Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-17
SEWALL'S MASTER
MAKESAFLYING
VISIT HERE

+ Captain Quick, master of the big
American ship Edward Sewalf, COM
pleted a flying visit to Honolulu yes
terday, arriving here in the Kona and
Kau liner, Kilauea, from Kahului, and
returning last night as passenger in
the Claudine.
The Edward Sewall is completing
cargo of five thousand tons sugar, des-
tined for discharge on the east coast
| of the United States
Following visit of Captain Quick,
IL is now stated that the Edward Sc
wall will not call at Honolulu, after
taking cargo at the Maui port, but
will proceed at once to Delaware
Breakwater by the way of Cape Horn.
II vols the original intention of the
skipper and his agents, 10 bring the
big windjammer to this port, where
new crew would be signed on, and
at the same time give the master an
opportunity of effecting satisfactory
settlement of salvage
Captain Quick has arranged for
new officers and a number of men to
complete the voyage around the Horn.
The Sewall is expected to be ready
TO sail by the last of the coming
week.
Slash Trans-Pacific Freight Rates.
Rates for the transportation of
wheat and -four from Portland and
Puget Sound are expected to be re-
duced from $3.50 ton to Japan, $3.50
TO IIongkong and So to Manila to So
ton TO Japan S. to Hongkong and
So TO Manila at a conference being
held in Seattle by representatives Of
the various trans-Pacfic- steamship
companies. 1t will mean a cut of
$1.50 a ton. The new tariff will go
into effect June 1 and will continue
in force until August Is.
Exporters have been asking for a J
material reduction in the rates for |
some time, claiming that at the price ,
demanded for wheat it would be inn
possible for them to transact any bust /
ness with the Orient at the tariff ,
quoted by the steamship companies
AS soon as the Japanese lines sane
ton the cut it is said the matter will
lie settled.
Hawaii Sugar Report.
Purser Phillips, returning in the
steamer Mauna Kea from
Hilo and way ports this morning,
brings the following report of sugar
awaiting shipment on Hawaii: Olaa
1880, Waiakea $1,000, Hawaii Mill /.
1000, Hilo Sugar Co. 1000, Onomea
sizes, Pepeekeo 21,SOO, Honomu 1850,
1850, Laupahoehoe 1850,
Kaiwiki 1850, Kukaiau 1850, Hama
kua Mill 1860, Paauhau 1000, Homo
kaa. 1900, Kukuihaele $500. Punaluu
2117, Honuapo 1240 Hawi 1866, Union
S204. Komala 6156, Halawa 3037,
Null 1851 sacks.
Mauna kea Met Fine Weather.
Fine weather was experienced by
the steamer Mauna Kea in the trip to
and returning from Hilo. Light winds
and smooth seas were the rule. This
vessel returned with fai: l:zed list
Of cabin and deck passengers and
cargo including 235 packages SUM-
dries, quantity of empties. 2 autos +
and 81 pieces lumber The vessel has
been made ready for dispatch to the :
Big Island a three O'Clock this after
noon. II
Noeau Back from Kauai. I
Inter-Island arrivals here today in ,
Guided the steamer Noeau from Kauai /.
zport3 with empty gasoline drums, %
cases onions, 975 sacks rice; 2060 II
sacks sugar, "a packages sundries. !
The vessel met with fine weather on
he trip. Officers report nine thou
sand sacks sugar as coming to the
bort on the steamer Kinau, due here
morning
iarmattan Calls for Coal. 1
Several hundred tons bunker coal /,
re being taken aboard the British {
reighter Harmattan before that YES I
el is to proceed to Australia. The I
essel arrived off the port late last {
light. With several million feet of \
umber. the big freighter was found T
n need of additional fuel The Har- 7
haitian. in command of Captain /
.amb, sailed from Everett, Washing \
on. on May ;. The trip to the isl :
nds was made in fairly good time \
nd under pleasant circumstances. \
he Harmattan visited the port some \
tx weeks ago with coal consigned y
o the Inter-lsland. The vessel is \
expected TO said for the antipodes A
MS afternoon. X