Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-09
MONGOLIA " Eli
Bring Man Y
VISITORS .

The ranks of strangers and tourists
for the islands will be recruited with
the arrival OF the Pacific Mail liner
Mongolia, which, according to a late
wireless received this morning at the
agency OF H. Hackfeld & Co, VIII land
so cabin and 16 second-class passen-
gers upon arrival at Pier : about s
o'clock Wednesday morning.
The big liner is reported to be max.
ing schedule time In the voyage from
san Francisco. la steaming from the
coast port, the Mongolia carried a
total OF 20S cabin, &c second class and
les Asiatic steerage passengers.
IL Is the present intention to dis
patch the liner for japan and China
about ) o'clock in the evening While
at the port the Mongolia will be dis
charged of more than 100 tons OF
height. The Mongolia has Deen sup
piled with 233 sacks Of late mail.
Hilon,an made brief cali.
Remaining at the port for less than
10 minutes, the Matson Navigation
steamer Hilonian, while enroute from
Port Allen to Hilo. called at Honolulu
at s o'clock this morning for the pur-
pose or landing Mrs. Mcbride, an
aged resident of the Garden Island
who was taken seriously i'll and was
brought to this city for treatment.
The Hilonian has been supplied with
sugar at several island ports and will
complete cargo for San Francisco
while at Hilo.
kukul Goes on Drydoek.
For lfle first time in many months
the United States lighthouse tender
Kukui will be- hauled into the floating
drydock, for general cleaning and
repainting. The Kukui has cruised
in tropical waters with the result that
tie vessels bottom has become very
foul. The vessel will be ou. OF COM
mission for few days only.
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FIaurence Ward Prepared for Sea.
Before sailing for Midway island
with a quantity of supplies and pro-
visions for the Commercial Pacific
Cable Company colony OF officers and
employees at Midway, the schooner
Flaurence Ward will be placed on the
lnter-Island floating drydock for clean
ing and overhauling. The schooner
is expected to sail for Midway the
latter part of the month.
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Ksrea Has Room for Many.
One hundred and twenty-five pas
sengers can be accommodated in the
Pacific Mail liner Korea. which has
sailed from Japanese ports and is due
to arrive at Honolulu about March Is,
according to cable received at the
agency of H, Hackfeld & Co. today.
More than 100 prospective travellers
have been booked for the mainland,
The vessel will be discharged OF 1850
tens Of oriental cargo while at the
port.
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More than 80 tons of Australian
beef, consisting of 622 quarters sup
piled the Oceanic liner Ventura before
that vessel departed from sydney, n.
S. W.. win be landed at Honolulu with
the arrival of that sessel about
March 90, A cable to c. Brewer &
Company today states that the Ven.
tura will have cabin accommodation
for about so passengers for the Coast.
The vessel sailed from Australia with
IS cabin and IS second.class passen-
gers.
To take on $50 tons of coal. the
British freighter Bilbster, 13 days
from Seattle and Columbia river ports,
with 100000 feet of lumber. called
at the port early this morning and
was sent to Pier 3 to receive the fuel
required to take the vessel and her
huge cargo to Melbourne, Australia.
Captain CenteIl. reports fine weather
on the trip from the Sound The ves-
sci is expected to get away for the
south Pacific this evening
The Matson Navigation steamer Lur-
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