Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-16
DOCKS
At late HOUR
' TONIGHT XII -.

pBaclllc from, san Francisco, the MAI.
son Navigation steamer Lurline VIII
he brought TO a berth at Hackfeld
wharf about 1890 this evening, sc.
cording to, a prediction +. received
through wireless by Castle G Cooke
this morning.
The Lurline is understood. to have
been held back because Of rough
weather. The vessel brings so cabin
and % steerage passengers. In san
ing from the coast, 1000 tons of cargo
FOR Honolulu and $40 tons for Kahuiui
were placed aboard. The vessel will
bring a large share of the Christmas
mail, the consignment amounting to
1873 sacks. $50
Arrangements were made this morn.
ing whereby medical officers and q
delegation OF customs and, immigra-s
ton men would visit the vessel and
grant pratique, permitting the liner.
to enter the harbor after the regular
hours prescribed by the federal reg
ulations. The Lurline viii probably
sail for Kahn1ui on Friday evening,
where sugar. and other lines Of island
products viii be loaded for shipment
to the mainland.
Fine Weather Tor Island sfeaners.
While trans-Pacific liners yoyaging
between San Francisco and Honolulu
are delayed through heavy seas and
gales, the coasting feet is reported
as meeting with favorable weather
conditions between island ports. The
Mauna Kea returned from Hilo and
the way ports this morning with e.
small general cargo and few cabin
passengers A moderate trade wind
and sea was encountered after leavs
ing Maui for Honolulu. The freighfi
list included an automobile, q GUAM.
tity of empties, shipments of scrap
iron, 10 cords Of wood, crates OF
poultry and ia packages OF sundries.I
Purser Philips reported the steam
ers Kauai and Kauilani at Hilo.l
where sugar was being discharged
into the Matson steamer Enterprise. !
Complete Dredging IL kahului.
8 The big Hawaiian Dredging Com
pany dredge. Gaylord, has completed
work at Kahului harbor and is to be-
taken to Hiio when the weather con
dftions permit its being towed to the
Crescent city. An attempt was made
to transfer the Gaylord to Hilo, the
Matson Navigation steamer Hilonian
taking line Before the steamer
and its tow had cleared the island,
the lines are reported to have parted
and the Gaylord was returned TO Ka-
hului.
Bid for Philippine Business.
In order to command share of the
business from the Philippine Islands,
the Norddeutscher Lloyd will insti.j
tute a direct service between Manila
and Europe beginning with 1914.
-Four of the Imperial German Mail
liners, the biggest and most paiatiall
steamers in the Orient, will go iii.
rect from Manila to Europe. The four
steamers selected for this special
service are the Prinz Ludwig, Derf.
finger, Prinz Eitel Friedrich and
Princess Alice. This arrangement will
avoid the annoying transfer of steam.
ers al, Hongkong. Messrs Behn,
Meyer e Company state that already
6 large number of reservations on
these fine steamers have been secured
BY residents in the Philippines who
are leaving for Europe next spring. /
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Demand for Tonnage Reported Brisk
There is an exceptionally coed de-
nnand or vessels for the West coast, /
says a San Francisco advice. and at
the present writing nothing can be
had under Sc shfllings, with most own
ers holding out or 60 shillings.