Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-25
GERMANS bound
FOR HOME ON
VENTURA

An armed guard Of British marines
and Sydney police surrounded the
Oceanic liner Ventura during its stay
in Sydney while a delegation Of Ger
man non-combatants en- route to the
United States remained aboard the
vessel.
Soldiers, sailors and constables
formed a line extending the length Of
the pier. Spectators we're kept at a
distance of several feet, only those
provided with pass entering the YES
sell
Despite this precaution, officers IN
the liner which arrived at Honolulu
this morning say that before the Ven
tura had passed the Sydney heads, IL
stowaways were discovered. Capt
]. H. Dawson stopped the Ventura, the
INDECENT travellers were rounded upr
A launch from the Colonial customs
put out to the vessel. The stowaways
were returned to Sydney. The second
day out from New South Wales two
other stowaways were brought before
the skipper. They were put to work
the remainder of the trip.
The precaution displayed by the
Australian military and civil forces is
pronounced a farce by passengers
reaching this city in the Ventura
Forty-five Germans, former resi-.
dents of New Guinea, brought to Sgd
ney from Rabaul, are passengers to
the United States in the Ventura.
They comprise lawyers, doctors, gov
eminent officials, army and navy OFF,
GERS, business men and artisans. Sew
eral German police, of Rabaul are num-
bered with the party. BY an arrange
ment with i the Australian common
wealth, prisoners have been provided
TRANSFORMATION to the Pacific coast. At
San Francisco the German consulate
will take care Of the travellers. Sew
eral of the Germans will return to
Germany .=~ r.
The war has made itself felt in the
ranks Of the actor-folk Of Australia.
Two score performers are returning
to the mainland in the Ventura. At
Sydney and other cities, hundreds
who gained a living by the stage are
out Of employment. ..,-*.>.s. /
As a result of repeated embargoes
on Australian products, the Ventura
is carrying smaller cargo than
usual Bitter complaint Is reported to |
have been made at the extreme atttI
tude assumed by the government re-
garding the expectation. Of wool, hides
meat and dairy produce. .4,ss.ss 81
The Ventura brought several hum
dred tons Of cargo including 80 tons
Of meat and butter.
The vessel met with fine weather. |
Nothing was sighted from the time |
of leaving Port Jackson until picking
up BARRIERS point this morning 9se |
Eight passengers left the vessel at |
this port. For San Francisco there
are 40 cabin. go second class and 20
passengers. An, interesting
event in, connection with a program Of
sports was: a tug Of war between Brit: |
ish and Germans. The Teutons are
said to have won the trophy II
The Ventura will steam for San
Francisco at 5 o'clock this evening.
taking 20 additional passengers. G.
Brewer & Co. received letter mail
enclosed in stamped envelopes at their
agency for transmission to the. main |
land. The postal officials say that no
mail from the postof1ce will be for
warded in the Ventura. ~
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Steamer Clark Will Take Pines.
The steamer O.. M. Clark, due to
arrive daily with shipment of lumber
and other material for Pearl Harbor,
will take preserved pines as return
largo, accoFdin to adyices received \
here today is The steamer took the
first consignment of lumber to leave
Astoria in four years for the Hawaiian
Islands. The steamer Clark is oper.
ated by the Dodge Steamship Compa-
ny. 1t is said to be fine type of
steam schooner usually found in the