Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-06
SIERRA WILL BEP0PllAR. VESSEL
f. FOR VISITORS

This boat is returning to Honolulu
en- her next trip Feb. 3rd, with large
crowd of visitors bent on having the
time OF their lives. was the way nat
one officer in the popular Oce2A:c I'm
or put it this morning.
The Sierra, was, an early arrival
quarantine. 1t LEay have been the
benign influence cast by the prCsenc"
OF the winner IL a San Francisco
newspaper beauty Contest that served
to stimulate the Federal officials to
6reatef activity, bat at Cny rate. the
vel sci was granted pratiqIe without
moments delay and was along side
the wharf by half pait seven O'Clock.
Weather was a little rough for the
EIst few days." declared Purser S.
"a. Williams.
The passengers, numbering fifty in
The saloon and fourteen in the steer
age enjoyed the passing of the old
year and tie welcoming OF the new
at which time pleasing program was
q feature.
The new years dinner was pro-
II uneed an elaborate affair, and at
tetted the abilities of Alfred Hackett
the rotund chief steward, who gener-
elly wins the admiration Of those who
travel in his company.
The Sierra is we'll filed with cargo
There Ii 1895 tors of it and most of it
e general merchandise and supplies
for Importers Of Honolulu
Fifteen automobiles are added to
the large number now operating In the
tffritory.
large mail amounting to 275 sacks
Mas received. The prediction was
n,cde this morning that seventy per
cent of the passengers in the Sierra
were tourists Few old residents re.
fElnd In the liner.
The Sierra is listed for dispatch for
The coast at noon Saturday.
Pacific Mail And T. X. K. Forced To
Expand. s4&
A Manila, dispatch from San Fran
cisco states that announcement was
msde there on December 9Th that tbs
Togo Kisen Kaisha and the Pacific
Mail that the number OF vessels now
In the service between San francisco
snd the Philippines are to be doubled
20 cope with the increased commerce
with the Islands.
The Tokyo Office OF the Togo Kisen
kaisha il authority for the announce
nent The directors of the company
declared that the doubling of the ser
vice has been made imperative by the
remarkable increase Of trade between
fhe Philippines and the United State:
end especially through the port Of San
francisco. @
The management or the I'a.if. Mn.
looks forward to a continual increase
Ii the carrying traa,, with tic Islands
and the company's announcement OF
large increase in vessels was made 81
most simultaneously with the nIss
from Tokyo.
II is believed that an effort Will be
made to add sufficient vessels to give
the islands mo erdirect connection
With the United States on regular
semi-monthly schedule.
zesIandia Repairs Completed. +
The last man employed in effectins
repairs to the machinery In the Can
afian-Austraiasian liner Zealandia, lett
tlsf Job yesterday morning, and then
followed preparations for immediate
departure to the colonies. The Zealan-
dia was dispatched for Sydney by the
way Of SHya and Auckland at noon
yesterday, taking dozen additional
cabin passengers from Honolulu.
The Zealandia's starboard engine re-
cpsved a new high pressure cylinder
head during the three days stay at the
rort. Two hundred and fifty through
messengers made the most OF the time
that the vessel remained at the port,
br taking advantage Of the opportunity
to view all points of interest in "Ho-
roIuln Beautiful. @..- 49,