Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-29
JAPANESE WILL
DEVELOP new
HDORADO

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A new Eldorado. declared to be a
Yeritable paradise, situated about 1000
miles distant from TOXIC. teeming
with mineral wealth yet untouched. is
to be developed upon an extensive
scale by arhui OF Japanese. who claim
the discovery OF the Pacific paradise,
and who have DISPATCHED a represen.
tative 10 the United States as a pas
senger in the Pacific Mail liner Mon
gciia which called here todav.
u was stated on board the liner
this mo-uina that partv of 2H Jana
nese, who have been Identified with
several ashins and exploration com.
panies throughout Japan. ,came upon
the island. now known on late charts
% Nakannshirna at 31-51 N. long. and
15s 16 east lat. - <. .-
Hiratiro. q mining nrnmoter who has
! had extensive exDerfence In Korea
and Manehuria Is identified with the
propoeition which It Is said should
ret fha hiscoverers sornething like
SOC. 1000 ven before the supply OF
precious metal is exhausted. At the
time the MouRoiia called at Kobe. a
partv Of scientists were about TO start
for fhe new possession In the steamer
Yoshiolea Maru.
The island Is said nv the JaDanese
travelling 70 the mainland in the Mon
Rolia. 10 have been discovered about
auarter Of q centurv ago II 10 un-
3ahabited and abnunds In rbosphates.
0ne seriors drawback 40 far encoun-
tered Is the absence Of fresh water.
A considerable sum is to be ex-
pended for machinery and supplies.
The Mongolia was fortunate In es-
Gaming much OF the heavy seas and
gales that were the lot OF several
steamers which preceded her m cross
me the Pacific. The Pacific Mail yes
eel reached AIakea wharf before 9
o'clock this morning and is to remain
here until O'clock tomorrow morn
ing before resuming the VOYAGE to
San Francisco. The MONGOLIA was
not overcrcwded with nasseneers, the
vessel leaving IL cabin. eight second
class and rs Asistic steerage passAn-
Fers here The through list includes
IS cabin. % second class and 251 ASH
attic steeraee passengers.
The vessel bears 5000 tons Of freight
destined for the mainland. including
tiIk to the value Of about q million
dollars
A small list Of passengers have been
booked FOR the coast in the Mongolia.
Mauna Kea an Early Arrival
Laden with several hundred head OF
sheep from the sEanches on the island
Of Hawaii, the steamer Mauna Kea
was an early arrival at the port this
morning, here 70 remain until o'clock
this afternoon, when the vessel again
takes up the voyage to the Big Island.
a number of sugar plantation mana
gers were included among the passen-
gers from Hilo and the Maui ports.
The Mauna Kea met with much better
weather than has been the rule during
the earlier part Of the week. Purser
Phillips reports no deep-sea shipping
ID island ports, save the Wilhelmina,
which was reported as taking on SUI
Ear and discharging cargo at Hilo.
MI |I.|lI Nf8SttI00 fA@04N4tt.
Captain G. s. Cochran, for the past
three years with the u. 8. Revenue
Cutter Thetis while that vessel has
been stationed in Hawaiian waters, Is
to be transferred to command else
where. Captain Cochran has been or
dercd to the coast and win be re-
iieVed by Commander Brown, who is
expected win take up his duties on
the Thetis before the close of Decem-
Der.
chlna on 10 The Orient. IA ~.
Completing the loading of seven
hundred tons Of bunker coal. the Paci-
nc Mail liner China sailed for Japan,
China and the Philippines at noon to-
day. The vessel was joined by dele
cation Of Japanese and Chinese steer
age passengers. who are en- route to
their native land 10 spend the holiday
season, returning to the islands in the
spring. The China carried few cabin
passengers in transit. H..