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


Three hundred Thousand pounds OF
effigerated beef. destined for Homo
ulu aud consigned to the local quar-
ermaster department Of the United
itates army. is due to arrive here
nth the Oceanic liner Ventura. that is
ixpected TO come to berth at the
oceanic wharf al al early hour, to-
morrow morning 10 r.:
The meat comes from Australia and
epresents one o. the largest ship
nenfs Of this commodity 10 be receiv-
d here in a long tine.
wireless message from tie Ven
ura, received at the agency of G.
3rewer < Co. this morning. states that
he vessel was 484 miles off port at
Eo'clock last evening and is bringing
. light passengers for Honolulu. In ad-
/ition to the large amount of cold
ltQrage provision. the Ventura will be
discharged of twenty tons niseella-
locus cargo.
A very small number OF passengers
have been booekd for the coast in the
liner, which will depart for San Fran
eieco tomorrow eyCning While the
Ventura sailed from sydney. y. S. w.
with accommodation for about two
hundred additional passengers, less
han a score of intending travellers
have SO far engaged passage to San
Francisco from Honolulu.
Aged Customs Officer Passes Away.
jones Makaeha, who for the past
tr,ehty years has been identified with
he Honolulu customs service, in the
capacity of inspector, and later care
taker of the building and grounds,
lied at his home at Waikiki. yesterday
morning.
MRkaeha. entered the service while
The customs was under the monarchy.
lie remained with the department de-
spite the several changes of admins
ration.
For the past year, the deceased has
been obliged to cease his labors be-.
cause of infirmitles. Death resulted
rom pneumonia. The deceased leaves
. wife and family TO mourn his loss.
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Withdraws from Misunderstanding
Service. ~
The withdrawal Is announced of the
canadian Mexican liner Linsdale,
which for several years has been en-
ragged In transporting cargoes along
Ihe Pacific Coast. making Vancouver,
|B. G., terminal, This vessel has
been purchased by japanese. The
abandonment of this field by the Ca.
fnx Loo
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. .t
"a
MIss0uflan to Shift 60 New Wharf.
There is vast amount OF cargo in
the Americana freighteTl
MieeOurian and that vessel will there |
fore shift from the railway to the new
Richards street wharf, before the last
Of the freight has been removed. 1t isl
the present intention to dispatch the
vessel for island ports. including Ka-
huluL Port Allen and Hilo. tomorrow
night. The Missourian is to load app
proximately $4,000 tons sugar and
other lines of island products, before
proceeding to Salina Cruz.
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UiIhelnina For .HiIo Tomorrow. !
Forty passengers will depart for
Eilo in the haatson Navigation steam
eg Wilhelmina tomorrow evening. The |
vessel Is to be discharged OF about a
lhousand tons cargo, and will return !
10 Honolulu Monday morning.
The liner is expected will depart ]
fer San Francisco at ten o'clock We'd |
nesday morning. taking sixty ,abp
Messengers, and fair shipment Of
sugar and others lines of Hawaiian
products. 49,.
Persia 10 Arrive Saturday Morning.
The Pacific Mail liner Persia, is toll
arrive from the Coast on Saturday
morning The yessel.s,being OF foreign
register. will bring no cargo. II. |
Hackfeld & Co. have been advised that
the vessel will require go tons coal
in order TO complete the passage to
Hongkong by the way OF Japan ports.
II Is expected that the Persia will be |
dispatched for the Orient about -
" ClVCh sOdlui0stgs tSA CHING. so !
~ al t
sHiszeners Extends Greetings. :,
Mayor j. j. Fern visited the several ]
1nter-lsland wharpes and vessels onsI
Tuesday and left neatly engrossedi
cards, extending a greeting to the men
that go down to the sea in ships
e.9izzoner" was some years ago an In
ter-Island man. He knows the sery-
ice from one end to the other. Uncle /,
Joes visits to the shipping district of
the city are always productive of much
good feeling and cheer. - I
yeRthraS Report. |
The following wireless message has
been received from the Oceanic S, S.
Co.'S Ventura. hound for Honolulu
from Sydney and way ports: Il
s., S. VENTURA. at sea, Dec. 20
4S4 tniles from port;i 6 second cabin
passengers: ? steerage passengers; 2Oi
tons general cargo for Honolulu; 200l