Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-14
HONOLULAN NOW
NEARING PORT

Nearing port and to come to berth
at Hackfeld wharf at an early hour
tomorrow morning, the Matson Nayi-
CATION steamer Honolulan will add to
the accumulation of mainland mer-
chandise and quartermaster supplies
which for some weeks past have been
arriving here in large quantities
Forty-three Cabin passengers are
aboard the Honolulan according to a
late wireless received here today at
the agency of Castle & Cooke.
The Honolulan will be discharged
Of 2130 tons general cargo before sail
ing for Kahului, where 276 tons
freight are to be left.
Consignments of supplies for Port
Allen and Kaanapali on board the yes
sci will be transhipped here to other
steamers.
The Honolulan is reported as bring
ing 299 sacks mainland mail and "a
packages express matter
Three automobiles are included In
the freight for this port.
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B Flcnickers Met Misfortune.
fhirty-fve young people who
kplanned an outing in the lochs and
at shady hooks about Pearl IIarbor
yesterday, leaving Honolulu at an
early~ hour in the morning in the
yacht Kamehameha.I were soreiy dis
appointed through the grounding OF
the craft, when within sight of des.
ttnation. The Kamehameha met with
III luck near the country residence
OF Governor w. r. Frear at Peninsula.
Despite efforts TO get the vessel on
the rocks, the yacht resisted the
strain placed upon Il through the
friendly services Of the Pewer schoon.
er Ida May. The yacht remained in
the unfortunate position all day The
vessels bottom was considerably dam.
aged
FrIeIe Again Goes TO Sea.
After many months ashore, James
Friele, a former Tnter-Island pursert
has hearkened TO the call Of Neptune.
and leaving behind his duties as chief
clerk at the old Matson wharf office,
went out as acting purser in the Maui
ma Kea, which sailed for Hilol and
ports on Saturday afternoon. II has
been some time since Hiloites have
had the delightful pleasure of getting
line on the latest sartorial creations
In Inter-Island uniforms. The arrival
OF the British battle-cruiser New Zea-
land proved too strong an attraction
for Purser Phillips, who lays oyer one
trip Of the Mauna Kea to participate
In the program of entertainment for
the visiting officers and tars.
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Loaded with Much Sugar
Between five and six thousand tons
sugar, gathered from a number of
plantations along the coast of Hawaii,
have been placed aboard the Matson
Navigation liner Wilhelmina during
the stay of-that vessel at Hile. The
Matson steamer returned TO Honolulu
this morning and at this port will be
supplied with remaining freight to
complete a shipment destined for San
Francisco. The Wilhelmina is to be
dispatched to the Coast at 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning. AT least one
hundred cabin passengers will return
to the mainland in the popular liner.
A number of Spanish and Portu-
guese are booked for the steerage.
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Sparks From the Wireless.
Liners approaching the islands be-
gan to get into wireless touch with
Honolulan at 8 o'clock last night was
reported as three hundred and seven
ty-one miles of port, and reported
that 1t will reach here at daylight to-
lnorrew morning. The Hyades, en-
route from Seattle. reported being 4S4
miles of port. The steamer Nile, en-
route from San Francisco, reported
that it will arrive at 6 o'clock on the
morning Of July 16 with seyenty-seyen
sacks Of mail 1t reported all well.
Nile Will Require Coal.
Wireless advices received here in
dicate that the Pacific Mail liner Nile.
now nearing the port from San Fran
cisco. will require several hundred
tons coal before resuming the voyage
to Japan and China ports. The vessel
may be berthed at Alakea wharf upon
arrival here on "Wednesday morning.
Being a vessel of foreign registry the
Nile has no cargo for Honolulu
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kiiauea Laid uo.
The Inter-Island steamer Kilauea,
which for a year past has been opef-
ated on the Kona and Kau route, has
gone out of commission, the vessel
having been replaced by the old reli-
able Mauna Boa. which is now on a
run to windward2 Hawaii ports. The
Kilauea will receive extensive altera-
tons and general overhauling be,
fore going into service again.
Sparks from the Wireless.
The following wireless message has
been received by the agents from the
8. 3. Honolulan, bound for Honolulu:
For Honolulu: 2130 tons general car
% a nasSengers. I'll express matter.