Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-20

Tomorrow is to be busy day at
the port OF Honolulu with the arrival
OF three transpacific liners from the
Orient, Australia and the Pacific
coast of the United States. .se
The Pacific Mali steamer Nile from
Hongkong by the way Of Japanese
ports, is due at 5 o'clock In the morn
ing, Ii having been arranged that this
vessel be given a berth at Pier Z. The
Nile is bringing cabin and 50 Asiatic
steerage passengers for Honolulu. Be-
fore the dispatch of the Nile for San
Francisco at S o'clock in the evening,
itsis expected that $50 tons of Orient
al cargo viii have been discharged.
The vessel will take 500 tons of coal
The Nile carries 81 cabin, SO second
class and so Asiatic steerage passen-
gers for San Francisco.
The Niagara. the largest vessel In
the Canadian-Australasian service, and
steaming from Sydney by way Of
Auckland and Suya, is due in port at
daylight and will berth at Pier z.
where 200 tons OF freight will be dis
charged and 80 passengers will De
landed. The Niagara has 200 cabin,
224 second class and It's third class
messengers. for, Vancouver and Veto
ria. This vessel will be dispatched
for the Northwest at 4:30 O'Clock in
the afternoon.
Castle & Cooke today received a
wireless message from the Matson
Navigation steamer Manoa, now on
the second voyage from the Coast to
the islands. which announces that this
liner carries As cabin passengers for
lionolulu. The Manoa was dispatched
from San Francisco with 2417 tons Of
freight for this port, while in transit
there are 21S tons Of merchandise for
discharge at Kahului. Mail to the
amount of 375 sacks will be landed.
In the local cargo are four automo-
biles. The Manoa will berth at Pier
10 and will be dispatched for Maui
ON Thursday evening.
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Hcudlette scorned Feminine Charms.
a The time-worn stern old sea dog,
often applied to many a skipper who
is anything but stern, would hardly
fit Captain H. G. Houdlette, master OF
the Oceanic liner Sierra and commo
dore OF the fleet, who has been sail
ing the seas for half a century Yet
according to the passengers of the
Sierra. which arrived at San Fran
cisco on the last voyage from Homo
lulu. Captain Houdiette was forced tc
intimate that he was a stern old dog
of the sea. :.
Among the liners passengers was
Miss Avis Sterling, pretty Oakland
society maid, returning from visit
TO her sister. Mrs. Clarence Cunha o.
this city. The fact that Miss Sterling
Is a relative of the veteran shppei
failed TO allow her the privilege o
going TO the bridge.
Miss Sterling was very much inter
ested in navigation. but when she es
sayed to mount the bridge she me
with stern rebuff. .,...s.
Pouts were of no avail. Captain
HoudIette sternly said mo" and tina
ended it. s .s~
The shippers face was wreathad II
smiles as he assisted Miss Sterling
down the gangplank upon the vessel
arrival at the coast.
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Motor Lifebeats Installed.
The new Allan liners Alsatian an
Calgarian are each fitted with motto
Jifeboats with 30-horsepower, four
cylinder paraffin engines, and are in
dividually capable of taking eight o
10 ordinary lifeboats in tow. The
are 20 feet in length. with a Cabi
occupying five-eighths of their lengt
forward. a considerable freeboard Civ
ing good headroom in the cabin. Tn
engine is placed in the cabin, and a.
controls are taken aft to a watertigh
self-draining cockpit, in which tn
steersnan sits. The power lifeboat
are fitted with wireless telegraphy an
submarine signalling apparatus.