Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-17

goods, 1000 Ibs. Goldfish, $50 lbs.
hams, 600 lbs. lard, so pkgs. potatoes,
Il bbls. salmon, Az cs. powder, 100
cs. and 10s drums gasoline, 66 drums
distillate, $50 cs. kerosene, 26 cs. CT
gars and cigarettes. 400 SKIS. ce-
ment, IS cs. blasting caps, cs. boots
and shoes. !.
Transport DIX Ruffeted BY Heavy
Some heavy weather encountered
inst after leaving Nagasaki, japan
csused the United States transport
10 Honolulu slow. time in the voyage
to Honolulu with a large shipment OF
japanese coal.
The Dix appeared OF the harbor at
an early hour this morning and was
soon at a berth at the naval wharf.
During the ten day stay Of the govern
ment vessel at the port of Honolulu
4459 tons coal from Japan and cor
signed to the local squartermaster de-
psrtmentewill be discharged. The Elx
il en- route to Seattle. where after go
ing into dock for q cleaning and over
hauling will be loaded with large
quantity of supplies and several hum
dred head of stock intended for the
Philippines.
The movements OF the Dix was
watched with more than passing In
tefest in the far east on the occasion
Of the last visit. The story gained
considerable currency that the troop
ship was to take several companiesl
Of cavalry destined to relieve the sit
uation along the Mexican boarded
The rumor however proved unfounded.
cauadIan Australian Shippers IN Line
VICTORIA. October "a general
move Of the captains in the employ of
the Union Steamship Company of New
Zealand, as far as the Canadian-Aus-
tra1iaii service is concerned viii fol-
low the appearance OF the new liner
Niagara on service between this port
and the Antipodes Captain GibhI mas
ter OF the Malzura will leave the yes
sci next voyage and Will proceed to
Clyde to stand by the Niagara, taking
her to Australia and then bringing her
here. Captain Morrisby win thereupon
leave the Mariana and take command
OF the Makura and Captain Phillips
will move from the zealandia to the
Mariana. The Niagara will take the
May sailing from Sydney and the zea-
landia will 60 on the Australian coast
service.
virsinian Brought Shipment Of
Horses.
Horses and mules, to the number
Of seventy.four head arrived at Ho-'
nolulu In fine condition In the Amer
ican-7awaiian freighter Virginian.
The animals were exceedingly friskya
when finally induced to step down
the gangway to the railway wharf,
following their nine days at sea. The
stock was shipped from Seattle. The
Yifg1nian is to remain at Honolulus
until Monday evening, taking on
sugar and pineapples and discharg-
ing cargo from New York and West
Coast points. The Virginian IL to
cal lat Kahului and Hilo and will
be dispatched from the last named
port for San Francisco on or about
Friday, Oct. 25th.
Paving Blocks And Native Lumber.
Paving blocks and lumber from Ha-
waii mills formed the greater part OF
the cargo brought to this port In the
steamer Likelike. The
freight list Included mill rollers, 49,
pieces Of hard wood, $4,000 paving
blocks, 10 cords wood, 1923 sacks sug.
an, three horses and several packages
sCndries.
The Likelike Is reported to have
net with moderate winds ard seas In !
crossing the channel. The bark Albert
was reported as discharging CARGO al
Opium smug1Iers Sent To Jail.
Charles F. May. formerly ships car
penter on the steamer Korea, and Otto
bentfur, water front barr keeper,
the Alaheda county Jail for smuggling
were each sentenced to one year in
opium. On the night Of July 20 they
were caught smuggling 1870 tins of
opium. Lentfur was shot at the time
by Customs Inspector Joseph Head.
Sentence was passed by Judge John
] de Haven in the United States dis
trict court. -
The thirty-threefoot gasoline fish !
ing launch Seagull. which started
from Astoria for Seattle on September
Is, and was believed to have been
lost after she was fiye days overdue,
has arrived at the Puget Sound port.
The captain and crew of three men
left Astoria without charts and went
zoo miles north of Cape F'lattery. They
81 oke the whaleF Sebastian and after
charts turned back to the
straits. :
The American Hawaiian freighter
Mexican, with New York cargo tran
shipped at Saiina Cruz. is the next
vessel in the Pacific service to ar
rive at Honolulu, the vessel being
due here on November 4th. The
Mexican is scheduled to sail from
Seattle on Get Goth.
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