The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-28
WHAT SAILOR MEN Talk OF
ONLY M ISLAND SCHOONER OFF
LANAI.
What Captain Bennett Saw-Fast
Work of Life Savers on the Aloha -
Water Front Gossip.

The {. ID. Bryant will sail for La
Coon Island on Monday.
The Lizzie Vance sailed this morn
ing i'm ballast for the Sound.
The kaala arrived last night from
Windward Oahu ports and will sail
again Monday morning.
The Woollahra is about ready for
sea, but the probabilities are that she
will not get away before Thursday
next.
The James Maliee brought 20 bags
of peanuts from Kapaa this morning.
y. Wilder and l.. McCandlcss were
passengers from the Garden Isle.
The Helene came off the railway last
night and is alongside Brewers wharf.
She received five coats of paint. and
looks as bright as new dollar She
is scheduled to sail for Hawaii ports
at ! p. m. Tuesday.
The Noeau arrived this morning
from Hawaii ports with 4.26j bags of
Ilamakua sugar. She brought the fol-
lowing passengers: +. \. Mott Smith.
Mrs. Patty and daughter. Miss j. -.
Massey. Miss +. Richard and Is deck.
Fine weather was experienced.
The Mokolii arrived this morning
from the Molokai route. with % head
of cattle. - bales of Lanai wool. and
50 bags of taro. She also brought the
following cabin passengers: Mrs. j. \.
Gilman. j. f. Brown. Mrs. Gilbert, Ms
II. Il. Meyer and F. Foster. with Q on
deck.
The Mohican will haul down to the
Kinau wharf this afternoon to take
$500 bags of sugar brought by the
Ninau. The Noeau will 90 alongside
of her there with 1906 bags. Captain
Sanders said this morning that he
could not get away for the Coast be
fore Thursday or Friday next.
Purser Christian of the James Ma.
kee reports the following sugar and
paddy in warehouses on Kauai: Sugar
-Hanamaulu, 1859: Lihue, 2419, and
/ Waimea. 5000. Paddy-Ilanulei, 1870
( and Wainiha. 500. The Waialeale i,
/ booked to sail for Lanai with cargo
/ of fire bricks and coal on Monday al
/ 4 p. IN.
The Aloha is discharging genera
finishes she will 90 back to the Irm
gard wharf today. On Monday morn
/ ing she will haul over to the RAILROAD
wharf. and discharge the heavy ma
chinery she has brought. When sh,
finishes she will haul back to the lu1
gard, and the Glade will take the
berth.
Captain Bennett of the Mokolii pass
ed within few miles of the strange
schooner Off the west end of Lana
yesterday afternoon, and expresses tn,
opinion that she was one of Allen 4
Robinson's fleet, probably the Mo
Wahine. He says the vessel lay in
dead calm. with her sails aback, AM
looked as if she Had lost the wine
while trying to beat around the ives
end of the island. There were severa
customs inspectors at Brewers whar
when the Mokoli tied up this morn
lug. evidently on the lookout for con
trabard opium. Captain Bennett
laughs at the opium schooner story.
JUS a week before the Aloha reach
ed port a seaman engaged in paintin:
the snip forward tumbled from tin
staging into the sea. At the cry M II
Overheard" Captain Dabel, who wa
on the bridge, seized life buoy, am
managed to drop it within a few fee
of the sailor, who seized it and hum
on. The after boat was manned an
dropped astern, while Captain Dabc
wore ship and tackled back. \ sin
knot breeze was blowing, but so quick
" did the men work that within
minutes after the man tumbled int
the sea he was safe again on deck, tn
boat was in the davits and the vessc
was again on her course.