Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-24
SAIL
BIRDS MIGRATE 1 |

The arrival and dispatch OF two
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES liners at Homo
lufu cheated considerable activity
along ans Otherwise peaceful water
front. The departure Of the Mariana
as well a. the Mekufa afforded a
means where marked migration Of
songbfrds was accomplished. 8
In the sailing Of the Mariana for
Australian ports by the way Of Suya,
Auckland to Sydney. N. IS. w. Nine.
Clara Butt, known as the famous Brit
fish contralto and nightingale took
her departure after the rendition OF 4
delightful concert at one Of the local
theafers. ~ rsgssl ssF ~;
Joseph, the ,self.styled Bird Nam
was passenger IN the Makura, that
continued the voyage to Victoria and
Vancouver late last evening, with him
/ departing q large number Of crates
Of tropical birds. The feafhered tribe
has been ON exhibition here for some
weeks. $50 ssGi sise
/ Little evidence was found in the
mail left at this port Of the FIRE that Is
declared 70 have ragged In the mail.
room Of the Makura some hours after
sfhat vessel sailed from Sydney for
Auckland
The vessel sailed from Sydney al
noon on April a, and at Z o'clock that
evening the alarm Of fire was sounded
After two hours spent in fighting the
fire the flames were finally extin.
guished, only after several FIRE hose
had been employed in pouring vol
sanles Of water into the hold The
MalSnra trip is characterized as rather
strenuous until within some hundred
Ihiles OF Honolulu Al series OF gales
Eof the intensity and velocity Of a hur,
tfioane prevented the vessel IN keep
! ing her accustomed schedule. The
Makura was 4 day late in arrival al
Suva. At one time It was found nee
essary to transfer . portion Of the
Hfeerage passengers to another deck
owing to the tremendous seas that
swept the vessel The Nakura dis
charged here SIS cases jam. ISL bags
onions, so boxes frozen butter, / case
eurios, 40 bags shell for Kobe and "a
qaahtity Of stores for Tanning island
Sailing at 8: 80 last nigh the linel
:carried Is additional passengers from
Itkfs port FOR British Columbia. Tho
vessel arrived with S97 througn pas
The Miramas departed for the An
stip0des at 10 o'clock last night, 80 ad
/. dfti0nal passengers joining this vessel
The Mariana reached q berth at The
Waikiki side of the Alakea wharl
shorty before o'clock IN the even
ing. Two hundred and fifty through
passengers came pretty near fiilins
the vessel to capacity.
BY special request the liner wa:
held here until 10 o'clock in order Il
| permit the rendition Of concert pro
gram By two talented singers, travel
ing through to Australia &.
! A small shipment of preserved pine:
and miscellaneous cargo was supplied
the Mariana before sailing for Sydney
!. The British steamship Beechy has
been chartered to load shipment o.
Japanese coal. destined for Honolulu
( the vessel to be dispatched from Moi
Japan, within a very short time. The
coal is consigned to the Inter-Isiand
AS far as is known the vessel viii
bring in the neighborhood Of $500 tons
fuel to this port.
Two Matson steamers, Hyades ant
Honolulan, are scheduled to sail fol
island ports this evening, the Hyadei
proceeding to San Francisco from
tHilo, while the Honelnlan is due to re
turn here on Monday morning. Rotf
vessels viii be discharged of genera
cargo, and take on shipments of su
gar. -,
"a PAssENGERs ARRIVED