The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-02-12
ALL ALONG THE DOCKS.
HONoLULU HARBOR SAID TO BE
PLAyoRoUSD FOR SHARKS.
Next Packet Down Mail Tomorrow
- Cargo OF Aloha - rront
Notes.

The barkentinc Bien moved out
in the stream today.
The barkentine S. G. Wilder re-
ceived sugar from the steamer Iva
lani today.
The steamer Iwalani left for
L.ahaina, Kukuihaele and Honokaa
at noon today.
The sloop Kaimilani, owned by
native fishermen, came in from
Maui this morning.
Purser CRUDE of the steamer Iva
Ian did not go by that boat today,
being troubled with his eye.
The c. ID. Bryant went alongside
Brewers wharf this morning to dis
charge the remainder OF her ballast.
The steamer Kauai's departure
for ports on Kauai was postponed
uptil noon today, on account of
freight.
The S. N. Castle will be the next
sailing vessel from the Coast in the
Planters line. She began loading
on January "a.
The steamer Mikahala is expect
ed to return from Kauai tomorrow
morning, and will leave again the
same evening.
The ship Indiana will dock at
Sorenson's wharf to discharge her
ballast and take in a quantity Of
dunnage lumber.
The steamer James Makee will
have two days in port, something
unusual. She goes to Kappa to-
morrow afternoon.
The Martha Davis has taken the |
S. c. Aliens place at Irmgard
wharf. The S. c. Allen has gone
to Sorenson's wharf to wait for
sugar.
The steamer Ke An Hou arrived
this morning with H. Hackfeld &
Co. sugar for the bark J. c. PAu-
ger. She will return to Kilauea
this afternoon.
The Klikitat hauled in alongside
the Kinau wharf this morning to
discharge her lumber. The bark
entine has been absent from Homo
zulu about six months.
The IS. Mariposa will be due
from the Coast tomorrow morning
on her way to the Colonies. She
will take perhaps one or two steer
age passengers from this port.
The schooner Lavinia will be as
good as new when her rigging has
been set up. She. has received a
new mainmast and been recaulked
throughout. The Lavinia will be
ready for sea in a week.
The American four masted
schooner Robert Searles had her
matches fastened down today. She
will clear this afternoon and will
leave tomorrow morning for San
Francisco with a full load of sugar.
The brigantine w. G. Irwin fin
ished discharging yesterday and
moved down to the Kinau wharf
this morning to load sugar. AS the
vessel does not take a very large
load she will likely get away in a
few days.
Captain Dabel, of the Aloha, re-
marked yesterday that if it had
been the Albert that was coming
along with the wind he had, she
would have made the passage from
San Francisco to Honolulu in ten
days.
Captain Cutler of the Klikitat,
says that the trades felt by his YES
sci during the last few days of the
passage from Port Townsend were
the strongest he ever experienced
during all the years he has been
running here.
The schooner Aloha which ar
rived yesterday brought the follow
ing cargo: 1925 bbls -four, 1886
gals wine, $500 lbs bread, 1905
lbs beans, % kgs beer, I43 gals
brandy, 8, 100 lbs lard, 800 bbls
lime, 322 cs salmon, 1000 SKIS
bran, 6,65S lbs sugar, 1897 ctls
barley, IS kgs powder, goo lbs tea,
20 cs shoes, etc. Value, $25,o52.
The Aloha began discharging this
morning.
According to waterfront man
the harbor is infested with sharks,
some being monsters. Since the
tabu on fishing in the harbor, fish
have been multiplying and the
sharks come in for a feed. These
monsters may be seen early in the
mornings cavorting about the boat
houses, even swimming about in
three feet Of water. Bathers are
fighting shy Of swimming near the
lighthouses. There were never so
many sharks seen in the harbor
before