Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-23
HARR0R NOTES

|. Next mail for San Francisco will
leave Tuesday morning in the Tenyo
Maru.
Collector of the Port Malcolm A.
Franklin from foreman of Iaborers to
messenger, vice Thomas Cockett, re-
signed.
High cost of living is getting in some
work in Japan. say officers Of the
Venezuela. Food products are 80 per
cent higher and merchandise prices
have also risen.
c, Lacy Goodrich is making good as
Manila agent for the Togo Kisen Kali
sha, according to officers of the Paci-
fic Mailer Venezuela. which left at 10
a. m. today for San Francisco.
Donald H. Gilmore. connected with
the passenger department of the local
Ltd, is reported to have resigned. He
has been on the mainland for a month.
On the run OF the wrecked Maui to
Kauai ports, the Inter-Island steamer
Mauna Loa left Wednesday afternoon.
She will continue on the Kauai run
indefinitely, as she Is the only boat
available for that traffic.
Sugar awaiting shipment on Kauai
is reported by the Mauna Loa to be
as follows. by plantations and bags:
Makee 3692S: Gay & Robinson. 26,799;
Kekaha. 1929; V; K. 1900; Waimea.
800; Kilauea, 1900; Lihue Plantation,
1900; Grove Farm, 1910. ~.
To protect picture brides and other
Oriental women travelling alone: the
T. X. K. has employed a Japanese
matron in the steerage quarters
of the Korea Maru. Her duties are to
instruct the future brides in American
etiquette and custom and lessons are
held each day on the liner.
The Inter-Island steamer Claudine
arrived Thursday from Maui ports.
bringing "a cabin and 20 deck passen-
gers. Her inward freight included 80
crates of chickens. 10 barrels of wine.
6 bags of cabbage. 10 bags of charcoal,
S sacks OF spuds and 1873 sundries.
The local U. S. inspectors of bulls and.
boilers, Joseph J. Meany and Thomas.
J. Heeney are now making reinspec-
lions of all vessels arriving at this
port. The additional inspection Is not
OF engines. boilers and hulls. but COW
ers fire and other drills and is to see
that the spirit as well as the letter
Of the federal law covering steam yes.
sells is lived up to by the masters and
crews Of the boats.
Captain TIL. Dobson. master of the
China Mail liner China, was exonerated
by Inspectors James Guthrie and JOS
eph Dolan of San Francisco for the col
Iision between the China and tug in
the Inland sea of Japan. The accident
occurred on January 16. and 1t develop
ed during the hearing that the tug,
which was towing five barges, became
unmanageable and drifted directly in
the path OF the China.
Later advices from San Francisco to
49, AHnNn =hn
Matson steamer Lurline made even bet
ter time TO San Francisco towing the
Enterprise than was tirst reported
The Lurline arrived off port at the
but did not enter until Thursday morn
ing, the time reported in advices to
the local Matson agency. Castle
Cooke.
Only 200 tons of freight space was
empty when the Oceanic liner Sierra
steamed from Sydney Wednesday. &C
cording to cable advices to the snip
ping department of G. Brewer Com
pany the local Oceanic agency. This Is
another proof that steamers now leaV-
ing Australian ports are full up with
freight. where last summer they nan
from 1000 to 400 tons of space leIt
each voyage. The Sierra has room from
Honolulu for 100 first cabin passengers
and can take everyone booked with
the local agency.
As an instance of the secrecy main
tanned bv the British about movements
Of steamers. the British Harrison Line
freighter Engineer. arriving at San
rancisco March IL direct from Liver |
pool. ~ days out. locked at the Bay
City with every mark of Identification |
and her officers silent as the |
proverbial clam. Even the New York |
Maritime Register of this months is
sue was able to obtain no later news |
NJ her moyementS than that she steam |
ed from New Orleans January for
British ports. That was before her
present voyage began.
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