Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-07

Honolulu from 81 Frau".sco CH Mon.
day morning vi % cabin rassen-
gers, which is declared as Ia" less
than one-third the number that this
vessel can easily accommodate.
The Sierra has frequently sailed
from Honolulu for the mainland with
Z from one hundred and seventy.Iive 10
4 two hundred and twenty-five cal in
passengers.
There should be absolutely no diff
Guilty in securing transported lion from
the coast to the islands, declared a
shipping man this morning. This
talk about people haunting the San
Francisco steamship agencies and
begging for a chance to gain passage
on liners leaving that port for Homo
lulu is but the product OF the, silly sea
son or of an eXtravagantly developed
Imagination.
"The Matson Navigation liner Hon
plulan from the coast arrived here
with cabin passenger accommodation
going a-begging.
with the increased tonnage now
serying Honolulu there is no earthly
reason why the limited number Of
tourists who are alleged tas clamOr-
ing for the opportunity to visit Ha-
wall mel, should not make diligent in
CURRY at the several shipping agencies
ON the coast before again setting up
the oft-exploded fallacy of insufficient
passenger accommodation for travel
ers.
From the wireless report received
at the agency of c. Brewer and Com
pany this morning the Sierra could
easily have accommodated as high as
two hundred and fifty passengers
were such demands made upon the
company for accommodation.
AS far as travel from the islands
is concerned, passenger travel for
months has been extremely light
judging FROM the reported number of
travellers listed at sthe several local
booking Offices. g..
There is a possibility that with the
beginning of the new year an in
creased number of passengers from
the mainland might reasonably be eX-
pected.
Even should the present tourist
travel be increased one hundred per
cent over the present figures, it is
predicted that the present tonnage at
the disposal of travellers is amply sui
ficient to take care of the business.
The Sierra is bringing a fair-sized
cargo amounting to 1850 tons for
Honolulu. No mention concerning the
amount of mail is made in the
wireless. ..
Hoodoo Still Pursues Transport Lis
cum.
It's persistent hoodoo that fol-
lows the United States army trans
port Liscum in all its vicissitudes
and troubles. Officers in the trans
port Logan, which passed through
Honolulu on Thursday. report the
work of raising the Lscum IN the
Wangpoo river as having. reached a
material staback through the break
ing of the expensive Golfer Gam. The
American vessel has remained partly
submerged in the murky depths of the
Wangpoo river near Shanghai for
months. The Golfer dam had been
about completed and plans for pump
ing the water were settled when the
dam caved in, the flood again rising
to the upper work on the transport.
Divers have been sent down to repair
the damage. The guard may be call.
cd out TO chase the hoodoo to its lair,
In the meantime the raising of the
transport will be delayed for some
weeks.
Cavalry Horses Go. Back to Dix.
The cavalry mounts and other ami
mails removed from the United States
army transport Dix during the few
days stay of the vessel at Honolulu
will be placed aboard the troopship
today, as the Dix is scheduled to get
away for, the Philippines on Sunday
The horses for the most part came
from Fort aHuaChuca and Fort apache
Ariz.
Mongolia Calls at Shanghai.
The eXacting quarantine against
Shanghai, China, maintained through
out the Far East has been removed
and according to instructions from
the coast the Pacific Mail liner Mon
goiia. sailing from Honolulu this
morning will again resume the regu
lar calls at the North China metropo
lis The lifting of quarantine against
Shanghai by Japanese health officials
=. removed the final barrier.
Inter-IsIand Coasters Are Busy
Inter-ISland coasters are busy work
ing cargoes between island ports ac
cording to report received with the
arrival of the Mouna Kea this morn
ing. The steamer Kauai was at Hilo
the Helene at Papaikou, the Kaiu
.lani at KohClalale. the Wailele, al
~-I4onokaa and the Keauhou at Wawai
- haze Within few weeks the move
ment of sugar will serve to keep most
OF the coasters employed.
Niihau Back fer Cargo
Reporting a fine trip with fail
winds and smooth seas, the InterIs
land steamer Niihau is back fOl
cargo. This vessel called at Kealia
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