Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-08
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: FOR THE WEEK

The week gives promise Of much
activity in shipping at the port
From San Francisco, with hfty-two
cabin passengers and over three
thousand tons of mainland freight
destined for several island ports the
watson Navigation steamer Honolu-
Ian is due to come 70 berth at the
Queen street wharf at an early hour
tomorrow morning Castle and Cooke
hope to be able TO dispatch the Homo
iulan for kahului by Thursday even
ing.
Alakea wharf viii accommodate two
liners flying the British colors Wednes-
day, according to wireless messages
received today through T. H. Davies
and Company, from the Canadian Aus
tralasian steamship Niagara from
British Columbia, and en- route TO
Australia by the way Of Suva and
Auckland, and the Mariana, now
steaming from the antipodes, and pro-
|ceeding 10 Vancouver and Victoria
The Niagara should reach the port
at six o'clock In the morning, her Of
fcers expressing q desire that the yes
sci sail for the south by six o'clock
| in the evening. This vessel is car
rying 466 passengers In the several
classes. and has III sacks OF mail Tor
honolulu.
A dozen passengers have been book
ed for Australia In the Niagara. This
vessel VIII be supplied with $40 tons
| OF fuel oil during the stay at the port
The Canadian Australasian liner
Mariana, from Sydney by the way Of
auckland and SuYa. is also due at an
early hour Wednesday morning, and
| Is expected to sail for British C0lum-
hia in the evening. taking 80 passen-
gers from honolulu. The vessel has
room for all applicants for trapspor-
tation to the coast The Mariana will
be given berth at Alakea wharf.
H. Hackfeld and Company have
been advised that the Pacific Mail
steamer China from San Francisco,
and destined for the Orient by way
OF Honolulu, Is due to reach the port
at eight o'clock Wednesday morning.
and owing to the loading of twelve
hundred tons Of coal, will sail for
the Coast OF Asia at noon, Thursday.
ne vessel is reported to be carrying
|nil5 cabin, four second class and one
steer e passenger. Mail for the isl
ands IT, the amount OF 233 sacks is
aboard TIE vessel.
The last word received from the
United States army transport Dix
was to the effect that the vessel from
Manila by the way Of Nagasah, ia
pan. was a thousand miles on the
port, and would bring several thous-
and tons Of coal for discharge at Hon
o4s4u.
The United States army transport
Thomas. from san Francisco is ex-.
pected to arrive Friday with number
Of military passengers, including en-
listed men. for the several Oahu gar
risons
with ss5 tons Of Oriental cargo the
Pacific Mail steamship Mongolia is
due to reach the port Saturday. The
vessel Is still out Of touch by wireless.
liustlIno Coal from strathesk.
Coal is now being discharged from
the British freighter Strathesk at q
rate which gives promise Of that yes
sci being ready to sail for the coast
by the last Of the week. The Strath-
esk upon arrival here on Aug. 18th,
was sent to Pearl Harbor Owing to
congestion now prevailing at the
naval station, the vessel was moored
i'm the stream with prospect Of re-
naming there for some weeks. Ar
rangements were completed whereby
the coal from the east coast, brought
to the islands in the Strathesk will
be discharged at Honolulu. Between
seven hundred and a thousand tons
OF fuel each day are now leaving the
vessel 81
Sparks from the Wireless
The following wireless message has
been received by the agents Of the s.
s. Honolulan. bound for Honolulu.
For Honolulu-53 passengers. 469I
bags mail, so WelIs-Fargo express
matter, 10 automobiles, 1920 tons car
go; for Kahnlui--17s tons cargo; for
Kaanapali- l26 tons cargo; for Port
Allen-113 tons cargo.
Ship arrives tomorrow forenoon and
wiz dock at the new Queen street
wharf
Repairs to the damaged wireless
equipment of the transport Logan
were completed before that vessel
sailed for the coast on Saturday even
ing.
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