Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-16
ITEMS FROM HARBOR FRONT

The Mauna Loa sails for Kon,
and Kau at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
The steamer Hawaii which il
still on the Marine Railway viii
relieve the Helene on the Hilt
coast as soon as she is ready FOL
sea.
Captain Turner, formerly mate
of the r. p Rithet, who took com
mand of the Mohicsn during Cap
tain Saunders absence, has relin
pushed that vessel and returned
to his position on the Rithet.
No news was received by either
W. G. Irwin q Co. or Hackfield
& Co. regarding the sending of a
steamer to Honolulu in place OF
the. Zpalandia or anything regard
ing the whereabouts of the Peru
The Inter Island company is
in their new block on Queen street
having completed moving Tues
day. 1t is said prominent gro
Gerry firm now located on this
street has taken the old Offices OF
the company.
The record for dull water
front has nearly been reached.
For four days no vessel has en-.
tered or cleared from this port.
The steamer j A Cummins from
Lagoon ports was the only arrival
up to 2 o'clock p m.
The barkentine w III Dimond is
at Allen street discharging a gem
pral cargo from San Francisco
She came into port at 6 o'clock
this morning after 17-day trip
having passed the bark s @ Allen,
which sailed the same day, off Mo
lokai. The Dimond contains a
lot of merchandise greatly needed
by local tradesmen.
Over at the railway wharf to-
day wharfinger Frank Bergstrom
is busy unloading the ship Marie
Hackfeld with the machinery and
rigging intended for discharging
coal vessels. He is succeeding in
great shape and the iron fumes
for the new plantation, chemicals
for the Fertilizer works and other
goods are being expeditiously
loaded on the cars and sent away.
Crack Hawaiian Vessel.
The big Hawaiian ship John
Ena arrived in port yesterday
from Newcastle, Australia, after
making remarkably rapid passage.
She was just seventy-one days
from port to port, and is the win
ner in three -cornered ocean race
by margin that as ret is an un.
known quantity.
The Ena left Newcastle in COM
pany with the ships Langdale and
Gladys, both famous for their
clean heals, and each captain was
certain of reaching the city of the
Golden Gate first. The John Ena
encountered her share of heavy
weather and for over a week en-
countered light battling winds,
but she was lucky in picking up
the trades and has managed to
make one of tue smartest passages
of the oceans + Call.
Hawaii VIII Tow Labrador on.
Alex. Lyle of Sorenson g. Lyle,
the ship builders, who have the
contract for floating the schooner
Labrador off the sands at Makena,
will go to that landing on the
steamer Hawaii, Captain Bob An
drews, this afternoon. A COM
plete outfit for securing the
schooner will be taken along. A
new hawser is on the Hawaii
which will be used for the first
time Juggling at the wrecked yes
sci. Timbers will be placed below
the Labrador so that her bottom
will not be torn by the rocks over
which she will have to be taken,
1t is understood that there is NO
specific sum in the contract be-
tween the Government and the
wrecking company but that the
Labrador will be hauled off as
economically as possible and re
paired and placed in good condi
ton so that reasonable amount
may be realized from her sale
The Hawaii will not remain al