Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-25
SKIPPER
ROARED DEFIANCE

In hauling down the stars and
stripes from the distressed schooner
| Lyman ID. Foster, which met with dis
aster in the Fills and substituting the
| Union Jack by officers in a British
steamer who had towed the wreck 10
Suva. the Yankee skipper in the Fos-
ter is declared to have let out a roar
that served to shatter the plate glass
fronts along Suva's business thorough
fares.
The American schooner, the Lyman
d. Foster, laden with a million feet
of lumber, which was so severely buff
feted by the hurricane in the Lau
Archipelago, and which was eventual
~ abandoned by her captain and crew,
promises, now that she is safe in port
at Suva, to become the subject of some
interesting litigation in the Vice7Ad-
miraIty court. The dereliet, after the
captains flight, was picked up by the.
inter-insalar steamer, the Ripple, and
towed into a safe anchorage at Ioloya
island. Subsequently the Waipora,
under charter to the Ripple's owners,
lowed the prize to Suva. She entered
the port under the Union Jack. spec
taele that rather angered her Yankee
skipper and part owner, and he
promptly protested to the customs de-
partment, which no less promptly or
dered the offending flag to be struck.
The owners of the Ripple claim sal
wage, claim which is disputed by
the captain, on the ground that the
Lyman D. Foster was in territorial
waters. and not on the high seas, and
that therefore her rescuers are en-
titled only to be paid reasonable tow
ing charges In the meantime the
receiver of wrecks, by virtue of CO
lonial ordinance, has sold the salvaged
cargo, about 100000 feet Of lumber, at
satisfactory price, but retains the
proceeds until the various interested
parties arrive at an understanding, or
obtain decision from the court. So
far 1t is a pretty question, and no one
can see the solution.
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Marked Reductions in Fares.
Although sweeping reductions in
the first cabin passenger rates be-.
tween the Sound and. the Orient have.
been announced by the Northern
Steamship Company, which operates
the huge American liner Minnesota.
it is not expected that any change will
be made in the tariff between the
Golden Gate and China and Japan.
In the new rate the first cabin
fare to Yokohama is cut from $500
to $3.50, and from $500 to $225 for
the round voyage, with six months.
time as the limit. The Minnesota,
which is the largest liner plying the
Pacific, makes four round voyages a
year between the coast and the far
cast. 81
With the Canadian Pacific placing
two large and fast Empress liners in
to the transpacific service the Great
Northern line is making a fight to
keep its share of the first cabin pas
senger traffic, and the reduction is
| made in order to encourage tourist
travel from the Sound to the orient.
The liner Minnesota is vessel of 49,.
323 net tons, and the largest freight
and passengers carrier in the Pacific.
With her was formerly operated the
steamer Dakota, her sister ship, un-
til the latter was lost on a reef off
the Japan coast fours years ago.
Clergy Flock to Honolulu
The steamer Hall from Maui ports
was the means of a number of Ha-
waiian clergy visiting the city. The
steamer brought a large list of pas
sengers including delegates to the
coming evangelical convention to be,
held in this city. The Halls cargo
included $500 sacks sugar, SO cases
of pears, 20 sacks cocoanuts and "a
packages sundries. The vessel is be-
ing PREPARED to sail for the Garden
Island tomorrow evening.
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All Well With the HonoIuian.
All is well with the forty or more
cabin passengers now en- route to the
mainland in the Matson Navigation
liner Honolulan. Captain Greene wire
lessed to Castle & Cooke last even
ing that the vessel was 800 miles off
the port and steaming through smooth
seas and favorable winds The. Homo
1ulan is due to arrive at San Fran
cisco at an early hour next Tuesday
morning.
Maui to Bring Paving Material
The Inter-Island steamer Maui from
Hilo and Hawaii ports is due to re-
turn to Honolulu this evening. In
Guided in her cargo will be 10000
paving blocks. This vessel is reported
will also bring a large shipment of
island cattle.
Kauai Sugar Report
Sugar awaiting shipment on Kauai
includes the following according to
report received today with the ar
rival of the steamer W. G. Hall: X.
S. N. $3.50, X. p 14.400, H. S. 4S,432,
&. & R. 600, Nc. .42,075, L. P. 24,S55,
G. F. $3.50 sacks.
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