Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-20
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SEAS MONGOLIA
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Ploughing through the waters
strewn with wreckage, the, voyage OF
The big Pacific Mail liner Mongolia In
the famous and picturesque Inland sea
of Japan was one filled with stirring
Incidents In which series OF gallant
fescues were effected by Captain EN-
ory Rice and his officers.
Receiving the official comnlenda-
Hon from the Japanese government.
captain Rice, with reluctance, related
his experience with a typhoOn' met
Along the coast CT Japan which, while
0oing no damage to the Pacific Nail
er. wrought serious havoc with small.
III shipping and causing much loss OF
lie.
The Inland sea was Utterly strewn
With the wrecks of fishing sampans.
or four occasions the Mongolia, then
tleaming for Nagasaki. was put about
IN a driving gale and through skillful
manipulation IA half-drowned fisher
men were brought to tina deck. Cap
tain Rice stated yesterday while the
Mongolia remained at Honolulu in the
IIecharge Of 2000 tons of Oriental car.
10 attempt TO lower a boat. The fish.
ermen were clinging to bits OF wreck
are while the Mongolia was brought
10 the windward, creating a calm on
The lea side OF the vessel BY means
of life buoys attached to ropes the
Well-nigh exhausted men were hauled
On board They we're later landed at
Noji
The Mongolia. which was berthed at
Pier late Saturday afternoon, was
Gelayed at Nagasaki. japan, through
nnarantine. It is reported that plague
has made serious ravages in many
ports throughout the Orient
Leaving the vessel at Honolulu were
four cabin, four second class and 81
Asiatic steerage passengers.
Proceeding to san Francisco when
the vessel sailed az noon yesterday
we're 81 cabin passengers booked at
ne local agency OF H. Hackfeld &
Company.
|Inuer Tanks for Liner Sierra.
70 better conform with the fuel ca
1ncitv of the Ventura and Sonoma, the
Oceanic liner Sierra. now undergoing
extensive repairs at San Francisco, fol-
owing the loss OF starboard propeller
and part of the shaft, it is reported
viii be fitted with larger fuel oil
ranks. Thus equipped. ii is stated that
me sierra could more readily be placed
~ the trade between San Francisco,
Honolulu and Australia. Heretofore
he sierra has been employed on a
|ernlar San Francisco-Honolulu sery-
|re The liner will omit one regular
rcheduled round trip TO the islands.
sailing on the next voyage inttime to
arrive at this city about August "a.
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eelleVe Niagara Nearing Port.
hearing a distinguished party Of
oealthy nainlanders, including Joseph
Letter. the Chicago multi-millionaire,
lhp flne power yacht Niagara, at None
|Ine the property of George Gould. is
.ieamfng across the Pacific and in the
.lrection Of Honolulu, according to a
report brought to this city with the ar
rival OF the Pacific Mail liner Mon
eolia
The Yacht and party have been
cruising over the world for more than
one.year, much time having ileen spent
IL Indian and China waters. 1t is pre-
flcted that the yacht may arrive here
hv the latter part of the week. Con.
siderable mail for members of the
marty has been received in this city
and is now awaiting claimant at the
Office Of the Hawaii Promotion Com
mittee.
Destined for the several island ports
and scheduled to sail at 5 o'clock this
evening. the InterIsland steamer
Claudine is on the berth to sail for
Maui ports. the Likelike for wind
ward Kauai and the w. G. Hall for
AhukinI and NawiIiwili
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The last of a full cargo of sugar is
going into the Matson steamer Manoa,
prior to the departure of that vessel
Al 4 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon from
Per 10, for. San Francisco. Thirty
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