Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-23

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1t is stated that when the plans now
under consideration by the directors
of the local steamship company ART
fully matured, and carried into sue
cessful operation, all steamers in the
coastwise service will be equipped
with the new appliance, which is de
clared to greatly facilitate the hand
ling OF Incoming and outgoing freight
The Kauai steamer Kinau, layine
at the Inter-Island wharf this morning
and being prepared for sailing at five
o'clock this evening, was being sur
piled with large cargo by means %.
a new electric freight conveyor. The
Jnachine Is a late type made by the
Brown Portable Electric Elevator
Company.
The conveyor has been in the pos.
session of the IntdrIIslAnd for some
weeks past, and within the past few
days has been PLACED in. successful
Operation aftefs a seffas Z Of expert.
.ments given on several vessels.
The steamer Claudiuk was partially
loaded with oufgoing cargo on her last
"trip 10 Maui and Hawaii ports. The
Ol0uQlHC uDHnJlt Hl1Cn DClNCCn wv
hnd three thousand sacks of fertilizer
Tor discharge at island ports. 1t is
claimed hat ~ the meanspf theselec.
trio appliance, Twelve 4urldred tsacks
of fertilizer can be sem aboard the
vessel each hour, against iabout one
half the number of packages as hand
led by the old method.
The conyeyQr at work in loading
the Kinau today, is thirty-seven feet
in length, and was placed at the after
side port of the ship, one end resting
on the wharf, and the other extending
into the ship at a position where the
freight could easily be sent into the
hold. The apparatus is well adapted
to the quick transit of packages Of
uniform size, Heavy, or, irregular
sized pieces of freight can not be sue
cessfully handled with the machine
now in use at the lnter-1sland wharf.
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Departures This Day. AT a
Oyer 5000 sacks OF spgau from Hq-
ntiaro, brought tQip6rt In the steanieF
KaitIsai. have been tiiseharged and
ashAss ssf ISL h sasss tsx ssSg
explosives and sundries.
The steamer Iwalani, with general
cargo and plantation supplies for Ma
hnkona. Kawaihae. KipahnIa, and Mo-
kulu. also sailed after the noon hour,
taking mails but no passengers.
The MilKahala, for Maui, Molokai and
Lanai ports, is TO depart ON the regu-
lar run at o'clock this evening. Al
few passengers will leave for the val
ley isle in this vessel.
The Kinau is on the berth for dis
patch for Kauai ports at 5 o'clock this
evening
Kealia is the destination of the little
steamer Niihau, to sail for the Garden
Island this AFTERNOON taking freight
only. fr%.ss--
Few Passengers Can Travel in China.
Few cabin passengers will be pro-
vided with transportation to the coast
in the Pacific Mail liner China. accord
ing to advices received at the agency
OF Hackfeld & Co. The China is ex-
pecfed to arrive from fiongkong via
Japan ports on Monday, and will re-
ceive prompt dispatch. The vessel
has one THOUSAND tons Oriental cargo
FOR discharge at Honolulu. There is
room for between fifteen and twenty
cabin passengers from this port to the
coast. sd
Persia Due or Ff1a:iy.
sen %1tn n sSs fses Nan is4 fsesis
from San Francisco is due to arrive
at this port Friday The vessel is, to
make an extended stay at IIonoldlu,
according to the tdvices received by
H. Hackfeld & Co.., the local agents.
owing to the demand for 500 tons of
coal. The Persia will berth at Alakea
wharf. and il is presumed that the
vessel will be able to get away for ia
pan and China ports on or about 10
o'clock Saturday morning st
Inter.Island Boats Are Busy.
The busy season in Inter-Island
steamer circles is on. The Mauna
Kea.. flagship of the fleet. returned
from regular trip to Hilo and way
ports. Purser Phillips reports pass
ing the Helene at Papaikou, the Maui
at Papaaioa, the Nallei al HQnokaa,
and the Kauai ut 81 k1iihaeie & These
vessels were either discharging gener-
al freight or taking on. sugar. The
Mauna Kea brought fair list of pas
sengers and cargo including ,yege-
tables, empty drums, ten cords wood,
bundles of hardwood flooring and sun.
dries.
The vessel met with fine weather on
the homeward voyage. The Mauna
Kea is on the berth for dispatch for
Hilo and the Maui and Hawaii ports
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Hawaii Sugar.
Laupahoehoe showed the largest ac-
emulation of sugar on the island of
Hawaii according to a report brought
to this city this morning by Purser
Phillips of the steamer Mauna Kea.