Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-04-26

VI ElffNlllE u UlllllItl VI N'll kllbN I
and extremely popular steamship Of
fccrg with the inauguration Of the
new Oceanic steamship service be-
tween San Francisco and Sydney, n
S. W.
The SOnoma, which is to make It's
initial bow to Honolulu harbOr OF
July 9Th en- route to Page Page ant
Sydnc", sailed from the coast port
yesterday with party of two hun.
dred and fifty passengers made up oi
members of the several Pacific coast
chambers of commerce and their fam.
lilies.
with the arrival of the Sierra from
the coast this morning the Blu o.
tin Is enabled to give the fret au-
thcntic news concerning the makeup
Of the personnel of officers in this
liner for visit to Panama.
Captain J. II. Trask is given COM
mand Of the liner with him will be
associated Jerry" Koughan, as chief
officer. Milton Townc is said to have
gone ont as Chief Engineer. The ever
genial j. Carleton, for months in the
Sierra, has taken over the chief stew
ardShtp of the Souumd. A. H. Nc
Nulty, q familiar figure to all old tim
ers at this port. will be found in the
purser# Office on arrival of the So
mona n Honolulu, unless some I'M
lorsCen change is demanded
Another happy se.eC ton in the Of
flee stan for the Sonoma is DR.. G. W.
Clark, who while, surgeon In the ST.
ezra, made a legion oil friends. DR.
Clark accompanies tie Panama party
and Is slated to remain with the shir
vixen II Is placed ON the Australian
ran.
IN" Ventura, the thirG Oceanic lin
e., is rapidly nearing completion, am
Whel this vessel rniers the Austral,
ian run leaving San FrnrCisCo oil
July goth, and arriving at Honolulu
on August 9TH aftc" IN absence OF
several years, a inner of old Gee,
aalH steamship mcn viii he found tC
have landed good barths.
Capt. j. L. Cowell is said on goot
authority as in line for the command
Captain Cowell has often visited Ho
nolulu as a navigating officer. A. /.
Conquest is understood as selected tC
I'LL the position of c'.'ef Steward. San
Church, who for months served a.
chief engineer in the Sierra, nay &c
out in the renovated Ventura as heat
Of the engine-rOOm staff.
There Is some talk that Frank Cav
arly, now with the r. X. x. service
will transfer his affections and ahil
tiles rs purser to the Ventura. Cav
arly however has denied the SOFT i'm
parchment.
DR.. Nelson, who takes over the du,
ties of surgeon in the Sierra and &
position vacated by DR.. Clark, is ne
stranger to Honolulu AM the travel
ing public. Dr. Nelson may stay with
the Sierra instead of gong over to 9
vessel operating on a longer route
The popular medical officer was giver
a hearty greeting this morning upor
his return to the service.
The Sierra met with fine weather
from the time of passing the Farra.
tones until her entrance into Honolu,
III harbOr.
SiXty-eight cabin passengers en-
ioyed a splendid voyage. Two steer.
age passengers arrived. One stow,
away was unearthed shortly after the
vessel pulled away from San Fran.
cisco. Besides 2274 tons general car,
go the vessel brought down 175 sacks
later mainland mail and ISL packages
express matter. OF four automobiles
one IL the privately owned machine
belonging to william G.. Irwin.
Captain Houdlette, Purser Ton
Smith, Chief officer Dawson, Chief
Engineer Smith and DR.. Nelson as.
sisted at series of dinners and en-,
tertainments to add to the pleasure
Of the travellers. Chief Steward Hack.
EFT is pronounced as the right man In
the right place,
The Sierra was an arrival at Gee
anic wharf before s o'clock this morn.
ing, A delegation of relatives and
friends of William G. Irwin, the Cali
fornia capitalist, were at the wharf tC
extend a greeting to the man who has
been so prominently identified with
large commercial interests in the is
lands,
The Sierra will be dispatched for
the coast on next Wednesday morn
ing, taking over two hundred cabin
passengers, according to present list
of bookings.