Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-07
Death AND STORM
PURsUELNER

dissemination of the gospel. Miss +.
Moon, a mis- sionarv affiliated vita one
OF the prominent ni1inLsnd CrCnr:lz;-
tIms, passed away. while t.atcl'n2
from Shanghai to Japanese pore a.
a passenger in tie Pacific Mail :nei
Aanchuria.
Miss Moon, sprg' her re IN the
foreign mission fr.1. She W. seven
= death. A pathetic feature OF the de-
rise of the woman was the TACT that
ste was planning an extended visit
20 the United States. after years spent
in China, India and Japan.
A general breaking down. followed
by complication of ailments was as
Glgned as the cause Of death. At hoUe
the body was removed, and cremation
followed
Miss Moon wag accompanied by
Miss c. Miller, who is a through pas
senger in the liner and arrived at Ho-
nolulu with the vessel today.
The Manchuria battled with a
typhoon for forty eight hours follow
Ing her departure from Yokohama for
Honolulu. The tempest was met some
SIX hundred miles off the last japanese
ptTt of call. The gale reached the in
tcnsity Of a hurricane Tremendous
seas engulfed the forward portion OF
The liner
Captain Dixon, declared that the
Eanchuria bravely weathered a ty-
phoon, but was pleased to state that
tire gallant liner suffered no damage,
snye of a minor nature. The jack staff
vas one of the first things to go over
the side.
The storm made it rather uncomfort-
al le for the large delegation of stee
9Re and second class passengers.
Purser Phillips on Vacation Bent.
Continuous service with the Inter-
island Steam Navigation Company in
the capacity of purser in the steamer
Mauna Kea, covering a period of
years. has entitled Peter T. Phillips
TO a vacation, and the happy and ro-
tund official has packed six large
trunks and suit case, which will be
deposited aboard the Matson liner
Honoiulan, to be Joined later by the
steamship man, who is bound for the
Pacific coast on a well-earned rest.
Mr.. Phillips will probably be away
for q month or six weeks. He ad-
mitted this morning that it was found
necessary to notify the Hilo folks in
advance Of his going away, for the ar
rival OF the Mauna Kea at the Cres-
cent city without Phillips beaming
from the rail, would be like attempt
ing to carry out a successful luau with
the products of dairy lunch room.
Il find that / have been falling
away to q shadow, and hope that
while away to pick up considerable
weight" sighed Phillips as he shook
the hand of the last passenger to
leave the Mauna Kea on arrival from
the Big Island this morning.
Mlssourian Away For The Isthmus..
Taking twelve thousand tons sugar,
with small amount of preterFed
pireapples, the Hawaiian
freighter Missourian sailed from Hilo,
the last port of call in the Hawaiian
islands on Sunday evening the destin2,
ton Of the vessel being Salina Cruz.
The Missourian called at several is
land ports, where quantities of general
merchandise was discharged and large
consignments Of sugar loaded, The
Nlssourian is TO be followed by the
fieighter Columbian now at Honolulu
where four thousand tons freight Is
being discharged.
Msuna kea Returned With Many Pas.
senqers.
Passenger business between Homo.
lalu and the island Of Hawaii is pro
rounced much better with tn efirst of
the year, than for some time past.
The steamer returned from Hilo with
a good sized list of travellers, and q
small freight The vessel met with fine
weather on 3 the outward and home
ward trips according to report from
her officers. The vessel will be dis
PATCHED for Hilo and ports at ten
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
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Columbian Brings Big Cargo.
-Four thousand tons general cargo, a
large portion OF which was tranship-
ped from the east coast OF the United
States by the way of Tehuantepec, ar
rived at port yesterday afternoon in
American Hawaiian freighter Colum-
bian. This vessel is to make call
at Kahului, Port Allen and Hilo, TAX
ing a regulation 10000 ton cargo of
sugar from the islands to Salina Cruz.
The Columbian also brought freight
supplied at San Francisco and Seattle.
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Helene Here with Lumber.
The ghostlike outline of the four
masted schooner Helene was noted off
port early yesterday morning, the YES
sci being twenty six days from Port
Blakeley with a cargo of lumber, con-
signed to Allen & Robinson. The, YES
sci met with a slow passage, contrary
winds being the rule.
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Alert Bringing Lumber.
The schooner Alert, which has re-
Gently figured IN one or more sensa-
tional eseapades along the coast, has
sailed from AstC ria, Oregon, for Hilo,
bringing a AL shipment of lumber
for the Hilo railway.