The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-06-05
BIC CROWD SEES
STEAMER DEPART
Large Number Of Passengers on
Matsonia Attract Friends,
10 Waterfront.
(From Thursday Advertiser

i tAIoiN AHNIauH| AuNtItlhtII
| One Of the largest crowds that has
assembled on the waterfront in many
weeks to witness the departure q q
ship was at pier fifteen yesterday
morning at ten o'elock when the steam
or Matsonia Of the Mataon feet left
for San Francisco. The main reason
for the unusual turnout, perhaps, was
that the vessel had an exceptionally
large list Of passengers, the number IN
the cabins nione heino ls0. Amonk
the travellers were members Of the doi
Bison Moving Picture Company, IN.
GLIDING Henry McRae, manager Mrs.
Mckae, 8 Bainbridgc, Rex Roselli and.
William Clifford. The company has
been on the island since March II and
has filmed q large number Of plays and
scenes with scmi-fropicm settings. ORR
ginally the company was composed Of
twenty members, but several have re
turned to the Coast ON preceding
steamers
One Of the choice shipments Of isl
and products carried by the vessel were
six caseb Of Kona coffee consigned TO
President Wilson, gift from the Jap
anese Coffee Growers Association Of
Kona.
The Mntsonia's cargo comprised q
varied assortment Of freight, Of which
about 1000 tons Of sugar was the prin-
cipal item. Other shipments were 7006
eases Of preserved pineapples, 800
crates Of fresh pineaPples, 205O bunch
Is Of bananas, 100 tons Of copra which
was brought here from Fanning Island
by the steamer Kestrel and six auto.
mobiles belonging TO home-bound
tourists.
The steamer also took out about a
weeks mail.
Eric on Drydock.
Having finished dischareinp the car
90 Of lumber with which Il arrived
from Gray's Harbor May 20, the
schooner Eric yesterday went on the
drydock for minor repairs. 1t is ex-
pected to sail for the Coast tomorrow
to load lumber for New Zealand.
Transport Due Tomorrow
Harbormaster william Poster recelv-
ed notice yesterday that the army
transport Sheridanis due from the Orr.
ent tomorrow evening and win sail for
the Coast Saturday morning. II win
dock at pier six.
HongIkong Maru on Way.
Bound from San Francisco for Yoko-
hama the 7. X. X. liner HongkoDg
Maru win call at Honolulu Saturday
and resume its voyage TIE same even,
ing. Dsaf ~ NJ.
Columbia Due Monday,
The American n Hawaiian steamer Col
umbian Is due from the Coast Monday
and Immediately after ARRIVAL win load
sugar for the east coast Of the main
land. After taking ON the supply ac-
cumulated at this port it win sail
probably Tuesday evening, for KRhului,
Port Allen, Kaanapali and Hilo to
complete its cargo.
Has Big Passenger List
Ninety .three cabin, seven second
class aud lC9 Storage passengers for
Honolulu are on board the Pacific Mall
liner Siberia, according TO radiogram
received yesterday by the Merchants
Exchange. The steamer is expected to
arrive from the Orient Saturday morn.
ing at daylight and to proceed TO San
Francisco Sunday morning at ten
o'clock. For that port IL has ninety
cabin, thirty-one second-elass and $50
storage travellers. It's Honolulu cargo
amounts to 1900 TONS
European Drydocks Busy
SO many shipowners are taking ad.
vantage Of the depression In the freight
market to get their vessels drydocked|
for repairs and passing surveys, that
every drydock in the United Kingdom
and on the Continent is occupied, says
an eastern exchange
Tugs for Government
The Seattle Construction and Dry.
dock Company is building three steel
tugs for the government. They win be
christened the Mohave, Arapaho and
Tillamook and are to be operated in
connection with the Puget Sound navy
ward ftt ~ f' ".