Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-03
H0ODOO MOVERS
At EQUATOR


The Oceanic liner Sonoma, sailing
from Honolulu at noon Sunday, Jan
uary 26, is reported by cable received
at the agency of c. Brewer & Com
pany, TO have reached San Francisco
at six O'Clock yesterday evening, com
plotting the voyage with but one screw
IA action, in trifle over seven days.
That the vessel lost but two days,
through the accident that caused the
loss of her starboard propeller, is re.
garded In shipping circles in the light
of q remarkable performance
Officers in the Sierra that arrived
from the coast this morning predicted
that the .Sonoma would sail from San
Francisco for Honolulu, Page Pago
and Sydney on time. The vessel is
due to return here on February IL.
Immediately following the disaster to
the propeller, the ship was in touch
through wireless and later by cable
with the home office and all, arrange
mepts Tor the replacing OF screw and
shaft were completed before the YES
sci reached the coast The company
has been enabled to figure on the
amount Of attention the vessel will
require at the hands of the machinists.
"A new shaft has been built and was
ready to be fitted with the arrival OF
the Sonoma at San Francisco.
The Sonoma, however, has not been
the only vessel in the south seas
trade to suffer misfortune on recent
voyages.
The Union Steamship company,s
liner 4orangi, Captain w. Stevens,
which arrived at San Francisco from
sydney via RarotoQga and Tahiti, had
g touch OF the hard luck that seems
to have been roosting on the trans
Papific trail
Now comes the Aorangi, two days
late with record of having come to a
full stop seven times on account of
q recaicitrant crank pin.
The longest stop was for Is hours,
between Rarotonga and Tahiti On
top Of these pauses came a week of
strong head winds.
The passengers, however, had a
good time and even the stops were
welcomed, as they afforded an oppor-
fnnity to fish for sharks Several big
maneaters were caught, the biggest,
IS feet long. was captured by the
boatswain.
The liner locked at the coast port
just In time, to enable number of the
passengers to connect with the early
overland train which they had to
catch I'm order to reach New York
IN time for the transatlantic steamer,
on which they had booked passage
for Europe
Japanese Enter South Sea Service,
IN connection with the newly
opened South Sea service OF steamers,
Mr.. Yukawa. director of the msrcan.
tile marine bureau, is quoted to the
effect that the BRnri-marl, which left
for South Sea ports with merchandise,
Formusan tea and coal on board, re-
turned to Kobe. He has not las yet
received any formal report, but ac-
eording to information available, the
ship was greatly benefited by the bad
sugar crop IN Formesa, and returned
to Jauan, carrying a large amount OF
Jafa sugar, and there can De no cou5t
that the voyage was more successful
than was expected,
N s-v 3. sza
Many schooaers Clear From
During the month of December
twenty-eight yesecls loaded at the
mills in the Astoria Customs district
and their combined cargoes amounted
10 26.s92. $50 feet o. lumber or these
vessels twenty-five, carrying z3.709,.
02S feet of lumber. went to domestic
points, while three vessels with car
goes OF 2.sSS.932 feet of lumber went
to foreign ports.
Storm Does Damage at Grays
Ship Phelps Joins the Great
Majority - al
The American ship Erskine NJ.
Phelps, now at San Francisco, has
made the last Of her many voyages
around the Horn, as she is to have a
powerful auxiliary engine installed to
enable her to use the Panama Canal
next year.
British Vessel Breaks Silk Record
Another record has been broken in
carrying large consignments of silk
from the Orient. The Monteagle ar.
! rived at Vancouver, B. c.. on, Janu.
AIRY 6, bringing ALL bales of raw
silk, valued at 50, 456. 600.