Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-06
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time Of their lives" was the way that
one officer in the popular Oceanic In
or put 1t this morning.
The Sierra, was an early arrival a:
quarantine. 1t may have been the
benign influence Cas5 by the presence
OF the winner n a San Franc isco
newspaper beauty contest that served
IN stimulate the Federal officials 10
1feater activity, Eut at any rate, the
vel sci was granted pratique without
q moments delay and was along side
the wharf by hah pat seven o'clock.
Weather was little rough for the
f1st few days" declared Purser S.
II. Williams.
The passengers, numbering fifty in
the saloon and fourteen in the steer
age enjoyed the passing OF the old
year and the welcoming OF the new
ut which time a pleasing program was
q feature.
The new years dinner was pro-
IL unced an elaborate affair. and at
tel ted the abilities of Alfred Hackett,
the rotund chief steward. who gener.
pIly wins the admiration Of those who
travel in his company.
The Sierra is well filed with cargo
There IL 1895 tons of II and most Of it
% general merchandise and supplies
for importers Of Honolulu.
Fifteen automobiles are added to
the large number now operating In the
t1fritory..
a large mail amounting to 275 sacks
VAS received. The prediction was
ncde this morning that seventy per
cant Of the passengers in the Sierra
were tourists Few old residents re-
ttlnd In the liner.
The Sierra is listed for dispatch for
the coast at noon Saturday.
pacific Mail And 7. X. K. Forced To
Expand.
Al Manila, dispatch from San Fran.
cisco states that announcement was
mEde there on Decembers5th that the
Togo Kisen Kaisha and the Pacific
Nail that the number OF vessels now
in the service between San Francisco
end the Philippines are to be doubled
to cope with the Increased commerce
With the Islands. .->s5- - 4
The Tokyo Office Of the Togo Risen
Kaisha Is authority for the announce-
ment. The directors OF the company
declared that the doubling OF the ser.
vice has been made imperative by the
rcmarkable increase Of trade between
the Philippines and the United States
end especially through the port of San
Francisco. e., -. j. F.:
The management OF me l'a Az Miti,
looks forward to continual increase
IN the carrying ira - with tic; lslanis
and the company,s announcement OF
large Increase In vessels was made ell
most simultaneously with the news
from Tokyo. #
II Is believed that, an effort will be
made to add suficient vesseis to give
the islands mo erdirect connection
with the United States on regular
semi-monthiy schedule. S. g. ~ ~
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zenlsndla Repairs Completed.
The last man employed in effectins
repairs to the machinery In the Can
o. ian-Australasian liner Zealandia lett
Tho Job yesterday morning, and tnen
followed preparations for immediate
departure to the colonies. The Zealan-
tlla was dispatched for Sydney by the
way Of Suya and Auckland at noon
yesterday, taking dozen additional
cabin passengers from Honolulu.
The Zealandia's starboatd engine re,
ce.yed 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,
by taking advantage Of the opportunity
to view all points Of interest In "Ho-
noluln Beautiful. "
Reush Weather Delayed -
Hcnolulan "
Rough weather at Kahului, pre-
vented the Matscn Navigation steam
er Honolulan going to the wharf a.
that port. The vessel was obliged
to lay outside, and the discharge o.
mainland freight and the loading o.
sugar was necessarily delayed. Tht
H0nolulan also called at Kaanapal
Tor additional sugar and other lines
OF island products. -
The vessel was an arrival at Ho
nolulu this morning, taking a bert
at HackfeId wharf Castle & Cooke
announce the departure Of the steam
er for San Francisco at six o'clocl
tomorrow evening. About twenty
cabin passengers have thus far beer
booked.
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Manchuria Tomorrow Morning.
The Pacific Mail liner Manchuria Il
delayed in arrival from 1.-The Orient
The vessel is now expected to reacl
here early tomorrow morning. II
Hackfeld and Company have been ad
yised that the vessel has 1887 tom
of freight or discharge here. Tel
gangs Of men are marshalled with 1
view of unloading the cargo in TIM
to permit the vessel to sail for Sal
Francisco at five or six o'clock to
morrow evening. The Manchuria ha
room for one hundred and fifty add
tional PASSENGERS but only small
per .centage OF this number has thu
far booked.