Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-27
NAN LEAPS FRON
NIAGARA DECKS
TO DEATH

Leaving behind a brief note. couehet
ia the language OF the race track. p
Eellani. believed 70 have been an Ital
ian subject, and q member Of The
stewards department Of the Canadian
Anstralasian liner Niagara, disap
peafed on the evening OF january "a
End all efforts to find him have proven
unsuccessful up to the time the yes
sci reached berth at Honolulu this
morning. ~.
Eellanl had complained Of illness
upon leaving Sydney. according TO q
report received from Dr..J. Webb. Fol
lowing the departure from Suya, the
man Is said to have been in pretty bad
shape and was compelled TO relinquish
his duties and take TO his berth
There were no Indications OF insanity
and he was given treatment for an or.
binary ailrnent with the belief that he
would soon recover.
In making the rounds OF the crew
quarters on last Saturday evening
Eellani was found to be missing. A
persistent search was made for him
hut without success
That the Italian watched his oppor.
tunity and leaped into the sea is the
conclusion now reached by the Mag
ara officers who upon arrival this
morning reported the matter to the
British authorities connected with
the consulate.
Il cant speak much English. Rule
Britannia no good to me. Six to 10 on
Peeping Tom" was contained in the
fTief note found folded within the ef-
fleets OF the missing man.
The latter part Of the phrase incor-
ported I'm the communication Is an
Australian racing term, having to do
with the percentage levied by the
boolzmakers at the track.
The vessel steamed to q berth at
Pier I this morning following what is
declared to have been q pleasant pas
kase from sydney via Auckland and
Snvd
Strikes among stevedores and long
shoremen at the Australian ports are
] epofted at an end The vessel sailed
from Sydney cit noon on Jan. 10, de-
parting from Auckland on Jan. 18th
and Suva on the 10th.
Passengers INDUCED IN pleasing
program Of sports. Among the prom
inent through passengers were Mr..
end Mrs. John Mccormack, Colonel
Cox. Major Wilson and Mr.. and Mrs.
dates-Smith
The Niagara Is scheduled TO sail for
Vancouver and Victoria at o'clock,
this evening, q score -of passengers
the vessel 1t this port.
l4onoI6isn & AIM ron5effow.
Twenty-f0 hours behind the regu-I
lar schedule, the Matson Navigation
steamer Honolulan Win reach d berth
1t Pier IS early tomorrow morning,
according to 4 wireless message re-
solved at the agency 0f Castle 4 Cooke
this morning.
The Honolulan has IL cabin pas.
sengers. 400 sacks Of late mail, IL au.
bomobiles and 20S3 tons Of cargo for
discharge at Honolulu. The vessel
viii proceed to Kahului where 245 tons
81 freisht viii be discharged
The H0nolnlan can not be accom-.
nodafed at the pier at Queen street.
1wing to the departure Of the steamer
from that berth
-
Siberia is late.
The Pacific Mail liner Siberia from
San Francisco will be a day late In |
lrrival from San Francisco according !
o q prediction received through wire. |
ess this morning. The steamer, with |
90 cabin passengers, and $50 sacks |
il later mail from the mainland viii |
each berth at Pier z early Thursday |
It is the present intention |
o dispatch the liner for Japan; China |
md the Philippines at 4 o'clock Thurs
lay afternoon
About 120 lions Of general cargo will |
e discharged here A few passengers |
viii join the vessel at Honolulu for |
'oints throughout the Orient
fakura Arrival Sill Ii DO1bt ss
Owing to the absence of wireless |
lessage from the anadian-Australa-
ian liner Makura, the time OF that /
essel's arrival at Honolulu remains a I
natter of conjecture. According to /
dyices received at the agency OF r.. III. /.
Davies & Co., the Makura sailed from /
vancouver and Victoria on time. Fol-
owing a regular schedule. the liner
hould reach the port some true to-
morrow, receiving prompt dispatch
Or the colonies at late hour in the
vening. 1t is understood that the
Iakura sailed from British Columbia
nth a large list Of through passen-
ers, a few to leave the vessel at Ho-
olulu. The Makura will berth at
Ter 4.
"a N II
IiloniaR Loading ut Hawaii III i
The Matson Navigation steamer Hi
,nion is today loading cargo at Hilo,
preparatory to getting away for San
rancisco about Jam 18th. This ves4
81 Is reported to have called at al
lumber OF island ports where general
argo was discharged and sugar pIac-
d aboard The Hilonian is departing
n the Pacific coast with. a full ship
tent of island products - L