Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-01

Ing from the continued extensive
shipments of motor driven vehicles
which reach this port with the aTri-
val OF each Matson Navigation liner
Twenty new machines were includ-
cd In the large general cargo brough.
down from San Francisco in the liner
Wflhelmfna, an arrival at the port
this morning.
Nine of the machines will be left
here while the remainder will he
Carried on to Hilo, the vessel sailing
for the Hawaii port Thursday even
ing.
Two thousand people gathered at
the Hackfeld wharf this morning to
add to the general welcome accorded
Duke p. Kahanamoku, the worlds
champion swimmer, whose arrival
back TO his native land was heralded
by the prolonged noise from steamer
whistle and siren, the blare of bands
and the tuneful melody of stringed
instruments.
Despite the large crowd that gath
cred on the wharf and awaited the
appearance Of the young Hawaiian
swimmer, the best ofEorder was main
tanned. The wharf officials preserv-|
ed excellent order throughout the
wait for the liner to come alongside
the wharf. ~ .... ..- 81. ~
No accident maTTed the occasion,
and the corps tof men in charge Of
Matson shipping and the wharf are
Ito be congratulated on the successful
manner in which the throng was
handled. '..r. .sa= -.- I
I'VE were treated to fine weather
on the entire trip commented
Purser Charles Drew on arrival.
Captain Peter Johnson has about
fully recovered from the injuries sus-
tanned by serious fall He is able
TO get about without the aid of a.
crutch and is well on the high road
to recovery.
The Wilhelmina brought large
number of kamaainas, many of whom
had been away on extended vacations
TO the mainland and to Europe.
Passengers for Honolulu included
ia in the cabin and 81 in the steer
age.
The vessel will be discharged of
$500 tons freight during the stay
here. At Hilo, 100 tons carog are to
be discharged before returning to Ho-
uolulu.
Two wireless operators are with
the Wilhelmina this trip and will re-
main with the vessel in compliance
with the new Federal law which went
into effect today.
A small percentage of the passen.
gers are listed as tourists.
In the cargo is quantity of ma
terial for the government work at
Pearl Harbor including number of
sections of eightfoot pipe to be used
in the construction of a dredge.
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Workman Has Much Cargo for
Pacific Coast.
With q view to sailing for San Pc
dro on Thursday evening, the Harri-
son Direct Line freighter Workman,
now at Oceanic wharf, is being rapid
~ discharged of 1858 tons of general
cargo intended for the Hawaiian Is
lands.
The vessel is to call at San Pedro,
San Francisco, then at Vancouver and
Victoria At the Coast points the
workman will be supplied with cargo
destined for London only. In fact, all
cargo to be supplied the vessel will
proceed direct to the British capital.
The freight for Honolulu includes a
quantity of corrugated iron, building
material, fertilizer and liquors.
One interesting item on the mani
fest was three finely-bred and pedi-
greed dogs, which are imported by
local fanciers. The animals stood the
long voyage in good shape. The
Workman will be supplied with $4,000
cases of preserved pineapples before
leaving for the Coast F. l.. Waldron
& Co., Ltd:, are the local representa-
tives for the vessel. ..-
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Liner Mariana Can Accommodate
All applicants for transportation to
the north Pacific coast can be accomo-
dated in the Canadian-Australian liner
Mariana, which vessel sailed from Suya
OF schedule time and is due to arrive
here at noon on next Tuesday.
At the office of T. HI. Davies and
Company a cable has been received
which states that the vessel has room
for a goodly number of passengers as
well as freight destined for Victoria
and Vancouver. The Mariana will re-
main in port but few hours, pending
the discharge and loading of freight.
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Slow Passages To Hawaii Mel.
The feet of lumber laden windiam-
mers now enroute from North Pacific
points to the Hawaiian islands are not
making the best of time on the voyage.
The schooner Fearless with lumber
from Grays Harbor is twenty-seEen
DAYS out but is expected here at any
moment. From the same Fort lthe
schooner Ludlow is en- route to HopO-
lulu, the vessel having sailed from
Grays Harbor twenty one days age
Captain freeman, master in the In
terisland steamer Mauna Kea stated
this morning that nothing was seen
Of the schooner Taurus twenty-five