The morning call., 1890-06-08
ITEMS FROM
SEA AND SHORE.
A Quick Passage Made by the
Steamship Alameda.
Loss Of the New Bedford Whaler Lancer-Dis.
abling Of the Anasha on the Bay-Immi-
grafton Commissioner Thcrnley.

The steamer Alameda, Captain Morse, arrived
yesterday morning after a passage OF "a days
from Sydney, and days. IA hours from Homo
lulu. She brought very large passenger list.
probably the largest she has ever brought, num-
bering 234 all told. Among her cargo were 13O
boxes apples TIA ingOts tin. 80 crates pine ap-
piles, blood horses, 1851 bales fax, 20 bags
kauri gum, $3.50 bags sugar and 942 punches
bananas
The time made by the Alameda on her out
ward trip was the most speedy of any steamer
over the same route, the time from San Fran
cisco TO Sydney having been 81 days, % hours
and 8 minutes, the time from Auckland 10 sgd
ney days. 10 hours aud 40 minut es, and from
Honolulu TO Auckland l days, l hour and 90
minutes. On the arrival OF the Alameda at sgd
ney the passengers presented her Chief Engineer
with gold medal for his efforts 10 land them
early
The weather was foggy and bazy at Point
LobOs yesterday. The wind was fIom the south
early in The morning, but at o'clock hauled TO
the northwest and continued from that quarter
the rest OF the day. The barometer read: 8
O'Clock In the morning, 30.05; noon, 3O.O1; 8
O'Clock III the afternoon, 299S.
LOSS OF A WHALING BARK.
The whaling bark Lancer is reported lost In
the Japan Sea. The Lancer belonged TO the
New Bedford fleet, and left that port on Septem-
ber l. 1885, She sailed hence on November &c,
1889 in command of Captain Cleveland, Tor the
OkhOtsk Sea. While chasing school OF whales
on the Japan shore, In April last, she ran on a
rock, which crushed through her bottom. Cap
tain Cleveland managed 10 reach Vladiyost0ck,
where the vessel was broken up and sold and the
men distributed amOng other vessels. The Lam
Ger was 295 tors, and was owned by William
Lewis OF New Bedford.
The large ship Commodore T. ii. Allen has
gone to Port Costa 10 load wheat for Liverpool.
She Is the first to load cargo at McNears new
elevated dock.
II is rumored that the yacht Nellie, which was
owned by the late j. Mervyn Donahue, has been
sold 10 parties in San Diego.
The schooner Golden Shore was in Honolulu
when the Alameda left. Size will come thence TO
The ship Larnaca was spoken on May 18th In
latitude $50 north, longitude 400 west.
A TERRIBLE PASSAGE.
From private letter received yesterday from
Captain George Guthrie of the British ship BOr-
rowdale, now at Honolulu, IL Is learned that the
vessel had very rough passage OF 136 days 10
that port from Liverpool. The captain says:
1--WE had terrible passage, aud came nearly los
Ing the old ship In the channel aud were about the
only ship that did not put back. We were three
weeks out before clearing tile Bay OF Biscay."
The Borrowdale viii come to this port from
Honolulu. and will probably be here about the
end OF next month.
The United States steamer Charleston arrived
at Honolulu May 29Ih, after passage OF eight
Admiral and the officers of tile cruiser were pre-
sented TO the King
The United States manof-war Marion arrived
10y 1ct"i "ilSA Z" p@SoobO "a SSfcu-
teen days from Samoa.
WILLIAM Ii. THORNLEY,.
One OF the most important Government officials
In this port whose duties connected with
shipping Is the United States Commissioner OF
immigration. Every steam or sailing vessel en-
terng from foreign port is boarded by him or
one OF bis deputies and 1t is his duty TO see that
no aliens who are unatics. idiots, afflicted with
an infectious disease or are liable to become a
public charge are allowed TO land. For every
alien passenger arriving In tile country The yes
Rpl m nts MI ha mi
grafton Fund. The Commissioner receives no
salary, but moiety OF the fees collected.