The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-29

! DIAMOND HEAD SIGNAL STA
| TION, Jan. %, 10 p. m.-The weather
is thick; wind, fresh S. w.
City OF Picking sails at 3 p. IN.
Fifty tons of fertilizer were taken
| by the Noeau for Lahaina.
The Kinau will arrive this afternoon
| from Maui and Hawaii ports.
Sugar in Hamakua, Jan. 27-Hono-
kaa, 1000 bags; Kukuihaele, 1900 bags.
Late yesterday the ]. A. Cummins
arrived with full load of Waimana-
10 sugar.
On the Maui and west Hawaii route
the Mauna Loa is scheduled to leaTe
at 10 o'clock this morning.
After having her blades sharpened
the dredger began work yesterday
morning and put in good days work.
Among the lot of sugar taken by the
w. H. Dimond yesterday was a con-
signment from Kahuku, brought by
the Kaala.
During the day the II. B. Hyde will
move over to the Oceanic wharf 10
complete taking her cargo Of sugar for
New York.
Among the vessels expected this
morning with sugar cargoes are the
Mikahala and the James Makee, both
from Kauai.
There are two Japanese towaways
on the Peking They will be taken 20
San Francisco and from there returned
to their native land.
In all probability the bark Ceylon
will sail today for San Francisco. She
is in the Spreckels' line and will take
a full cargo of sugar.
Reports from Waialua are that the
schooner Sarah and Eliza is still hard
and fast in the mud. There are still
hopes of saving her, however.
Captain Macauley will deliver a lee
ture at the pilot mouse on How far a
yell can be heard in a stiff breeze; and
how TO come in sharks deck"
During the rough weather last Sat
urday the schooner Luka, then near
Waialua lost one of her anchors. She
returned to port about noon yesterday.
1t has been decided to use piles for
the new wharf slips below the fish,
market. They will be equally service
able and will cost much less than stone
walls.
Anxiety is being felt in Japan as TO
the overdue n. Y. K S. S. Sakura- Ma |
ru, Capt. w. Brady, which left Seattle, |
Wash, on December 22d. for Yokoha- |
ma.
Six hundred bags of fertilizer, ship |
ped by w. G.. Irwin & Co., will be |
taken by the Mauna Loa this morning. |
e mill 70 hn oh nj 70
ton.
Yesterday and the day before the ". |
III. Dimond took LOO bags of Waianae |
sugar at the Railway wharf. She will |
likely be able to get away this after
noon.
In fine trim, after receiving a thor
ough cleaning on the marine railway,
the Kilauea Hon got away at p. m.
yesterday on her Hawaii run. She took
a heavy cargo of general merchandise.
Six japanese through passengers by
the Picking attempted to walk ashore
yesterday afternoon. They were stop
ped by the Custom House officials and |
asked to show $50 each. Failing to do
this they were ordered back to the
ship.
For an hour before the S. P. Hitch
cock sailed, Capt Harry Evans and a
couple of policemen stood watch to
see that none of her sailors skipped
out. Several of the colored seamen
aboard were much taken with Homo
lulu and were anxious to remain here.
The P. NJ. s. City of Picking, Captain
Smith, arrived at $50 yesterday after
noon. 10 days from Yokohama. Fair
weather over. She brought three cabin
1SS steerage Chinese and
SOB tons of freight. The Peking will
resume her voyage to San Francisco ct
8 o'clock this afternoon.
Wharf Carpenter Jarrett was en-
gagged yesterday replanting the piles
at the Pacific Mail wharf, which were
torn out by the o. & y. s. S. Coptic last
Sunday. In addition to the four raked
off by the propeller, about a half-doz-
en- were damned under the wharf, and
new ones had to be put in their places.
Noeau's report: Proceeded to La
haina, on outward passage, but was too
rough to land. Put mail aboard Clau-
dine and proceeded to Waipio. Could
not connect with Mauna Loa. Monday
at Hamakua, strong S. w. wind and
heavy swell. Left Iwalani at Waipio
with 600 bags P. S. NJ. sugar in and