Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-30


SOnoma vas tine c....>" Of M@c &a1d-
Chip inflicted up u uj" 1"n'.,r OH
GERS in that vessel duru- the .''irr
voyage from Sydney. y : W. 10
Honolulu.
Captain TrasE, master e The So
mona. reported TO thee Federal an
thOrities al the port Yesterday the
disappearance Of his fourth officer.
. who is alleged 10 have visited the
liner ather berth At Sydney til" Night
beforfe sailing for Pag0 PagO and Ho-
nolulu, and awaiting his opportunity
removed from a frame in the officers
quarters, his certificates and other
papers. Curtis is also charged with
having gone 10 his cabin and hastily
gathered his personal effects, leav-
ing the vessel under the preteXt OF
remaining ashore for the night.
The Sonoma scheduled to depart
from the Australian port al four
O'Clock in the afternoon was delayed
some little time with a view of a
possible return OF the navigation of
ficer. ~.IW
Curtis failed to show up on board
the ship. The Sydpeg police were
notified earlier la IN, 10y but de-
spite their efforts, he was not To-
Gated.
Curtis is believed to have deserted
his vessel through the influence of a
woman. The offense committed by the
officer is considered a most serious
one, in that he will undoubtedly be
deprived of again gaining a liveli-
hood as a navigation officer in tho
United States merchant marine
Curtis is believed to have served
for some years with the American
Hawaiian line in the capacity of quar-
termaster as well as officer. He was
well known here to shipping men and
port officials.
As a result of Curtis desertion, the
Sonoma steamed to Honolulu short
handed With but two officers avail.
able for the bridge the men were
obliged to stand long watches.
Conditions were not altered on the
departure of the Sonoma from Homo
lulu for San Francisco last night, as
Captain Trask found it no easy mat.
ter to pick up qualified man to fill
out the complement of officers for his
vessel at this port. .-r~E sE>
Il
hundred tons refrigerated meat con-
signed to local importers. The vessel
was dispatched for San Francisco at
seven o'clock last evening taking
sixty cabin passengers and freight in
Guiding shipments Of preserved pines,
bananas and sundry products. The
vessel was also supplied with guam.
tity OF fuel oil, which caused the
liner to settle to a more uniform
depth in the water.
A big mail destined for the main.
land was forwarded in the vessel.
y n
Railroad Completes With coasttng
Steamers.
Laupahoehoe sugar, which up to
some months ago was forwarded to
Hilo in lnter-Island coasting steamers,
is hereafter to be transported in trains
operated by the Hilo Railroad. Ac-
cording TO reports which reached this
city with the return of the steamer
Kilauea the coming sugar crop will be
The first to be handled over the Ha-
makua extension Of the Hilo Railroad
company and the first plantation tC
change from the old method of ship.
ment to that by train will be the Lau.
pahoehoe Sugar Company. Manager
Colin McLennan. who has been in Hilo
several times lately, states that the
wire rope landing at Papaaloa is now
being abandoned and that hereafter
fall freight, save small shipments of en-
press matter, will be handled via the
line of the Hilo Railroad Company.
The smaller shipments which come
IL. La, Ill
landed at Laupahoehoe and brought
overland, as the Fapaaloa landing will
be given up aitCCetker.
Sailing Vessels Fcsert lilo.
Hilo is believed deserted of sailing
vessels The Ar erican schooner Okla.
hogan and the LaTkenuine S. G. Wilder
are understood TO have taken their de.
parture from that port either late Fri
day afternoon or early this morning
=. The Okanogan completed the dis,
charge of lumber on last Tuesday and
pulled into the stream. At the time
the kilauea sailed for Honolulu on Fri
Gay afternoon the Windjammer was
being made ready to procee dto the
Sound. Port Townsend is the desli.
ration of this vessel.
The S. c. Wilder finished the dis
charge of lumber on Wednesday and
was expected to sail for Gray'S Har.
Dor on Friday evening. A race be,
tween the two WinijamMCTs was pre-
diCted. though Captain Simpson in the
Okanogan and Captain BeHnctt in the
Wilder disclalI aA an sUth intention
The ba-kentI. Njllrr is 10 load Ium.
no ,,F