Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-18
SPANISH LEAVE :.
BY THE China

DI It'll UnltA
One hundred and twenty-five Span
ISL and Portuguese departed for the
coast in the Pacific Mail liner China,
that sailed for San Francisco prompt.
~ at 10 O'Clock this morning.
Alakea wharf held the usual large
crowd OF spectators present to wit.
ness the sailing OF a trans Pacific
steamer. The China was an arrival
at the port late yesterday afternoon.
With small amount of cargo from
Manila, Hongkong, Shanghai and the
Japanese ports, the vessel remained
over night for discharge A supply OF
coal was placed aboard
The China brought about an equal
number of Japanese and Filipino pas
sengers in her steerage.
Passengers leaving the vessel at
this port includd cabin, secon-class
and Sc Japanese, Chinese and 55
Filipinos in the steerage. Travelling
through to San Francisco are &c cab
in, ell second-class and 81 Asiatic
steerage passengers.
Sixty cabin passengers secured
transportation from this point to the
mainland through the agency of H.
Hackfeld & Co.
The China is one of several vessels
operated by the Pacific Mail Company
in the intermediate service in which a
decided advance in rates of passage
have now gone into effect 1t is be-
lieved that the increase in tariff will
have considerable effect upon the
number who might avail themselves
of this class of transportation.
A large mail was forwarded to the
coast in the China.
IA
New Canadian Port Ready for Business
Since taking over the property of
the Barclay Sound Cedar company,
the Canadian Pacific Lumber com
pany has expended over 100000 in
improving the plant at Port Alberni.
With the completion of the new
wharf at that port in July the first
big ocean-going vessel will arrive to
load lumber for Australia, according
TO word received from the west coast.
The company has orders for three
shiploads of lumber for Australia and
with the completion of the Improve
ments it is expected that Port Alberni
will become one of the important ex-
porting harbors of Western Canada.
Mr.. Thomas Meredith, managing di-
rector of the Canadian Pacific Lum-
Der company, was over at Port Al
berni few days ago inspecting the
company's plant at that point, made
the announcement regarding three
vessels which viii call at Alberni for
lumber.
LurliHe Steanns for Coast Tonight.
With one of the larges; cargoes
carried during her career, the Matson
Navigation liner Lurdline will steam
for San Francisco at six o'clock this
evening, Shipping Manager Drew and
his assistants having gotten together
5000 tons island products destined for
the mainland. The Lurline Is taking
$3.50 tons sugar, 1000 tons molasses,
while consignments of bananas, pine
apples, hides, coffee, rice and 240 tons
scrap tin will serve to MAKE up the
remainder of the freight.
A large list OF passengers has
been booked for the coast, including
| twenty-four members of the World s
Fair Stock Company, which has just
closed a successful engagement in the
islands. The departure of the steamer
will be attended by the melody from
the Hawaiian band The Lurline VIII
| depart from the Haekfeld wharf.
"a
Manchuria Bringing Monster Cargo.
Twenty-Five hundred tons oriental
merchandise and supplies are TO be
1nlcaded at Alakea wharf, following
the arrival of the big Pacific Mail
J liner Manchuria This vessel is now
steaming across the Pacific, having
sailed from Yokohama yesterday. The
Manchuria is believed will arrive here
in which event will be dispatched for
San Francisco on the morning of the
following day. -.s...
| The shipment now enroute from the
! far east to Honolulu is stated the
largest that has been forwarded here
from oriental ports in single bottom
| in many months.
There is room for one hundred and
twenty-five additional passengers in
the saloon, according to cables receiv.
ed at the agency of Fl. Hackfeld &
! Company.
American n awaiian Movements.
The American-Hawaiian freightef
Columbian, now at island ports COM
pleting cargo of sugar destined for
TIE lsthmus of Tehuantepec, is ex-
pected to sail from Hiio for Salina
Cruz on Friday, March 81. The Co.
lumbar is believed will depart with
between ten and twelve thousand tons
sugar F.. ~.
The Mexican. with three thousand
tons mainland freight from the east
coast of the, United States by the way
of San Francisco and Sound ports, is
due TO reach Honolulu on or about
March II, according to late advices
received through General Freight