The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-04-13

lwaianIs cargo today.
Two island steamers will depart
today-the Kaala for Waianae at
30 a. 10. and the Mikahala at 3
p. ID. The last named vessel will
touch at Nawiliwili and Hanama-
ulu only.
The bark Andrew Welch arrived
yesterday, twenty-one days from
San Francisco. she brought
cargo of general merchandise.
Three foreign arrivals and some
island steamers made things hum
along the water front yesterday.
The bark John d. Brewer will
leave New York on or about July
18th for this port.
The Alameda arrived at Auck-
land on the Both ultimo.
The Iwalani will not leave port
until Monday.
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.
Hall Brothers, ship-builders at
Port Blakely, are laying the keel
for new Hawaiian passenger
steamer for the |. |. S. y. Co.,
which, when completed, will be
employed in carrying mails be-
tween the different islands, taking
the place of the lost steamer G. r.
Bishop. 1t is intended to fit sails
to the new boat when launched
and bring her down to this port to
receive her machinery.
Captain T. p. H. Whitelaw has
made careful examination of the
remains of the steamer City of New
York and has found that large
portion of the bow at a distance of
about 80 feet from the stem has
broken away and dropped inshore.
The after part of the wreck, the
captain says, still rests On the rocks
in precisely the same position that
it did on the day that the steamer
struck IS. r. Call.
The barkentine Tropic Bird has
proudly thrown to the breezes the
rooster flag presented to Captain
Burns by the merchants of Tahiti,
COMMUNICATING the vessels re-
markable trip in January last.
The voyage broke all records and
was one of the fastest runs of 42O0
nautical miles ever made on the
Pacific, the time from dock to
dock being II days and 20 hours.
The British ship Somali has
arrived from Hongkong 147 days
out. She was blown far out of her
course by a succession of typhoon,
and finally came in after circum-
navigating Australia and stopping
at Pitcairn Island. Twenty-Five
per cent. reinsurance was paid on
her.
There is some talk of the flag
ship Philadelphia being ordered
home soon to undergo an overhaul
ing. If she does leave, it is ex-
pected that the "pride of the
navy" the New York, will be sent
here.
Fears were recently felt for the
safety of the North German steam
er Ems which was overdue from
Southampton for New York. How
ever, she turned up all right at
one of the Azores Islands, in tow
On the 3Oth ultimo the schooner
Eva arrived at San Francisco, IA
days from Mahukona. A San
Francisco paper says that she
broke the round trip record, going
down and returning in 2S3 days.
The bark Helen w. Amy re-
Gently arrived at San Francisco
from Tanning Island. She was
out 81 days, and brought 228 tons
of copra.
The U. S. S. Alert went into
commission on the I'd inst. She
will be one of the Behring Sea
fleet.
The gunboat Yorktown left Port
Townsend for the Behring Sea on
the Sd instant.
ARRIVALS March so, S. n. Castle,
II days from Honolulu; schr George
e.. Perkins, 20 days from Kabului
schr. J. G. North, 10 days from MANU-,
kona; schr. J. NJ. Weatherwax, Is
days from Hilo; schr. Eva, AL days
from Mahukona; 31st, bark Matilda
17R days from Honolulu; April lst, s.
S. China, 6 days from Honolulu.
DEPARTURES. March 2Sth, schr
Olga, for MahukOna; 30th, schr. Maid
of Orleans, for Kahului; April 3, bark
Alden Besse, for Honolulu; 4th, r. 2
Rithet, for Honolulu.
PROJECTED DEPARTURES. - April
10th, s. 5, China, tor Honolulu, etc.
14th, 5. >. Australia, for Honolulu
| May 29th, >. . Gaelic, for Honolulu