The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-23

The missionary steamer Morning
Star arrived late yesterday afternoon
from her annual cruise TO the Caro-
line, Marshall and Gilbert groups.
When the steamer was telephoned
= large number of people began weud-
ing their way toward the waterfront,
aud long before the little steamer en-
tered the harbor, the wharves were
lined with people either merely curl
Gus to witness the weIl-known steam
er's arrival, or anxious to extend =
welcome TO long absent friends and
aeauaiutances. To those who never
saw the Morning Star before, and es-
peciaIly those "who go down TO the
sea in ships she presented q curious
appearance as she steamed slowly
through the channel. The reason for
this was that while the Morning Star
il a steamer she carries no smoke
stack, or rather nothing that looks
like a smoke-sIack, but presents the
strange appearance Of = barkentiue
moving steadily forward on a straight
course without the least suspicion of
sail unfuried- The reason of this Is
that the vessel carries hollow main
mast, which Is made to do double
duty, as = mast and smoke stack as
well. As one stranger expressed il,
That's the first time ever saw a top
mast made fast to the top of smoke
stack"
Long before the steamer reached her
-, haz nv sl
the gaugway being lowered to receive
visitors, and the deck was soon throng-
ed with people from the beach.
The cruise, a. recounted by the Off
Gers and passengers, was, with one
exception, devoid of any incident to
break the monotony of a fair weather
passage. The incident referred to Oc-
CURED about midnight on Feb. 9th,
and resulted in the loss of the main
top-mast and couple OF feet from the
end OF the starboard yard OF the same
mast. The accident was caused by q
sudden veering OF the wind from the
north To northeast, which would have
done no damage had not the mas and
yard been in 4 very rotten condition,
and therefore easily carried away The
lost top-mast was replaced the next
day by a new one which, though
rather light, may De left standing.
nine and a half months, during which
time she has been cruising among the
usual island groups visited, and dur
ing the entire cruise she met with but
one drawback TO her otherwise sue
cessfuI trip. This was at kusaiu, where
landing was prohibited by the Span
Ish Governor, whose mandate was
backed by q man-Of-war- Not only
was landing forbidden, but all COM
=, . 10 aEr.r It-a
wise frowned on
DIR. Pease, who, for so many years
has been closely identified with mis-
sionary work in the islands, was
among the passengers, accompanied
by his wife and two SONS. DIR. Pease
has been at work on translation OF
the Gilbert Bible during the past
twenty-five years, and has recently
completed his great work Among
the most notable OF the passengers
was the four year old daughter Of Mrs.
Forbes, who il on her way home to
Montreal, from which she has been |
absent many years. l. tile Anna was |
born on one OF the Caroline Islands, |
and has consequently never before !
seen q horse or in fact any OF the /
larger animals, and IL can bitter be /
imagined than told with what inter I
ested curiosity she surveyed the busy /
scene on the wharf where the steamer /
tied up. The little girl is bright eyed !
and haxen haired, aud has become /
. general favOrite on board
Among the passengers forward were /
LGno, KauOa and Makea, Hawailansi /
who have been on duty a. mission |
aries in the South S-a Islands for 4
number Of years, and VINO are now \
returning home, together with their
wives and few other HaWaiiau-.
Fat
bert Islanders vino are presumably on
a tCur Of inspection. The Ha"aIlahs
were SURROUNDED by a crowd OF ma
tives long before the vessel reached
the dock, and the questions with
which they were piled would MI a
large book.
There was one passenger aboard the
Morning star who has seen more than
one side Of life in the South sea Isl
ands. and who throws a broad fool Of
light on the methods Of some Of the
traders, which reveals some prac-
tees not altogether fiattering 10 the
traders. The passenger referred 10 -
a Mr. Lyons, VINO left san Ffancis.-o
last June in the trading schooner To-
lenken, Captain Melander, FOR a trad
Ing voyage, which, according To rosy
hued tales told him, were 10 materially
better his finances. According To Mr..
Lyons story, traders are in the hablt
Of taking young men tn the coun-
try, landing them on small Islands at
a distance from the track Of large yes
sells, where they are Obliged 10 remain
for the benefit Of the traders, VINO,
owing to an understanding between
them, refuse To take any man away
who has been landed by another
trader.
Tie Morning star left the Islands
February lat, and a. previously stated
made an uneyentfnI voyage 10 this
port. Her lit ~ us-s~ngers VIII be
found In another column.