sci was the center of a little group.
Of acduaintanees who before permit
ting the popular skipper to take his
position on the bridge, decorated him
with an abundance ofaleis.
A big mail destined for the main
land left in the Ventura, Owing to a.
large offering OF freight at a late hour
the vessel was delayed in getting
away at ten o'clock, the usual hour of
sailing. shortly after eleven o'clock
the. Ventura was in the stream ana
headed for the open sea.
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Still Planning the Big Steamships.
Although no definite announcement
of the subject has yet been made, and
in the tragic circumstances nothing
official will be known for some time to
come, am given TO understand on re-
liable authority, says the London cor
respondent of the Liverpool Post that
the keel of another boat of the Otym-
pic class will before long be laid down
for the White Star Line. Changes In
plans are also likely, and in this con-
nection IL is said that the Gigantic,
of $4,000 tons, work on which has al
ready begun at Queens Island, will
have the double cellular bottoms and
sides of the latest Cunard liners.
The Molland-American Line has
lust ordered a boat of $4,000 tons Tor
the New York route, and the Nord-
deuscher-L Lloyd has also placed a con-
tract at Danzig for a 10000 ton YES
sci, which will be some 1000 tons big
ger than the largest steamer at pres
ent flying the German flag. Then, OF
course, there is the $4,000 ton Aquin-
tania. building on the Clyde for the
cunard Company; while after the i'm
perator, Of almost similar dimensions,
has been launched on the Elbe for the
Hamburg-American Line. she will soon
be followed by two sister ships.
There is. indeed, no evidence that
the tragedy of the Titanic has in any
way affected the belief of steamship
managers in the big liner policy,
though, Of course. several of the YES
sells mentioned were In an advanced
stage OF construction before the dis
asief occurred.
Canton Exterminafes Pirate Pest.
The determination of pirate pest,
which for years has proved a terror
to smaller shipping on the Canton
rlyer. is in a fair wa of complete ex
Termination according to preditions
freely made at Hongkong, during the
stay of the Pacific Mail liner Persia
at the China port
Since the trouble with pirates began
ON the West River some four or i've
months ago, Dosing and Taking have
not been visited by any Of the river
steamers, the reason being the pre-
yalence of nest of pirates at both
these places. Recently Me merchants
Of Takhing sent round robin petition
10 the Government asking for drastic
measures to be taken against the pir-
ates OF Tokhing. and at the same time
they provided information which
lead To the arrest of the, pirates,
should measures fbe taken. On May l,
acting upon this information, three
boatloads of soldiers swere quietly
landed at Shuihing. They proceeded
ashore lazily and marched out into
the country ostensibly for drill 'pur-
poses.
In avery short while, however. they
worked rounded to the city gates,
which they Immediately closed, plac-
ing sentries upon guard at each. They
then made a raid into the city. and
in fwo houses captured a gang of
forty men, whom they took to Snni-
hing. Here the men were tried ION
the information afforded by the mer-
chants, and twelve of them we're TAX
en- back to Takhink and summary
shot.
A lady missionary who travelled by
one of the river steamers recently,
said that some of the men who had
been captured were well known to the
missionaries as respectable people.
The missionaries had no idea that