Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-08
NIPPON MARUPAID
AHYING VISIT

It's touch and go with the trim little
white yacht, Nippon Maru, now In the
Togo kisen Kaisha intermediate ser
Vice, which came to a berth at Ala
kea wharf at nine o'clock and was
dispatched for San Francisco at noon.
From Hongkong by the way of ia
pan ports, the Nippon Maru met with
fine weather.
A squad Of local Stanford boys pro
duced a rouslng reception for a dele.
cation of ball players from the Cali.
fornia college, when the Nippon
steamed into the farbor. The team
Is returning from a triumphant tour
of the far east and will lay over al
Honolulu catching the Pacific Mail
liner Persia, leaving here on July %
Captain Stevens and his staff Of Of
Ulcers endeavored to make the Yoy-
ege an extremely pleasant one for 60
cabin, IL second class and 167 Asiatie
Eteerage passengers. Those leaving
the vessel at Honolulu included IA
cabin and 10 Asiatics, the latter in,
Guiding 50 Japanese, 2 Chinese and %
Filipinos.
Some fast work was accomplished
IN getting out 204 tons of oriental
cargo brought by the Nippon Maru.
The through cargo amounts to 2057
tons and in this there is $500. 900
worth of raw silk. The local freight
ranges from peanuts to curios and
hundreds OF chests of tea to sacks.
Of beans.
coaling Station for Point Iona.
SAN DIEGO. Fred Williams,
civil engineer of the United states
Government, stationed at San Fran
cisco, announced here that construc
ton work will begin at once on a new
coaling station to be established on
Point Iona, adjacent to the quaran
tine and within one-half mile of Fort
hosecrans. The cost will not exceed
SO. 600.
Engineer Williams, who has been
detailed here on special duty. SAYS
the establishment of the new coaling
station is made necessary because the
capacity OF the station at San Fran
cisco. which is $4,000 tons, has been
reached.
The government will store from 90. !
600 to $4,000 tons of coal at the sta.
ton here At the present time the
coal is stored at a Santa Fe Railroad
wharf, which has only a small ca
pacity. The coal is used for navy
war ships.
Dix Still Here.
The United States army transport |
Dix is at the port to remain until to- |
morrow, the consignment of five hun |
dred or more head of horses and |
mules destined to the Philippines
having the time of their lives at the |
government corral, where they are
given a rest prior to again boarding |
the troopship for the remainder of |
the voyage.
Captain George II. Pierce is renew
ing host of acquaintances made at
the port during his many years in
the army transport service. He is
now rated as a civilian master The
change follows an order abolishing
the system of assigning commissioned |
Officers to commands on transports
and practically relieves all these YES
sells of military control while at sea.
Captain Pierce is under orders from
the army headquartermaster's Office,
but as navigating officer he is in full /
control OF his ship.
IA
Kllauea off the Hilo Run.
The InterIsland steamer Kilaueal
returned from Hilo and the way ports
t1iis morning, the. vessel bringing a
large list of cabin and deck passen-
gers and a scattering array OF cargo
Including sundries, empties and native
wood. The vessel is reported to have
met with moderate trades and seas.
Purser Phillips reports the steamer
Kauai and Kaiulani at Papaikou and
the Wailele at Kukuihaele, the lat
ter vessel to load cate for Homo,
lulu.
Hawaii Sugar Report.
Purser Phillips of the InterIsland
steamer Kilauea brought report of the
Following sugar awaiting shipment on
Hawaii. Olaa, 26,500; Waiakea, H.
Oo0. Hawaii Mill, 5000; Hilo Sugar
m 13.8O0; Onomea, 20,346; Popee-
lreo II .211; Honomu, 10000; Hakalau,
10 no. Laupahoehoe, 11,350: Kaiwiki,
5 260. Kukaiau, 1000; Hamakua Mill,
ooeo Paauhau, 5000; Honokaa, 5000;
1r,,luihaele. 5000; Punaluu, 1885;
Honuapo, 6,056 sacks.
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Anvo Maru to South America.
The hig new Anyo Maru of the Cen
...l and South American line, the
~ addition to the Togo Kisen
. 100. fleet. is reported 10 have
ns,s," from Hilo for the west coast
ssl GontraI America on sunday noon.
OF nnaa Mar, was discharged of
d l,gb, hun hundred tons of oriental cargo,
eign ~ most mart made up of Japan
lc sa ~, nroyisions and merchandise.
Tr 1r,sP The s arrival Of the Japanese
". WIN N,n ,pe Maru from the orient e,
day Local ILL., Liscum had again