Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-26

! FOR ISLANDS

Three hundred thousand pounds of
refrigerated beef destined for Homo
lulu and consigned to the local quar-
termaster department of the United
States army, is due to arrive here
with the Oceanic liner Ventura. that is
expected to come TO berth at the
Oceanic wharf at Al early bCuf to-
morrow morning
The meat comes from Australia and
represents one CG the largest ship
ments OF this commodity 10 be receiy-
ed here in a long time.
A wireless message from the Ven
tura, received at the agency 'of c.
Brewer & Co. this morning, states that
the vessel was asa miles off port al
8 O'Clock last evening and is bringing
eight passengers for Honolulu. In ad-
dition to the large amount of cold
storage provision, the Ventura will be
discharged of twenty tons miscella-
neous cargo. g..
A very small number of passengers
have been booekd for the coast in the
liner, which will depart for San Fran
cisco tomorrow evening. While the
Ventura sailed from Sydney, n. S. W.,
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hundred additional passengers, less
than a score of intending travellers
have so far engaged passage to San
Francisco from Honolulu.
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Aged Customs Officer Passes Away.
James Makaeha, who for the past
twenty years has been identified with
the Honolulu customs service, In the
capacity of inspector, and later care
faker of the building and grounds.
died at his home at Waikiki, yesterday
morning. ~. -.
Makaeha, entered the service while
the customs was under the monarchy.
He remained with the department de-
spite the several changes of admins
tration. .ss :.
For the past year, the deceased has
been obliged to cease his labors be-
cause of infirmitles. Death resulted
from pneumonia. The deceased leaves
q wife and family TO mourn his loss.
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WithdraWs from Mexican.Paciflc
Service. ~
The withdrawal is announced of the
Canadian Mexican liner Linsdale,
which for several years has been en-
gagged in transporting cargoes along
the Pacific Coast, making Vancouver,
B. c., a terminal. This vessel has
been purchased by Japanese. The
abandonment of this field by the Ca
madam Mexican line leaves a territory
open for the Harrison Direct line
which up TO some weeks ago, includ-
ed Honolulu as port of call for
steamers in the round the world
trade.
Nissourian TO Shift 20 New Wharf.
There is a vast amount of cargo in
the American-Hawaiian freighter
Missourian and that vessel will there-l
fore shift from the railway TO the new
Richards street wharf, before the last
OF the freight has been removed. 1t is
the present intention to dispatch the
vessel for island ports, including Ka-i
hulul, Port Allen and Hilo, tomnrrow
night The Missourian is to load app
proximately $4,000 tons sugar and
other lines Of island products, before
proceeding to Salina Cruz
Wiihelmlna For Hilo Tomorrow.
Forty passengers will depart for
Eiio i'm the lhatson Navigation steam
er Wilhelmina tomorrow evening. The
vessel is to be discharged of about a
thousand tons cargo, and will return
70 Honolulu Monday morning.
The liner is expected will depart
fer San Francisco ut ten o'clock We'd
nssday morning, taking sixty TAB,
messengers, and a fair shipment OF
sugar and others lines of Hawaiian
products.
Persia to Arrive Saturday Morning.
The Pacific Mail liner Persia is to
arrive from the Coast on Saturday
morning. The vessel. being of foreign
register. will bring no cargo. H.
Haekfeld & Co. have been advised that
the vessel will require $50 tons coal
IN order to complete the passage to
Hongkong by the way of Japan ports.
1t is expected that the Persia will be
dispatched for the Orient about 5
O'Clock Saturday evening.
aJIixxoners ExteRiS Greetings. =
Mayor J. j. Fern visited the several
1pter-Lsland wharyes. and vessels on
Tuesday and lett neatly. engroSSSd
cards, extending a greeting to the men
that go down to the sea in ships
"HiEzoner" was some years ago an In
I ter-Island man. He knows the serv-
ice from one end to the other. Uncle
Joe's" visits to the shipping district of
the city are always productive of much
good feeling and cheer.
Ventura's Report.
The following wireless message has
been received from the Oceanic S. s.
Co.'S Ventura, bound for Honolulu
from Sydney and way ports:
s. S. VENTURA, at sea, Dec. Is
4S4 miles from port; 6 second cabin
passengers; steeraga passengers; 20
tons general cargo for Honolulu; 200
tons frozen meat Will arrive off port
G. % n m Friday morning