Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-08
.TRAMPS CONE
TO HONOLULU

Five tramp frelghterS, lying the
British colors, are to bring coal from
Australia or Japan, to Honolulu, and
after remaining here for few days,
pending the discharge of the fuel, will
proceed to Columbia River or Puget
Sound ports, there take on big ship
shipments of lumber destined for the
Antipodes.
Announcement is made today con-
corning at least five charters for Ho-
nolulu. The Inter5lsland Steam Nayi-
cation Company is in receipt of adj
vices to the effect that the British
steamships Cape Finnistcrre and the
well known coal and lumber carrier
Ikaia are to load coal for the local
steamship company, taking on the fuel
at Newcastle, N. S. w.
The British fTeighters Silverbirch,
Harmattan and Ecclesia, have been
fixed to load coal at Moi, Japan, con-
signed to the Inter-Island.
II is estimated that the vessels now
under charter, will bring an aggregate
of $4,000 tons coal to be discharged
here within the next six months.
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Redwood Poisons Master Mariner.
Captain Nelson of the barkentine
MAXWELL, which arrived yesterday,
103 days from Newcastle, Australia,
thought to relieve the monotony of a
dull and MINDLESS passage by building
for himself boat In the course of
construction heefound it necessary to
steam number of redwood boards in
order TO bend them around q curve.
At frequent intervals he opened the
steam bath to turn the boards, and
every time he opened the tank cloud
of steam rolled against his right
cheek Ten days later that right
cheek began to swell and the skipper
realized that he had been poisoned
by the redwood fumes. In Fort Bragg
and places where redwood is eytens-
lively handled, its poisonous quality is
well known and Captain Nelson, who
has handled many lumber cargo,
was able to make correct diagnosis.
He went to bed and his wife bathed
his swollen face and made him as
comfortable as possible On February
16 the British ship Wray Castle from
Salaverry for Portland, was sighted
and Chief Officer Rasmussen, who
TO his bed, launched a boat and sent
the second mate to the Wray Castle
for medicine. The captain was prac-
tically well when the ship arrived in
port
The Makaweli was in the same gale
as the Lurline but those on the bark
entine dismissed the storm as "a
strong northwest gale" The gale did
no damage to the barkentine, but in
a dead calm, January 2, off Pitcairn
island, the Makaweli's mizzen gaff
snapped. sa
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Stefansson Viii Sail from British Co
lumbia.
NEW YORK, February 26.-Vilhjal
mar StefansSon, discoverer of the
blonde Esquimaux, made public today
his plans for the four-year expedition
he plans to lead to the Arctic next
NAV. Stefansson and his companions
eight or ten picked men of science
will sail out of Esquimault, B. c., near
Victoria, the latter part of May or in
early June on the 247-ton steam whal
er Karluk, barkentine rugged, purchas.
ed for the expedition by the Canadian
government. The Karluh now lies in
San Francisco barhor; during the
next ten days she viii be Uychauled
and sent TO Esquimault. She will fly
the British flag. as the entire cost o.
the expedition is to be borne by the
Canadian government, and viii carry
a crew of fourteen.
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Noeau lowed Rithet TO Sea.
In tow of the Inter-IslaRd steamer
Noeau. the bark r. T. Rithet went to
sea at ten O'clock this morning, the
vessel leaving the pert with fun
shipment of sugar and six cabin pas
: sengers. -. -.
The schooner Mary r. Foster with
lumber consigned to Allen & Robin
son is, reported to have sailed from
port Ludlow for Honolulu yester-
day.
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