The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-07
SEA AND SHORE
HongkOng Maru Comes
In Last Night,
An Old Timer--The Bark Albert Left
Her Papers--NOtes Along
The Front.

The bark Albert sailed yesterday
shortly before noon for San Francisco
She left without her papers or bill of
health. When it was discovered that
the vessel had gone without her docu-
ments there was great excitement and
an attempt was made by the vessels
agents TO have the tug boat give chase
with the papers. Before the tug could
be obtained the Albert was hull down
on the horizon bowling along with a
ten knot breeze astern.
1t seems that just before leaving the
doctor went aboard with the papers and
finding the captain absent examined
the crew, signed the bill of health and
went back to The COnsuls office where
the captain had gone. In the mean
time when Captain Griffiths arrived at
the Consuls Office and found that the
doctor had gone aboard the Albert he
went back and missed the doctor on the
way. Thinking that the papers were
aboard the captain gave orders for de-
parture and the tug took the Albert
to sea
over the papers at San Francisco as
they will be forwarded TO the agents
there by the Nippon Maru. They will
arrive there ahead of the Albert. There
is heavy fine imposed upon vessels
which arrive in the United States ports
without their papers and i'm time of war
a vessel without papers is liable TO con-
fiscation.
Tho Ar,arfc., gbf, IL. H..
from Tacoma and the Norwegian bark
Fortuna from Newcastle both with coal
arrived today. They both made I'M
eventful trips. the ship taking twenty
six days and the bark sixty-seven DAYS
to this port. Captain Mikkelsen of the
Fortuna Is quite well known here and
very popular Among his treasures I'm
the coy cabin is a little silken flag of
Norway made by three young ladies OF
This town and presented by them to the
jolly skipper on former visit here
In some unaccountable way the Fortu-
ma is minus her figure head which was
lost. has strayed or was stolen on the
voyage here. The Fortuna and Howes
we're put in naval row 20 await their
turn at the wharf. The addition of
these two vessels TO the row makes IL
look a little more crowded for these
days. the departures are greatly out
numbering the arrivals. Before leaving
for Hawaii some time ago the captain
and purser of the Kinau notified their
friends ashore that they would be al
lowed to land on their return from Ha-
waii as they had taken the prophylactic
and their time would be up. Yesterday
when the Kinau was reported there was
a rush for the wharf and from the num-
bers Of friends assembled it was plain
to be seen that somebody was anxious
The steamer came alongside and there
was a craning of necks and waving of
lace handkerchiefs as she was moored.
II did not take long for Captain Free
man and Dickie Davis TO reach the
wharf. Their appearance on the street
was the signal for flying wedge to be
formed and a rush was maze for the
two men which nearly overwhelmed
them. They were fairly smothered with
leis and other things and pulled about
and asked questions and given invita-
tons all i'm breath. Poor. Lucas and
who run the bathing resort on
the Kinau wharf seeing the difficulty
their friends were in. telephoned for a
hack and when 1t arrived at a signal
from Dickie Davis the two made a rush
for the hack and jumping in were
driven up town. a long line Of other
hacks following. 1t is nearly four
months since either of the men has
been ashore here.