Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-24
IS
GlESTATLUAU
OF YESTERDAY

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pleasing luau given yesterday after
noon at the Inter-IsIand shipyard, the
affair being In honor Of William T
Donnelly, who, as designer of the new
| floating drydock, was the guest OF a
hundred employees who for the past
nine months have been identified with
the construction of the big dock.
A. feast OF good things was tempt.
tingly set before the visitors who as.
sembled In gaily decorated pavilion.
A beyy Of pretty Hawaiian girls looked
after the serving OF the viands. Music
from Hawaiian quartette was feat.
IRE Of the occasion. T.. ...
Following the discussion of edibles,
a number OF brief but interesting ad.
dresses were in order. Yice-president
j. L, Mclean spoke in behalf Of Pres
ident J.. A. Kennedy and the manage
ment Of the Inter.Island. To Hon. j.
M. Dowsett fell the duty of speaking
concerning the development of the ma
rine railway and new, dock, a work
that has extended over a period Of 80
years. rs
r N. Howe gave the workers an in
teresting talk. w. r. Harrington fol-
lowed, his topic being THE Work
That Counts for Hawaii"
r. o. Matheson went briefly into
the matter Of health conditions of
Honolulu. Superintendent J. Sheedy
told Of the Importance of the new dry
dock to the shipping Of Honolulu. He
backed up his remarks by predictions
relating to future business that Will
soon find its way to this port.
Senator Charles Chillingworth ad.
dressed the assembled workers in
Hawaiian, taking occasion to pay a
graceful compliment ito the men re-
sponsible for the speedy construction
of the dock
From Shipping Master to Mayor, !"
was the topic assigned Joseph j. Fern,
mayor OF Honolulu. His Honor" was
accorded an ovation when he had con-
cluded his brief address.
H M. Dougherty was also called
upon for few words.
In responding to the several adj
dresses, Mr.. Donnelly took occasion
TO thank his hosts for the reception
and luau. In departing from the isl
ands, he said that he did so with gen.
uine regret.
HaWki1ead Funiipates and Goals.
While Immigration Of the British
freighter Hamkhead Is in progress at
the quarantine wharf today, that yes.
sci is receiving 800 tons Of bunker
coal. with q view Of q prompt dis.
patch fer Australia. The HaWkhead
arrived this morning following q tedi-
Gus and rough passage from the
Sound The vessel carries several
million feet OF lumber destined for
Australia. The freighter sailed from
Tacoma on November Sth and is com
manded BY Captain Frank Hand The
vessel is expected to continue the
voyage to the colonies this evening.
BAD Weather Delayed Colombian.
Strong gales accompanied BY heavy
seas and squalls, served to delay the
progress of the American-Hawaiia
freighter Columbian from the Sound
to the islands. The vessel, with sew.
eral thousand tons Of cargo including
freight from European ports, was.
berthed at the railway wharf A vast
quantity Of Christmas merchandise
has arrived In this vessel The CO.
lumbian brought rs sacks Of mail for.
warded from the Northwest To Homo
lulu. Before the vessel departs for
the other islands between four and
five THOUSAND tons OF freight viii have
been discharged.
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Karnak on Last Lap.
On the last lap Of the long voyage
from European ports to the Hawaiian
islands, the Kosrnos Line freightteer
Karnak with several thousand tons
81 merchandise for discharge at Homo
lulu. Is reported by cable to have sail
ed from Valparaiso. Chile. for this port
md is expected will arrive here along
The first part of January. @. Brewer
and Company viii act as agents for
this vessel. The Karnak Is to pro.
ceed to the Pacific coastu IsS,sSd
States S,,oyt IF n,nas as