The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-04-15
BUSY WEEK IN PORT
WITH STEAMSHIPS
Fleet of Passenger Liners in and
Out-Immigrants Are
Coming.

Heavy tonnage in passenger and
freight steamships will be recorded at
this port this week, as many large YES
sells are due. The previous week was
one of the smallest for sometime in
point of tonnage. In port yesterday
were the Oceanic steamship Sonoma, the
Y. X. X. liner Hongkong Maru, the jap
anese freighter Koju MARI and the
army transport Logan, all of which ex-
ccpt the Koju Maru departed yesterday
afternoon and evening. The Hongkong
Maru left for Japan, the transport Lo-
gan for Guam and Manila and the Sono-
ma for the Antipodes. The Wilhelmina
and Mongolia are due today, the latter
and the Lurline scheduled to leave for
the Coast this afternoon. On Friday
the Manchuria and the Ventura will be
in port and freight vessels are expected.
The sailing vessels are now few and
far between, and their numbers are
gradually decreasing. In year or two
it is believed by shipping men that the
necessity for deep water sailing vessels
between the Coast and Honolulu will
have disappeared.
Some time next week the first of the
golfers bringing coal for the navy will
arrive from Norfolk. The Frankmount
is now out forty-eight days. 1t will
discharge its coal cargo here as no pro-
vision has yet been made for receiving
such supplies at Pearl Harbor naval
station.
Soroma In and Out. 4
With good sized list of passengers
for Honolulu, the Sonoma passed into
the harbor yesterday morning at eight
O'Clock from San Francisco. The ves-
sci took fuel oil supplies at the Hack
field wharf and departed for the Anti
podes at seven O'Clock last evening.
The Sonoma had n faicly smooth, voy-
age. only one or two days being credit.
ed to bad weather,
Brought Lumber.
The japanese freiehter Koiu Maru ar
rived yesterday morning from Column
bia River ports en- route to Port Pirie.
The vessel has 100000 feet of lum-
Der on board. The vessel stops here
long enough to take on additional coal
for the bankers. The Koju Maru will
leave for its destination this morning.
Still After Gamblers. ]
Complaints have again been lodged
with tho Pacific Mail management at
San Francisco against gambling aboard
vessels of the mail line. Wilbur E..
Crafts of the International Reform Blu
reu has complained of the practice and
says of his recent trip ON the Orienti
80 AT the time ! crossed the Pacific on
this same ship, the Mongolia, there were
two opium dens operating down in the
depths Of the ship, and I think an in
spection of the ship could reveal the
smoking of opium ~ well as gambling. y
Ascot Starts For Hawaii.
The British, chartered steamship
Ascot, carrying 1884 Spanish and Por-
tuguese immigrants, is reported to have
sailed from Gibraltar for Honolulu, via
Punta Arenas, ON Saturday. The Ascot
should complete the voyage in about
Two months, which would bring the YES
sci here about the middle of June.
Immigrants For the Mongolia.
Nearly two hundred Spanish and Por-
tuguese will leave today for San Fran
cisco in the storage of the Mongolia.
Many of these are persons who arrived
on the immigrant steamers last year.
1t is said that few of them came
here on the Willesden. 1t is said that
the word has gone abroad that tho best
way to get to the Golden West is to
accept passage to Hawaii at the expense
of the Territory and the planters and
then by dint of little saving to pay
the remainder of the way themselves to
San Francisco.
Lnrline Out Tonight.
At six O'Clock this afternoon the
Matson steamship Lurline will depart
from the Hackfeld wharf for San Fran.
cisco with n full cargo of sugar, pine.
apples and sundries, and with every
cabin filled with passengers. The Lur.
line Will carry about 1000 tons of
freight, picked up at Honolulu and Ka.
Lului.
Wilhelmina in Early.
The Wilhelmina will arrive off port
early this morning from San Francisco
and may be passed in to the Hackfeid
dock before seven o'clock. 1t will be
off port about the same hour as the
Pacific Mail steamship Mongolia from
the Orient. The Wilhelmina is bring
ing about 20Oo tons of cargo for Homo
lulu and nearly thousand tons fol
hilo- Eiphty-six cabin passengers are
aboard. Among them are the member.
of TIE All-Hawaii polo team. The
Wilhelmina will leave for Hilo Wednes
day afternoon at five o'clock, return
ing here Sunday morning TO complete
loading for San Francisco. The linei