Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-01

Bringing nine first cabin and seven
steerage passengers to Honolulu from
Yokohama the Pacific Mail liner Ven
ezuela, Capt. Hans Thompson, COM
mandeH arrived off port at o'clock
this morning, having been unable to
get here Sunday afternoon owing 10
trouble With the valves of her engines
which compelled her to heaye to for
an heIr and a half She locked at
Pier 6 1T SEQ this morning and was
due TO leave for San francisco at 2
O'Clock this Afternoon :
Cabin passengers eisembaTking here
were G. Richter, a prominent business
man of Shanghai, WHO viii spend sew
eraI mouths In Hawaii, accompanied
by his wife, daughter and G. Smith;
and tourist party consisting OF Dr.
Norman E. Ditman, Mrs J. +. Murphy
and maid, and Mrs. p. Larsen and
maid
Interesting Through Passengers
Interesting through passengers on
the Veaezuela include e. Dulberg, en-
route to Germany, who has spent AZ
years in the Chinese customs service,
from watch he was recently retired on
a pension; C. Rasmussen, big game
hunter ;T1d globe trotter, who has been
hunting and exploring in India: F..
Folger, petroleum engineer, return
ing from 5urmah; Rev. McCTea. q Zap
fist missionary to China, accompanied
BY hi8trife and three children; Mr..
Mclean, mechanical engineer, who.
has been in singapore for the past sew
eral mouths; hIr. Wohlgemuth, fur
dealer % Shanghai: A. B. Kitzmiller,
who has been teaching school IN Sing
.arcre; A. n. Derouin, q Standard Oh
man. ana wife; F. M bearing and ID.
Warner, tea men.
Jolly Time Christmas
The passengers report having had a.
Jolly time on Christmas Day Chief
Steward Fl. Werrey and G.. McCor
mack, chef, were warmly compliment
ed on The excellent dinner they
served and their decoration OF the din
ing saloon. An, uld-fashioned Christmas
custom. n which the passengers gath
cred around the Chtistnas tree and
sang songs, was arraaged by Mr.
Werre3 The Youngsters aboard were
made nappy by heaps OF candy end
other presents.
Celebrated Old Year
Last night the ships orchestra
played IRE old year on and the new
year IN with special concert be.
tween Ii d. N. and 4 g. m. At mid
night ths liners whistles and bells TO-
ether With thl ysl|s e the passen.
FOR her first trip ID the transpacificl
trade the Venezuela las made q de-
cided ii. many or the passengers de-
cIarine Ter to Be the most coy and
hon,e-lIl<s ship they have ever travelled
on. Muc,lso Of this credit Is due to Capt.
Thompson, OF y hom the passengers
speak vs-5 higaly Capt Thompson is
1 skinner Of many years experience
with tho Pacific Mail and will be-
remembered as sormer commander
or the China.
Through passengers on the Venezu-l
Ella ars IS cabin and rs steerage. 4
Through cargo IS q capacity one, 5000
tons. every pound she can carry. tt
is worth easily couple Of million dol
lars as It included between 900 and
700 tons Of rubber, worth " ,250, 600;
considerable silk and various Oriental
lntfchandise Of value Honolulu car
80 brought by the Venezuela was
small, only % t0nS
steamer Foes IS ~ Knots
Purser r. r. Barrett reported nice
lot e passenaors Capt Thompson
said his stesmine sine from Yokohama
to this port was II days and Z hours
against IL DAYS and 4 hours for the
outward voyage. pleasant weather
IVES reported ThtI Venezuela did ls l-2