Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-08
FOURTEEN.DAY
|, SERVICE IS
J, NOW PLANNED


81 A 14-day service between Puget
s Sound and the Hawaiian islands IL
now planned with the completion Of
! ihe adjustment Of the schedule o!
sailing OF steamers over the Matson
Navigation Company's triangular
: route.
With the addition Of the chartered
steamer Honolulan TO the number Of
vessels now making Seattle and Ia
coma ports Of call, the Matson line
operBtes three passenger and freight
carriers from the Sound to Honolulu
and thence to several island ports.
The Hyades and Hilonian, already In
the service, will afford the steamship
company every facility for the proper
care OF freight and passenger bust.
: ness. Heretofore the Hyades and Hi.
lcnian operated on 2f-day schedule,
but now the Hon6lulan must be dove
tailed into the tirde card. = i
While the HoB0lulan is a chartered
liner owned by the American Hawaii.
an Steamship Company and her char
ter expires Rext August, ii Is conf
IDENTIFY believed that the service will
L.
merely atrial ship and c. b. Warren,
steamship manager Of Alexander e.
Baldwin at Seattle, has stated that ~
business from that port at the expira-
ION OF the Honolulan's charter should
warrant, II Is more than probable that
other vessels OF the fleet will be en-
tered In permanent service between
Seattle and Hawaii
For years a passenger service to
the islands from the Sound has been
booked for and the Matson Navfga Ion
Company has long considered entering
fhis field. Such a demand has been
made upon the vessels OF the MatsonI
reet in the San francisco Honolulu
direct service. however, that steam
ships could not be spared for the
Northern experiment until he new
liners. Matsonia and Manoa recently
completed, were ready. for service.
Korea Nearing the Port.
II all goes well with the arrival Of
the Pacific Mail liner Korea from San
Francisco. that vessel now reported
due from San Francisco on Friday
morning will be dispatched for the
o'clock that evening The Korea is
bringing $50 tons OF freight from the
mainland for discharge at Honolulu.
The vessel is to be supplied with 600
tons OF coal during the stay at the
port. The Korea viii berth at Pier Z. 4
Captain Rice Has Rare Work.
Captain Emery Rice of the Pacific
Mail steamer Mongolia has exhibited
"a rare work on navigation. This was
i copy of maritime work published in
1856 and said to be one OF the Oldest
works OF the kind known. An entry
on one or the pages explained that
the volume had been the property of 4
a John Savage. II also noted that on
september 10, ITO. Savage had sailed
from Manchester, and then il went on
as follows: Bound for God knows
Where.
Il is interesting to note that since
the publication came from the press
and received the imprint from
press and received the imprint from
the wooden type two and a half cen
turtles ago, there has been but slight
change in the rules of navigation, and
Rice said he could have abided by all
OF the ancient rules and brought the
Mongolia safely into port and through
the dangerous gales.
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Msnnlngtry Ready for Departure.
The British freighter Manningtry
Following the discharge of 4700 tons
OF Australian coal at this port, has
been prepared for sea and it is ex-
pected that the vessel viii be dis.
patched for Eureka, Cal, or another
ncrth Pacific port this evening. The
Manningtry is stated to have been
chartered to take lumber from the
United States destined for, Australia.
Repeat May Sail Today.
The schooner Repeat, having been
discharged OF shipment of lumber
Is expected viii be dispatched for Pu.
get Sound this afternoon, the vessel
sailing I'M ballast The Repeat arrip-
ed here en- March 80 from Grays Har.
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