The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-10-16
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With her machinery disabled, her
boilers badly in need Of repairs, her
huh covered with marine growth, and
showing evidence of having spent a
lene time IN tropical waters, tho little
German unprotected cruiser Geier, con
voycd by the German collier Locksun,
arrived in port yesterday morning with
her deck stripped for action and her
crew busily engaged in unloading her
eight fourinch guns .M (. III
The little collier, which was of valu.
able assistance to the cruiser, remained
outside the hurbor whcre she now lies Mt
anchor alnngside the warbound German
steamers Holsatia and 0. j. d. Alters,
while Geier locked at quarantine wharf,
where she is loading 300 tons Of bunker
coal .... AK
guturo Movements Concealed 7.
Tho afrfyai'o these vessels created
unusual interest in shipping circles and
in the city generally, aud the water
front was thronged with Honolulans
who eoniectured what the future move.
ments, Of the little "'wardogt would
the German consulate as TO whether
Geier would depart this morning at
seven o o'clock, or whether she would
remain here and undergo necessary re-
pairs to her machinery.
Under the neutrality laws the vessel
is allowed TO remain here until. such
time as necessary repairs are eomplet-
cdj on the other hand, II she does not
repair hero she must depart at seven
o o'clock this morning. ra
Customs Officers In Dark -. f.. .....'
\, Up to the closing hour at the custom
house last night Collector Malcolm A.
franklin, under whose jurisdiction the
vessel is, had received no adviees from
German Consul Georg Rodiek as to what
the plans Of the vessel were,
g. Considering the fact that the Geiel
had about sixty tons Of coal in hel
bunkers, that permission was asked ant
granted that she be allowed 10 take
on 800 tons OF coal, and that stevedoret
were engaged all Of yesterday afternoon
and part of last night in loading thii
eoal upon scows for delivery TO Geier
strong impression prevailed thai
Geior would forego having her machin
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Japanese Liner In Danger
With the Japanese steamer Shiny
Mau1 due Mt this port today, the shiI
itself valued at nearly s$2y000,0O0 anS
with a cargo valued at many million
more the question has arisen, as |
commerce destroyer, is Geier's mission
that OF engaging this vessel before sh'
arrives in Honolulu ..
In this event, as thore is no German
port that Geier can convoy her prize
in the event Of its capture, it is point
ed out that the only course left opeI
for We cruiser Is to sink Shihyo Maru
on the other hand, it is pointed GU
that it. hardly seems reasonable tina
the Japanese government would ALLOW
Shinyo Marn TO proceed to these water
without being conveyed by one or NOR,
Japanese cruisers, To bear out thi
fhcory came theNnews yesterday iron
Midway Island by Flaurence Ward stat
ing That the Japanese battle cruise
Kongo was seen Off Midway, on Sep
TENDER %, and that wireless message
were received there stating that Kong,
was bound for Hawaiian waters, CON
niissioned as commerce destroyer
Whether the little German cruiser viii
venture TO sea under these conditions
or remain here and inferno, remains Il
be seen.
What Of Collier Locksun "E
. While speculation is rife along tn
waterfront as 10 Just What the move
inents OF Geier will be, her convoy AM
( friend in need, hoeksan, is rolling a
her anchorage of the harhor, her skin
ported that the engines OF Goier wer
in as good a condition as the day the,
were built. This statement is not born
ont by reports given out aboard Lock
sun, -..t ~.
Follows Cruiser Like Poodle p.
eve followed Geier around the broa,
Pacific for sixty days like poodle,
said Captain Garlaeh Of Locksun, yes
terday morning, "and It seems good h
sight land again.
On August 5, Locksun was in Hong