The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-09-16
WHAT SAILOR MEN TALK OF
Il. VI. $. MOANA ARRIVES IN PORT
THIS MORNING.
New Lumber and Coal Charters-Cap-
tain Mckenzie and the Matilda
WrecL-News and Gossip.

The Moana sails for San Francisco
at , p. m.
The prospects are that the Comus
will remain in the harbor here until
October LIST at least.
The Kaala got in late last night
from Lahaina, and will leave for there
again tonight with Il cargo of coal.
The Albert will have her inward
cargo out today and the S. c. Allen
hers tomorrow. Both vessels will have
TO wait for sugar.
The Hawaiian bark Mauna Ala was
reported off Diamond Head at 10
o'clock this morning. She has been
Is days on the way from San Fran
cisco.
The schooner Spokane and bark
Columbia. each with carrying ca
pacity of between 100000 and 100000
feet of lumber. have been chartered
by Allen & Robertson to bring lumber
from the Sound.
The American schooner Defiance
and the Norwegian schooner Dram
men, 1874 tons. have been chartered to
load coal at Newcastle for this port.
Up to the 3Oth ult the Title f. Star
buck had not cleared for this port.
The S. n, Castle finished discharging
her inward cargo this morning, and
will move over to the Oceanic wharf
Jog this afternoon to take sugar from
the warehouse As Captain Hubbard
is anxious to secure a full cargo he
does not calculate to get away before
the latter part of next week,
LN,,II ,,,.+; los. Of nf ha
old bark Matilda on Tatoosh Island, III
Puget Sound, last month, have been
received in this city. Captain McKen.
zie writes that the wind failed him il,
the channel and strong current car
ried his vessel on the rocks, while he
had to stand helplessly by. \ heavy
sea was running and the vessel soon
broke up. No blame is attached to
Captain Mckenzie, as he did his best
under the circumstances to save the
vessel.
Captain Dyer of the Philadelphia is
not believer in the old superstition
that bad luck follows the ship that
sails on Friday. On the contrary he
says that he makes it a practice ut
sailing on Friday, as it seems 10
bring him the best of fortune. and
that is why the Philadelphia is book
ed for sea tomorrow morning. Cap
tain Book of the Marion sailed a day
before he was actually ready, in order
to avoid going to sea on a Friday.
The r. NJ. S. Moana arrived from
the Colonies about I o'clock this morn
| ing, having left Sydney on the 3Oth
ult.. and calling at Auckland on the
3rd inst. and Apia on the Sth inst
She brings a small amount of cargo
for this port, and only one passenger
| Fine weather was experienced during
| the entire voyage The Moana will
sail this afternoon at 3 o'clock for Sar
Francisco. with large passenger list
| Purser Bendall saw the old Monowai
in Sydney harbor, and says it mad,
him positively homesick to be aboard
of her.
The Star is indebted to the Sydney
Daily Commercial News and SHIPPING
List for special copies of its Annua
Review issued on the 21st ult. This
being the Festival or Record ReigI
number it contains not only com
prehensive report of the transactions
for the past twelve months but alst
an account of the colony's wonderful
dation-and it's grand natural resour
ces The Review is interspersed with
appropriate photographs of the com
mittees of the principal mercantile in
situations, such as the Chamber d
Commerce, Merchants Exchange, the
Underwriters association, the presi
dents of the Marine Board, the com.
mittee of the National Shipwreck So
ciety of y. S. W., etc. An interesting
account of shipping, past and pres.
ent, and commercial items of special
note are also given, including photo
OF the Costa Rica Packet, and report
of this famous case. On the richly
oolored litho cover is delineated a pic.
tnre of Queen Victoria, surrounded by
royal emblems and supported by very
handsome views of Sydney Heads and
Newcastle HORROR.