Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-26
Shipping
AMERICAN HAWAIIAN PREPARED TO
HANDLE HEAVYSH|PNENTS OF PINES

Roughly speaking, 400. 900 cases o.
preserved pIn"applrs will be- handI"C
in the fleet Of Greiehters operated by
the Americana Hawaiian line brtWr"I
the first Of July and the last Of De.
cembcr, according to estimates now il
tie POSSESSION Of G. p Morse, genera
freight agent at this port.
Pineapples are largely figuring il
the hOmCward-bOund CargOrs carried
by American- Hawaiian Pacific freight.
ers for som" weeks past. The Mis-
sourian, now at kahului and to sail
today for lilo, to complete cargo
will depart for Salna Cruz on or
about August Goth with an approxi-
mate shipment Of 10000 cases of the
fruit.
The Mexican, the next vessel to Wis
il the island ports, is scheduled to
carry an equal quantity of the pre-
served product The Columbian, a
September boat loading at island
ports, is predicted will be supplied
with about 100000 cases of canned
pineapples.
The pineappIes are destined for the
United States and Europe and the
United Kingdom. The product carried
in American-Hawaiian steamers is
transferred at the isthmus of Tehuan-
tepec to vessels flying the house flag
OF at least half-doZen companies, Op-
Grating vessels between the Tehuan-
tepeC port and the, continent or Great
Britain
IT is stated that despite the increas-
ed offerings of preserved pines, the
regulation quantities of sugar will be
forwarded from the several island
ports to the east coast refineries by
means of the American Hawaiian SER
vice.
Mongolia to Sail Wednesday Morning.
The big Pacific Mail liner Mongo-
liza will not get away for San Fran
cisco before 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning, according to the present ex-
pectations of II. Hackfeld & Co., the
local representatives for the liner. The
Mongolia is en- route from Hongkong
anu Japan ports with sl750& tons, of
Oriental freight for discharge here.
The Mongolia is 10 be supplied with
nearly five hundred tons OF coal dur.
ing the stay at Honolulu Iicluded
in the cargo from the Far East is a
quantity OF sulphur loaded at Japan
ports, which is classed as very diff.
cult material to handle by stevedores.
The sulphur is to be used in the
manufacture of fertilizer. The Mon
will ic Il T.
a hundred or more Japanese and FIJI.
ipino steerage passengers who are
destined for Island sugar plantations
The liner viii come to berth at Ala.
kea wharf. One hundred applica-
tons for transportation to the Coast
in the Mongolia have been received
at the local booking office
"a 49,. =, e,,
Many Passengers in the LurIine.
The Matson Navigation ~ steamer
Lurline, now enroute from San Fran,
cisco to Honolulu and due to arrive
st this port early Wednesday morn
p ing, is reported as bringing q list of
cabin passengers that has taxed the
capacity of the liner. a wireless re
ceived at the agency of Castle &
Cooke today states that the LurIine
was 7S9 miles off the port at eight
o'clock last night, steaming through
fine weather and smooth seas. The
Lurline sailed from San Francisco
with SO cabin and s steerage passen-
gers for. Honolulu. Eight cabin pas
sengers embarked at the coast port
for Kahului. The liner also brings
z49 SACKS of late mainland mail, so
packages express matter and 1927
tons, cargo for discharge at this port.
In transit for Kahului is 479 tons
cargo. The Lurline will dock at
Hackfeld wharf.
Missourian Gathering Sugar At Island
Ports.
The AmeriCan-Hawaiian frelghter
Missourian is gathering sugar at the
several islandp orts and according to
a wireless received at the local agency
this morning the freighter was to have
sailed from Kahului for Hio today
The MiSSOurian is scheduled to deDart
from FIilO for Salina Cruz on or about
August goth. The ves> ell is expected
will leave the islands with twelve
thousand tons Of sugar and preserved
pineapples TO the amount of thirty
thousand cases
.Freiqhter Mexican On The Way.
General freight Agent C. p Morse
of the Amoriran-lt&waiian line has
been advised that the frci%nter MeXi-
can sailing from Seattle is to arrive
here on August %otn. The yes. el IS