Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-03
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HITS OFFICER

With the retirement of William H.
McNulty from the purser's office in
the Oceanic liner tSonoma, that reach
ed San Francisco last night, Walter
Pray, who recently visited Honolulu
In company with Sam Williams in the
Sierra, will take over the duties of
purser In the Australian liner that is
to return here en- route to the colonies
on February 18th.
The announcement made this morn
ing with the arrival of the Sierra that
Pray was to Join forces with the
Oceanic company, was received with
much pleasure by his friends here.
One of the interesting changes not
ed in the personnel Of officers on
board the Sierra upon arrival here,
was the absence of DIR. NJ H. Schultz,
who is reported as having figured in
delightful little romance connected
with the round trip completed by Miss
Mae Bennett, the successful candidate
in San Francisco newspaper beauty
contest Miss Bennett, while winning
a distinguished string of suitors for
her hand and heart, number several,
drawn from the youth and flower of
Honolulu, is said to have looked also
with favor upon the opportunities of
the handsome and dignified young
medical officer in the Sierra.
The interesting tidings brought
down by the Sierra this morning that
DR.. Schultz tore himself away from a
romantic and promising career Of a
steamship surgeon in order to be near
the object of his affections, will be
received here with mingled feelings of
surprise and CONSERVATION by a Sc
lect circle of eligible bachelors.
DIR. H. Mackechnie, an old-timer in
the Pacific Mail service, who left the
steamer Mongolia last April, Is now
looking after the health and attendant
happiness Of Sierra travellers.
The Sierra sailed from San Fran
cisco with but half complement of
cabin passengers. The vessel could
have easily accommodated 225 passen-
gers in the saloon had they applied
for transportation to the islands. In
the opinion Of Oceanic officials, there
is no unusual demand for passage to
the Hawaiian islands that cannot be
cared for by the steamers now In the
trans-Pacific service. The Sierra ar
rived this morning with but 126 pas
sengers in the cabin when the vessels
capacity can easily accommodate ESQ.
The vessel brought twenty-five pas
sengers in the steerage.s In the freight
list were seven automobiles The car
60 for Honolulu amounts to 2,129 tons,
mainly general merchandise and sup
plies for local importers. The steam
er met with fine weather on the goy-
age. -. ~ >*
While all was calm without, pas
sengers who Travelled to this paradise
of the Pacific reported considerable
storm within the confines of the ship,
an unpleasant feature that developed
few evenings before the liner came
in sight of the islands. An irate mas
culine traveller is said to have entered
a vigorous protest concerning the al
legged marked attention paid his wife
by a fellow-travefer High-pressure
conversation on the upper decks soon
led to an interchange of blows. One
passenger was noticed wearing a
somewhat damaged proboscis on step
ping ashore this morning. A peace
pact, however, has been framed up,
following a challenge to fight a duel
ON a Honolulu greensward. -.