Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-02
HARBoR NOTES

Next mail from San Francisco will arrive
Tuesday morning in the Matson steamer Lur-
line. :.
The Kaiulani is az Mahukons and the Mi
Eahala az Lahaina. the Mauna Loa reported
on her arrival this morning.
The Mauna Loa reports sugar left in Ha
wall warehouses after shipment to be 735
bags Of Punaluu and $500 bags Of Honuapo.
The Standard Oil tanker J. A. Moffett was
due 10 steam for San Francisco some time TO-
day She arrived from kahului Thursday
morning TO discharge the balance of her fuel
oil cargo here.
Shipping Illustrated says the Japanese gov
eminent is considering reducing the national
assistance given shipbuilding in Japan. Japa-
nese government subsidies last year were
81 sci 200. and for 1917 they viii be about
$2.90o.00o.
The Matson lner Matsonia left for Hilo at
s O'Clock Thursday afternoon taking capa-
city list of passengers TO Hilo 20 see the Vol
cano. She will return to Honolulu Sunday
for San Francisco.
Purser Henry X. sheldon OF the Inter
Island steamer Msuna I.oa reports sugar
tations and bags: Punalun, $685.; Honuapo,
4679: Kukaiau, 100: Honokaa, 1880; Pa.
anilo. s44; Pasuhau. $4,000.
F-eight brought Thursday from Maui ports
by the Inter.Island steamer Claudine was as
aoiI0ws; l274 bags Of Kipahulu sugar, -
BOD Of cattle. hogs, II barrels Of wine
crates Of chickens. pig. 80 bags OF cabbage,
Bags OF 'spudS and 1873 sundries.
The Pacific Nail liner Colombia is sched-
ulsd 20 steam from San Francisco Saturday,
March 10, o week from tomorrow, on her
"a - ., all ~1A ma
Her sister vessels Ecuador and Venezuela
have been on the Orient run for months
According TO The San Francisco Chronicle
Of February 30 the barkentine Retriever was
not short Of provisions when she arrived a.
Puget Sound Her sister ship, the j. NJ. Grif-
fifth, spoke the Retriever at sea February IL
and gave her food enough 70 last for several
days.
An examination for night inspector Of Gus
toms, wages SO per diem, win be held March
20 1t the custom house. The examination Is
for men only. Applicants must be citizen OF
the United States. Application blanks tform
1871, may be obtained from Secretary John
". Short Of the Hawaii civil service district
Although she had expected to leave to-
morrow afternoon the little British steamer
Fnstvel the Fanning island packet will not
steam before Wednesday. according to the
local agency. Fred j.. Waldron, Ltd. She
win take general supplies and building ma
teriai for the Pelly copra plantations on
Fanning and Washington.
Importati0ns from the Hawaiian Islands for
the year 1916 were unusually heavy, as will
be cleaned from the following items: Sugar,
e.495,340 bags; coffee, 25.OS5 bags; hides,
1920 bundles: bananas, 22s,537 bunches;
rice 81 coz bags; molasses $50, $50 barrels;
fresh pineapples, 14,e77 cases, and canned
pineapple 3,ios.706 esses.-Pacific Marine
Review.
The information has reached us through
the most reliable sources that the big White
Star liner Olympic is at Belfast refitting as
q passenger liner. A circumstance which
might be construed % meaning that peace Is
nearer the surface in Europe than most PEG.
pie imagine. The Olympic is Britain's great
est transport and has been employed stead
ily since the start Of the war in ferrying
troops.--Pacific Marine Review.