The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-17
Seventeen Thousand Ton Maui
"Towedv 70 Her Dock
4 By Canoes
HUNDREDS or HoNOLULANS
ON WHARF GREET STEAMER


tFrom Saturday Advertisef)
Newest liner IN the Paeiac fleet, a
wartime addition to Hoholuluh trans
portation lines to San Francisco, the
Mataon seventeen thonsand ton tur
biner Maui arrived yesterday morn
ing At ten o'clock from the Coast.
Given typieaIIy Hawaiian greet
ing in accofdonco with the pretty Gus
tom observed By the port fowards all
new local vessels. there were swim
mars, canoes, music. flowers, leis and
great deal of hearty noise TO welcome
her as she steamed up the chnhncl un-
der the pilotaee Of her master, Cap
tain Peter johnson. she locked al
Pier IS, cheefed BY several Thousand
persons The best Of weather pre-
vailed. The sea was smooth enough to
permit the canoe feet to venture out,
the morning was neither uneom-
gortably sunny, nor yet overclouded
and HawaiiN boosted broezcs were
5ever more aareeably present.
This weather accompanied the vessel
from the Golden Gate southward, with
yhen q heavy blow was experienced.
n
The Maui was On port early, being
sighted from Didinond Head shortly
after half-past FIVE o'clock yesterday
morning and stopping at the anchor
age shortly before seven.
The reception committee and the
representatives Of the company = local
agentsemet her outside the hafbor in
the launch Hnkihuki ahd as soon as
the quarantine flag came down they
went on board and gave Hawuii,s first
aloha TO the vessel her officers and to
Captain William Natson, the head Of
The navigation company, who was =
passenger.
In the reception party, representing
The city and civic bodies, were Mayor
John G. Lane, Secretary Raymond G.
Brown, chamber Of commerce. Chair
man Emil Berpdt, promotion commit
Zee, l.. w. de Vis-Norten, Hawaii pub
iicity Commissioner, Senator A. L..
Castle, Supervisor Charles N. Arnold,
Gerrit Wilder J.. J. Belser, and Clar-
ence Waterman. For Castle & Cooke,
local agents Of the Matson Navigation
Company there were John Drew, Frank
g. Atherton, r. II. Petrie and Arthur
ArmitaRe, all Of that company, and
laden with leisl
Captain Matson and his party which
included b. d. Tenney, vice-president
and manager Of Castle & Cooke, were
The recipients Of many Welcomes,
verbal and in the more material form
Of leis. Mayor Lane made an official
little address, bespeaking Honolulu 8
pride in the new vessel and its grati-
fication at the Matson company 3 en-
terprise in building II, 10 which Cap.
tain Matson replied that he is and viii
always remain a friend of the Islands
and that he will guarantee that his
company viii always bear their best
interests in mind.
Wait OF Port Long
The wait OF port was q little longer
than usual, the attendant ceremonies
being respohsibleg IL was almost eight
dock when Captain Johnson backed
her on the buoy and turned her head
into the harbor Waiting at the light.
house was fleet Of seven canoes
manned by thiTtysfve Kahhi fishermen
with the orchestral section Of the fIa-
waiian band as passengers, But before
the liner reached them the promotion
committee had another exhibition with
Duke and David Kabanemoku as the
star attractions n
These two boys had the honor also Of
Introducing a new sport to the Islands,
Q which the time-bonoFcd surf board
was converted 20 new uses. Each boy,
IN his board was towed behind the
aunch Makaala, 40 fair rate Of speed,
several times around the vessel ~ she
lay in quarantine. There were several
pills which necessitated the lausch
turning back TO pick The riders mp
sgain, but they went over the swells
tandinG up with the same poise and
race that helps make the tbeaeh at
Waikiki famous.
The Maui paused OF the lighthouse
/ while the canoes came alongside and
broad red, white and blue ribands were
passed down 70 them. They padded
out ahead, uknlelea, guitars, violins
md voices raised In pleasant harm6ny
and for a short distance maintained the
nretty fiction Of towing the hner
/ Eventually the vessel gathered too
much speed for them and they were
j cQmpelled 20 drop back to the mds
again, accompanying her TO the wharf
Theyentire program Of the promotion
/ Committee, based on the idea Of con
irasting the mast aaelent and the mos
modern forms Of Pacific transportation
was carried out and proved extremely
ffective
4 Waiting on the wharf were hundred
! y Horohilnps. aud the description OF
nPsscngers on board is best given b,
| the fact that there were few people OF
me wharf who could not find friend
amopg those on the boat. The HawaHar
hand took up the melodious aIohs
where the candemsn left on and thef,
was music on the wharf until the pas
sengers were of. sFsf
| Pho Maui presents an appearance
similar TO that OF the other Matson yes
sels. and her Bnes follow those Of the
Matsonia Most closely, although they
are oct sister ships. The stack is set
efi rs IN other Matson vessels, but Is
not - tail. Her bows are more sheer,
ant a.. 49,