The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-09-01
WHAT SAILOR MEN TALK Of
THE AMELIA. ARCHER AND THE
TRANSIT IN PORT.
Echo in the Oiling. Bound for China --
Departing Passengers Screnaded-
Shipping Gossip.

The =. NJ. S. s. China will call here
on or about October LIST, on her way
to San Francisco.
The Bennington is coaling today.
Her bunkcrs were about half full
when she arrived in port, and she viii
fill them up before she stops.
The Mohican will get away for the
coast tomorrow, if Il schooner expect
ed i'm today arrives with the sugar
necessary to complete her cargo.
Captain Calhoun of the Ceylon own
ed a half interest in the bark Matilda.
lost on Tatoosh Island on the 10Th ult.
1t is believed that she must have
gone ashore in fog.
Captain Nelson. who has been run
ming the little schooner Waialua since
she was placed in the Waialua trade.
has been removed. and the vessel will
hereafter be commanded by Kapu, an
old native. who has long been in Al
len & Robnson's employ.
The Archer. which arrived soon af-
ter noon yesterday. brought 1000 tons
of general merchandise to Castle 4
Cooke. She was II days on the way,
experiencing fine weather. The Ar
cher brought - horses for Schuman
Captain Calhoun had six passengers
in the cabin.
The schooner Transit is keeping up
her record for good passages. She ar
rived late yesterday afternoon from
| the Coast, after a smart passage OF
- days. bringing 5000 tons of gener-
al merchandise 10 Davies & Co. She
also brought 16 mules and 2 horses.
The Transit is locked at Brewers
wharf.
The American barkentine Amelia
Captain Willer. arrived from Seattle
this morning after a passage of 2G
days. due to cams and light southerly
winds. She brings 100000 feet OF
lumber to Allen g. Robinson, and be-
gan discharging this afternoon at
their yard. Captain Willer is accom-.
panied by his wife and child.
The Peru sailed for Yokohama soon
after 10 o'clock this morning, and
Professor Berger opened the new sea-
son of the Government band by regal
ing the departing passengers and their
| friends with lot of new and pleas
ing melodies, including Kentucky
| Babe" and "All Coons Look Alike
which pleased immensely. The Peru
| took six passengers in the cabin from
| here.
! The Aloha finished discharging ma.
chinery at the railroad wharf yester-
day afternoon. hauling over to the
/ Irmgard wharf in the berth just ocr'l-
| pied by the Glade, the latter vessel
going 10 the railroad wharf to finish
| discharging. After the first brake
down but little trouble was eXperienc.
ed in discharging the big boilers foi
! Oahu plantation, the second boiler
being taken out and loaded on cal
| in just three-quarters of an hour. TIL,
Aloha is now getting ont her genera
merchandise.
The American four masted barker
tine Echo, Captain Toye, 20 days from
! Chemanus. arrived Off port this morn
ing, and hove to while her skipper
came ashore in the pilot boat to mai
some letters. The Echo is bound fol
! Tientsin with n corgo of lumber. She
was recently in this port with ear
go of coal from Newcastle. 1t was hen
maiden voyage. According to a recent
ruling of the Collector General wher
the captain Of a vessel comes ashore
even though his vessel remains in the
otfing, he must enter and clear, ant
pay half port charges.