The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-01-12
I'LL ALONG THE DOCKS
SHIP HITCHCOCK 70 LOAD SUGAR
FOR NEW YORK.
Arrival of Steamers Lehua and Mka-
hala-Salor Lost from May Flint
Ship5uilding in Japan.

The leak in the roof of the Inter
Island wharf is being repaired.
The Alice Cooke will finish discharg-
ing her cargo of lumber today.
The hull of the Australia has been
given a fresh coat of black paint.
Superintendent Berg of the Kahalua
railroad came in on the Lehua this
morning.
The Oceanic wharf is fast filling up
with bananas ready for shipment by
the Australia tomorrow.
The ship Samoa is short only 1000
bags to complete her cargo of sugar,
and expects to receive that today.
The Mikahala is discharging $500
bags of sugar brought down this
morning from daliaweli plantation in
to the Australia.
The total number of bags of sugar
received by all firms yesterday Yves
1882. This large amount argues well
for the commencement of the season.
The ship Andrake Dramm, which
has been lying in the stream, was
brought alongside of the Pacific Mail
wharf early this morning to discharge
her cargo of coal.
The schooner Annie johnson arrived
at Hilo on January 18th, being % days
out. She brought cargo of lumber,
part of which was for the new church
to be erected there.
Owing to the crowded condition
about the Wilder wharf, the Lehua,
which came in this morning, was only
able to get her nose in to the wharf.
The large ship b. F. Cheney was lying
in the usual landing place.
Barkentine S. G. Wilder was brought
alongside of the Wilder wharf this
morning to receive sugar from the
Claudine, which will about complete
her cargo. The Captain expects to sail
on Wednesday or Thursday of this
week.
At a meeting of the Harbor Commits
sioners, held in San Francisco on the
Goth ult., the boards attorney was in
structed to draft bill to be presented
to the next Legislature authorizing
the issuance of million in bonds to
complete the seawall.
At Nagasali shipbuilding is making
rapid progress. At the Mitau Bischi
yard, which was greatly enlarged II
few months ago, three large steamers
are now ON the stocks, the carrying
capacity of which is 5,4O0. tons, 1900
tons and 1,500 tons respectively. The
5,400-ton boat is the largest ever
undertaken by the japanese shipbuild-
ers.
The steamer j. a. Cummins has a
new Syren whistle, whose scream at
tracted the attention of the entire
water front this morning. 1t is said
the natives were very much frightened
at Waianae when they heard it. Out
side the China she is the only vessel
which is supplied with a Syren, and in
the future no mistake will be made
when she sounds her signals.
All wharves are filled with freight,
the harbor is crowded with vessels,
and at no time before has the water
front presented so prosperous an APP
pearance. Some inconvenience are
encountered, but deverybody is glad
that business is so lively. To properly
guard the vessels discharging taxes the
custom officials to the utmost, extra
men having been added to the force.
The American ship May Flint re-
Gently arrived at San Francisco, 1876
days from New York. During a gale
off Cape Horn on the night of Septem-
Der 18th sailor named a. +. Erickson
was carried overheard. 1t was pitch
dark at the time and great wave
washed over the vessel. A scream was
heard above the howl of the storm, and
the crew of the ship believe it was the
cry of the unfortunate sailor as he was
carried over the Dulwarks.
The Hitchcock will be the next large
ship to load sugar after the Samoa. 1t
will take over 1000 tons to satisfy this
monster vessel. She is a noble looking