The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-09


too small for the fast growing trade
between Mahukona and San Fran
cisco, the Matson Navigation COM
pany has let contract for convert
ing the well-known three-masted steel
bark Annie Johnson into a four-mast-
ed schooner and will place her in
commission for the run. The Irm-
gard will be sold.
The news of the change reached
here yesterday on the Lurline and, Ill
though the local agents of the Matson
company have received no official in
timation of the change, Manager
Drew stated this morning that the
story was in all probability authentic
as it is along the lines of the COM
pany's policy.
All the windjammers of the Matson
company are up for sale but special
efforts will be made to get rid of the
Irmgard, which is a wooden vessel
and too small for the trade.
Owing to Mahukona being situated
on the lee side of the island it is a
very difficult port for squarerigged
vessel to wing its way into and this
is given as the reason for the change
in rig being made.
When next the Annie Johnson is
seen at sea it will be as a fore-and-
after with four sticks. The change
will mean that shippers in and out of
Mahukona will have more space avail
able and that the growing trade will
be kept up with.
P. M. STEAMERS COMING.
Local agents of the Pacific Mail
steamer Persia are expecting that YES
sci to make port some time tomorrow
afternoon. No news was received
this morning but message should be
through tomorrow morning. She will
berth at the Bishop wharf on arri-
val.
If she comes in tomorrow afternoon
a departure will be made on Saturday
morning, otherwise she will leave Sat
urday afternoon in continuation of her
voyage from San Francisco to the
Orient.
The intermediate steamer China Of
the same line is expected to reach
port on Monday, bound from Yollo-
hama to the Coast, and will also go
to the Bishop wharf A wireless is
expected from her at any time now.
HERCULES ENDS LONG TRIP.
After steaming across the ocean
from San Francisco with the enor-
nous dead weight of the big gate for
the Pearl Harbor drydock dragging
behind and resisting all efforts for
speed, the staunch little tug Hercules
was reported as being ten miles off
to the east shortly before eleven
o'clock this morning.
The tug was expected to make port
on Monday, according to the calcula-
tons of the Oldest inhabitants Of the
waterfront, but report was going
the rounds this morning that the
gate had been sunk lower in the
water to make it ride more steadily
and that this had heightened out the
journey.
The tug will in all probability make
straight for Pearl Harbor, from
whence she comes here to take &
dredge to Kahului and then bach
again for the ship Edward Sewall.
POLITICIAN AWAY MAY %.
The steamer Politician, the larges
of the Harrison direct line to be We
sent here, will be dispatched iron
Antwerp on May 25 with the usua
general cargo on board consigned TO
this port.
The gross tonnage Of the steame
is 1928, which is considerably NOR
than that of the Grown Of Galicia, tn
previous largest vessel on the line an
which registers 1921.
The politician should be here roun
r about the end of July. If connection
can be made on time the steamer wi
bring several valuable dogs as pa
% sengers and the point will arise @
. their arrival here as to the recent
K imposed quarantine regulations agar
6 imposed quarantine regulation
against rabies. The dogs are col
ing to Jack Waldron.
Z INTER-lsLAND VESSELS IN PoR
The Inter-Island steamer Niihau a
rived this morning from Honuap
I bringing as part of her cargo 60
sacks Of sugar 249 head of sheep al
enc horse. She reports the folio
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