The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-02-10
He is 4 TRAVELLER
How Col. MaCfaFlal8 Has Noted
the Currents.
over 100 TRIPS ABROAD
Some Star Journeys-Three Hours
In San Francisco Beating
Mall From London.

II is not quite the right thing 20 III
innate that Col. Geo. Maciariane has
entered the lists As a weather prophet.
The fact is that having graduated rs
student OF currency. he has become an
OF currents-both wind and
wave. Even this is quite secondary u
the Colonel's note as a traveller. His
observation OF currents has been in
in his travelling. or the
pranks OF the air and ocean. Col. Mac
farlane has noticed during the pas;
year conditions quite abnormal. For
instance, in leaving Honolulu for
trades have not been picked up. In
their stead. the ships have met west
ern winds and have even fetched of
San Francisco bay with them. The
variables have been missed almost
wholly. This disjointed or unusual
behavior OF the winds has been noticed
by many ship captains. They made
various conjectures. Col Macgarlaue
has settled down TO the theory hat a
great storm is brewing.
II was when he was about 10 that
Col. Macfarlane, who is yet a young
man. began To get a reputation in his
birthplace here of travelling q good
deal. He has made more than 100
round trips-San Francisco Honolulu.
He has made perhaps a score or trips
10 London. Many of these voyag.s
were made in the interest OF the Gov
eminent, for the Colonel was one oi
the right hand man OF King kalakaul
and was frequently entrusted with
delicate and important missions
abroad. Other voyages have beeu In
the interest of syndicates both here and
at San Francisco. The business was
mostly financial. for the Colonel Is a
successful specialist in this field. hav-
ing the acquaintance and confidence Of
great men at the money centsrs. 81
much has this citizen travelled that .
palace car or steamer cabin = jus;
like his own fireside.
In 1898 Col. Macfarlane made eight
trips TO the coast and back Of the
fifty-two weeks OF the year. he was on
the sea nearly sixteen. On one occa-
sion, several years back. ne made the
San Francisco round trip under thir-
teen days. The visit was for the pur-
pose of consulting n prominent man
up there and sending n cablegrlm 20
London. The Colonel sent his lug
gage from the incoming to the Outgoing
steamer, hurried up town. saw his
man, filed the message. returned TO the
dock at which he arrived and in three
hours was on his way to Honolulu. He
considers this one of his three Creates
achievements in travel.
On one occasion the Colonel arrived
here from London ahead OF the mail.
This statement can be made good aud
explained. The mail was dispatched
from Liverpool. The Colonel followed
the next day on the Lucania from
Southampton. He was in New Yor.
twenty-fOur hours ahead OF the mail
and brought TO Honolulu letters a day
later than those in the pouches. This
voyage was about fifteen days from
San Francisco.
The third notable flight was almos;
a record breaker from san Francisco
10 London and return. The whole sor-
tune of one of the big men Of san
Francisco was involved in the trans
action 10 which this trip was incidental
and the Colonel saved the day for rs
friend and client.
Col. Macfarlane was on the Atlantic
in the Servia. Capt. Cook. when the
lowest barometer ever known vas r.
corded. The voyage across the Allan.
tic this time was thirteen days and the
storm was one of-the seversst ever
known.
The Colonel has been spared dis.
asrer in all these journeys and IS ever
ready for a trip. One rush run was
made with Mrs. Macfarlane and the
child of the house when the baby va.
a very young infant.
The Angio-Hawaiian traveller s.
chock-a-block with anecdotes. some o.
the most amusing concern the jlacins
Of heavy block OF bonds IN LONDON
The Colonel sat in the office OF IN,
agents there as applications wer.
placed. Thousands upon thousands o.
pounds sterling were invested simply
because the brokers were known. Sew
eral of the subscribers asked whore IN,
| Islands We're. One gentleman VII,
signed for $4,000 pounds remarked tina
the group looked small on the nan
but perhaps was important. Anotha
/ had the country revealed 20 him g
/ the place where Capt. Cook was killed
/ Col. Macfarlaue tells these stories Wit