Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-07
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The Pacific Mail liner Manchuria,
from Hongkong by the way of Shang-
hal and the Japanese ports OF call,
reached Honolulu this morning with
hut fifteen cabin passengers, thereby
establishing a record for the smallest
list of trans-Pacific travellers in any
vessel flying 1he Pacific Mail house
flag between the Orient and Honolulu
in recent years at least. 4. ~
One hundred and twenty-siX Chinese
servants connected with the pursers
and stewards departments were on in
slant call to administer to the wants
OF this little and select company OF
passengers.
OF the fifteen who were passed up
on by the federal quarantine officials
this morning, seven are young Chinese
students on their way to the United
States to complete their store of know
lodge of western civilization and
learning.
! The Asiatic steerage department in
the Manchuria was far better patro-
nized on the voyage from the far east
TO the United States. Two hundred
and eleven travellers including 81 Fill
pinos, 102 Japanese, Is Chinese and 2
other nationalities, were numbered
among those who left the vessel at Ho-
nolulu.
The Manchuria is to sail for San
Francisco at 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning. Joining the vessel at this
port are sixty cabin passengers book
ed at the agency of H. Hackfeld & Co.
| The Manchuria is; to receive prompt
. dispatch. Ten gangs :. of stevedores
we're placed on the job of Riding the
vessel of 1000 tons Oriental freight.
These men will work all through the
night il occasion demands, in C-der to
get the vessel away for the Coast on
| time. p" .F ..J@'. -
| In transit for San Francisco there are
5,700 tons freight taken aboard at the
Chinese and Japanese ports. A large
shipment of raw silk is included in the
i cargo.
! Fifty sacks mail from the Orient
were received by. the steamer.
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HAWAIIAN Pines In Distressed "a
Steamer.
/ The Coast papers have considerable
4 to say concerning the fate of the Har-
rison Direct Line freighter Workman,
/ which on Dec. 2Sth was found in a
/ dangerous predicament near the en-
trance to the harbor of Rio de Janeiro.
i The news OF the disaster reached San
Francisco just before the sailing of the
Oceanic liner Sierra for Honolulu. Ac-
lcording to the news received, the fate
of ship and cargo is now hanging in
the balance and at the mercy of the
weather. IL the fine weather holds
there is said to be good chance to
float the vessel, which it is reported
has been very badly damaged Condi-
lions are unfavorabIe for lightering the
cargo. IT, s.... II
| The Workman is one Of the best
equipped freighters ever in this port
| and is in command of Captain Booth, q
master mariner who was given COM
imand OF the big ship because of the
owners faith in his careful seaman
ship, The Workman; which was built
| in 1898, has carrying capacity Of f.
LIZA tons, and left San Francisco with
a full cargo.
The cargo included Ill .202 cases OF
canned California fruits, 10000 cases
of canned Hawaiian pineapples, S6,9l6
cases of canned salmon, 1865 tons OF
barley and other cargo. The freight
was valued at more than Loco, zoe.
The Harrison line carries its own in
suranee on, its ships. The cargo was
fully insured and for this reason the
underwriters are grayely concerned
joyeF the reports of disaster. s
About 100000 of the insurance on
the cargo was written in, San Francis:
CO and about 100000 in London. s
IA ,.f4.- g.
Charlie Jones Now Purser i
Charlie Jones, has been elevated to
the ranks of purser in the Inter-
Island service Mr.. Jones. has been
freight clerk in the Manua Kea for
some time past. When Purser Peter
Phillips announced his determination
lio take a trip to the Coast, there to-
fry and keep pace with the progress
| OF twenty-story sky-scrapers and the
latest fads in evening dress, Charlie
Jones was spotted as the man for the
purser's office in the well, known Hilo
liner. Mr.. Jones will go on the regu-
vi Tue IACd tOuIOtiOW
morning, taking over the new duties.
Assistant Freight Clerk, Blanchard,
has been promoted to freight clerk
in the shifting about of officers. /
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Nothing Stirring At HiIo.
It's quiet in Hilo shipping circles
these days. The American schooner
Gamble sailed the last Lof the week
after having been discharged of ship
ment of Puget Sound lumber.
The Matson Navigation steamer En-
tefpriSe left for the coast.
The Observation-Disclosures freighter
Mlssourian departed for Salina Cruz
on Sunday night leaving the harbor
barren of deep sea shipping.
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