Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-29
CROWDSDEPART
IN MONGOLIA
Y

Alakea wharf seldom ever was
crowded to the extent that it was this
morning with the departure of the Pa
cific Mail liner Mongolia for the Coast
and the arrival of the steamship MAJ
churia from San Francisco, the two
big trans-Pacific steamers sailing and
arriving at the dock within couple of
hours of each other
One hundred and forty-eight cabin
passengers sailed for the Coast in the
Mongolia. In the second class, fifty
Spanish and Portuguese immie rants
were issued transportation to San
Francisco During the brief stay of
the Mongolia at Honolulu eighteen
hundred tons freight from the far east
were discharged. while $50 tons of Ha-
wRiian products were placed aboard
Some lively work was accomplish ed
through the agency of II. Hackfeld &
Co In the dispatch of the Mongolia
and the reception of the Manchuria to-
day. 5s - -
The San Francisco-bound liner de-
parted right on schedule, the yessef
pulling away from the wharf at 6
O'Clock. sszrssre -a-
Millions in wealth was represented
In the passengers who left the islands
this morning, many prominent people
taking their departure. .... '
- sea "a 80 80, .:fr .ts-as q.
WinBcut Into Pacific Coast 4. .
Bpslpees ssE q. :,s
The Atlantic re- Pacific, Steamship
Company win begin operations with,
In one. month"; ON the first OF the
mepth the new 1900 ton steamer
Santa Cruz, the first of the big four
to operate between New York and Pa,
cific coast ports via Magellan, Will be.
GIN loading cargo at Philadelphia.
The formation Of the Atlantic &
Pacific Steamship Company was at
tended with little publicity. w. r.
Grace a Company. agents for the
company at San Francisco, were re-
sponsible Tor the new venture, and
without difficulty managed to inter
est men of large capital Bonds to
the value of $4,000 were disposed of
in San Francisco. -l~4s..rf i -.
After the Santa Cruz, three other
liners will 60 into commission at in
teryals of three months. They viii be
the Santa Clara, Santa Catalina and
Santa Cecella. The last three will be
larger than the Santa Cruz. Each win
be Of 10000 tons, but for the time it
is not intended to fit them for pas
sengers. .fSs 4sss
!. The Santa Cruz has been fitted for
about rs passengers. The accommo-
dations are only for firstsclass travel
are and are intended for use chiefly
after the Panama Canal opens The
fittings are luxurious, and 1t is the in
tention of the operators to cater only
to persons who desire the best when
travelling. s. ,is~.. ~ ..~,-
All of. the ships win steam up to
fourteen knots. Until the canal is,
open for the shipment the big four.
will steam through. Magellan. The
time from the Atlantic to San Fran
cisco viii be about fifty days, When
the canal is used it is expected to
have sailings from either terminal
every two weeks. 1t is. expected that
the Santa Cruz will leave for San
Francisco with a fun cargo, and a, few
passengers may be booked.
,es..,s.:. E ..,.
Saw Bright Lights Far Out to Sea
Second Officer ID. Sullivan of the
Observation-Disclosures steamer Colum-
bian reports to tae local Hydrograph-
ic Office that en- the night of De
eember S, at 9:45 o'clock. while on
watch on the bridge, about twenty
miles eastward of Port Angeles, he !
experienced the brightest display of |
phosphorus that he has ever witness !
ed. The water all AROUND the vessel
assumed a bright glow, almost strong |
enough to read newspaper by, and |
lasted fully fifteen minutes. Sullivan !
says that he, had seen a bright con-
dition OF the sea on previous voyages
in. the same locality, but nothing SO
intense as on December 5.
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Long Spars fer Germany
Building three spars, each 126 feet
long by six feet in circumference,
one, of which is completed, the Girls
EndTesen .Shiptuildipg, Company,. of
expe cts to fill. an order
which they received from a Hamburg
firm, probably for Kaiser
The, spars when finished
will be shipped to Tacoma by rail
and from Tacoma will be loaded on
steamship boa-d fl the port of Ham
burg.
10 kz.
Alaska Steamship is Doomed
The passenger steamship Dora,
which is rocking in the surf at Sew
lrd, Alaska, is doomed, according to
attest advices. The steamship North
western will make last attempt to
,ull her off the shore, but without
much hope CT EUccess-
HAvE YouR BAGGAGE HANpLE