The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-05-20


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Tenyo Here Thursday.
One day ahead of schedule the Togo
Kisen Kaisha liner will arrive from San
Friday. The vessel will be dispatched
for Yokohama and other Orient ports at
five O'Clock the same day.
Sierra Starts Today.
At two O'Clock this afternoon the
Oceanic steamship Sierra will sail from
San Francisco for Honolulu, and will
arrive here Monday morning. Brew
er & Company, the local agents, have
large number of passengers booked
for the return trip, although there is
much space left.
Tho Sierra will take out the first of
the lIonolulans who are Off for their
summer vacations, some having been
booked by the agents for European as
well as mainland trips. The Oceanic
company is now engaged in the through
booking business and the Sierra will
be the first vessel out with consider
able business of this character.
A Maritime Mystery.
The messages received yesterday by
the Guide were puzzlng to the. publish
err. One announced the sailing of the
British steamer Glorartney for Ho-
nolulu, although the port of sailing was
not stated. Another was the steamer
Tenerifle for Honolulu, sailing port un-
known. Only the Strath line of golfers
is being used for transporting naval
coal to Honolulu, otherwise the Guide
publisher would have reached the con
clusion that the vessels were engaged
in the coal carrying trade. The Ten
critic, at last reports, was on the South
African coast.
The British consul was asked wheth-
err they were golfers bringing coal for
the British battleship New Zealand.
He stated he had had no advices con
corning such vessels.
Mexican on the Way.
The American. Hawaiian freighter
Mexican left Seattle for Honolulu May
II and will reach here about Monday.
The Columbian sailed from Honolu
lu last night for Salina Cruz, via ISL
and ports. From Tlilo the vessel will
leave for Mexico with 10000 tons of
sugar.
The Arizonan arrived at San Fran
cisco from Salina Cruz May IS, en-
route to Seattle.
Keauhou for Koolau Service.
With freight business increasing so
rapidly that his present fleet is too
small to carry all offerings, Commo-
dore Eben Low, has chartered from the
lntcr.lsand company the steamer Ke-
auhou, and placed it on the Honolulu
Koolau route.
Commodore Lows steamer ]. A.
Cummins win soon be placed on the
marine railway for an overhauling dur
ing which time the old engines and
boilers win be taken out and replaced
with powerful gasoline motor engines.
This work will require about two
weeks. Much of the upperworks will
have to be removed in order to get the
machinery out.
The British steamer Inverkip, which
was discharging coal at the naval dock,
has been shifted over to the Channel
wharf to complete the discharge of the
cargo. The vessel will be ready to be
despatched to the Coast the latter part
of this week.
|, iNha British steamer Ascot, carrying
irhthigrdfts from Spain and Portugal,
is now out forty-five days. The vessel
will reach Honolulu in about fifteen
days.
Dredger Towed to Kahului
The Inter-lsland steamer Helene tow,
ed from IIilo to Kahuhi last week,
dredger which has been engaged on
work in Hilo harbor. The trip was
| successfully made. The dredger will do
much work at Kahuui, which is being
developed under the supervision of the
war department.
The American schooner w. +. CAIRNS
sailed recently from Astoria with 200.
900 feet of lumber for Honolulu and
Pearl Ilarbor. Most of the material is
to be discharged at the latter port.
Much of the cargo comprises heavy
tlmhers which are to be used in the
reconstruction of the false crib work in
the naval drydock. The timbers for.
merly employed by the contractor. were
destroyed in the upheaval of February
II There are also 1880 piles to be used
in Strengthening the floor of the pro.
posed dock.
Shinyo In and Out.
Because a Chinese baby, suffering