Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-01

was the emphatic denial launched by
an officer in the Ventura this morning
in response TO the query originating
from the statement appearing inAuck
land newspapers that the Auckland
harbor board and various commercial
bodies were working together with
that end in view. 1t was also intimat
ed that the New Zealand government
might come to the fore with suit
able subsidy as an inducement to the
Oceanic company to divert their liners
by the way of Auckland.
The route followed by the Ven
/, tura and the Sonoma will not be
changed" was the statement made to-
day. The Oceanic company it is said
has never or would not at present con-
slider the proposition of extending the
service so as to include a call at the
New Zealand port.
Thirteen days, thirteen hours and
thirteen minutes from Sydney n. s.
w. by the way of Page Page, the Ven
tura arrived at Oceanic wharf at seven
thirty this morning, where fifty nine
passengers we're given an opportunity
of spending a full day in viewing the
beauties of the Paradise of the Pac'
ific.
Captain ]. ]. Cowell, declares that
the voyage practically from the time
of leaving Sydney until within twenty
four hours of arrival at Honolulu was
through smooth seas and favorable
winds. AS the liner neared the Ha-
waiian islands some rather heavy
sWeils were encountered.
One hundred tons of refrigerated
meat, and other lines OF Australian
produce are being discharged here. The
Ventura has less tnan a thousand
tons freight for San Francisco. ~
y Two passengers left the vessel at
Honolulu while in the neighborhood
of sixty will continue the journey ito
+ San Francisco. e
An interesting item of freight dis
charged here is large quantity of
grass seed transhipped at Sydney
from a Nord Deutscher Lloyd liner,
the seed coming from Europe. g..
The passengers did not lack for
amusement in Willing away the time
on the voyage. Captain Cowell, Chief
Sawyer, Surgeon Nelson and Purser
Baker originated and carried out a
series Of pleasing concerts and enter
tainments. Deck sports were also. a
feature. E;s .- =.
T, III, Hyde, we'll known picture
man along the Pacific Coast is COM
pleting a tour 10 the south seas where
he spent some weeks in Samoa, TAX
ing series of moving pictures. using
between eight and ten thousand feet
of film in securing bits of scenery to
his, liking. He is returning to the
mainland and will use the pictures in
promotion work.
Officers in the Ventura bring report
that Captain Allen of the little trad
ing schooner Dawn that piled bet
ween Apia and Page Page is richer
by good many dollars through his
discovery OF a large quantity of sperm
whale oil. He found the product near
Apia and before it was all recovered,
the skipper had collected fifteen hun
dred barrels of the fuel. ss.
Maleatoa, a young son of the King
of Samao was passenger who left
the Ventura at Honolulu and comes
here TO receive higher education
than that afforded by the government
schools of his native islands.
The Oceanic wharf is covered with
cases of preserved pineapples and
punches of bananas that are to be
forwarded to San Francisco in the
Ventura. The agents announced this
morning that the Oceanic liner would
be able to depart for the coast by
nine o'clock. hut stevedores gazed on.
the thirty thousand cases of pines
and the thousands Of lunches of ba-
naHas and then assumed a doubtful
expression. The Ventura will pull
away from the wharf when the cargo
is aboard and notsmuch before. About
fifty passengers are SO far booked for
the coast in the liner.
"a
Lion Ranged sierra's Decks.
A lion, flashing his tail stalked
through the saloon and over the decks
OF the Oceanic Liner Siberia on her re-
turn voyage from Honolulu to An
Francisco causing Consideration to fol-
low in his wake.
The king of beasts was one of col
lection Of jungle animals that had fig
ured in q series of thrilling exhibitions
given at Honolulu some weeks ago.
A lion, two pumasSand two leopards,
confined in their cages in the baggage
hold, also became seasiCk.
The lion broke out OF his cage and
gained the freedom OF the hold. c.
BaTnado. the owner and trainer, was
called. He FASTENED down into tie
hold and in \ few moments managed
to coax the big beast hack into con-
finement.
HaiEAeiSer CrcetS Friends Again.
Il. HoiZheiser. former freight clerk
in the Pacific Mail liner China, and
"; afterward made several trips
go" s the PacifI" in other liners i'll
q Mail service. has been transferred
" apan and viii upon arrival at Y0-
J ANA assume his duties in the Pa
tiliv Mail office there. llOlzheiser is
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