Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-13
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SALVAGE SOUGHT
in SOUTH SEAS
Ventura Reaches Port on Trip
on Which She Expects to
Break Fuel Record

| A company of wreckers and salvers
| is reaping a rich reward In the work
I of dismanteling the once well-knowp
British freighter knight of St. Geoyge
which some two years ago Wa piled
on the reefs of Nufualofa, while on a
voyage from San Fran SEQ to Mel
bourne.
One of the interested parties reach.
ed Page Page at tie time the Oceanic
/ liner Ventura c6fied there on the voy.
age from Sydney to Honolulu.
Oceanic rofficers this morning stat
ed that salvage work is still proceed
ing Ct this late day with the result
thu much valuable material has been
Tcfnoved and sold to Australian deal
(ers.
When the freighter went ashore she
had over million feet of lumber In
her holds, and although the greater
part has been recovered there still
remains a quantity aboard. A por-
ton of the vessels machinery has
been saved, and it is anticipated that
the balance of the lumber will be sal
taged. The force of the ocean swell
has carried the wreck right on top of
the reef. The under part of the hull
is completely torn away by contact
with the sharp edges of the coral, but
the vessel now lies in high and dry
and upright position.
The Ventura passed close to the
Palmyra group of islands to the south
ward of Honolulu, and now the prop
erty of Judge H. E. Cooper of this
city. The Oceanic liner met with the
finest kind of weather throughout the
voyage. Some fast time was made
ever a portion of the course. The
Ventura is attempting to break a fuel
record, that of round trip from San
Francisco to Sydney on the amount of
fuel oil placed aboard before leaving
the coast for the Antipodes.
One cabin, four second class and
eight steerage pasengers left the liner
upon arrival at Honolulu this morning.
The through list includes % cabin, 40
second class and % steerage passen-
gers. To join the vessel at this port
are so cabin passengers.
The Ventura is scheduled to sail for
San Francisco at o'clock, taking sew
eral hundred tons sugar, bananas, cot
fec and sundries Three hundred and
forty tons Australian provisions and
merchandise will be discharged while
the vessel remains at the port. A
large amount of refrigerated meat is
included in the consignment
Purser F. v. F. Baker assisted by
Chief Steward Conquest planned and
carried into execution a series of
rather enjoyable entertainments dur
ing the fortnight voyage.
Captain Cowell reports pleasing
and unique demonstration at Page
Page on occasion of the visit of the
Ventura Thousands of natives
gathered at the landing stage, and a
number of Samoan feasts and weird
dances were given for the delectation
of the favored passengers and Off
GERS.
Freight from the East Coast
The American-Hawaiian freighter
Virginian, from Salina Cruz by the
way of San Francisco and Sound ports
lis due to arrive at Honolulu on or
about June 18th, according to late adj
vices received by c. P. Morse, general
freight agent for the American-Ha-
waiian line This vessel is under
stood to be bringing west-bound car
goes numbered 342 and 343, that left
New York in the freighters Montanan
ard Hawaiian on April 21st and 18th.
The Virginian is coming to the islands
under the command of new skipper.
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Kauai Sugar in Transit.
A considerable amount of sugar
from the island of Kauai is in transit
Tor Honolulu. according to reports
which reached this city with the ar
rival of the steamer Lkelike. The
Kinau, from the Garden island and to
reach here on Sunday morning, is
bringing $500 sacks X. K. B. sugar,
while the Noeau is taking on full
shipment of Makee Company product.
Sugar awaiting shipment at Kauai
ports Includes 29,230 M. s. and $500
sacks X. l.. sugara.
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LikeIike Only Island Arrival.
The steamer Likelike represented
the sole arrival at Honolulu from isl
and ports this morning. The vessel
brought a variety of products from
Kauai including $500 sacks of sugar.
167. sacks potatoese, 70 sacks algaroba
feed, and IA packages sundries. The
vessel IS reported as having met with
fair weather on the return voyage.
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Good News for Life Savers
Representative Nolan of San Fran
cisco has introduced bill in the
house, authorizing an appropriation
not to exceed $4,000 Ior the erection
of buildings for the use of employees
of the Golden Gate Life-Saying Sta
ton The bill was referred to the
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce.
Kiyo Maru Off for the East.
The japanese liner Kiyo Maru. will
be dispatched for Japan ports and
Hongkong at five o'clock this even
ing. this vessel having been discharg-
ed of $500 tons nitrates during the
stay at the port.
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