The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-25
WHARF AND WAVE.

The bark Matilda left in ballast
for Port Townsend on Saturday.
The steamers leaving today are
the Mokolii, Kaala and Waialeale.
The schooner Salvador arrived at
Port Gamble on the 9Th inst. from
this port.
p. Cassidy, formerly mate of the
ship Empire, and two seamen left
for San Francisco on the Austria
liza.
The steamer Waialeale came in
on Saturday without a. bag of
sugar. She leaves again this morn
ing.
The departure of the Australia
was lively event. A large crowd
of people was on the wharf to see
her off.
The British bark Alexandra is
on her way to this port from New
castle, N. S. w. She left during
this month.
The schooner Tampa left Kahu-
lui for San Francisco on the 21st
instant. Her cargo of sugar was
valued at $50, 206.25.
What remains of the steamer
Waimanalo was sold at auction on
Saturday for $1,000. Captain Da-
vies was the purchaser.
The steamers Claudine, Iwalani
and James Makee arrived yester-
day. The Makee was the only
vessel of the three that did not
bring any sugar.
The British bark Drumeltan
which went ashore on the coast of
Japan while bound for Tacoma
from Shanghai, has been towed off
the rocks and taken to Nagasaki
for repairs.
A so-called reckless" boat is
creating considerable speculation
both in Seattle and Tacoma. The
inventor has made several tests
with it, and the rocking of the boat
is declared to be almost impercept-
ible.
| For the past two weeks the isl
4 and steamers have been bringing
quite number of Japanese, whose
1 contracts have expired, to town.
Most of them will soon leave for
home on the Japanese steamer
now due.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-The re-
port of Past Assistant Engineer
Willets, who represented the En-.
gineering Bureau on the Mime.
apolis' trial trip, was received al
the Navy Department today. The
report says the performance of the
machinery was remarkably good.
SEATTLE, June 9.-The United
States cutter Grant arrived here
tonight. She had started for Alaska
but, off Cape Flattery, capturee
two schooners-the G.. G. Perkins
and Puritan with $50 sealskins
Ten Indians are in custody. They
refuse to give the names of the
owners.
VICTORIA, B. c., June 9.-Durine
} a heavy southeast gale, the British
ship Borrowdale, which was JUS
leaving the harbor to tow to Vance
ran on the rocks off McAuley Point
where she is still lying in dan
: gerous position, despite the efforts
of the steamer Islander and Other
powerful craft to release her.
The steamer Australia SLOWED
+ down while off Coco Head on Sat
! urday and lowered boat, and t.
, all appearances a search was made
The boat then put back and tn
steamer went on her way after
stop of a half an hour. The sup
position is that one of the passen
i gers either fell or jumped over
board.
PHILADELPHIA, June 9.-The bi
cruiser Columbia is resting on tn
3 blocks in the dry dock at tn
League Island Navy Yard. Tn
: court of inquiry took look at tn
Columbia today, and were as niue
: surprised as the attaches of til
J, navy yard at the apparently trif1in
l nature OF her injuries. The Cramp
will begin the work of repairing g
once.
The schooner Transit, Capital
Jorgensen, arrived yesterday foul
IS teen days from San Francisco. Sh
brought four passengers and til
following cargo: $50 bbls. flou
" 700 hills lime 6O4O feet 1unbp
D. 6150 lbs. lard, 2765 gals. wine, &C
10 lbs. hops, rs tons fertilizers, 5000
T bricks, $50 sacks bran, 1898 10
ar bread, 1852 lbs. sugar, 1046 ctl
le barley, 6083 lbs. beans, 10 cs. boo
and shoes, $4,000 shingles, IS