The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-08-29
SHIPPING NOTES.

The warrimoo from the Colonies is
expected today.
The British bark Woolahra. Captain
Williamson. departed for the Sound in
ballast yesterday.
The small government dredger is
still at work on the Manua Loa's berth
trying TO deepen IL
The Doric brought thirty-eight Chi
nese and Japanese for this port They
were sent to quarantine
The schooner Malolo sails from Irm-
gard wharf today at p. N. She goes
to Kalihiwai and Hanalei.
The Niihau will go on the marine
railway to be cleaned and painted as
soon as the bark Albert comes on.
Late coast papers state that the
Australia has the largest cargo this
trip ever carried by her for this port.
The Surprise got away on time on
her regular run yesterday. She had
large cargo Of general freight for,
the Kona and Kau districts.
George Fearne, the Waterman at
Wilder wharfs. has been given two fine
sence of their owner, C. L. Wright
The American bark Archer, Captain
Calhoun, arrived from San Francisco
yesterday with large cargo Of general
merchandise and lot OF live stock on
deck.
Captain Lawless slipped and fell on
the deck of his vessel while in San
IT. 10
will be on the ship, however, when she
arrives today.
The Dunreggan will not be put on
the marine railway until the owners
in England are heard from. 1t is
thought that the ways will take her up
without much trouble.
The Erskine NJ. Phelps, which ar
rived in San Francisco after trip of
twenty-five days from this port, had
the largest load Of sugar ever received
by one vessel in San Francisco.
Twenty-Five caps for the customs Of
| ficials will arrive in the Australia to-
day The cloth for the suits has been
sent for and the buttons to go on the
clothes are expected from Washington
shortly.
Word came by the Doric that the
Coptic was in quarantine at Kobe on
the 18th. 1t is said that case Of plague
developed on the voyage from here and
that the victim who died was steer
age passenger from this port.
President C. L. Wright of the Wilder
Steamship company leaves in the Aus
tralia for the coast on the 4th OF Sep
| TENDER. He will be married while il
San Francisco to Miss Leta Wilder, who
has been touring Europe and the Eas,
and Canada with party of friends.
The transport Siam resembled Goa.
| pile almost as much as a steamer when
she left here yesterday. She was load
ed to the rails on deck, with fuel fore
and aft, except where little house TO-
the accommodation of the hospital mel.
had been built on the main deck aft.
The new launch for the quarantine
officers was launched from the deck OF
| the Siam on Monday afternoon. 1t was
examined by local experts and pro-
nounced one Of the finest specimens of
the shipbuilders' art ever seen. The
little vessel is expected to develop
speed Of nearly ten knots.
A man who was very anxious to gel
letter of on the Doric yesterday got
to the wharf just too late to get it
aboard. He was in a great state OF
excitement and did not know what to
do. The stern line Of the steamer was
still out and the man tried to attract
the attention Of one of the native boys
swimming near the steamer, but was
unsuccessful. He rushed to the post
where the stern line was attached and.
getting a piece Of string out of his
pocket, tied the letter to the hawser
and then yelled and jumped up and
down, excitedly waving his arms in the
air and calling to the ofacer on the
end of the steamer to be sure and get
his letter and give it to the purser.
When the line was cast OF and fell into
the water with the letter securely at
tached to it the man nearly had . 1T
II the episfle ever reaches its destina-
ton the recipient will probably have
a pretty hard time deciphsring 1t.