Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-04
shipping
BEFORE RETURNING HERE 49,.
! U.S.S. GLACIER WILL BE Rebuilt

The United States naval supply
steamer Glacier while announced To
. visit Honolulu shortly after the first
Of the year, will be thoroughly repair.
ed and Tefitted, at an expense OF over
100000 before leaving the coast on
the next voyage for Honolulu, Guam
and the Philippines. .. -.-....
T. The last visit OF the well known
l:;Yal transport and supply steamer to
this port at the time OF departure OF
the feet, it was developed that the YES.
sci was in need OF general overhaul.
ing -
Ii lis claimed that for at least two
years the Glacier has received no at.
tention from the navy yard employees.
The steamer has seen more or less
&C Instant service.
II is estimated that over 100000
worth OF work will be done and that
II will be five months before the yes
sci again goes into commission. II has
been rumored that the government
Ipay take the Glacier out OF commits
sion for long time, instead OF hay-
ing her repaired and then sent to
sea. All OF the officers are hoping
that II will be- only case of repairs
fer a few months. for this will give
them an opportunity to remain on
shore and rest up from sea duty. II
the ship is taken out of commission
all OF the officers would be transfer
led to other ships.
Plague Enters as Cholera FIees.
While the lively cholera germ is on
the run afN the several Oriental ports
of call made by the Pacific Mail liner
Persia, plague is again prevalent ac-
cording TO report brought to Homo
lulu with the arrival of the liner this
morning.
Shanghai is no longer under the
ban and Pacific Mailers now visit the
Paris. Of the Far East, much to the
satisfaction of a large clientele OF
business men of North China.
A passage across the Pacific devoid
of excitement. fell to the lot of the
Persia on the return from Hongkopg,
Shanghai and Japan ports to Homo
/. lulu and San Francisco.
The weather left little, to be de-
sired, all officers in the vessel unit
ing in announcing q very pleasant
trip.
Passengers leaving the Persia al
Honolulu included. cabin, second
class and 132 Asiatic Storage or
the latter are 70 Filipinos who come
70 take up work on island sugar plan
tations. The through list Of passen-
gers includes 81 cabin, 5 second class
and 43 Asiatics in the steerage
The Persia is to be discharged OF
900 tons freight during the brief stay
OF the vessel at the port. At the.
same time three hundred tons coaf
win be placed in the bunkers. The
liner is scheduled to depart for San
Francisco at three o'clock.
The vessel is we'll laden with
through cargo. to the amount of $3.50
tons For this trip but very little silk
was shipped, the bulk Of the freight
consisting of tea, curios, Chinese and
Japanese provisions and sundries.
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Near Collision In Fog.
The schooner Kona, Captain Ham
sen, arrived from Hama, H. l., early
yesterday morning with tale Of a
narrowly escaped disaster. The trou-
BILE came Friday night when an UNI
known vessel ,collided with the kona
off the harbor entrance When the
Kona arrived off the Farallones the
weather was so thick that the look
outs could not see more than twenty
five feet from their stations. AT a.
m. yesterday steam vessel suddenly
loomed up through the dark and pass
ed so closely that 1t came within ten
feet of the Kona's stern. The steamer
passed out of sight so quickly into the
fog that the identity could not be dis
covered. The KoRa carried a full
cargo of sugar. which viii be dis.
charged at the western refinery. -
Chronicle.
For Midway Islsrd Tomorrow.
The little supply schooner oper-
ated by the Pacific Commercial
Cable company is to be dis
patched for Midway Island to-
morrow, the vessel taking quant.sy
OF provisions and Christmas cheer for
the isolated colony of cable operators
and employees stationed at the lonely
dot in the Mid-Pacific.
The Flaurence Ward should arrive
nj Midway some days before the glad
some Yule-tide season as the vessel
has frequently covered the eleven
hundred miles that separates Homo
lulu and the cable relay station in
eleven days.
The Fla urence Ward will make but
tie call at Midway on this trip.
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Paving Material For New WharVes.
Thirty seven thousand paving blocks
from Hawaii we're discharged at the
new Queen street ',bulkhead wharf
from the Intcrisiand steamer Claudine
this morning. The blockstmade up a
part of a fair sized general cargo
brought to this port from Hawaii and
Maui ports. The Claudine freight list
included 80 cords wood, one auto,
1894 sacks kiawe beans IS tons scrap
iron, 20 hogs. bales hides, and 81
packages sundries. -. -. .-
A heavy northeast swell accompan: