Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-22
British Line Boosts Trans-Paefhc

Rates.
The Canadian Pacific Steamship
Company has followed suit in the gem,
eral boosting of rates IN trans Paci-
fic service. According TO report which
has reached Honolulu the increase in
passenger traffic went into effect on
February LIST. There will be an adj
vance Of six pounds sterling to all
destinations offered by the company
from Hongkong. and an advance of
four pounds from Yokohama The
former rate to Vancouver, intermedi-
ate passage, was rs pounds and this
win be after February /, 81 pounds,
The steamer Monteagle is the Only
intermediate steamer of the company,
and the next sailing from Hongkong
will be June 81, 1913
Further cable advice received by
the local agents was that the new
Canadian-P Pacific Railroad steamer
Empress of Russia, which was re-
Gently launched in England, will sail
from Hongkong for Vancouver on
her first Pacific trip May 81, 1913.
The Empress OF Russia has just
been built and will be one OF the
largest and finest appoir, ed vessels
Empress of Asia, which was launched
a short time ago, will go on the run
shortly, increasing the C.. p r. SER
vice by two fine passenger vessels,
making five in all and enabling the
company to greatly increase the num-
Der of sailings.
Ventura Sailed with Room to Spare.
Fwo-thirds OF the available passen-
ger accommodation in the Oceanic lin
er Ventura was taken UP when that
vessel sailed from Honolulu for San
Francisco at 6:3 last evening. The
Ventura could have easily accomn1o-
dated between seventy and one hun
bred more travellers had they applied
for Transportation. Nearly two thou
sand sacks coffee, large quantities OF
sugar were placed aboard, for the
mainland. Stevedores worked up to
the very last minute in removing the
big shipment of refrigerated meat
and Australian vegetables brought
by the liner.
Load Heavy Timber for, United King
dom.
Captain Johnson, master of the ship
Juteopolis, has been advised by his
coast representatives, to proceed to-
Tacoma, Washington, upon completing
the discharge of his European cargo
at Honolulu. The Juteopolis has been
chartered to load large timber at the
Sound port. destined for Great Brit
ain. The Juteopolis is being rapidly
discharged and is expected will get
away for Tacoma by the middle OF
the coming week.
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Phosphate Carrier Now Due.
The barkentine Irmgard, that is re-
ported TO have left Makateo a few
days following the departure of the
barkentine S. n. Castle, is now due at
the port with shipment of at least
one thousand tons of phosphate fock
The Irmgard brings material to. the
order of the Pacific Guano and Ferti-
lizer Company.
kona Sugar Report.
With the arrival of the Inter-Island
steamer Mauna Loa from Kona and
Kau ports comes report of sugar.
awaiting shipment including the fol-
lowing:
Punaluu, 456: Honuapo. 1926; Kali
lua, 1900; Paauhau, 5000; Honokaa,
1913; Paauilo, 1900; Kukiau, 2S0o
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Robert Searles Nearing Port.
With lumber consigned to the
agency of Levers and Cooke. the
American schooner Robert Searles is
twelve DAYS out-from Grays Harbor.
This vessel is one of half dozen
windjammers that have departed from
the northwest coast for the islands
within the past month.
Lumber for the City Mill.
According to ady.ces received here.
the little schooner Fred j. Wood, nov
sevefteen days out from Grays Har-
Dor, is bringing cargo consigned to
the City Mil The vessel should
reach this port by the latter part OF
next week.