The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-12
WHARF AND WAVE
Big Ship Centennial In From
San Francisco.
THE WARREN READY TO SAIL
UpoIu's New Master-Captsin Tim
Cregory's Friend-Aigoa DUE
Pleasant Visit by Proxy
THE WARREN READY To SAIL

The United States army transport
Warren finished coaling at Oceanic
wharf late last night and will sail for
Manila today. The colored troops on
board were enjoying themselves sight
seeing yesterday and bathing in the
harbor. Many of them are of Hercule-
an build and seen in bathing are mod
els of physical perfection. The War
rem is in splendid shape to make the
run TO the Philippines. She has been
| thoroughly overhauled and a couple of
defects that were found in her steering
gear have been rectified. Chief Officer
Ford r. Mcguire has the transport in
as good condition today as he had her
on her first voyage, and it is safe to
say that the Warren will come back
to port looking as clean and neat as
she does on inspection day. The War
ren's chief officer is one of the best
known and best-liked master mariners
on the Coast. For six years he was
captain of the Shirley and Mercury
and for six years more he was master
of the ship J. b. Brown. He left the
latter vessel TO go second mate OF the
Warren, and about a year ago was
made chief officer. He is a most able
assistant TO Captain Hart, and be-
tween them they have helped to make
the Warren one of the most popular
transports in the service.
A MODEL MASTER.
The neatest manifest filed in the
Custom-house is by Captain Ward of
the bark Diamond Head. Unlike many
of the masters of the merchantmen
running here, Captain Ward takes as
much pride in the accuracy and looks
of his ships papers as the most pune
tilious accountant All his manlfests
are typewriter in a most careful way
and it is no trouble for the Customs
clerks to check off the items. In many
manifests the description of the freight
is interlined and it takes a great
amount of time to decipher the careless
writing.
STORMS AT VALPARAISO.
The following are the particulars of
storms at Valparaiso on the night of
August S last: A strong northerly
gale blew, the seas washing right
across the embankment. There was a
large quantity of general merchandise
placed as usual on the embankment
for the purpose of being embarked in
launches for the coast steamers. This
was washed against number of goods
trucks which were standing on the
railway with an engine attached ready |
for shunting. Many of the carriages |
were smashed or turned over by the |
heavy seas as they broke over the EN- |
bankment. Afloat there is little dam |
age reported. About half-past o'clock |
in the morning signals of distress were |
given by one of the crew of the British |
bark Saxon. which had dragged her |
stern moorings. She was moored |
anew, and after with the other vessels |
and steamers safely rode through the |
storm. The tugboat Baja, belonging |
to the Pacific Steam Navigation Com
pany. sank at her moorings. About !
twenty launches were sunk in the bay, |
half of which belonged to the Com
pania de Transportes Maritimos. Again
during the gale. on the afternoon OF |
the 14th. several vessels and hunks |
dragged their anchors or parted some |
of their moorings. The. hulk Chile,
moored in front of Bellavista station,
steamer Tolten. which sank Another
large hulk. the Jorge Peobody. also
parted one of her chains. and became
On the previous after
noon the Bethel vessel Hopeful also
broke adrift and was lost.
SHIPPING HANDICAPPED.
The following extract from the an
nual report of the Liverpool Steamship
Owners Association shows how seri-
Ously the British shipowner is handi-
capped in dealing with his foreign COM
petitors:
'<All British steamships carrying en-
igrants (and almost all the Atlantic
liners do carry emigrants) have to COM
ply with rules which define the num-
Der TO be carried, their accommoda-
ion and food, the number of the crew
by which the vessel is to be manned,
he boat accommodation to be provid-
ed. and a host of other conditions.
These conditions are enforced against
4 foreign vessel taking emigrants from
This country, but they are not enforced
against a foreign vessel with emigrants
On board, embarked elsewhere which
lakes only cabin passengers from this
although it is obvious that the
safety of the cabin passengers depends
On what has been attained by interior
ng with that freedom in the past. The
do not want freedom from
nor do they suggest that
Ill Government inspection is unneces-
sary: but they do insist that they
should be allowed to carry on and de-
Eelp their trade free from all unnec-
essary restrictions.
IF all the restrictions and regula-
ions that have been imposed by the
were really for the benefit
Of the country, or even if their out
.ome were valued by the country at
arge. the shipowners would have no
-isht of comnlaipt but the British |