Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-03
BELATED HYADES
BUCKED BIG
SEAS

Boisterous and tremendous seas
continually swept over the decks of
the Matson Navigation freighter Hya-
des, while that vessel kept on
course from Puget Sound to the. Ha-
waiian islands according 10 the story
related by Captain Youngren as he
stepped on terra firma this morning
following a beiated passage. q:
The Hyades should have reached
} Honolulu on December 3Ist, had the
elements been favorable to a regula-
ton passage. A delay of about three
days was laid solely to the miserable
brand Of weather, the reception ac-
corded the vessel by Old Neptune be-
ing declared beastly in the extreme.
The Hyades was counted fortunate in
bringing her cargo to destination in
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Following the discharge of 1900 tons
Of general cargo at Honolulu, the yes
sci Is scheduled to depart for island
ports on Sunday night, with $50 tons
Of freight for Hilo, 401, tons for Port
Allen, 81 tons for Kahului, and l25
tons for Kaanapali. The Hyades win
receive no sugar at Honolulu, but will
take on several thousand cases OF
pines and so bales OF sisal. It is pre-
dIcted that a full shipment Of sugar
will be loaded at the several outside
ports. =. ! -.
Kauai Ports Storm Bound.
A number Of ports along windward
Kauai were storInbound. according to
reports which reached this city today,
with the return of the steamer Noeau.
TIE vessel was unable to effect q
landing at the mooring buoys at Ki.
lauea, Hanalei, Waimea and other
} ports because Of heavy sea and a
strong northerly wind. The steamer
returned with 5000 sacks of sugar,
about 200 empty drums and several
: packages OF sIKdries. The Noeau is
scheduled to sail over the same route
On Monday evening.
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Duke May Call al Paradise.
A call at the Paradise Of the Pacific
may be included in the Itinerary of
the Duke de MOntpensier, wealthy.
French noblemari, who, in company.
with Captain Harry e. Morton, for
years Identified with the Pacific Mail.
Is cruising the Pacific in his palatial,
yacht. Word has been received at
Honolulu that the yacht with its
party OF big-gauie hunters aboard,
had spent some time In calling at the
several ports along the coast of Indo
and Cochin China The titled French
man has expressed his desire or again
seeing San Francisco, and the pro-
gram would include stops at the Japa-
nese ports on the voyage from the
south China coast to the Golden Gate.
The famous yachtsman met Cap
tain Morton during trip from the
Orient to this city two years ago and
afterwards asked Morton to accom-.
pary him on cruise. Then the Bal.
kan war offered Duke Montpensier
the opportunity to make a bid for
the crown, and he attempted to lift
S Il with adroit political maneuyers,
and Morton with his fists.
The attempt failed, but not until
Morton had drubbed two or three
persons who blocked his path.
Due de Montpensier is known as
lavish entertainer and will be weL
coined here by number Of friends.
Purser Phillips lli. E....
Purser p. T. Phillips, a popular of
fetal with the Inter-Island flagship
Mauna Kea, failed to make his appear.
ance this morning with the arrival of
that vessel from Hilo and the way
ports. Phillips was taken suddenly i'll
only 3 short time before the Mauna.
Kea was scheduled to leave/the Big
Island. He decided TO remain behind,
and his duties were taken over by
other officers In the steamer.
The Mauna Kea is reported to have
met with fair weather at the several
ports Of call Bringing IS passengers,
her accommodation was well taxed.
The freight for this port included
small shipments OF poultry, vege-
tables. ana 100 packages of sundries,
The United States coast and geodetic
survey steamer Patterson was passed
hy the Mauna, Kea on the outward
voyase. ~
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