The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-02-26
WHARF AND WAVE.
Foreign Shipping Report and Local
Items.

Weather thick wind calm.
The steamer Australia, Captain
II. c. HoudIette, arrived on time
on Saturday morning. She left
san Francisco on February 18th,
at 2 P. ", and made the trip in six
DAYS, fifteen and half hours. She
brought thirty-one cabin and forty
four steerage passengers, and TWEEN
ty-fve bags of mail. She expert
enced fine weather with strong ;.
W. winds until February 22d, then
moderate trade winds, with heavy
rain squalls.
The American four-masted
schooner Olga left Hilo for San
Francisco on the 22d with 14,127
bags of sugar, valued at $45, 575.71.
The Canadian-Australian steam
err Arawa arrived on Saturday ev-
ening at 6 80 o'clock from Van
couver. She left Vancouver on the
18th inst. The voyage down was
uneventful and only fair weather
with occasional head winds was ex-
perienced. She resumed her voy-
age yesterday morning at s o'clock.
The Kilauea Hou will transfer
her $500 bags of sugar into the
hold of the ship B. P. Cheney to-
day. If the steamer is unloaded
IN time she will depart for Hawaii
this afternoon.
The Mikahala will leave for Kau-
al ports tomorrow afternoon at 5
o'clock.
Captain Campbell received word
yesterday that the mammoth steam
pillow consigned to a. S. Wilcox, OF
Hanamaulu, Kauai, was safely
landed at Nawiliwii Saturday.
There were forty-seven pieces in
all to be landed, the heaviest Of
which weighed seven tons.
The schooner Prosper, sister
ship to the Aloha, recently went
ashore at Puget Sound and was
damaged to the extent Of $4,000.
The next mail steamer from the
Coast will be the Oceanic, en- route
to China. She will be due on March
9Th.
Several whaling captains are ex-
pected down on the return trip of
the Australia to meet their respect
i've vessels. The Office of the |. [.
S. n. Co. is being put in order to
receive them.
The whaling bark Gayhead, from
New Zealand, will not put in here,
as reported, but will proceed direct
to the Arctic ocean.
A native boy named David re-
turned on the Australia after an
absence Of FIVE years. He has been
putting IN the time chasing the
elusive whale.
The Australia had but $50 tons
OF freight for this port. Her pas
senger list was also light one.
The Arawa had about sixty
through passengers, thirty-fve Of
whom were members of the crew of
the S. S. Miowera.
The Arawa was delayed in dock
ing on Saturday evening owing to
stern line being caught up by the
wheel. The rope was finally re-
moved.
The steamers leaving today are
the Kaala, Iwalani and James Ma
kee.
On the down trip of the Aus
tralia man employed in the stew
ards department missed his foot
ing and fell down gangway. He
was not injured seriously.
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.
Arrivals-Feb. 18th, bark Colusa,
20 days from Honolulu Feb. 18th,
steamship Alameda, from Homo
lulu.
Departures-Feb. 18th, barken-
tine George G.. Perkins for Kahu-
lui Feb. 18th, schooner Anna, for
Kahului ; Feb. 18th, barkentine s..
n. Castle, for Honolulu Feb. 18th,
schooner John G.. North for MANU-
kona.
Projected Departures-Feb. 9th,
steamship Oceanic, March 8th,
steamship Alameda, April 10th,
steamship China, schooner, Aloha,
bark Ceylon, Feb. 18th, bark c. D.
Bryant, barkentine Planter, bark
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