The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-09-13
WHAT SAILOR MEN TALK Of
:. G. ALLEN AND S. y. CASTLE SIDE
BY SIDE.
Distance the Fleet Mauna Ala-No
Trouble on the Castle-John D..
Spreckels Sails from Mahu Roma.

The Transit is receiving sugar from
one of the small schooners this morn
ing. She will probably get a full car
90 this week.
The schooner John T. Tallant re.
Gently in this port, passed yesterday
afternoon. EN- route for Japan with a
cargo of lumber.
The steamer Helene will be held ov-
err until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning,
in order to carry the Australia's mail
to Hawaii ports.
Repairs on the steamer Hall are now
about completed, and she will prob
ably take the Kauai route in the place
of The Mikahala again next week.
The Claudine arrived yesterday
morning, with 26S0 bags of sugar, 1913
sacks of potatoes, 147 sacks of corn
~ hogs, IS hides and 80 head of cat
tie, Captain Cameron reports fine
weather.
The schooner John G. North, Chris
Jensen, sailed from Honipu on the 9th
inst. for San Francisco, with cargo
of 600.22S lbs. sugar, valued at S23,-
976.74. Theo. II. Davies d Co., Int,
shippers and agents.
The S. c. Allen brought only 700
tons of general merchandise to Da-
vies & Co. Captain Johnson reports
fine weather. He is glorying in the
fact that although it took him % days
to get up last trip, he beat the Dia-
mond Head by 0 days.
The brig John D. Spreckels, Chris
tainsen, sailed from Mahukona, on the
9th insta. for San Francisco, with ID
cargo of 7SS, 162 pounds of sugar, value
$25, 1884, and sos hides, valued at
$427.26; shippers, Castle & Cooke;
1882 bags; T. II. Davies d. Co., $3.50
bags, and S. G. Wilder q Co., hides.
The Mikahala got in yesterday with
3177 bags of sugar, which went into
the Aloha this morning. The Aloha
has now to 90 to the Mail dock for a
small lot of 500 bags, and then will
prepare for sea, although her cargo Is
short. Captain babel says he will sail
about noon tomorrow, with about 1,00C
tons of sugar.
The Star announced some time age
that the Claudine would probaly &C
to the coast this month or next tt
have some new plates put in. Moth
ing has since been done in regard t.
the matter. When President Wight re
turns from the Coast tomorrow, it vii
be decided definitely whether or MOI
the steamer will go this year.
For the third time the S. c. Aller
and the s. y. Castle arrived in por
side by side this morning, having
made the run from San Francisco il
II DAYS. The two vessels were toWet
out of San Francisco by the same tn!
and during the first eight days wer
in company. The Mauna Ala. suppos
ed to be faster than either of them
started an hour ahead of them, bu
was not seen after the second day
and has not yet put in an appearance
here. 1t is a remarkable coincidence
that the Castle and Allen have COM
down in exactly the same time thre
consecutive times.
The S. y. Castle brought full car
go of 900 tons to Irwin d Co.. Captain
Hubbard laughs at the story told il
the San Francisco papers of his hav
ing had trouble with a non-union GREY
and that the men were shipped aboar,
drunk. THE man who gave out tina
story" he said this morning, mus
have been drinking water from Tan
glefoot When | ship men | never in
quire whether they are union men, s
long as they know their business
There is nothing unusual about m,
crew this trip, they We're not drum
when they came aboard. and | hav
heard nothing from the union. Their
is absolutely no truth i'm the story