The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-05-23
More Japanese Steamers.

In addition to the extensions planned
by the Nippon Yusen Kaisha and the
Toyo ,Kisen Kaisba, in their transpacifc
services, as already reported, it is an
nounccd that another large Japanese
concern is preparing for further trade
between the Orient and the Pacific
Coast, says the San Francisco Chronicle
of May IA.
Beginning with September first it is
reported, Suzuki d Company will fur
Their enlarge their service by placing
five steamers flying the Nipponese flag
on the regular ronte between Japan
and the North Pacific. 1t is announced
that the vessels will be the Nanki
Maru, Shinsci Maru, Fukoku Maru and
two Others recently purchased by the
company.
Each of the steamers has cargo capa-
cities of between 5000 and 5000 tons.
Coming this way they will bring gen.
eral cargo, returning to the Orient they
will carry -four and wheat, loaded prin-
cipally on the Columbia river. Suzuki
& Company operate flour mills in Japan,
| The mills are located at Moi, and are
the largest in the Orient, turning out
| about 5000 barrels of flour per day
when running to capacity.
| The wheat taken from this side of
the Pacific will be used for keeping the
plant in operation. In addition to the
wheat the company will purchase flour
to supply its oriental trade. Next to
cotton the principal export from this
and other North Pacific ports is flour,
for which there is said to be an in
/ az aaip lntp.pl In bn For
Left Trunks, Took Ukule!e.
When Miss Isolina Davies, daughter
of N. r. N. Davies, proprietor of the
Grand Hotel at Yokohama, arrived at
San Francisco on the steamship Persia,
May IA, from Honolulu, all the bag
gage she had to concern herself with
consisted of the clothes which she wore
when she went ashore, and ukulele
and camera.
1t wasn't that the young woman
didn Z have any other baggage. 1t was
only after she sailed from Honolulu
that it was discovered her trunks were
not aboard. While she was leaning at
the rail watching Diamond Head fade
from sight and stunning her ukulele,
her trunks repOsed ON the wharf here
while the transfer man was tearing up
and down the wharf wondering what
the young woman would say when she
discovered her loss. But Miss Davies
did not lose her temper. She strummed
her ukulele just a bit more. Fellow
passengers of the fair young woman
came to her rescue with wearing ap.
parcl. A wireless message was sent to
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the trunks on the following steamer
When she went down the gangway at
San Francisco the customs men in
quired for her baggage.
"You're looking at it, smiled the
young woman while the inspectors
, gasped in establishment.
More Steamers to Australia.
= The Union Steamship Company whicl
= owns the Niagara, Makura, Marama
, and Zealandia on the Canadian-Aus
: tralian run, intends placing two fast
and modern liners on the San Francisco
: Australian route. Charles Holdsworth
b general manager of the company who
; arrived last week in San Francisco OF
r the company's steamer Tahiti statef
! that the route was established as M
: ltAiNiihrit. .plHCc lHGll the passenger
and freight business increased rapidly
and the two new vessels are to re
= place the old Aorangi and Moana. Tn,
new vessels will make their appearance,
r about September. 1t is believed tina
the zealandia will be one of the new
vessels. 1t has just been taken of
;. the Honolulu Australian run.
n Another Steamer for Honolulu.
!, Mr.. Holdsworth is en- route to Eng
h land in connection with new vesse
l. which the company is building for it
service between British Columbia am
II Australia, via Honolulu. This vesse
d will replace the Mariana, leaving tn
niagara, the Makura and the new
J. steamer, for the British Columbia-Aus
% tralia run.
Edward Sewall OF,
NJ Sailing from Kahului harbor Wed
y, nesday, the big american ship Edwar
= Sewall, one of the largest sailing YES
u sells flying the American flag, is no,
on its way to Delaware Breakwater, vi
Cape Horn, with 5000 tons of sugar
The vessel went on n reef at the on
If trance to Kahului harbor a few week
VI ago but was brought off by Inter-Islan
a. steamers. Inspection showed that tn
* hull had not been damaged.
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