Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-11
APIA WIRELESS
SOON Completed

hpiduts the lnstailation al Apia, samoa,
inow nearing completion, according "a
sofficers In She steamship Sonoma,
(which reached Honolulu this morning
following a pleasant trip from sgd
ney.
thousand tons Of material for the
new plant have been landed at Apia.
and the work Is being rushed with a
view Of placing the plant in action
within few weeks. II is predicted
that the Apia wireless will have a
range of at. least two thousand miles.
The site is laid down at point about
five miles inland.
Apia is forging ahead with a num-
her OF important improvements under
way at the time the Sonoma called.
Several hundred tons of steel frame
work for the new customs shed is
also on hand, and, as the foundations
are nearly laid down, this constrsIc-
tion will soon be fairly under way.
Nothing has so far been made public
concerning the constructions quar-
antine station, which is badly needed.
During the past two weeks no further
cases OF smallpox have broken out on
the Michael Jebsen. The question
has not yet been decided who is to
pay for the heavy demurrage incurred
Less copra than usual was made
up In May and June, but very large
supplies are expected forward in July
and August The weather is now
very favorable for copra making. The
caca0 crop, which has just been harI
vested and disposed. Of. has been al
record one. The rubber. output will
now be accelerated, as the extra
coolies to be landed from the Jebson
will be required to tap the very fine
Para trees which have for some time
lain idle waiting for tappers 70 work
on them.
Captain Trask reported some rather.
disagreeable weather Immediately
following the sailing from Sydney,
After leaving Samoa, smooth seas
and favorable winds were the rule.
The Sonoma arrived at a berth at.
Oceanic wharf shortly before nine
O'Clock this morning. bringing cabin,
Sseeond class and 1 steerage passen-
ger for Honolulu The through list
included 36 cabin, 4S second class and
! "a steerage passengers.
4 Some fast work will have to be done
to dispatch the liner for San Francisco
at six o'clock this evening as there
are about eight hundred tons Sof.
freight to be loaded, while the liner,
brought three hundred tons of Austria
Ian products for this port. Australian
meat to the amount of 100000 pounds
made up the bulk of the cargo, with
consignments of refrigerated proyi.
sions, fertilizer, liquors. and sundries.
To be shipped to the coast. G. Brew
er 4 Company, agents for the vessel,
have 10000 cases of pines. 2Se0
lunches Of bananas. 6400 sacks of
sugar and quantities Of rice. honey
and general cargo.
A delegation OF local sport devotees
gathered at the wharf this morning
to, pay tribute to the shrine of Sam
Langford. the famous fistic star, who,
with his wife and family, and train
of lesser lights in the fight game, are
enroute from Australia to the United
States. Langford and his suite spent
the day In sightseeing.
SeEentyfive cabin and a number of
steerage passengers are to Join the
Sonoma for San Francisco, saccording
to the advance booking list.
The Order of the Owls. fathered by
Purser Pray and delegation of live
wires aboard the liner, are given
credit for casting dull care to the
briny deep. and added much life and
gaiety TO the long voyage. Along the
line Of sports and entertainment. there
Is said to have been something DOING
min
Chief. Steward Carleton have been
equally active in promoting good fel-
lewship aboard the popular liner.
Harbor Notes.
The great anchor carried in the
new German liner Imperator is said
TO weigh. 26,455 pounds.
The Union Oil tanker Santa Rita
sailed from Kahului for Port San
Luis on last Monday, following the
completion of the discharge of a
part cargo of oil.
General merchandise and lumber
is reported to have left the coast on
Wednesday an the schooner Honoipu.
The vessel is sailing from San Fran
cisco and will proceed to Hama, Maui
Lumber for island importers is
aboard the schooner Helene now en-
route from Puget Sound to Honolulu
The vessel sailed from Port Towns
end on Wednesday.
4. Fl. Davies and Company, repre-
senting the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
liner Mariana have been advised that
the vessel sailed from Vancouver for
Honolulu on Wednesday evening.
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Omega saiI- for Sound.
Taking ballast only. the American
schooner Omega, arriving at this port
from Walapa Harbor on June 23rd.
was dispatched this morning, the des-
tination of the vessel being Puget
Sound. The vessel brought a large
shipment of lumber consigned to the
local agency of Levers & Cooke.