Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-27
CRUISERS MAY Be
CONVOY T0BIG
7. K, K. Liner

With slim chance of being permit
ted to land at Honolulu big crowd
of Japanese with a scattering OF Chi
nese. travelling in transit from the
coast of China and Japan, the I. h.
K Seiyo Maru destined for Mex
leo and Central America will remain
off the port at quarantine anchorage
for some hours while officers from the
liner come ashore to receive mail and
exchange cables with the head office
at Toxic.
While the big liner Seiyo Maru, now
steaming in the direction OF the is
lands and due to reach this port about
May 6, is reported as well laden
with a general cargo of supplies for
Mexico and ports to the southward,
terminating at Valparaiso, the Seiyo
Maru viii proceed to Hilo, Hawaii,
where $50 tons Of freight will be dis
charged.
In order TO facilitate the handling
Of the. freight, Collector Staekable
will dispatch a number OF federal
customs inspectors who will accom-
pany the steamer to Hilo and. remain
there, until it steams for Mexico.
Much interest has been manifested
locally concerning the reception that
will be accorded the Japanese vessel
in touching at the ports along the
Mexican coast. CT $780,.
Some significance is attached to the
report that the Japanese: cruisers
Asama and AdZuma, which are now
reported as on the way from Yoko-
hama to Honolulu and due to arrive
about the same date as the Seiyo
Maru, may convoy the commercial
liner: loaded with its valuable freight
of supplies to the Mexican coast.
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Mongolia Coming from the Orient.
The Pacific Mail liner Mongolia
from Manila by the way Of Hongkong
and the Japanese ports with 1850 tons
of Oriental cargo is approaching Ho-
nolulu and theN prediction Is made
that the vessel will come Joan an
chorage at quarantine about g. clock
on Wednesday morning. H. Haekfeld
and Company have; been asked to ar.
range for the dispatch of the vessel
for, San Francisco at 9 O'Clock on
Thursday morning. More than 20
passengers have been booked for the
mainland. The Mongolia will be sup.
piled with about 800 tons of coal.
Va
Mfssourian Prepared for Long Voyage.
It's a long voyage that the Amer.
ican-Hawaiian freighter Missourian
will begin in departing from Hilo on
April 80 with about 10000 tons of SD
gar gathered at Honolulu, Port Allen,
Kahului and Hilo. The vessel will
proceed to Delaware Breakwater by
the way of Magellan Straits and be-
fore reaching it's destination on the
east coast of the United States, will
have steamed about 14,500 miles. The
Missourian came into Honolulu this
morning to take on oil sufficient to
Eake up 1900 barrels required for
a 55-day voyage.
Major Robertson Returning.
Major James W. Robertson Of the
shipping department of c. Brewer and
Company, wlo went to the coast to
participate in a series OF important
with officials in the
Oceanic Steamship Company is ex.
pected to sail from San Francisco to-
morrow as a passenger in the steamer
Sierra Major obertson has made
flying trip to the mainland and will
return here on next Monday morning.
In connection with the visit of the
Sierra, that vassel is predicted will
be dispatched to the coast on Satur-
day, May 9, with full cargo Of su-
gar.
OF for Hifo. i
The Matson Navigation steamer
Matsonia to arrive at this port from
San Francisco tomorrow morning will
he dicnatCll I'd for IIiln ON Thursday