The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-08-22
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The Harvester Is discharging coal
at Pacific Mail wharf.
The bark Reaper will sail, this week
from Kahului for the Coast.
Captain Harry Evans has cleared a
handsome profit on the wreck of the
La Ninfa.
The Togo Kisen liner Hongkong Ma
ru. from San Francisco, is due tomor-
row afternoon.
! The bark J. c. Glade sailed yesterday
for San Francisco with 3,97O,47S pounds
OF sugar, valued ut sl72,1i2.
| At Oceanic wharf this morning the
ostriches from Kauai will be loaded on
the bark Mauna Ala for San Francisco.
| The British gunboat Goldfnch and
the German gunboat Cormorant were
at Apia when the Alameda left there.
The Togo Maru, now in port, was
formerly the Zambesi fast =. & o.
steamer between London and Hong
kong.
The barkentine Irmgard. for San
Francisco last Saturday, had a cargo
of 2.154,276 pounds of sugar, valued at
sSl,316.
A large feet of vessels from nitrate
ports Is loading or on the way to the
Islands for the Hawaiian Fertilizing
Company.
| Crews from the boat clubs are prac-
ticing in the harbor every evening now
in preparation for Regatta Day next
month. Interested plungers gather
along the waterfront watching the
speed Of the shells and making guesses
as to the prospective winners.
Future cruises of the gasoline fish
ing schooner Malolo will be only with
a white crew. Captain Sass announces
that he will make no more attempts
with natives or japanese fishermen,
both having proved untrustworthy. II
is not likely this enterprise will be
ALLOWED TO die out as at the head of
the Deep Sea Fishing Co., owners of
the Malolo, are some of the best young
business men of the city.
The last coal circular from Newcastle
reports the rate of freight to Honolulu
approximate at II shillings. The price
Iof best screened coal fob. Newcastle
Honolulu since previous advices will
the quantities of coal as stated under
home charter. On July the Ameri
lean ship Eclipse. with 2.0i2 tons Greta
local: on July II the American shiI
Louisiana, with 2.0S3 tons Warataf
lcoal; on July IS the American shiI
Yosemite. with 1892 tons Greta coal
ION July 20 the American bark Able,
Palmer, with 1850 tons DuckenfielC
coal. For Kahului-On July Is thu
American schooner Geneva sailet
. hence with S35 tons Duckenfield coal
followed on the 18th of July by tn
American schooner John Smith. will
9i1 tons Wallsend coal, both unde
1 home charter.
5 SYDNEY, August G.-The ship Re
'. public, which gained notoriety recent
ly. has been sold to G. r. Niccol. .
$ auckland, but the price is withheld
:. The Republic put into Sydney in dis
tress some months ago, while on III
3 voyage from Newcastle to Honolulu
:. and after being repaired, resumed he
4 voyage, but put back again leaking. A
Ialtercation between some OF the cre'
/. occurred on this occasion, resulting |
}, the captain shooting one of the mel
y. for which he was sent TO jail for
term. The vessel was then sold to
Sydney firm. who repaired her, intend
}. ing that she should sail for the Isl
= ,ands. where she was to be turned int
Il hulk The Marine Board, however
l., refused TO allow certificate of he
= seaworthiness to be issued and the YES
sci was detained. Several inquire
:. were held by the Marine Board. at tn
;. request of the owners, and notwitf
d standing that the crew, who had bee
/. engaged to take the vessel to sea, eS
pressed themselves as being Statistic
THAT she was in a seaworthy condition
and that they were prepared TO go I
: sea in her, the Marine Board refuse
: to allow her to leave port. The Re
public was formerly under the Amer
= can flag, but of late years has bee
: sailed under the Gillian colors. Sh
: was built at Kennebunk. Maine, U.S.A
: in 1869, and Is Of the following dimen
sions: Length. 1886 feet; breadth
v 1876 feet; depth 23.7 feet; tonnage
. 1887.