The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-12-03

dew point, 81 barometer, ou.lo.
DIAMOND HEAD, Dec. 2, 10 P. NJ.
Weather, cloudy; wind, light NE.
The Miowera did not get away
yesterday till 5 o'clock.
The Kaala left for a circuit OF
Oahu without a passenger.
The Alden Besse, from Port
Blakeley, is about due at Honolulu.
The Waialeale and Mikahala sail
today but few passengers are
booked.
The monster United States battle
ship Indiana has been placed in
commission.
The Mokolii had an unoccupied
cabin and only few on deck on
her weekly visit to Molokai.
The Miowera has undergone a
thorough overhauling and repair
ing since her last visit to Honolulu.
The City OF Adelaide is off at
last. Captain Williamson is ap-
parently satisfied with the condi-
ton OF his vessel.
The steamer J. A. Cummins came
off the marine railway Yesterday,
having undergone a thorough over
hauling. She will be ready for her
regular island journeys in a few
days.
The steamer Mount Lebanon,
$500 tons, will be due at this port
from Portland, Oregon, for the
Orient, on or about the Dist of this
month. Theo. H. Davies & Co.,
Ltd, are the agents.
The eleven-ton sloop yacht Spray
has been purchased by syndicate
OF Hilo people. She will be used
as a trading vessel between the
islands. Captain J. W. Cook will
probably leave for Hilo with the
yacht some time today.
An extra large force of stevedores
were employed on the Mikahala all
day yesterday in order to get her
ready for sea today. Her short
notice trip to Molokai in search of
the Ke Au Hou caused the vessel
considerable delay in getting coal
and stores aboard.
The circus horses on the Miowera
were a source of great amusement
to the sailors. The lone canine
accompanying the troupe was re-
peatedly thrown among the larger
animals, and a good-sized kick on
the part of the horses was the
source of the tars' every day jollif-
cation.
Three thousand five hundred
bales OF wool were among the
steamer Miowera's cargo from Aus
tralia to Victoria. She passed the
equator at midnight November 9th
and on the 2Sth, in latitude 6 deg.
% min. north and longitude 1877
deg. west, passed the R. NJ. S. War
rimoo on her way from Honolulu
to the Colonies.
The Aloha brought two destitute
Hawaiians who have been on a two
years whaling trip in the Arctic.
The men were paid off in San Fran
cisco with but a single dollar, and
to Consul Wilder for as
sistance to return to the islands.
The spouting whale has no more
for the two.
Wirth's Australian circus, with a
performing troupe of twenty-three,
comprised the only passengers for
Honolulu by the Miowera. Seven
horses, one dog, and ring and seat
ing accommodation came with the
company. The circus intends to
perform in Honolulu and neighbor-
ing islands, and will remain about
three months.
The steamer Kahului sailed from
San Francisco for Sydney, N. S.
W., via Honolulu on the 21st. She
was very deeply laden and should
be very much steadier than she
usually is in seaway- Her cargo |
is general one for Honolulu, but
for Australia she has 300 tons
Of broomcorn that the Mariposa
could not take and 100 tons of
wheat. A cargo of coal will prob
ably be the Kahului's return load
to Honolulu, and from this port
she will take nm smear