The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-25
FL0TSAM AND JETSAM.
THE WARRIMoo ARRIVES AND
DEPARTS.
The Steamer Aikoku Maru in Port-A
Signal Mans Mistake-The
Water Front News.

Last night, soon after the pilot left
the outward bound steamer Warrimoo,
the lookout on Diamond Head tele.
phoned that the Pacific Mail steamship
Oceanic was in sight. That accounts
for the blowing of whistles and other
unusual connection that followed.
Customs officers and Others whose duty
compels their presence at the wharf
when a steamer comes in, had to turn
out and return to the water front only
to learn that the steamer Warrimoo's
masthead light had been mistaken for
that of the vessel reported.
The Japanese steamer Aikoku Maru,
Captain Y. Furukawa, seventeen days
from Yokohama, arrived here late Sat
urday evening. The steamer brought
thirty-slx Japanese passengers, 100
tons of general freight and 100 tons of
Kiushu coal, which is claimed to have
superior qualities for steamer fuel. The
vessel will probably sail for Yokohama
next Saturday.
The four masted lumber schooner
Alice Cooke came off the marine rail-
way Saturday noon after having large
quantity of barnacles removed from her
hull, and it is now thought she will
make much better time. The schooner
is taking in 100 tons of stone ballast,
and will probably sail tomorrow about
noon.
The steamer Waimanalo had to be
taken on the marine railway again last
Saturday afternoon, as 1t was found
after she had been taken off few days
previous there was still an unrepaired
leak. This was stopped and the
steamer returned to the Old Custom
House wharf this morning.
The Canadian Pacific steamer War.
rimoo, which arrived early yesterday
morning, was advertised to sail at Z
p. NJ, but owing to a miscalculation in
the time required to discharge hel
cargo of lumber, lime, laths and
shingles, it was nearly 9 O'Clock before
the steamer left the dock.
The near approach of the departure
of the Boston calls to the minds Of
those engaged on the water front thai
her crew is one Of the most gentle
manly and best behaved ships com
panies that ever visited this port Much
talk of like nature is heard daily on the
wharves.
James Stanbury, the Australian oars
man, who was through passenger by
the steamer Warrimoo, went out on the
bay yesterday with the Healani six. oaI
crew in the Carl w. and spent some
time coaching the local oarsmen.
Purser T. B. Young OF the Warri
moo denies the statement made il
Coast papers of recent date to tn,
effect that the vessel was libeled a
Victoria lately for failing to land freigh
at that port
The steamers 6. r. Bishop ant
Iwalani are advertised to sail tomorrow
at 5P NJ. Niihau has been added t,
the ports called at by the Iwalani. Tn
Waialeale sails at 9 A. NJ. Tomorrow 70
Lahaina and way ports.
A crew Of men are engaged to-da
in drilling holes in the ledge of roc
at the side of Brewers wharf whic
will be blasted out as soon as the hole
are finished.
Just now there is superiority Of III
employed white seamen here, whic
is thought to be due to the fact that S
many japanese have been shipped {
late
The steamer J. A. Cummins sale
this morning for Waimanalo and othe
way ports with cargo Of general me
chandise.
The bark Discovery is taking I6c
bags of sugar from the steamer Iwalal
at the Inter Island wharf.
The steamer w. G. Hall was take
, down to the marine railway this ahe
noon.
The James Makee sails at 4 P. NJ. t
day for the usual windward ports.
The steamer w. G. Hall goes c
the marine railway TO day.
The steamer Claudine sails t
morrow at S P. NJ.
The bark Detroit is discharging co
at the new wharf.