The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-02
SEA AND SHORE
Steamer Athenian In
From Manila.
Big Fleet of Notwithstanding
Vessels Out - HOngkOng
Maru Sails.

Bunting was displayed on all the
vessels in port yesterday in honor of
the day and there was a general ces-
sation of work alongshore. Down at
Pacific Mail wharf. owing TO the slow
work on board by the Hongkong Ma
rus crew. that liner did not sail for
San Francisco until quite late at night
Her berth was taken by the United
States animal transport Athenian,
from Manila. which will load stock
Immediately and return The Arhen-
ian encountered some very rough
weather on the way over. which occa-
stoned her long passage. The lumber
schooner Ethel Zane and bark =. p.
Cheney sailed for the Coast. where
they will load again for Island ports;
the b. p. Cheney returning with coal
from Puget Sound. During the month
Of December forty-nine sailing vessels
and twenty-eight steam ships from for
eign ports arrived OFF this harbor. be-
ing one of the largest months bust
ness for some years. The month of
January will witness another big in
iiuX of foreign steam and sailing craft
for the seasons sugar crop: and the
pilots and harbor officials. already
OyertJsked. will have TO work harder
than ever.
Vessels IN the Harbor.
The following is the position of YES
sells now in Honolulu harbor: Naval
ROw-Bark r. P Rithet. schooner II.
ID. BendiXOn. bark 5. G. Allen. ship
Jabez HOwes, ship Santa Clara. bark
SintTam. ship n. F. Glade. ship
Eclipse, bark Beechdale. ship Kin
fauus ship POseidOn. barkentine Irm-
gard. baIkentine $. G. Wilder. bark
NuhiClu. barkentine c. G. Perkins.
Along the Stewardship Star Of
France. ship Gulf Stream. brig w. G..
Irwin. schooner Allen a. schooner
Robert Levers. schooner Alice Cooke.
schooner WinsIOw. bark Alden Besse.
bark Martha Davis. ship Centennial.
ship Paul Isenberg. bark Diamond
Head and bark Andrew Welch. The
schooner VIM. Fl. Smith and harken-
tine klikitat are anchored off Allen
street
Nor, Tuf 8 Galways.
The Mauna Loa lays off in the stream
and will probably get away for Kona
and kau ports on Friday. On board
the officers and crew are as conrented
as conditions will allow. and the popu-
lar purser. J. Morton Tuft. is putting
In the time .cultivating a luxuriant
growth of whiskers. which before
quarantine is over will be quite a la
BOulanger and make him handsomer
charge her cargo of sugar into-th
bark Alden Besse this morning.
Ship Signalling at Sea.
During the recent naval maneuvers
a new form of ELECTROMAGNETIC relay
invented and constructed for the Adj
mirLity by Mr.. II. w. Sullivan OF Great
Winchester street. was tried on board
the Juno cruiser. in connection with
Mr. MarcOni's experiments. with very
satisfactory results. being found to be
highly sensitive and remarkably free
from self-inductiOn as compared with
other known types of relay. Mr.. Sulli-
van has since introduced into his in
strument certain improvement which
would seem likely to play an import
ant part in the evolution Of wireless
teiegraphy both on land and sea
Among these is an ingenious device
for determining and indicating the dis
lance between any two ships seeking
10 communicate with each other. while
other refnements have the effect Of
increasing the signaling distance and
the speed at which signals can be re-
ceived. The instrument. which is also
suited TO the requirements of ordinary
Geographic work. is said to be so SEN
sitive that it will respond to a current
of even less than one-tenth of a mil
liampere. and what is of special i'm
portdnce on board ship-it is unaffect-
. ed by severe mechanical vibration Il
Is worth noting that even before wire
less telegTaphy became an object of
public interest in this country the Ad-
miralty realized its practical possibili-
ties. and in experiments they initiated
gave special attention To the subject
Of the relay, which it was recognized
. would prove an all-impOrtant factor in
successful working
A Perfect Naval Scholarship.
What is described as being a perfect
naval Scholarship is at present on a
cruise around the world. and was last
az Hongkong. She is the Presidente
SarmientO. of the Argentine Republic
Built at Messrs. Laird K Co.'S yard
Birkenhead. in 1897, her hull is OF
modern type. but for drill purposes she
is fitted as an auxiliary. being full
rugged on the three masts. and en-
Sined 10 1900 ih.p. with "a knots
speed. Her propeller has featherins
blades. a patent which has given every
. satisfaction. The vessels displacement
is $3.50 tons. The crew musters 35l
all told. and is composed of If com.
missioned officers and engineers. 4C
midshipmen. 100 apprentice boys. q
: large number Of On-COmmissiOned OF.
icers. 100 iirsJ-Class ABS. beside.
, stokeTs and several on the civil list
She was commissioned on June y las
\ year and on January l. left Buenos
Ayres for cruise around the world
Tie armament. with the exception o
four 4.7-inch Armstrong guns. is irreg
ullr. every approved type of gun be
ing carried for the cOmpIeter instruc
go