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 at Mahakona and the Nj.
lalala at Lahaina. the MauRa I.oa reported
on her arrival this morning. IL
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 to steam for San Francisco some time to-
day She arrived from kahului Thursday
morning 10 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 900. and for 1917 they will be about
$4,000. 900.
The Natson liner Matsonia left for HilO at
5 O'Clock Thursday afternoon taking eap3-
city list of passengers to Hllo 70 see the Vol
cano She will return TO Honolulu Sunday
morning and leave at 10 a. IN. Wednesday
for San Francisco.
Purser Henry X. sheldon. Of the Inter.
Island steamer Mauna Loa reports sugar
taticns and bags; Punsluu, 1855; Honuapo
1879; Kukaiau. 700; Honokha, 1880; Pa
suio. s44; Paauhau, 26.ooo
F-aie.t hreqvht Thursday from Maui ports
by the Inter-Island steamer Claudine was as
A. lows liza bags OF Kipahulu sugar, -
pc~a ~ -st.ie 2 hogs. IL barrels Of wine,
crates Of chickens, pig, 80 bags OF cabbage.
- -@ss "a -spuds and 1873 sundries.
The Pacific Mail liner Colombia is SEIZED
uleu 70 steam from San Francisco Saturday,
March 10, week from tomorrow, on her
all 80 ~ m
Her sister vessels Ecuador aud Venezuela
have been on the Orient runsf or months
According 20 the San Francisco Chronicle
Of February 20 the barkentine Retriever was
not short Of provisions when sne arrived 81
filth. spoke the Retriever at sea February IL
and gave her food enough to last for several
days.
An examination for night inspector OF GUS
toms. wages SO per diem, will be held March
20 81 the custom house. The examination IS
for men only. Applicants must be citizen Of
the United States. Application blanks tlorm
l971 may BE- obtained from Secretary John
w Short Of the Hawaii civil service district.
Although she had expected to leave TO-
morrow afternoon the little British steamer
steam before Wednesday. according TO the
local agency. Fred l.. Waldron, Ltd She
will take general supplies and building ma
terial for the Pelly copra plantations on
Tanning and Washington.
Irtportations from the Hawaiian Islands for
the year 1916 were unusually heavy, rs viii
be Cleaned from the following items: Sugar,
e.495,349, bags; coffee. 25.035 bags; hides,
1920 bundles; bananas. 22a.537 lunches;
rice 81 COZ bags; molasses, ESQ., 1886 barrels: ;
fresh pineapples. 1927 cases. and canned
pineapple o, i0s,7O6 eases.-Pacifie Marine
Review.
The information has reached Us through
the most reliable sources that the big White
star liner Olympic is at Belfast refitting as
a passenger liner A circumstance which
might be construed as meaning that peace Is
nearer the surface in Europe than most peo-
pie imagine. The Olympic is Britsin's great
est transport and has been employed stead
ily since the start Of the war in ferrying
troops--Pacific Marine Review.