Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-21
SIERRA IS Given
A ROUSING
ALOHA

Melody from an haWallan Stf1nSeu
quintetie, the lusty greeting OF dele.
cation of admirers of returning swim
mers, were features of the hearty re
ception accorded the Oceanic liner 81.
ezra, which reached quarantine al
daylight this morning and steamed to
berth at Oceanic wharf at half after
seven o'clock.
At the wharf were gathered hun
dredD of Honolulans who were like
wise prepared to make the home-com.
ing of the little coterie of swimmers
cially appointed committee visited the
vessel and then followed a .distribu-
ton of leis and trophies.
Wind and sea favored the hundred
or more travellers who left the coast
in the Sierra, aud who voyaged over
sumner seas to Hawaiiland There
was apparently nothing to mar the
pleasure Of the trip. It is true that
while no program of sports or enter
iainment graced the voyage. the pas
sengers managed to enjoy the trip to
the utmost.
The Sierra reached port this morn
ing with log cabin and Is steerage
passengers No time was lost in be.
ginning work of discharging 1855 tons
CT mainland cargo This consignment
includes wide variety of merchan-
disc for local importers. Eight autos
and trucks were included in the
freight A mail amounting to go
sacks was landed and received prompt
disposition at the hands of the local
postal officials.
Purser Sam Williams, with the assist.
ance of several popular officials in
the Sierra, planned and carried out a
very successful musical evening, in
which much latent talent was brought
10 the front and center. A series of
feasant features of the trip and in
eese events the fine culinary abilities
thief Steward Alfred Hackett were
attested.
Sierra is to sail for San Fran
noon Saturday, taking at least
idred and fifty cabin passen-
Through the Nagency of G.
q Co, the vessel will be sup
large cargo of Hawaiian
IAN Here Wfth Heavy Freight.
Fly 1000 tons merchandise and
klies from the mainland. including
xBments from the east coast by the
FAY OF Tehuantepec, is being dis
charged at the Railway wharf from
the American-Hawaiian freighter Cor
lumbar. This vessel arrived at the
port Sunday morning. II is the inten-
tion TO dispatch the freighter for
island ports on Wednesday evening.
The Columbian will gather shipments
of sugar and pines to the extent of
$4,000 tons. Kaanapali, Port Allen
and Hilo will be drawn upon to fur
nish sugar for the Columbian.
Tuesday Day Of Activity.
Tomorrow gives promise of much
activity along the waterfront The
Pacific Mail house flag will be much
IN evidence at the port following the
arrival OF the Mongolia from San Fran
cisco with over 100 passengers and a
small amount of freight
The Persia, from the Orient, and
due at an early hour, has 200 tons
freight from China and Japan ports,
together with nearly 200 passengers
who are destined to leave the vessel
at Honolulu Both Pacific Mail steam
ers will berth at Alakea wharf.
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Lurline fer Pearl Harbor.
The Matson Navigation steamer
Lurline on the occasion of its next
visit from the mainland may steam
to Pearl Harbcr, there TO be dis
charged of large quantity of sup
plies for the United States govern
ment. This will be the first time that
a Matson steamer has entered the
new waterway.
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The Matson Navigation steamer
Hvades is at Hilo where the last of a
! fuu shipment of sugar is to be taken
aboard. before the vessel sails for San
francisco. The Hyades viii carry be-
tween 1900 and 5000 tons sugar, be-
sides consignments of preserved
pines.