The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-11-04
FL0TSAM AND JETSAM.
THE AUSTRALIA ARRIVES THIS
MORNING.
A Big Crowd to Welcome the Minister
The Steamship Arawa to Replace
the Miowera.

The Australia was telephoned from
Waimanalo this morning at 6 o'clock,
and by 1880 the crowd began to con
gregate on the wharves. The steamer
blew her whistle while off Waikiki, and
it was believed generally that the Min
ister was aboard, and consequently
there was a very large crowd present
on the Oceanic wharf when the steamer
docked. 1t is estimated that fully eight
hundred people were present, and the
wharf in the vicinity of the gangways
was a perfect jam. Two gangways
were put down, one for those going
aboard and one for those coming
ashore, and both were taxed to their
utmost capacity. For a wonder the
Australia had no stowaways this time,
but she came very near bringing one,
and would have done so had not the
fellow aboard been discovered before
the San Francisco pilot left the ship.
AS it was he was sent back in the pilot
boat. When the Australia passed
Point Bonita the wrecked steamer City
Of New York was far down by the stern,
with the water above her main deck.
There were IoI cabin passengers and
"a in the steerage.
The Arawa, first class mail line
steamship, owned by the Shaw Savile
and Albion Steamship Company, has
been chartered to take the place OF
the Miowera, and will be due here on
the 5oth inst, leaving Sydney on the
Is inst, and calling at Fiji The
Arawa was built by the Denny Bros. at
Dumbarton, in 1884, and has all of the
modern improvements. She is $500
tons burden and her length is 42o feet,
100 feet longer than the Monowai.
She is provided with electric lights and
hydraulic gear for handling freight, and
is built to carry 10000 carcasses of
frozen sheep. Captain Stewart of the
Royal Naval reserve will command the
Arawa.
This morning quite a number Of
people who went down to see the
Australia come in, finding they were
somewhat early, went to the mail dock
to take a look at the wreckng gear
piled up there, and Incidentally to pass
judgment on Mr. Rowell's "pet," which
is still on exhibition and drawing well.
Many think that it should be provided
with pontoons to keep it aAoat, and
others think it would make an excellent
diving tower and would be good in.
vestment for an enterprlsing bathing
resort keeper.
There was considerable complaining
this morning by some of the Australa's
passengers over the arbitrary way in
which their effects were searched by the
customs guards Some wel-known mer-
chants had their valses and trunks gone
through by the guards as though they
were the veriest smugglers alive. A
little discrimination in this matter
would not hurt the customs people and
would serve to make the home coming
of our kaMaiHaS much more agreeable
than it was this morning.
Among the passengers by the Aus.
tralla were nine mechanics from the
Rsdon Iron Works, under the super
vision of NJ. ]. Keelin. Mr. Kulan
and his men came down to lay $1,000
feet of water pipe on the island Of Maui
for irrigation purposes.
The S. c. Holmes has been chartered
to take load of sugar to San Fran,
cisco from Mahukona, for which place
she will sail the latter part of next
week.
The James Makee arrived this morn
ing bringing 1910 bags of paddy and
4S7 bags of rice. There was one
cabin passenger and eight on deck.
The dredger broke down again yes,
terday afternoon, but Captain Smith
says it will be at work again during the
day.
The brigantine w. G.. Irwin is ex-
pected to leave for San Francisco soon
after the departure of the Australia.
The telephone on the Philadelphia
has been out of order for several days,
but was repaired this morning.
The piles to be driven near the Milo
vera are ready, having been sharpened
and shod with iron.
Contrary to expectations, no wreck
ing gear arrived by the Australia this
morning.
The G. r. Bishop came in this
morning with 1850 bags OF sugar.
The steamer Kaala came in last even
ing with 1860 bags Of paddy
The schooner Robert Levers has
anchored in the stream