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

49,
It's touch and 20 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 rousing, reception for a dele.
cation of ball players from the Cali.
fornia college, when the Nippon
steamed into the harbor. The team
is returning from triumphant tour
OF the far east. and will lay over at
Honolulu catching the Pacific Mail
liner Persia, leaving here on July %.
Captain Stevens and his staff of Of
Ulcers endeavored TO make the Voy-
age an extremely pleasant one for 90
cabin, IL second class and f67 Asiatic
steerage passengers. Those leaving
the vessel at Honolulu included Il
cabin and Ito Asiatics, the latter in.
Guiding SO Japanese. Chinese and rs
Filipinos.
Some fast work was accomplished
in getting out 204 tons of oriental
cargo brought by the Nippon Maru.
he 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 viii begin at once on a new
coaling station 20 be established on
Point Iona, adjacent to the quaran.
tine and within one-half mile of Fort
kpsecrans. The cost will not exceed
$4,000.
Engineer Williams, who has been
detailed here on special duty, says
the establishment of the new coalino
station is made necessary because the
capacity OF the station at San Fran.
cisco, which Is 5000 tons, has been.
reached.
The government will store from 90.
900 to 10000 tons Of coal at the sta,
ton here. At the present time the
coal Is stored at 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 rest prior to again boarding
the trOopship for the remainder of
the voyage.
Captain George H. 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 10 commands on transports
and practically relieves all these YES
sells of military control while at sea.
Captain Pierce is under orders from
the army eadquartermaster's Office,
but as navigating officer he is in full
control OF his ship.
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Kilauea off the Hilo Run.
The lnter-Island steamer Kilauea
returned from Hilo and the way ports
this morniHg, the vessel bringing al
large list of cabin and deck passen-
gers and scattering array OF cargo
including sundries. empties and native
wood. The vessel is reported to have
met with moderate trades and seas.
Pnrser Phillips reports the steamer
Kauai and Kaiulani at Papaikou and
the Wailele at KukufhaeiG the lat
ter vessel to load cate for Homo
lnlu.
Hawaii Sugar Report.
Pnrser Phillips of the 'Inter-Island
steamer Kilauea brought report of the
following sugar awaiting shipment on
Hawaii: Olaa, 26.500; Waiakea, H.
600; Hawaii Mill, 5000; Hilo Sugar
Co, l3,See; Onomea, 20.346; Pepee-
keo, 1921; Honomu, 10000; Hakalau,
Il. 700; Laupahoehoe. IL $50; Kajwiki, |
3.3DO, hukaldu, Z,OOO5 tidmdhud MIL
$3.50; Paanhau. 5000; Honokaa, 5000; |
Kukuihaele, 5000; Puualuu, 1885:
Honuapo, 6,056 sacks.
Anvo Maru to South America.
The hig new Anyo Maru of the Cen
.r,I. and South American line, the
i.test addJion 10 the Togo Kisen
xaisha fleet; is reported To have
1870 from IIilo for the west coast
- Central America on Sunday noon.
,rss Awe Mars was discharged OF
-4...,,, hnnared tons of oriental cargo. |
S 80 she most part made up Of Japan
-. s,rovi<l0ns and merchandise.
90 - "
.,or. li16nm Relocated.
1ran ,.ss me srfiyal OF the Japanese
3 ~ N,nnon Maru from the orient to-
dsg ' &c t, a5as Ills Isea NH had again
that tn s,.sd from ahe bottom of the
been 80, 80 river ct Shanghai.