The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-12-24
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The John G. North is in Mahukona.
The City of Picking may be in from
San Francisco tonight with news, let
tiers and Christmas presents galore.
The American barkentine Encore, J.
L. Panno master, arrived in port yes
terday morning from Caleta Buena,
Chile with a cargo of 1000 tons of
fertilizer for Castle & Cooke.
British steamers Sythia and Both
mia have been sold by the Cunard COM
pany to London parties, and will be
fiteed out for freight and passenger
traffic between San Francisco and ST.
8Iiehaels (Alaska) via Victoria, B. c.
During the twelve months ending
June Both last, the total number of
vessels that arrived at New York from
foreign ports was 4,473, of which only
964 were American. Of the remaining
1863 that were foreigners, 2,14S were
under the British flag.
The American schooner Emma and
Louisa, Lew B. Harris master, arrived
in port yesterday morning, about q
days from San Diego, Cal, with a
cargo Of 116 tons of general merchan-
disc together with grain, hay, fertili-
zers, etc, for H. Waterhouse & Co.
The Alice Cooke sailed for San Fran
cisco at , p. m. yesterday with a fair
wind for a starter. Mrs. Penhallow ac-
companies her husband. A number of
friends were on the Pacific Mail wharf
TO wish the two bon voyage, a Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year.
The American barkentine Klikitat,
Cutler master, arrived in port at about
; p. m. yesterday, 80 days from Port
Townsend with cargo of 773, 204 feet
Of lumber for Wilder & Co. Her trip
was long one, this having been caused
by strong head winds and rough
weather.
Capt Cooper of the British bark
Kinross-shire which sailed from Port
land, o., recently was fined $1,000 by
the collector of customs at Astoria, for
not having his bill of health on his
recent arrival from Melbourne The
fine was subsequently reduced to SO
on receipt of telegraphic instruction
from Washington.
The Aorangi arrived in port Wednes-
day morning, a little late but still in
line Following was the purser's re-
port; The CA. S. S. Aorangi, C. Hep
worth. R. n. R., Commander, left Van
couver on 18th December and Victoria
on 14th December, and experienced a
( fine run all the way to Honolulu,
which was reached at 4:S0 a. m.
The Claudine arrived in port early
+ Tuesday afternoon with large num-
I Der of passengers from the Volcano
and way ports. Purser Beckley reports
plenty of rain all over Hawaii Hama
kua has no longer anything to COM
plain about. The thunder accompany
ing the heavy, driving rain, was the
most terrific heard on Hawaii for many
years. The storm seems 10 have been
u general for Maui people report the
same experience there as on Hawaii
Oahu also had her share.
The many departures of vessels from
The Pacific coast ports owing to the
great shipments of grain during sew
eral months passed has caused g
scarcity of sailors. especially at Sar
! AenClsco ne crews OF lne NeSsels
arriving there are induced to desert
before the vessel is moored in hel
berth The American vessels find il
very difficult TO procure crews, espe-
cially as there is such demand from
foreign vessels. and also as the
boarding or shipping master has tt
submit an itemized account of eacl
sailors Indebtedness before he cal
sign articles.