The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-09-08
SHIPPING NOTES.

! The schooners Mile Morris and Rainbow viii
! leave to-day for Koolau, Oahu.
The Japanese war ship Tsukuba, which
anchored off port September 9Th, from Samoa
came into port on the morning of the 18th, and
anchored in the stream. Some of her crew
landed ashore in the afternoon.
The steamer James Makee leaves this noon for
| Kauai, via Waianae.
! The American bark Fred P. Litchfeld, C~ptai II
! Samuel Bartlett, has completed unloading her
| general cargo. Messrs. Quong Yeen Kee & Co.,
her gents, expects to send her of next Mo n
day, September 18th, with Chinese steerage pas
sengers for HongkOng.
The steam scow took out several tons of coal
to the Russian steamship MOskwa, September
It'll
The American bark Edward May commences
discharging her general cargo this morning at
Brewers wharf.
The American brigantine Claus Srreckels.
Captain E, P. Drew, sailed at noon September
7th, with a cargo of sugar and rice, valued at
So TIT.
The American ship Melrose, Captain R. Kalb,
anchored in the stream september 9th, 81 days
from Port Townsend, W. T., with 774,99 feet
lumber and 1880 cedar shingles for Messrs c..
wharf at the foot of Fort street September 7th
and will discharge her lumber this morning.
The steamer waimanaIo brought 500 bags
sugar from waimanalo, Oahu, September 7th,
which were put into the Pacific Mail Company's
warehouse. The Waimanalo leaves again this
morning for Waimanalo.
The American barkentine California has fin
ished discharging her lumber and has been
moved to Yilder's wharf She leaves tomorrow
in ballast for Port Townsend, W. T.
The schooner Canute was hauled on the Ma
rine Railway September 18th to be cleaned. She
will be lowered from the slip to-day.
The American bark Edward May, Captain
Charles A. Johnson, arrived September 7th, 139
days from Boston, Mass, with 1,7OO tons of gem
sraI merchandise for this port. The Edward
May sailed from Boston, April 21st, had fine
weather the first week out thence light wi nds TO
latitude 25o N, longitude 81 W, where she en-
countered the northeast trades, and lost the
trades again in latitude g n. and longitude 2T9
W. Crossed the Equator in the Atlantic May Path,
in longitude 2So W, "a days out. Had the
Equatorial doldrums at the line for several days.
Took the southeast trades May 25th, in latitude
Il S., which lasted till the 20 S. latitude was
reached. From 2So in the Atlantic to % 5. in
the Pacific, she experienced continual sue
cessiOn OF head winds, making very slow pro-
gress. The Fourth of July celebrated in
latitude 81 So s, and crossed the meridian Of
Cape Horn the following day. She was in com
pany with several vessels at the Horn. Sighted
the British bark Servia from Liverpool, bound
to San Francisco, on June 29th. Was "a days in
rounding the Horn, from so S. to so S. expe-
rienced fresh WSW. to NV. gales and heavy seas
while the steam launch, which the
main deck, was stove in and slight hole made
in the bow. Took the southeast trades August
sth in latitude 2O0 s. longitude 959 w. Crossed
the Equator in the Pacific August 21st in 1217 30
W. longitude. Experienced strong SSW. cur
rent from q S to p n. Took the northeast
trades in latitude Ia 80 y. longtime 80 W
Sighted Hawaii at daylight September 9th;
passed Kahului p. the same day and ar
rived OF Honolulu at daybreak September 7th.
The Edward May. after discharging her general
cargo for here, will likely go to Hongkong with
Chinese passengers. She has $500 cases kero-
oil in transit Tor the PHILIPPINE Islands.
The Edward May is a wooden vessel of $50 tons,
and built in Boston II years ago. Her
highest run in the Atlantic was 246 miles and in
the Pacific z32 miles.