The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-01-17
WHAT SAILOR MEN TALK Of
CAPTAIN HATCH OF THE LOUIS
DEAD.
Fort George and Kate Davenport IN
Port Sugar Vessels Ready to Co
New Charters and Gossip.

The Coptic is expected from Ioko-
! hama this afternoon.
The lredale will sail for the Coast
tomorrow with 1900 tons of sugar.
The Nuuanu will go to Kahului to-
morrow afternoon in tow of the Clau-
dine.
| The Lehua arrived this morning. af-
ter an absence from port of nearly
/ two weeks.
| The brig John ID. Spreckels sailed at
noon with Il full cargo of sugar and
| four passengers.
The 5. c. Allen is discharging at the
| lrmgard wharf and will he ready for
! sugar Wednesday morning.
| The Il. =. Rithet will receive her
/ first sugar today. 1000 bags from the
| Mal>ee and 2OOO from the lwalani
| The day is not being observed any
where on the front. Although there is
| plenty of bunting flying, the crews are
/ all the work.
/ Mate VOTERS of the l. |. $. y. Co. :
fleet has accepted the position of first
mate in the Robert Levers. which win
/ shortly leave for the Coast
II was inadvcrtly stated in this col.
/ umu last week that Mr.. Matthews had
( resigned as purser of the Mauna Loa.
/ He has not resigned, but is merely ~
/ ing off on account of i'll health.
/ The $. :. Moana arrived late Satur-
! day afternoon. having been detained
/ in San Francisco until the 9th. on ac-
/ count of the mails. She experienced
! two days of very bad weather. The
/ Moa1" sailed on the same day at 10
p. m. for the Colonies.
The American bark Kate Davenport
arrived yesterday from the Sound,
with 100000 feet of lumber for Al
len q Robinson. She was 20 days on
the way, experiencing considerable
rough weather. Mrs. John Nichols and
daughter were passengers.
The Hawaiian ship Fort George
arrived yesterday, % days from Nan.
aimo, with 2S03 tons of coal for the
! Inter Island company. She comes to
secure permanent Hawaiian registry
and will carry back a cargo of sugar
Captain Morse is very well known in
this port. The Fort George is lying
in the stream.
The last steamer that left San
Francisco for the Orient had on board
$3.50 bales of cotton for Japan. These
cotton shipments continue increasing
in volume and are practically double
what they were last season. Steamship
room is lacking to keep the consign.
ments going promptly forward.
\ press dispatch from Lima, Peru
dated January 2nd, says: Captain
\. J. Hatch, of the schooner Louis
which recently arrived here from Sar
Francisco with cargo of lumber
died at Callao. Captain Hatch wa,
well known in this port, where he has
called several times. The Louis was
here with a coal cargo few months
ago
The little white steamer J. A. Cum
Minis made a great showing last week
Despite the heavy weather she mad,
three trips to Oahu ports, taking full
cargoes, and bringing back over 40OC
bags of sugar in addition to Il quaint
ty of rice Captain Searle stops foi
neither wind nor weather. and is prov
ing himself the right man in the right
place.
George L. Hind and james Rolph
.Ir., both gentlemen well known "
business circles here says the Sar
Francisco Commercial News, have
formed a partnership under the firm
Irnne of Hind I,olph g. Co.. and EN-
parked in the shipping and commits
sion business, paying particular at
tention to the Hawaiian trade. They
have ample capital at their back. They
are agents for the Island Line of sail
ing vessels. trading between this por
and Honolulu.