Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-11
APIA WIRELESS
SOON COMPLETED

Oceanic liners will soon be in touch
with powerful wireless telegraph
plant, the installation at Apia, Samoa,
now nearing completion, according &c
officers in The steamship Sonoma
which reached Honolulu this morning,
following a pleasant trip from Sgd
ney.
"A thousand tons OF material for the
pew plant have been landed at Apia,
and the work is being rushed with a
view Of placing the plant in action
within few weeks. It is predicted
that the Apia wireless will have a
range Of at least two thousand miles.
The site is laid down at point about
five miles inland
Apia is forging ahead with a num-
Ter of important improvements under
way at the time the Sonoma called.
Several hundred tons of steel frame
work for the new customs shed is
also on hand, and. as the foundations
are nearly laid down, this oonstruc-
non viii soon be fairly under way.
Nothing has so far been made. public
concerning the construction of quar-
antine station. which is badly needed
During the past two weeks no further
cases Of smallpox have broken out on
Michael Jebsen. The question
fas not yet been decided who is to
pay for the heavy demurrage Incurred.
Less copra than usual was made
up in May and June, but very large
supplies are expected forward in July
and August The weather is now
very favorable for copra making. The
eacao crop, which has just been har-
Vested and disposed of, has been
record one. The rubber output will
now be, accelerated. as the extra
coolies 10 be landed from tho Jebson
will, be required TO tap the very fine
Para trees. which have for some time
lain idle waiting for tappers 70 work
On them.
Captain Trask reported some rather
disagreeable weather immediately
following the sailing from Sydney.
After leaving Samoa. smooth seas
and favorable winds were the rule.
B The, Sopoma arrived at a berth at
Oceanic wharf shortly before nine
o'clock this morning, bringing 6 cabin
second class and steerage passen-
ger. for Honolulu The through fist
included &c cabin, As second class and
81 StSSfdBe passengers.
Some fast work will have to be done.
to dispatch the liner for San Francisco
at six o'clock this evening as there
are about eight hundred tons of
freight to be loaded, while the liner
brought three hundred tons of Austria,
liam products for this port Australian
meat to the amount of 10000 pounds
made up the bulk of the cargo, with
consignments of refrigerated provi
sions, fertilizer, liquors and sundries
To be shipped to the coast. C. Brew
er Company, agents for the vessel
have 10000 cases of pines. $500
lunches of bananas, 600 sacks of
sugar and quantities of rice, honey
and general cargo.
A delegation of local sport deYotees
.4gathered at the wharf this morning
TO pay tribute to the shrine of Sam
l-angford, the famous fistic star, who
s. with his wife and family, and a train
Of lesser lights in the fight game, are
ienroute from Australia to the United
States. Langford and his suite spent
The day in sightseeing.
Seventy-five cabin and a number of
steerage passengers are to join the
SonOma for San Francisco, according
TO the advance booking list
The Order of the Owls. fathered by
Purser Pray and delegation of live
wires aboard the liner, are given
credit for casting dull care TO the
briny deep. and added much life and
gaiety to the long voyage. Along the
line of sports and entertainment, there
is said to have been something doing
every minute. DIR. George Clark and
Chief Steward Carleton have been
equally active in promoting good fell
lowship aboard the popular liner
Harbor Notes.
The great anchor carried in the
new German liner Imperator is said
to weigh 26,455 pounds.
The Union Oil tanker Santa Rita
sailed from EahuMi for Port San
Luis on last Monday, following the
completion of the discharge of a
part cargo of OIL
General merchandise and lumber
is reported to have left the coast on
Wednesday in the schooner Honoipu.
The vessel is sailing from San Fran
cisco and will proceed to Hama, Maui
Lumber for island importers is
otOalu the cNuooAtSaA tiEtSltS INV Sli
Ioute from Puget Sound to Honolulu.
The vessel sailed from Port Towns
end on Wednesday.
4. H. Davies and Company, repre-
senting the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
liner Mariana have been advised that
the vessel sailed from Vancouver for
Honolulu on Wednesday evening.
Omega saiI= for Sound.
Taking ballast only, the American
schooner Omega. arriving at this port
from WilIapa Harbor on June 23rd,
was dispatched this morning, the des-
tination of the vessel being Puget
Sound The vessel brought large
shipment of lumber consigned to the
local agency of Levers & Cooke.