Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-26

gan the discharge OF a quantity Of
water. The LDcksun is stated TO be
In need OF repairs end may be brought
10 berth al territorial wharf with.
in week.
Captain Frederichson and his Off.
GERS and crew belonging to the Aeolus
are yet aboard the Locksun. They may
be brought TO Honolulu late this aft.
effioon. g..
Pommern copra to Enterprise.
When the MatsoEl Navigation steam
er Enterprise steams for San Fran
cisco that vessel will be supplied with
13s440 sacks Of copra thar tNo months
ago were brought 10 the port in the
German freighter Pommerfl. which es-
capped the vigilance of British cruisers
in its spectacular departure from Aus
tralia.
Men from several German steamers
were taken TO the PomHnern this morn
ing while the PriRz Waldsgnar, Nord.
deutscher Lloyd liner was shifted To
the Eva side of the sIipway to make
room for the Enterprise, The transfer
of cargo was FASTENED with view OF
not delaying the departure OF the En-.
terprise for the Coast,
The Pomniern has a vast quantity of
Australian wool destined for shipment
TO Great Britain and the United States.
II was announced today that arrange.
rents might be made for the tranship-
ment Of this valuable cargo within a
short time. A consignment Of baied
hides included in the Pommern cargo
are now said to be Ii q condition
which may necessitate their being de-
strcyed.
Hizen far Out to Sea.
With the American revenue cutter
Thetis at the entrance of the channel
leading to the harbor and the japan
csc baftleship six miles of the port,
the waterfront continued to be a nee
ca that drew hundreds OF spectators
to the several whoryes. Two steam
launches from the Hizen are covering
rescribed course in all directions
from the war vessel.
oeler Must Change lie Berth.
The little German cruiser Geier, now
at Pier s, WIN be obliged &c shift To-
another berth because Of the expected
arrival OF the; Japanese liner Tenyol
Maru The passenger and freight
steamer from San Francisco is due at
Honolulu tomorrow morning although
Castle & Cooke, the local representa-
tives. state that they have not re-
eefyed wireless message from the
vessel The silence alleged Il, have
h<,{,,, -, al, ira ~, A.. $780,. 49,,
Is mystifying TO local shipping men If
the report Of several japanese war
vessels as conveys IN this part OF the
Pacific can be relied upon as fact.
Harbor Master Foster hopes to ar
range a berth for the Geier ut naval
wharf " he fails in this, he will tenn
porarily moor the German war vessel
at Pier 10.
War Touches Honolulu.
A score Of shots fired from the guns
of the Japanese baitIeship Hizen fail
ed to destroy the little German schoon.
er Aeolus SATURDAY night, but when a
delegation Of Hiyen sailors provided
with explosives and q quantity OF kero-
sene had completed their task the
vessel, made captive earlier in the
dayy was soon mass Of fIame that IL
Illuminated the sea for miles and drew
crowds q all poesibfe vantage points
from cibci iintlI wen past midnfght. !
Previous 10 the sunnery practise
With che Aeolus. the German prize, as
q target, CAPTAIN Kxwanami of the
Hizen removed Captain Frlederichsoh
and the men to the number Of IA from
the doomed vessel. the party being
transferred to the German steamer
L,oeksun. then riding at anchor OF the
harbof. Whether the Japanese com
member has in this instance violated
one Of the many technical points In
the existing neutrality laws Is q mat.
ter that today greatly concerns Collect
or Of the Port Franklin and Admiral
c. B. I. Moore.
Practically everything of value was
taken off the old schooner, which for
n years has served in trading expe-
ditioHs IN the South Seas, and at con.
servative estimate By local shipping
men was valued, Including its contents, I
at about $4,000. Late Saturday even
Ing II was tewed to position far
NpbSA y u t1lS lAl6cus 0L8ILly D6IOIo .
O'Clock the first report from one Of
the large guns on the Hizen was heard
By Honolulans. The whfte-painted
schooner under the constant glare OF
several seachlighls proved conspfcu.
bus target It less than Dneshalf mile
from the glmners Shell after shell
was discharged from the Hizen broad.
sides, many of chem going wide Of
their mark Out OF 10 shots, five are
said to have taken effect by those
who watched the engagement from su.
perior vantage ground with the assist,
nice Of strong glasses.
German Slips into Port.
The japanese apparently found that
fhe vessel could not be destroyed by !,
mis- expensive method and the Aeoius.
afloat and apparently UNI
damaged, launch filled with marines,i
steamed to the schooner and planted
! quantity of explosives and kerosene.
A burst of flame rewarded their eff. !;
Iorts a. destruction along this line.
80, 30, ,nsr<x