Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-23
BREAKWAIER TUG
FOR HILO ISDuE
This week

Said TO be the most powerful SEA
going tug for its size yet brought "a
the Hawaiian islands, the. Printer, re.
Gently purchased by George A. Mar.
shall. contractor for the Hilo break
water. is now eight days out from Sar
Francisco and is expected atsthe Fla,
twajf port this week. ,.=gs=z,s.
The Printer was formerly employed
by the Grays Harbor Tug Company In
towing sailing craft from port to the
open sea, 1t has also handled large
RATS CT logs OF cut lumber between
coast ports. After remaining at the
Sound some weeks Marshall conclud.
ed negotiations for the Printer. III
The contractor also placed an order
with E, II. Trayhey of Ballard for two
600-ton scows. The purchase of the
j tug and seows win involve an expendi-
ture OF close to 100000. The tug Is to
be delivered at Hilo before Aprfl.4 and
the scows, which will be shipped
knocked down, are TO be turned aoye r
to Marshall in the same port in May
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Manea's LUNCHEON Makes Hit.
To emphasize the exposition as a
magnet drawing hundreds OF persons
from Hawaii, and also to show that
Hawaii is indeed the melting pot OF
the nations, Chief Steward C. Y. Will
marth gave an international luncheon
Tn the Matson liner Manoa before it
arrived from Honolulu. Dishes named
from every one OF the belligerent ma
tions and many others were on the
menu, and the affair was held Monday.
noon, the day before arrival In the
fort Of San Fancisco.
There was Russian salad Spanish
onions, Scotch broth. English SOLE,
Hungarian goulash, Chinese chop suey,I
French fried potatoes, Australian NUT
ton, German sausage, Dutch head
cheese, English York ham, galantinel
OF turkey, macaroon pudding a la Nor
way, cheese from America, Canada
and Switzerland, besides japan and
India tea. Java coffee and Honolulu
lobster and San Francisco SQUAD.
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More Schooncrs FOR Island Trade.
Increased tonnage is required t0l
take care Of the large share of lumber
ready for export from the North Pa
cific coast to the Hawaiian Islands. A |
report from the Sound-s4ys 4liA 4shnd
fleet OF lumbar carriers now includes
vessels Of larger tonnage and betterl
equipped to handle the business. TwoI
5chooners from the islands have ar
rived at Port Townsends the Camanof
and the Biakeley, now there, VIII load |
return cargoes OF lumber. The Rob
ert Levers arrived few days agol
from the islands. and is loadings lum-
Der at Port Ludlow for return cargo |
The schooners Okanagon, 0coania |
Vance and the James II. Bruce are on
the way from the Islands, to load re-
turn cargoes.
Wireless From Sononaa,
The following wireless message has
been received from the Oceanic Steam
ship Companys steamer SonOrla,
bound from Sydney and way ports for
Four cabin, two secondi
class and one steerage passenger for
Honolulu; II sacks mail. 81 tons gen
Dral cargo and 20 tons frozen beef for
this port. Arrives Thursday, Marchi
Is, 1916 at $50 q. M; departs for
San Francisco Thursday at 5 p. m
The Sonoma will dock at Pier 10, footI
Of Fort street.
Hawaii Sugar Report.
Purser Phillips of the steamer Ma.
una Kea brought the following list OF
sugar awaiting shipment from Ha-
vail to the east and west coast OF
The mainland: Olaa, 10000; Waiakea,
} 900; Hawaii Mill, 5000; Hilo Sugar
CO., 13,100;s Onomea, 6068; Pepeekeo.
700; Honomu, 1000; Hakalau, 1850;
Laupahoehce, $500; Kaiwiki, 1858;
Kukaiau, 1880; Hamafua Mil. 62S4;
paauhau, $4,000: Honokaa, 1880;
ptmaiuu, 1876; Honuapo. 1000.
Coasters Active Along Hawaii,
Bringing report that number
IL coastfng steamers are kept busy in
moving large accumulation. OF sugar /
along the coast Of Hawaii, the steam
sr Mauna Kea returned to Honolulu
his morning with a big list of pas.
,engers and a quantity Of sugar and |
;undries. The Mauna Kea met with /
rough weather in crossing the chan
lei. Purser Phillips reported the Kai-
ilani at Hilo, the Maui at Pepeekeo,
he Niihau at Honohfaa and the Wal
eie at Honokaa. The Wailele is ex-
,eeted to return TO Honolulu tomor-
'ow morning. Considerable rain was
lrv,or The oOoo f 80 Noffi