Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-05-27
NEWS OF The SEA
TWO BIG OCEAN sTEAMsH Fps
FROM THE SOUTH.
Items OF Interest Picked Up ON
she observation-disclosures Ar.
rived and Departed.

Exports per Mariposa to the
Coast were 60O0 bags of sugar, q
quantity of bananas and other
fruit.
Tomorrow, high tide large 2:42
p m thigh tide small l :15 a m; low
tide large 6:55 a m; low tide small
$40 p m.
The big ship Susquehanns Is
finishing loading in the stream.
She will sail for the Atlantic
Coast next week.
/ The s s Aorangi flies the
British naval reserve flag, which
is the same pattern as the mer
chant ensign, but blue instead of
red.
The steamship Mariposa sailed
from Oceanic dock at sharp noon
today. One of her crew who had
gone up town for a few minutes
came near remaining here. TAX.
ing shore boat, he just managed
to get aboard as the ship was put
ting on speed.
No Electric Lights.
Last night, like many nights
past, Oceanic and Pacific Mail
wharves were in darkness, the
electric lights being out, which
was very iuconvenient with two
| foreign steamers arriving. Port
Surveyor Stratemeyer had previ.
ously spoken to Superintendent
Cassidy about the lights, but Mr.
Cassidy said it could not be help
ed, on account of the lack of water
to furnish power. Some people
suggest that steam power be sup
piled to run the light plant, or
that some other arrangement be
made, 30 that light could be given
in case of emergency.
.. n. Mariposa.
Last night the o s s Mariposa
entered port after splendid run
from Sydney, via Auckland and
Samoa. A large number of pas
sengers for San Francisco and
few for Honolulu were brought
from the Colonies, and the freight
list included a few tons for this
port. The Mariposa left Sydney
the same day and hour as the
Aorangi. Yesterday afternoon
she passed the Aorangi in heavy
rain squall, and arrived here an
hour ahead of her. Following is
the genial purser's report: Left
Sydney May 10 at 4 p m; arrived
at Auckland May IA at 4 p m.
Left Auckland May Is at 2 p m;
arrived at Apia May 10 at II
m. Left Apia May 10 at 5 p m;
arrived at Honolulu May 26 at
10 p m.
Tho Aornngi Arrives.
The S S Aorangi, the late addi-
ton to the G A S S Line, arrived
late last night, tying up at Pacific
Mail wharf about eleven O'Clock
There was a large crowd of people
down to see the great ship. The
Aorangi was two days behind
schedule time in arriving here.
She should have been at this port
on the Oath.
Following is the report of the
voyage from Sydney: Sydney
was left on Monday, May 10, at 5
pm. On Sunday, May l6, Suva
was reached. Leaving again on
the 18th, Alofa Island was passed
the same day. The Equator was
crossed at m May 81. The r
NJ s Miowera was passed on the
22nd at Z p m. Fine weather was
experienced during the whole of
the passage.
Many people have been asking
why the Aorangi was late. Soon
after the vessel left Sydney, the
forced draught machinery broke
down, which necessarily reduced
the speed very considerably.
After the breakdown, she was
forced to continue the voyage un.
der natural draught and slower
speed. Although the Aorangi
made IL knots on her trial trip,
she ordinarily makes but IA knots.
The Aorangi was recently pur-
chased from the New Zealand
Shipping Co, and was a favorite
steamer in the New Zealand Lon
don trade. Since she was pro-
cured extensive alterations have
been made, involving the expendi.