Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-22
HUNDREDS ROAM
NIAGARA DECKS
Mammoth Lines Interest Many
HonoIuIanS During Short
Soiourn Here.

Soiourn Here.
A constant procession Of local peo-
pie filed across the gangways leading
from Alakea wharf to the handsome
new Canadian-Australasia liner Nj
agara yesterday afternoon and even
ing. Despite the fixing of the hours
for inspection, hundreds presented
themselves for admission TO the ship
up to but a short time before the adj
vcrtised sailing for Vancouver and
Victoria.
Every courtesy was extended the
visitors by the official staff of the
Niagara.
The ladies were of course much in
terested in viewing the first class din
ing saloon-a spacious apartment,
with dining accommodation for 100
passengers II is decorated in Louis
XVI style, and the ceiling and walls
are paintod white 1t is situated on
the upper deck amidships, convenient
to the main entrance, and has a large
well overhead A feature of the sa-
loon is THAT the tables are all arranged.
for small parties. In the first class.
lounge the style adopted is also Louis.
XVI. II is on the promenade deck,
two decks above the dining saloon,
and is arranged in snail bays and.
cosy corners. The open we'll over the.
dining saloon rises through the cen
ter of the lounge, and is lighted by a
large dome on the boat deck. The
walls and ceiling are painted white,
relieved in gold.
The library and writing room is stu
ated at the fore end of the first class
accommodation on the shelter deck,
and is specially designed for the COM
fort of passengers who desire TO pass
the time quietly with reading or writ
ing, small tables being arranged well
apart from each other. This room is
finished i'm gray and walnut, with
holdings of white and gilt. The style
is Louis XVI The music room, sit
uated on the forward end Of the
promenade deck, is in Adams style.
with white panelings and mahogany
furniture. A large dome overhead
adds to the splendid appearance OF
this spacious apartment. The smoking
room is also on the promenade dec6.
The style adopted here is Georgian,
and the paneling is of polished hard
wood The arrangements OF this room
are according TO the most up-to-date
ideas.
The Niagara was joined at this port
by IL passengers. Less than one nun
dred tons of cargo were placed
aboard during the stay. Fuel oil to
the amount of nearly 1000 barrels was
supplied.
The Royal Hawaiian Band played a
pleasing program of melodies prior to
the departure of the great liner for
British Columbia at $3.50 O'Clock last
evening.
I,kelike in with Sugar Cargo.
An arrival this morning from hauai
ports. the steamer Likelike VIII De
given a quick dispatch, following the
discharge of 5000 sacks sugar. This
vessel brought shipments of sundrles,
4 head cattle.
The Inter-Island has received wire
less to the effect that the steamer
Niihau is due to return from Kauai
ON Saturday bringing $500 sacks SUI
gar. a portion of which was loaded at
Waimea. At the time the Likelike
called at Waimea, a heavy swell was
running. Fine weather was expert
enced on the remainder of the voy-
age.
Hall Loads for Garden Island.
Five thousand sacks sugar have been
discharged from the Inter-lsland
steamer w. G.. Hall and that vessel
has been made ready TO proceed to
the Garden Island at five o'clock this
evening, taking shipments of lumber,
fertilizer and sundries. Several pas
sengers have been booked.
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cIaudine Here With Island Products.
The Interisland steamer Claudine
returned from Maui ports this morn
ing. bringing island products, includ-
ing crates of chickens, a quantity OF
empties, 30 crates of onions, 8 sacks
of ava. 80 SACKS of taro, sacks OF
cocoanuts and 122 packages of sun
dries.