The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-02-03
WHARF AND WAVE.

DIAMOND HEAD SIGNAL STA
( TION, Feb. 2, 10 p. m.-The weather
is clear; wind, light 5. w.
The bark Andvake will sail today
in ballast for Port Townsend.
II was a disappointment to passen-
: gers by the Claudine that that YES
sci would not wait for the Coast mail
last night.
/ Yesterday morning the ship Henry
\ Il. Hyde and bark MOhican moved over
\ TO the Railway wharf TO take Eva and
/ Waianae sugar.
| Vessels for the islands today: Iva
lani, at 10 a. m, for Lahaina, Homo
| kaa and Kukuihaele; J. A Cummins.
! for Waimanalo.
Vessels expected this morning from
/ island ports: James Makee, from Ka-
paa; Re Au Hou. from Kilauea; Kaa-
| la. from West Oahu.
| No freight was taken by the n. y.
| X. S. S. Wakanoura-Maru from this
port for Seattle. That vessel sailed
about 3 p. IN. yesterday.
Captain Hilbus towed the w. II. Di-
mond to sea yesterday afternoon. The
| barkentine took a cargo of 643 tons of
sugar, valued at S4O,733.
The IwaIani will come off the ma
rine railway this afternoon and Will
likely sail at 10 a. n. tomorrow for La
haina, Kukuihaele and Honokaa.
When the little steamer Kaena is in
shape for sea she will assist the Kaa-
la in the West Oahu carrying trade.
Her chief points will be Waianae and
WaiaIua.
a very large freight was taken by
the Kinau yesterday morning for Maui
and Hawaii. All her available space
was occupied by boxes and bags of
merchandise for the island trade
a battalion of the U. s. S. Alert had
shore drill yesterday morning. One of
the companies had rapid-fire guns and
was rehearsed in artillery movements.
Lieutenant Lansdale was in command.
Arrived at San Francisco from Ho-
nolulu: Aloha, Jan. 81, IS days; An
drew Welch, Jan. "a, 1872 days. De-
parted for Honolulu, Jan. "a: Ship
Mary Flint to load sugar for New
York.
On her last trip the w. G.. Hall
brought a flock of sheep from Niihau
She sailed again at o'clock yesterday
afternoon, but will not make that ISL
and this time. She will merely visit
her regular ports of call.
4 Portuguese fell overheard from the
/. L. S. n. Co.'S wharf yesterday. When
a boat was being raised on the davits
the man backed out of the way He
did not notice that he was so near the
edge of the wharf, and landed in the
bay. Being a good swimmer he got
out without further trouble.
Fifteen horses by the Albert were
brought down by j. G.. Palmer, a Cali
fornia rancher. as a speculation.
Schleiffer, head luna of the Kaneohe
Ranch Company, arrived with % cows
calves, 1 horse, 1 jack and fine
chickens for his concern. The stock
was discharged at the foot of Nuuanu
street yesterday. On the long voyage
down the Albert did not sight sail.
H. c. Morton, whose resignation
from the office of Customs inspector
was noted a few days ago, has ac-
cepted a position as assistant appraiser
under MIR. Castle, taking the place for
merly held by Mr. ]. p. p. COLLAGE.
Mr.. Morton is considered a valuable
man in that line of work. p. H. Bur-
nett is, for the present, assisting in
the general office of the Custom House.
The little barkentine Katie Flickin-
ger, which recently arrived on the
Sound in ballast from Hioga, made
the trip over in % days. one of the
quickest trips under sail between the
two points. She actually outsailed the |
last Japanese steamer that arrived at |
Seattle a few days ago. The Katie |
is under charter to load |
lumber for Yokohama and will secure |
her cargo from one of the big mills |
on the Sounds. F. Bulletin.
At a. m. yesterday the bark AL |
bert, Captain Griffiths. was towed into |
pert, 10 days from San Francisco. Eek |
perienced strong southerly winds and |
was blown out of course. Was be- |
calmed off Molokai on Monday morn |
ing. Last 10 days water became very |
scarce, and could only allow livestock |
on deck five gallons per day" The |
Albert brought 1,2OO tons of general |
80 head of livestock and (
four passengers. She is consigned to
Hackfeld & Co.
The o. S. S. Australia. Houdlette
hauled alongside the
Oceanic wharf at p m. yesterday,
after a very rough voyage. Following
is the Purser's report: Left San
Francisco, January 20. 1897, at 2 p. m.
with % cabin and 81 steerage passen-
gers. 90 bags mail. Experienced mo-
ierate south and southwest gales, with
heavy squalls, and rough sea, until
January 31st, thence to port, light
east and southeast winds and smooth
sea. arrived Feb. ,, 1897. at p. m.
Time. Z days. hours, 80 minutes.