Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-13
THREE MATSON
STEAMERS HERE

Three Matson Navigation steamers
found berths in Honolulu harbor this
morning.
Reporting fine trip down from
San Francisco, Captain Peter John
son brought the liner Wilhelmina to
berth at the Hackfeld wharf be-
fore seven-thirty this morning. Sew
e1ty-six cabin and II steerage passen-
gers left the vessel at this port.
Following the discharge of 1900
tons of cargo, including extensive
shipments of tin plate. material and
supplies for the United States quar-
termaster department, several thous
and sacks of cement, -four and a
quantity of sundries, the Wilhelmina
is scheduled to sail for Hilo on We'd
nesday night.
nina freight list was an eight-ton
cooker, consigned to one of the local
fruit preserving companies. Two
privately owned automobiles were
left here. Two big auto trucks dis
charged here will be forwarded to.
Kaanapali.
Purser H. B. Meyer, who is well
known to patrons of the Lurline, has
been transferred to the Wilhelmina.
He takes the place vacated by Phil
Leyey for one or more trips at least.
II is rumored that the change may be
permanent, as Levey is said to be
slated for berth in the new Mat
sonia Captain Johnson has been or
dered to proceed to the east coast
of the United States to take command
of the latest addition to the Matson
fleet, now building at an eastern ship
yard
The Wilhelmina is expected to re-
turn from Hilo on Sunday morning.
Captain Charles Peterson is be-
lieved to be making his last trip in.
the trim little steamer Hilonian, that
reached this port early this morn
ing, filed to the hatch covers with a
large and varied cargo, supplied at
San Francisco, Seattle and Tacoma.
The Hilunian is scheduled to call at
Kaanapali, Port Allen, Kahului and
HiIo, taking on the last of big ship
ment of sugar at the latter port.
The Hilonian was moored at the.
railway wharf to discharge. The
Hilonian met with few days OF
rough weather.
The Lurline was shifted from the
railway to the Hackfeld wharf this
morning. where the last of large
cargo of Hawaiian products will be
placed aboard, preparatory to the de-
parture of the vessel for San Fran
cisco at o'clock tonight. The Lur-
line is sailing for the coast with
seven thousands tons of cargo and
thirty-five cabin passengers.
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Japanese Buy More Tonnage
The British steamer Gladestry,
$3.50 tons gross, built at West Hartle-
pool in 1890, and owned by the Inn
perial Steamship Co., Manchester, has
been bought by Japanese for about
G14,000
The Austrian steamer Auguste,
2709 tons gross, built at Glasgow In
1900, has been sold to Japanese for
about G24,000 by the Union Austriaca
di Nav, Trieste.
The Swedish steamer Magdala,
2357 tons gross, has also been pur-
chased by Japanese, the price being
about G24,000 This vessel was
built at Glasgow in 1895, and has
been owned by the Aktieb Sydafri-
kanska Handelskomp, Stockholm.
Ship John Ena at Hilo.
For the purpose of taking on ship
lnent of five thousand tons sugar, des-
tined for Delaware Breakwater or
nearby ports on the east coast of the
United States, the big American ship
John Ena has arrived at Hilo. The
vessel reached the Hawaii port with
nearly one thousand tons ballast and
proceeded to discharge the same upon
coming into the harbor yesterday
morning. The John Ena and the Ed
ward F. Sewall represent two wind
TANNERS chartered by the Sugar Fac
tors Company to carry cargo from the
Hawaiian islands to the Atlantic sea-
board.
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Missourian Away Tomorrow.
Late advices received here announce
the expected departure of the Ameri-
can freighter Missourian from Hilo
tomorrow evening. This vessel is
scheduled to carry twelve thousand
tons sugar destined for Salina Cruz.
The Matson Navigation steamer En-
terprise, also at Hilo, is predicted to
sail for San Francisco tomorrow
morning. taking big cargo as well as
limited number of cabin passengers.
Hawaii Sugar Report.
Purser Phillips, in the Inter-Island
steamer Mauna Kea, reports the fol-
lowing sugar as awaiting shipment
on Hawaii: Olaa $4,000; Waikea 2S.-
500, Hawaii Mill Co. 5000, HiIo Sugar
Co. 11,700, Onomea 20.11S, Pepeekeo
1920. Honomu 1880, Hakalau To-
400, Laupahoehoe 40,750, Kaiwiki 15,
$50, Kukaiau 17,560, Hamakua Mill
Co 1920, Paauhau 5000, Honokaa
1000, Kukuihaele $500, Honuapo 3449
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