Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-20
THREE liners TO
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GATHER AT
HONOLULU

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Tomorrow Is to be busy day at
the port OF Honolulu with the arrival
OF three transpacific liners from the
Orient, Australia and the Pacific
coast Of the United States.
The Pacific Mail steamer Nile from
Hongkong by the way of japanese
ports, is due at s o'clock in the morn
ing, 1t having been arranged that this
vessel be given a berth at Pier z. The,
Nile is bringing 6 cabin and 80 Asiatic
steerage passengers for Honolulu. Be-
fore the dispatch OF the Nile for San
Francisco at 5 o'clock in the evening,
II is expected that $50 tons Of Orient
Ill cargo viii have been discharged.
The vessel viii take 500 tons Of coal.
The Nile carries 81 cabin, SO second
class and so Asiatic steerage passen-,
gers for San Francisco.
The Niagara, the largest vessel in
the Canadian-Australasian service, and
steaming from Sydney by way OF
Auckland and Suya. is due in port at
daylight and will berth at Pier Z,
where 200 tons OF freight win be dis
charged and 80 passengers will be
landed. The Niagara has 400 cabin,
pa second class and 175 third class
passengers for Vancouver and Veto
ria. This vessel will be dispatched.
for the Northwest at 4:30 o'clock in
the afternoon.
Castle & Cooke today received a
wireless message from the Matson
Navigation steamer Manoa, now on
the second voyage from the Coast to
the islands. which announces that this
liner carries As cabin passengers for
Honolulu. The Manoa was dispatched
from San Francisco with 24i7 tons of
freight for this port, while in transit
there are 2lS tons of merchandise for
discharge at Kahului Mail to the
amount Of 375 sacks will be landed.
in the local cargo are four automo-
biles. The Manoa will berth at Pier.
is and will be dispatched for Maui
on Thursday evening. ss.-7s
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Houdlette Scorned Feminine Charms.
The time-worn stern old sea dog,
often applied to many a skipper who
lis anything but stern, would hardly
: fit Captain H. C. Houdlatte, master of
the Oceanic liner Sierra and commo.
dore of the fleet, who has been sail.
ing the seas for half century. Yet,
according to the passengers of the
Sierra, which arrived at San Fran.
ciscb on the last voyage from Homo.
lulu Captain Houdlette was forced TO
intimate that he was a stern old dog
Of the sea. r.. r
Among the liners passengers was
Tee At-ic
society maid, returning from a visit
to her sister, Mrs. Clarence Cunha of
this city. The fact that Miss Sterling
is a relative of the veteran skipper
failed to allow her the privilege OF
going to the bridge.
Miss Sterling was very much inter
ested in navigation, but when she es
saved to mount the bridge she met
with a stern rebuff
PoIIts were Of no avail Captain
Houdlette sternly said No" and that
ended IT,
The shippers face was wreathad in
smiles as he assisted Miss Sterling
down the gangplank upon the vessels
arrival at the coast.
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Motor IifebGatS Installed.
The new Allan liners Alsatian anc
CaIgarian are each fitted with motol
1ifeboats with 30-horsepower, four
cylinder paraffin engines. and are in
diyiduaily capable Of taking eight Of
10 ordinary lifebOats in tow. The!
are % feet in length. with cabt1
oecupying five-eighths Of their length
Forward. a considerable freeboard Civ
jnr good headroom in the cabin. Th'
engine is placed in the cabin, and al
controls are taken aft to wat'rtight
seIf-draininS cockpit, in which thu
sfeersman sits. The power lfehoat'
are fitted with wireless tclegraphy anl
s,,h,narine signalling apparatus.