Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-05
ADD STATEROONS
To new Liner
MATSONIA

To give better ACCOMMODATION to
rapidly increasing passenger business
on the new Matson Navigation liner
Mats0nia. it has been found necessary
to reconstruct the cabin accOmmoda
tions and add a number Of large state
rooms
r. While the MatsOnia remained at the
Coast for a large cargo consignment
to island importers force OF ship
wrights and carpenters attended to the
removal of the. radio installation on
an upper deck. The quarters Occn
pied by the wireless operating staff,
now adjoining the office Of the pur'
ser, will be converted into cabin de
luxe suites.
Plans now decided upon will in
crease the first cabin capacity of the
Matsonia to a marked degree.
. Captain Charles PETERSON reluctant
) ~ admitted today that the Matsonia
steamed through exceedingly rough
seas from San Francisco To Honolulu,
Wind, accompanied by rain and a
ttImbling sea. discouraged activity in
deck sports and indoor entertainment.
Much water swept over the lower
deck OF the vessel. In approaching
the islands, however, better weather
was encountered.
About 30 per cent of the total cabin
passengers in the Matsonia are tour.
lists. The vessel brought 81 IN the
cabin and 80 in the steerage.
The vessel was despatched, from
San Francisco filled to the hatch COW
ers with miscellaneous cargo. TWEEN
ty.three automobiles and auto-trucks
were included in the shipment. The
liner Is scheduled to steam for Hilo
ON Thursday evening, where 1900 tons
OF freight will be left. II also will
take on large quantity Of sugar al
the Big Island port, A later mail am
ounting to 37l sacks was brought in.
Despite unfavorable weather the
Matsonia maintained its regular steam
thp schedule and reached berth at
pier Ia, at 1880 o'clock this morning.
Schooner Prosper Slips Cables.
A strong gale that swept Hilo har-
Dor last week is reported to have
carried the American schooner Pros
per. partly laden with lumber, close
10 the shore. The vessel has been
moored in the stream pending the
discharge of a large shipment of luTn-
ber and other lines of building mate
rial While the windjammer drifted
to considerable extent it was checked
by the dropping of its anchors until
assistance of tug could be secured.
The Prosper is expected to complete
discharge and sail for the north Pa
cific coast within fortnight.
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Mauna Loa Sights Schooner.
A schooner whose name and signals
could not be made out was passed
some miles distant off Fisherman's
Point by the lnter-lsland steamer
Mauna Loa, an arrival from Kona and
Kan ports this morning. The vessel
was beating to the westward when
sighted from the bridge of the coast
Ing steamer. The Mauna Loa brought
a large freight, including pigs, chick
ems, ducks, geese, pears, eggs, sisal,
oranges, beef, AZ bales of hides, 20
lunches of bananas, 80 head of cattle,
2S5 sacks of coffee, 1866 sacks of
sugar and 125 packages of sundries.
Msuna Kea Has Rough Trip.
SCANNING along the Hamakua coast
OF the island of Hawaii the lnter-Isl.
and flagship Mauna Kea is reported
to have met with strong winds and a
1hoppy sea. IN crossing the channels
the vessel was buffeted by the ele-
ments. The Mauna Kea returned TO
its home port on schedule, bringing a
large number of passengers from Hilo
and the way ports. The freight list
included two autos, 10 sacks of rice,
20 sacks Of bran and 81 packages of
sundries. Purser Phillips reported
the steamer Nlihau off Hakalua TAX
ing sugar and discharging cargo. The
Mauna Kea will be- despatched for
Hilo at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.