Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-31
JOHNSON NO v
PERMANENTLY
RETIRED

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Captain Peter Johnston for the past
90 years identified with the MatsoA
Navigation Company as an officer,
first in It's fleet Of sailing vessels
that piled the Atlantic and Pacific in
the sugar and merchandising trade.
later TO become one OF the highest
navigation officers in the list of
steamers operated by the company,
is to be permanently retired frem fur
Their duty at sea, according TO the an
nouneement now made In this city
with the arrival OF the new Matson
! steamer Matsonia today.
Captain Johnson will be given a
snug berth ashore and il is stated will
be provided with a suitable and pleas.
ing occupation in recognition of the
long period OF valued service with the
big steamship company.
The Matsonia has been assigned TO
the command OF Captain Charles Pet
erson, who for some time bore the
complimentary title OF the youngest
skipper in the Pacific Captain Pet.
erson's rise in the ranks Of recognized
navigators In the two great oceans
has been wonderful as well as rapid.
From the position of mate in sail
ing craft, then to the smaller coastal
and trans Pacific steamers, Captain
Peterson guided one of the finest
ocean greyhounds in the Pacific to
pier Is this morning, when the Mat
sonia berthed for the purpose of land
ing ~ cabin and Is steerage passen-
gers.
II Is now thought that Johnson
may be assigned to duties at either
San Francisco or Seattle where the
Matson Interests are greatest.
Captain Peterson's elevation to the
Matsonia, has caused general eleva-
ton In rank of number of lesser
officials in the big ship. Each navi-
Cation officer was boosted up notch,
with the transfer of Edwin H. Blahm
is the latest addition TO the staff, TAX
ing the work of fourth officer in the
vessel
I'VE could not have asked for finer
weather" commented Captain Peter.
son. He states that the trip was ex-
ceedingly pleasant With possible
exception of less than a half dozen
persons, the passengers making up
the list in the Matsonia are tourists
and strangers to the islands.
The Matsonia was shifted to pier
Is this morning to make room for the
new Manoa at pier Is, the latter YES
sci being thrown open to the Homo
lnlu public this afternoon for the pur-
poses OF inspection, The Manoa is to
depart from this pier at o'clock, with
destination as San Francisco.
With the discharge Of 1896 tons of
mainland cargo the Matsonia will be
dispatched for Hilo about s o'clock
tomorrow evening, the vessel return
Ing to Honolulu on Saturday instead
of Sunday morning. While at Hawaii
the Matsolia win be discharged OF
366 tons Of cargo. In transit for Port
Allen are less than 10 tons Of gen.
eral merchandise
The local police were on the watch
for q stowaway who left the islands
IN the Lurline and was speedily trans
ferred TO the Matsonia while at San
Francisco.
Purser Harry Meyer reports a
pleasing series of deck sports, games
and program OF entertainment during
the entire voyage
Better weather OFF Hawaii.
Weather conditions are reported as
greately improved as the Inter-Island
steamer Mauna Kea cleared Hiio fol
Honolulut and steamed along the Ha
makua coast of Hawaii. The steamer
passed the steamer Helene at Wal
naku where the vessel was receiving
sugar for Honolulu. The Kaiulani was
loading cargo at Hononu The steam
er Niihau was passed at Hakalan
The Mauna Kea was delayed in reach
ing this port through some rough
seas I'm crossing the channel. The
freight list included horses, autos. I
wagons. 80 cords of good, rs bales oil
sacks, IL crates of island vegetables
quantity of manufactured hare
wood and 1877 packages OF sundries.
The Mauna Kea is on the berth tc
sail for Hilo and way ports at Ii
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Matsonla Sailing Changed.
The sailing Of the Matson steamer
MatsoDia for Hilo has been changed
from Thursday to Wednesday even
ing, in order to permit the return OF
the steamer to Honolulu on next Sat
urday morning. The vessel will be
$ discharged of about 400 tons of mer
chaDdise while at Hawaii. The pre-
diction is made that when the Mat
sonia departs for, San Francisco on
the morning of April s. the hold will
be filled to capacity with sugar and
other lines of products from the is.
lands.
Enterprise Away Today.
The Matson steamer Enterprise i:
expected to be dispatched from Hilc
fer San Francisco today according Il
report brought to Honolulu this morn
ing with the arrival of the Mauns
Kea. The Enterprise is to carry full
load of Hawaii sugar, in addition t
smaller consignments of preserved
and fresh pines.