The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-11-11
WHAT SAILOR MEN TALK Of
S. S. MARIPOSA MAKES 4 BRIEF
CALL.
Latest Australia Shipping-On the
Berth at San Francisco-Gossip of
Wharf and Wave.

The Australia needs lot of paint,
and she is getting it.
The steamer Iva is locked at AL
len g. Robnson's wharf, and is re-
ceiving a coat of paint.
The Diamond Head will probably
get out the remainder of her coal to-
day, and be ready for sea on Satur-
day.
The probabilities now are that the
schooner Maaweema will not be
ready for sea before tomorrow after
noon.
The Australian mails which left sgd
ney by the Il. NJ. S. Miowera via Van
couver, on September 18th, were dc-
livered in London in thirty-three and
one-half days.
According to r. p. Walla2e's month
" report. at Newcastle, no coal ship
ments have been made to Honolulu
during the month of October. There
is is an inquiry for tonnage at l2s
freight.
The Mohican has moved over to So
renson's wharf to discharge general
merchandise. Captain Saunders does
not know yet how much sugar he will
get. but does not expect more than
ballast.
The Title f. Starbuck is one of the
trimmest ships that visits this port.
Captain Curtis believes in using plen-
ty of paint, and no sooner was she
alongside the wharf than the crew
was hard at work on her iron sides.
The little steamer Kaena brought
500 bags of sugar from Waialua ports
yesterday, and put it into the Andrew
WEIGH, at Brewers wharf, this morn
ing. She sailed again at noon for an
other cargo The Welch has about
half of her inward cargo out.
When the Australia left San Fran
cisco the S. ~ Castle was booked 20
sail on the same day, and the Mauna
Ala on the following day, both for
this port. The Albert and S. c. Allen
were up and loading on the 1st, and
the lrmgard and Archer were on the
berth.
All Island vessels are believed to
have escaped the big cyclone in which
the old bark Ceylon got such shak-
| ing up. At last accounts however the
safety of some coasters was in doubt.
Captain Calhoun says that three YES
sells left port at the same time he did,
all south bound, and it would indeed
be miraculous if all escaped.
The S. S. Mariposa arrived late last
night from Sydney, via New Zealand
and Samoa, and locked at the Pacific
Mail wharf. She brought lis tons of
general merchandise. and sailed at
noon with 1000 punches of bananas.
and some general freight. The Mari
! posa experienced fine weather during
| the voyage up, and arrived fully -
| hours ahead of her schedule time.
She brought six local passengers. ia
king away about the same number.
and has a light through list.
Many steamers are ahoat at the
present day that are larger in tonnage
| than the S. S. Algoa, now discharg-
| ing in this harbor, says a Yokohama
exchange, but they are either passen-
! ger ships, or belong to some regular
line having fixed ports of call. The
Algoa is a tramp" roaming from
ocean to ocean seeking" and built
exclusively for carrying cargo and is
without exception the largest one
!
! larger than the Samba, which steam
err was here in October, 1893, and at
| that time said to be the largest. The
! .tlgoa has registered tonnage of
1896 tons, but she has carried I1,T5O
tons in dead weight. Her length is
475 feet, beam So feet, depth SO feet
and her draught at her arrival was
thorough. with plates ioggled, novel
! plan patented by Messrs. Doxford &
Sons, which, besides being most siren
gthening, saves a hundred tons of the
cargo space. Inside she is built on
the webb framed system with longi-
tubular beams. She has five cargo
holds, to which access is gained by
nine large matches, and sixteen grain
shoots at, the sides. Eighteen der
richs, working independently of the
masts, are on her steel decks for dis
charging cargo. With her great ia
cilities for discharging cargo, she can
get out 2000 tons per day.