Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-26
STRIKE TIES VI
AUSTRALIAN
SHIPPING

Passenger and freight traffic be
tween Australian ports and New Zea-
land were declared to be al 4 stand.
still at the time the Oceanic liner So.
lloma departed from Sydney fur Page
Page and Honolulu as
The strike IL still an fnport mi fac.
tor in the Industrial life Of TIE, cGrn-
mcnwealth, judging from the fncnnrr
~ which shipping between Sydney.
I. Melbourne and New Zealand ports
has been tied up through the action az
the wharf laborers' union stated an
officer In the Sonoma, upon arrival
81 Honolulu this morning.
The steamships calling at Auckland
q Wellington appear TO suffer the
greatest delay In the loading or re-
moyal Of cargo. To what extent the
Canadian ustraiasian liner Makrra
may lave been detained white at New
Zealand IL matter or COZ lecture.
This vessel Is due TO reach Honolulu
On next Tuesday, should the regular
schedule be followed.
The Souoma Is reported to have
sailed through summer seas until ar
rival &C Samoa. The weather is said
70 have then changed, rain squalls and
heavy sWells being ths rule until
within one days steaIninsy OF the Ha-
Nelian Islands, when a better brand
4 Of weather was again ii, order.
Christmas day dawned with a clear
sly and . calm sea. Captain 1rask,
aided BY his corps Of officers, PR.
pared q fine Yuie4ide ceiebration. The
Sonoma's dining saloon was prettiIy
decorated for the occasion. They do
say that DR.. George w. Glars. Purser
Pray and Chief Steward Carleton In
turn assumed the role Of Santa Claus,
taking off that benevolent old gentle
man % perfection. 81
The inter-poft quarantine imposed
during the smallpox epidemic Is re-
ported to have been lifted Page
Fago and other Samoan ports con-
IIn1e TO enforce the detention of
case Of smallpox were being treated
cases Of small .pox we're being tfeatd-
- the time the Sonorha sailed for San
FIancisco.
-Four cabin and three second class
passengers left the vessel at Honolulu.
The through list to San Francisco in
tIudes SS cabin. SS second class and
q IN the steerage
Before sailing for the coast at 5
O'Clock this evening $50 tons OF Aus
tra1ian products will be discharged
The Son0ma is carrying 100 tons OF
Through cargo. including much refrig-
tr1ted provisions Twenty sacks Of
mall were left here.
cI6udine OF Tor Maui.
Taking q fair-sized list Of passen-
gers and q quantity Of miscellaneous
cargo. the steamer Claudine win be
dispatched for Kahului and Lahaina
|1It evening The vessel was
c1rlstnas morning arrival, bringing
cargo including belated shipments Of
poultry. feed. corn fruits and 205
packages Of sundries. Three thous-
and sacks Of sugar are reported as
awaiting shipment ct Kahufui The
vessel is said TO have met with mod
crate weather and seas.
Anstralasian Steamer Delayed.
The Canadian Australasian liner
Makura. from Australia. Is reported ID
have sailed from Sydney three Days
behind the schedule, according TO adj
vices received ct the agency Of T. Fl.
Davies & Co. The Malzura is under
stood TO have made up no time on the
VOYAGE and so Tar has not been re-
torted as having arriysG at Suva Tie
Mal<ura was to have reached Homo
lulu on next Tuesday morning, but it
fe predicted that II will be well along
lie latter part OF the week before the
liner makes her appearance at this
port.