Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-02
LIVESTOCK IN
THE ARIzONAN

Thirty-nine head or horses, re-
cruited from northwestern ranges
were safely landed at this port this
morning, following upon the arrival
OF the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS freighter
Arizonan from Puget Sound ports.
Captain Patterson reported meeting
some rough weather after the vessel
had passed Tatoosh. The Arizonan
z cleared Tacoma on March % with
$500 tons cargo, portion Of which
was .transhipped across the Isthmus
Of Tehuantepec in bond.
Federal custom officers made quick
work in yising the ships papers, and
while the vessel was boarded at T:10,
the steamer was entered at the GUS
toms within ten minutes.
The consignment of livestock came
through in fine shape IL was
soon landed at the railway wharf.
General Freight Agent G. p. Morse
expects to dispatch the vessel for
Salina Cruz by the way of Port Allen,
Kahului and Hilo on Saturday even
fng. The vessel is understood will
depart for the isthmus with IL 900
tons sugar, and scattering shipments
OF pineapples and sundries.
Another Niagara Is Planned.
The Union Steamship Company
plans another liner for the British Co
J lumbia-Australian trade Of equal
speed and tonnage OF the. new Mag.
ara, is the advice brought here with
the arrival of the Mariana from the
Colonies The order for the new
steamer is said to have been placed.
Like the Niagara, the latest vessel
will be of 10000 tons displacement
and will be built by Brown & Co. OF
Clydebank, Scotland.
The Niagara is to ply between the
Antipodes and British Columbia, and
II is said that during 1916 both big
carriers will be sent to the Golden
Gate to carry the tide of travel which
will move expositionward.
In addition to ordering new steam
ers the Union company has increased
its feet 10000 tons by the purchase
OF several large steamers recently. II
has not been definitely stated what
trade these. vessels will be placed In
but in a recent speech made by Sir
James Mills, managing director of tbs
Union company, at the annual meeting
held at Dunedin, 1t was limited that
they would be employed IN the San
Francisco-Austrslian service.
The recently purchased steamers
are fitted With refrigerator plants
which would make them particularly
adapted for the trade in Australian
meats and butter.
Last year, according to report OF
the company, was the most successful
in its history, the various services
having shown healthy condition.
N
Fire Followed Wreck.
Fire followed the wrecking OF the
3 American schooner Borealis in the
Tongas some weeks ago, according tc
accounts of the disaster appearing II
Suya papers. The Borealis dragged
along the face OF the reef, bumpinl
heavily and then along the wharf
which she damaged extensively. AZ
she drifted past the wharf the crew
scrambled ashore through the heavy
seas which were breaking over the
structure. Past the wharf she wa!
driven inshore. and came to rest Oh
the reef 20 yards further on. at abou'
a. m. on Monday morning. She
quickly became a total wreck. Sht
ceught FIRE after she struck, probably
caused by one OF the ships lamps be
ing upset. After the storm the fire
burnt merrily all next day, no attempt
geing made TO extinguish IT. The
wreck and cargo were eventually solo
10 a Mr.. Croker. He gave R68 fol
the hull and the cargo remaining il
her and a5o0 for the timber which
S led 1oated ashore out of the wreck
AT this time the fire. had burnt dowf
to the waters edge. The purchase,
tooff ok gang of men, and soon has
the fire under control
A
United States Transport imbedded u
Mud.
one of Uncle Sans steamers, use,
in TRANSPORTING troops and supplies
ir the Philippines, which vessel wa
sent TO Shanghai many months agt
for repairs, still lies imbedded in mud
Ell a point along the Whangpoo river
near the international settlement. TIT
transport Liseum. il anything, lies
trifie deeper lin the mire than whei
FIRST reported.
The ship went down at the Shans
4 hal Dock and Engineering Company
dock on the Whangpoo river, Shang
hal. last August. while undergoing re
nairs. A cofferdam was built aroun'
her. but the big beams broke whel
the cofferdam was being pumped out
from the pressure of water. The re
construction of the cofferdam ha
been about completed, and the secon'
attempt to raise the Liseum will b.
made about the first of next month.
Mexican Carrying Pines -.
The American-Hawaiian freighte
Mexican. scheduled to depart from
IIilo for Salina Cruz today, is san
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