Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-08
PRONTO PLACES
MEDICINE ORDER
IN THIS PORT
Continued from page oue)
explaining the presence Of the vessel

explaining the Presence Of the vessel
at iicaolulu
Vessel Now Under a New Name.
The vessel now here ana which to
ia, is On the Inter Island floating dock
hes borne the name Of Pr0nto bur Il
{rv months Huilt in the year '"I"
the steamer vas operated by com
any with headquarters 1T Para Bra
I'll Under the Brazilian 1as and
named the Ccmacina the vessel car
ried on a general freIghting siness
until July Of the present year then it
passed into the hands of the Norwe-
gians and the name was changed to
Pronto
The original steamer Pronto. which
for years has been a familiar figure
along the coast Of Asia, was also COM
handed by Captain Seeberg. This yes
sci was transferred under the Russian
flag sCme 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 guam.
titles Of medical supplies from Homo
lulu has been a matter of much sur
prise to those who have been made
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. We're the British residents
or people connected with the great
FgPIf h ysn ~
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 tn
be lowering near the Hawaiian isl
ands. The manager Of one of thealarge
sugar plantations along the Hamakua
coast Of Hawaii is said to have writ.
ten a letter to the Honolulu represen.
tatiFes stating that on Monday last he
noted a war vessel, dull gray in ap-
peaTanee, steaming in a westerly di.
rection The story coming from the
one highest in authority on the estate
is given more than passing considera.
ton by the local representatives.
There is much conjecture concern
ing the connection that may exist be-
tween the Pronto, formerly known as
the Camocina, and the reported ap-
nearance of craft alleged to be a
foreign cruiser. Filled with supplies
that would prove of valuable assist.
ance to a belligerent the vessel would
fall an easy captive to a fighting ship.
One story circulated along the wat
erfront today was that the Pronto
, would be despatched for San Fran
cisco. The order for 700 tons of coal
placed here would indicate that the
owners had greater distance in view
or else they We're anticipating using
mere coal than usually required in
making 1900 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
| hoard propeller while a force of ma
. chinists are working with feverish en-.
ergy to overhaul the engines to per
NIT the vessel to steam to a yet M.
known destination at the earliest pos.
sible moment. *
Taking on more than 700 tons OF
coal before going on the floating dry.
dock 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,
ceiyed no. orders regarding his future
movements. He intimated that ad
vices from his owners might reach
| him at any hour. ...
Should the PTOnto be ordered ont
of the port the vessel will be in condi
ton to proceed to sea Immediately
after leaving the drydock
The mission of the little steamer
! PTonto continues a source of interest
| ing speculation upon the part of local
waterfTonters- It IS generally concef
ed that the vessel has within the past
60 days operated in conjunction wis
| several German cruisers sailing the
: South d,