Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-08
PRONTO PLACES
MEDICINE. ORDER
IN THIS PORT
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explaining the presence Of the vessel
at Honolulu
SVesseI Now Under New Name.
! The vessel now here! and which to.
! day is On the Inter-Island floating dock
has borne. the name of Pronto but
few months. Built in the year 1919
the steamer was operated by a com
pany with headquarters at Para, Bra
zil Under the Brazilian flag and
named the Comacina the vessel car
ried on a general freighting business
until July Of the present year when it
passed into the hands Of the Norwe-
gians and the name was changed to
Pronto. " 2
The original steamer Pronto. which
for years has been a familiar figure
along the coast of Asia, was also CON-
manded by Captain Seeberg This yes
tsel was transferred under the Russian
| flag. some months ago and is now
operated as the Oleg.
Medical Supplies a Surprise.
That the little colony stationed at
! Nauru would be In need of large auar-
titles of medical supplies from Homo
| lulu has been a matter of much sur
aware of the effort of the agents to
! fill the order. Nauru passed under
the Jurisdiction of the British by right
of conquest on September %. the date
announced by Captain Seeberg as the
time Of his sailing from Nauru for
Honolulu Were the British residents
or people connected with the great
British corporation operating the phos-
phate plant in such distress, it is
pointed out that arrangements for the
, relief of the subjects would have been
completed through London whereby.
supplies could have been shipped from
Auckland or port along the Austral-
ian coast. Even the smaller stores
from Suva might have been drawn
unon in an emergency.
Big War Vessel Reported Near.
! A big war vessel said to be of three
funneled cruiser type, is reported to-
be lowering near the Hawaiian ISL
ands. The manager of one of the large
sugar plantations along the Hamakua
coast OF Hawaii is said to have writ.
ten letter to the Honolulu represen-
tatives stating that on Monday last he
noted war vessel, dull gray in an.
pearance. steaming in westerly di-.
rection The story coming from the
one highest in authority on the estate
! is given more than passing considera.
! ticn by the local representatives.
| There Is much conjecture concern.
ing the connection that may exist be-
tween the Pronto. formerly known as
the CamCeina. and the reported APP
1 pearance Of craft alleged to be a
/ foreign cruiser. Filled with supplies
that would prove of valuable assist.
anee to belligerent the vessel would
fail an easy captive to a fighting ship.
One story circulated along the wat
Ierfront TODAY was that the Pronto
would be DESPATCHED for San Fran
cisco. The order for TOO tons Of coal
placed here would Indicate that the
owners had greater distance in view
or else they were anticipating using
more coal than usually required in
| making 220o miles.
| Fully coaled and urovisioned for all
extended voyage the steamer Prom.
to was floated into the Inter.
Island Steam Navigation drydock to
, day, hurried preparations being under
way to complete repairs to a star.
board propeller while a force of ma.
chinists are working with feyerish en-
ergy to overhaul the engines to per.
nit the vessel to steam to a yet un
known destination at the earliest poe.
Isible moment. ~ ,.s.
/ Taking on more than 700 tons oil
coal before going on the floating dry
Idock is looked upon by shipping men
as a rather unusual proceeding upon
| the part of vessel master. Captain
Seeberg stated today that he had re
Iceived no orders regarding his future
movements. He intimated that ad
vices from his owners might reach
him at any hour. ~ ....... s..
Should the Pronto be ordered cut
of the port the vessel will be in condl
Il ton to proceed to sea Immediately
after leaving the drydock ls...:. ..
The mission of the little steamer
PTonto continues source of interest
ing speculation upon the part of lecal
waterfroRters 1t is generally eonced
ed that the vessel has within the past
, go days operated in conjunction witt
several German cruisers sailing tho
: South Pacific. a Il