Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-22
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Extensive alterations are planned
for the Pacific Mail liner Nile upon
the arrival OF the vessel at San Fran
cisco, Captain Lapraik's command de
parted for the coast at eleven o'clock
this morning and her officers predict
ed that with the, return of the popular
little liner on February 18th, local
waterfronters would have occasion TO
rub their eyes in surprise at the
changes that are TO be made in the
arrangement Of passengers aeommoda-
ton.
With view of aifording more room
for the storing OF cargo, the Nile will
swarm with a force OF carpenters and
shipwrights as soon &C her oriental
freight has been discharged at San
Francisco. The plans as carefully OUT
lined by Vice President r. p. Schwerin
call for the addition Of a number OF
staterooms TO the first cabin depart
nient. When the Nile was conttruct-
cd she was arranged especially for
carrying passengers and but little
space left for freight. As an intermedi-
ate steamer on the China run itsis I'M
possible TO keep her full OF passen-
gers, while 1t Is equally difacnit TO han
dln all OF the cargo offered. But 1T
tie change probably viii be made in
the first-class accommodations, bit
seme Of the second+class cabins win
he changed, and q number OF the steer
age rooms removed.
The Nile brought 200 tons oriental
cargo for Honolulu. The through
freight included 1900 tons merchandise
and supplies from Honglnong and. the
regular ports Of call along the coast
of Japan. OF the 16S Astatic steerage
passengers who left the vessel upon
arrival at Honolulu yesterday, 80 were
Filipinos.
Eleven cabin and four second class
passengers were lett here.
Among the passengers en- route to
tho mainland were q delegation OF
perfornnerei Identified with the Ray:
n1ond Teal Company, which organizat
don has completed successful tour
Of the Far East
Arizonan Has Large Cargo
Adyices received by 6. p. Morse,
general freight agent for the Ameri-
can.IIawailhn line, Is to the effect
that the freighter Arizonan from Sh-
ma Cruz BY the way of Pacific coast
ana Sound ports is bringing down a
large cargo OF general merchandise
and supplies for the Islands. The
vessel should arrive here on or about
january %, according to present cal
eulations. The Arizonan brings
west.bound cargoes numbered S16 and
S17 which left New York in the
freighters DalKotafl and American on
November 80 and December 5 fespec-
lively. The Arizonan also has been
supplied with freight at sound ports
to and including that received on Jan,
nary IL
Sonoma wireless.
The following wireless message has
been received BY the agents from the
S. s. Sonoma, on voyage from Sydney
and Page Pago to Honolulu:
S. s. .Sonoma, position at s p. M,
Jan. r.: Latitude north, longitude
1922 west, 1914 miles from Homo
lulu, making 10 knots. should arrive
at honolulu II p. m. Saturday night.
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Harlesden Awe Ger the Coast.
The last of 4,500 tons Aust alian
coal was discharged from the British
steamer Hariesden yesterday and the
bin gray freighter sailed for northern
California ports last evening, taking
ballast only. TIE Harlesden is un-
derstood to have been fixed to take on
4 big Shipment of lumber at Eureka
destined for Australia.
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sailor Boy for Island Ports
The schooner Sailor BOY sailed for
island ports including Hilo last even
ing. The vessel has been recently
.oyerhauled and cleaned following her
long tenn OF inactivity as fixture in
s.rotten row. The vessel is be-
lieped may enter trade between
island ports and Honolulu in the car
rying of hard wood. + H. "a. "
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China Bringing Eifty-one Passengers.
Fifty-one passengers are aboard the
Pacific Mail liner China destined for
Honolulu. The China, staaming from
San Francisco with total Of 100 pas
sengers aboard, is expected to arrive
here on or aboIt ten o'clock Thursday
morning. Tie vessel is TO berth at the
EVA side of Alakea wharf and will be
snpplied with ESQ tons coal, and for
tbis reason the tine of sailing for the
orient. while not definitely fixed. is
belieyed will lie about daylight Friday
morning. Seven second class passen-
gers for Honolulu are aboard the YES
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