Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-29
TO INCLUDE
LOsANGELES AS
PORT OF CALL

PURl III JAIL
Los Angeles win hereafter be a
regular port Of call for passenger and
cargo steamers operated by the Togo
Kisen Kaisha. The Anyo Maru, which
left Honolulu for Yokohama on De-
eember 26, will be the first vessel to
enter into the new service, is the
report received from Japan confirm
ing the announcement made by the
Star Bulletin some days ago
In addition to the Anyo Maru, the
Kiyo and Seiyo Marus will follow a
route from South American ports that
will include a stop at Balboa before
proceeding northward to Los Angeles.
The change is said to be caused by
prospects of more tonnage 1t is be
lieved that the Japanese company
contemplates placing several addition
al steamers In the service The trade
between China and Japan and South
and Central America is increasing
The smaller vessels that formerly
carried the business between these
points have been replaced by larger
and modernly equipped cargo carriers.
One of the most important changes
made in the service followed the di-
version of several steamers to Hilo
Notwithstanding that vessels flying
the Japanese flag can not carry cargo
between two American ports, the ex-
tension of the T. X. T. service in the
Pacific. 1t is predicted, will result In
more frequent visit of its liners TO
Honolulu.
Prepare lsthmian for Island Trade.
Repairs to the American Hawaiian
freighter Isthmian will be rushed at
San Francisco to permit the vessels
resuming service between the east
and west coast of the mainland and
the Hawaiian islands. The Isthmian
ran ashore on San Benito island of
the lower coast some weeks ago and
is now at San Francisco drydock. Aft
er being foated from its perilous posi-
ton the vessel was conveyed to San
Diego by the United States cruiser
West Virginia, and there discharged
most of its cargo, which was undam.
aged. 1t was reported that the vessel
carried a large shipment of island
pfneapples when it met with the acct
dent. The damaged freight will be
removed at San Francisco. Al num-
Der of new plates win be required to
complete repairs.
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Weisbarth Reaches South Sea Home.
A three months voyage in the 24-foot
ketch Teok, nayigated by Captain
William Weisbafth, terminated on
September z, when the veteran mari
ner and a party of six passengers
safely reached destinatian at Butarf.
torio, Gilbert islands, $500 miles dis
tant from Honolulu BY the Sonoma
word was received that with the ex-
ception of brief stop at Palmyra is
lands, the party were at sea since
leaving Honolulu on June 5. Captain
Weisbarth, a well, known mariner IN
these waters, left for the Gilbert is
lands to pass the remainder of his
days in fishing and pearling.
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China Nearing Port.
A large list of passengers left the
Orient for Honolulu and the Califor-
MIA coast in the Pacific Mail liner
China, due here on Monday afternoon.
This vessel is reported by wireless as
bringing four cabin, six second-cIass
and 20 Asiatic steerage passengers to-
Honolulu. Through travellers to the
mainland include 50 cabin, q second
class and 274 Asiatics. The China
will be discharged OF 500 tons of ORR
entail cargo. While here the vessel
will receive $50 tons Of coal. The
steamer will be despatched for San
Francisco about 10 o'clock Tuesday
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Two SchooRers Wrecked.
Battered By gales and seas south Of
The equator, two trading schooners
have been wrecked, vessels and cargo
being a total loss. The Slapia and
Manua we're blown ashore at Sayalli,
according to a report brought to Ho-
lolulu in the Oceanic liner Sonoma.
The Mamma went aground on a reef
An attempt made by traders and al
Iorce Of natives to save the vessel is
'aid to have proved fruitless. The
7essels we're loaded with copra and
shells. The schooners had been en-
)loyed for some years in pearling and
rading operations throughout the
South Pacific. They were built on the