The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-27
WHAT SAILOR MEN TALK OF
THE OVER CHRISTMAS SHIPPING
SHIPPING NEWS.
Latest Items From the Coast-Martha
Davis Arrives Movement of Sugar
Notes and Gossip.

ports early tomorrow morning.
The barl<entine Cleaner sailed from
Westport, coal adcn, for this port on
the 22nd ult.
The Talbot will finish loading this
morning, and viii be ready for sea
about mid-week
The barlentine Archer will sail on
the 31st for the Coast, whether or not
she has n full cargo.
The Diamond Head arrived at Port
Blalleley on the 10th inst, and the
Ceylon at Seattle on the 18th.
The schooner Transit went along
side the w. G. Hail this morning, to
receive her first consignment of SUI
gar.
The S. =. Hitchcock bound out from
| New York to San Francisco. was spo-
ken on October It'll in Lat. Sc s., Long
10 w.
The s. c. Allen arrived at San
( Francisco on the 18th. - days from
this port. and the Roderck Dhu on
the same day, If days from Hilo.
The barkentine Encore has been
chartered by IIackfeld q Co. to load
| sugar for San Francisco, her cargo TO
be in by the 25th proX. She will dis
charge at Oakland, her cargo going
east by rail.
| The schooner Eureka sailed from
| Eureka on the 18th for Kahului, the
! Spokane from Port Gamble for this
port on the 14th and the Lyman d.
| Foster from Port Ludlow for Hilo on
| the 18th, all lumber laden.
The w. G. Irwin. Captain Williams,
arrived in last Friday afternoon, after
smart trip of ~ days from San
/ Francisco. She brought a full cargo
of general merchandise, and 81 fine
horses, imported by C. j. Helm, who
was passenger.
The American bark Martha Davis
arrived about noon yesterday, IA days
/ from San Francisco, with 100 tons OF
general merchandise, consigned to G..
| Brewer & Co. Captain Soule, who has
! Just returned from Europe. is again
! in command, and is accompanied by
| his wife.
/ All of the Inter Island Company YES
/ sells, with the exception of the Mauna
! Loa were in port over Christmas. The
! Mikahala arrived Christmas morning,
with 5000 sugar and 179 rice. On the
same day the Hall brought 6101 bags
of sugar, the Noeau 81 head of cattle,
the James ATakee 2O43 bags of sugar
and 60 rice and the Waialeale with $500
bags of sugar.
Some fears are entertained for the
safety of the Babcock, now close to
! $50 days out from Baltimore for this
port. IF she was spoken by the A. w.
Spies this side of the Horn, as re-
ported. she ought to have been here
/ l.. ~ Co.
ought to complete the voyage in 100
DAYS.
The Twalani. after several months
of idleness, will go to the drydock to-
morrow, and be ready to go into COM
| mission again before the end of the
week. Captain Gregory will take her
again, with Fort Tuft as her purser.
CAPTAIN Parker will 90 into the Waia-
leale. and Captain Wilson again take
the Kaena.
The S. S. Cleveland, which once sail
ed under the Hawaiian flag as the Ka-
hului, was crippled by broken shaft
Off the Vancouver coast, on her way
to Alaska, on the 10th inst, and was
run ashore and abandoned. Captain
Hall and a portion of the crew reach
ed dry land, but about twenty-five are
supposed to have been lost.
The r. NJ. S. Miowera, Captain Free,
arrived from the Colonies on Christ
mas eve, and after discharging 40
tons of merchandise and 800 tons of
coal at the Oceanic dock, sailed at Z
o'clock Saturday morning for the
Coast. The Miowera fought headwind
all the way across. She had 20 through
passengers and preparations had been
made for a fine Christmas entertain
ment on board.
The Pacific Mail S. S. City of Pc
king, on her century, voyage, locked
at the Mail wharf at o'clock on
Christmas morning, and remained in
port until midnight, when she sailed
for Yokohama. The Picking is one of
the oldest boats in the service, and
has been one of the greatest money
makers. She paid for herself in three
voyages, and has met with but one ac-
cident-a broken shaft-in her career.
~ ARRIVALS.
Saturday, December 25.
Stmr. Kauai, Bruhm, from Kauai.
p. NJ. S. S. City of Picking, Smith,
from San Francisco.
Stmr. Mikahala, Thompson, from
Kauai ports.
Stmr. James Makee, Tullet, from
Kauai.
Stmr. Waialeale, Gregory, from
Kauai ports.
Stmr. Noeau, Peterson, from Hama
kua and Maui.
Stmr w. G. Hall, Haglund, from
Kauai ports.
Sunday, December 26.
Am. blk. Martha Davis, Soule, from
Fan Francisco.
DEPARTURES.
Saturday, December 25.
r. NJ. S. Miowera, Hayward, for Vic
toria and Vancouver.
p. NJ. S. S. City of Picking, Smith, for
the Orient.
Monday, December 81.
Stmr. Kaena, Parker, for Waialua
ports, at 10 a. IN.
Stmr. Ke Au Hou, Thompson, for
Kilauea, at 3 p. m.
Stmr. Noeau, Peterson, for Lahaina,
at 12 m.
Stmr. Kauai, Bruhn, for Makaweli,
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