The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-31
WHARF AND WAVE.

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V. K. Urdson of Kauai has been
having a new boat built, for use OF
the Kauai coast. The boat was
built by Mr.. Dover, and when
| given a trial yesterday proved an
excellent sea boat. working through
the passage and up the harbor
without jib or ballast, in fine style.
The boat is a surf boat, twenty
eight feet long and seven feet four
inches wide. She has an extra
large center-board, cased in galvan-
lied iron to prevent the festive
toredo from getting in. While the
boat cost a trife more than one of
the same description imported, her
owner considers her bargain.
1t is believed that the Japanese
steamer Koryo Maru, which was
reported missing in the early part
of the year with a crew of forty
three and twenty passengers, has
been wrecked off Okujiri Island,
some wreckage supposed to belong
to the missing vessel having been
cast ashore. The steamer left
Otaru on December Odd last, and
is supposed to have foundered in "a
furious gale which prevailed for
some time.--EX.
The Japanese steamer Aikoku
Maru is discharging her 700 tons
of coal near the Mail wharf. Their
manner of taking the coal out of
the hold is a japanese one; the
crew handles baskets about the
size of an ordinary dishpan, each
receptacle holding about 10 pounds
of the fuel. At the rate the crew
were working yesterday the cap
tain will be lucky if he gets away
by the 9TH of July.
The S. G. Wilder, Captain Nc
Neill, departed on Thursday for
San Francisco with several passen- !
gers, but for some reason he did |
not give the Custom House people
a list of the names. 1t is said that
two of the passengers were here
over thirty days and that they did
not secure passports as required by
law. If that is SO Captain Nc
Neill is liable to be fined $50 in
each case.
The steel ship which the Sc
wallis built at Bath, Me-, will be
followed by another by the same
builders. This would seem to show
hat Bath is to continue as a
builder of sailing vessels, with the
exception that they will be steel
instead of wood.-Ex.
The price for building steamers
S increased in England. More
government work accounts partly
or this, but it calls attention to
he fact that the difference in the
cost of ship-bujlding in this coun-
ry and in England is steadily de-
;reasing.-Ex.
The ship Helen Brewer went out
ide of the harbor yesterday morn
ng and anchored in the roadstead.
'he will leave today if four sailors
re secured in place of the desert
RS. She is bound for Hong Kong.
The steam yacht White Heather
S on a cruise around the world and
will call here after touching at
'ahiti. She is owned by r. G.
.eigh, is bark rugged and is about
90 tons.
The Kinau departed yesterday
Or Hawaii with fair-sized pas
enger list. The attendance at the
7harf previous to the departure of
be vessel was small, owing, no
oubt, to the field games at Puma
ou.
It was reported along the water
ront yesterday that Japanese were
fering their services for so cents a
ay. The natives and Portuguese
eceive just three times that
mount.
The schooner Mary E. Foster
rived yesterday from Makaweli
nth 1900 bags of sugar. She I'M
oaded into the Australia and will
epart today with cargo of coal.
The Australia will sail today at
Don with a heavy passenger list
nd a fair-sized cargo. She Will
AIRY the usual shipment of ba-
anas.
The Kaala, James Makee and
walani arrived yesterday morning
it'll full cargoes of sugar and de-
arted again in the afternoon.
The Inter-Island people have re-
,ived word that Hall Brothers 5
ave commenced work on the new S
Gamer for the company.
The J. 3. Cummins arrived yes \
rday with 1000 bags of sugar.
he Geneva took her cargo.
The steamer Waialeale arrived