Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-03-02
THE NEW STEAMER HELENE
OCEANIC LINER AUSTRALIA FROM
TIE COAST.
Miny Foreign and Local Marine
Items OF interest-Along the
Docks-Passengers.

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morrow.
A bark was telephoned 20 miles
east at IL am.
The big American ship May
Flint will sail for New York on
Monday next.
A detachment of blue-jackets
from the U S s Alert were ashore
for drill today.
The Hawaiian bark Iolani
cleared from New York on Feb.
Is for Honolulu.
The departure of the steamer
Iwalani has been postponed until
10 M tomorrow.
The British ship Troop, with
sugar from Honolulu, arrived at
New York, Feb. IA.
The American ship Reaper
arrived at Newcastle on Feb. IL
to load coal for this port.
The Waialeole came in this
morning with a load of sweet
stuff. She leaves at p m for Ka.
paa.
The Helene brought 600 tons of
general freight and 81 horses and
mules. The latter are for W. H.
Rice.
Tomorrow, high tide large BAG
a m; high tide small 4:20 m; low
tide large los a m; low tide small
9:55 p m.
The steamer Mauna Loa for
Maui and Hawaii was held an
hour over her scheduled time of
sailing this morning for tine for
eign mail.
Sailed from San Francisco for
Honolulu-Feb 16: Am bktn S G.
Wilder. Feb II: Ship c b Sut.
ton. Feb 20: S S Helene, Feb
2l: Ship W f Babcock.
When about 200 miles from
San Francisco on her last trip,
the bark Annie johnson shipped
a heavy sea, which smashed the
wheel and almost washed the
helmsman overheard.
While horse was being hoisted
aboard the James Makee yester-
day, native sailor received
a kick from the animal, which
toppled him into the water. He
was rescued, and found to be but
slightly hurt,
Arrived at San Francisco-Feb
10: S $ Doric, 5 days % hours
from Honolulu. Feb II: S S
Australia, 6 days Is hours from
Honolulu. Feb 20: Brig Con
suclo, l8 days from Mahukona.
Feb %: Bark Annie Johnson, 20
days from Hilo.
Following is the S S Australis's
report, furnished by the obliping
purser: Left San Francisco Feb
% at 2 p m with AZ cabin and 81
steerage passengers, and 90 bags
mail. Experienced light n W ana
N winds until Feb 26; thence to
port light trades and fine weather.
Arrived at Honolulu Mar 2. Time
of passage: 6 days Is hours.
In conspicuous places aboard
the steamer Helene, notices were
posted up warning all persons
about carrying opium aboard the
steamer. The notices stated that
any person found with opium
would be turned over to the au.
thorities. They were dated, San
francisco, Feb. Ii, and signed by
Geo. G. Beckley, Commander.
On the night of Feb IL, the
little schooner Gen Mcpherson
from Honolulu arrived at San
Diego. She reports running into
a heavy gale when 800 miles off
the coast, which carried away the
rudder and did other damage.
Captain Carter rugged a jury
rudder out of shifting boards, and
succeeded in steering his craft
safely to port.
There is a report that the yacht
Eleanor was to be sold in New
York. She was at Honolulu a
couple of years ago on cruise
round the world. The Eleanor
is vessel of 1876 tons and was
built at Bath, Me, in 1894, and
cost her owner 100000. Mr.
Slater took special pride in the
fact that she was entirely an Anne
rican production, two anchors and