The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-01-27
WHAT SAILOR MEN TALK OF
STEAMERS NOEAU AND LEHUA
ARRIVE.
Hawaii Coast Still Very Rough-First
Sugar Cargo From Hilo-Robert
Levers Sails-Notes and Gossip

The Mohican has finished discharg-
ing her inward cargo.
The Edward May has hauled down
to Wilder's wharf to await sugar.
The Noeau will sail at o'clock for
Hanamaulu. but will not take on any
freight.
The Robert Levers will sail for San
Francisco this afternoon with full
cargo of sugar.
The Mauna Loa is expected very ear
ly tomorrow morning, in order that
time may be given to replace the fore
mast, broken during her last trip.
The barkentine George G. Perkins
went on the marine railway yesterday
afternoon, and will come off late this
afternoon, giving place to the Mika-
hala.
The Title Z. Starbuck has at last
commenced loading sugar at the rail
road wharf. She will be the first of
the sugar vessels to go round the
Horn this year.
The British bark Gwynedd will be-
gin taking rock ballast today, al
though it will take a week to get out
her inward cargo. She goes to the
Columbia river for a wheat cargo
next week.
The S. C. Allen took the balance of
the Mikahala's cargo this morning.
She still requires about 1000 bags for
a full cargo, but Captain johnson has
hopes of getting away about the mid
die of next week.
The American three masted schoon-
err Eva, Captain c. F. Klitgaard 10
days from Humboldt, with lumber for
the Hilo Mercantile company, arrived
at Hilo on Thursday last. The cargo
of the Eva consisted of 255,95O feet of
redwood lumber and 100000 shingles,
valued at $3,S7S.39.
The Noeau arrived in this morning
with 369s bags of Koloa sugar, which
is going into the Aloha. Purser Kel-
ley reports that it is blowing very
hard outside, with heavy sea run
ming The James Makee is weather.
bound at Hanamaulu, unable to get
into Kappa. The weather on the IA
uai coast shows no improvement.
The bark C. d. Bryant was ready
to sail from San Francisco on the 18th
or 18th, according to advices brought
by the S. n. Castle yesterday. If she
gets the wind, it is likely that she
will reach here on Saturday or Sunday
for she is smart sailer. and will al
so come down light. She will bring
two days later news from the Coast.
The Lehua arrived this morning
from Hawaii ports, with fifty head of
cattle. Captain Andrews reports that
the weather is as bad if not worse
than before. The Kilauea Hou is in
Hilo, storm bound. and has thus far
been unable to land any of her out
ward freight. The Lehua will sail
again on Saturday for Hawaii ports.
The schooner J. NJ. Coleman sailed
from Hilo for San Francisco on We'd
nesday last with the first cargo of
1898 sugar as follows: Waiakea Mill
Co.. 1000 bags, for Williams, Dimond
e. Co.: Hilo Sugar Co.. 1853 bags, and
Hakalau Plantation Co.. 5000. for J.
d. Spreckels & Co. Total. ,935 bags.
weighing 1,514.525 pounds, and valued
at $56,7Oo9O.
The japanese s. S. Riojun Maru is
alongside the Oceanic wharf discharg-
ing freight, but will be ready for sea
at p. m. She has some through
freight, but not a great amount. The
Riojun is big carrier of the tank
sort. 1t is said that she can carry
over 5000 tons of freight. She was
built five years ago for the Australian
trade, but was purchased by the ia
panese and turned into an emigrant
ship.