The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-17

seven men were coaXed by runners a
| few days ago, will sail today for Callao
with wheat The British ships Many
down and M. E. Watson, grain laden,
cleared yesterday for Queenstown, and
lexpect to sail today.
| MODEL OF THE PORTSMOUTH.
| SAN FRANCISCO, August IA
ships boat on the Naval Reserve
steamer Marion has been fitted up as
a model of the famous old sloop- of-war
Portsmouth, which brought the news of
the admission of California into the
Union, and was yesterday placed in the
i water by the Marions men. On Ad-
mission Day it will be in the parade
as float.
| PREDICT A WET WINTER.
SAN FRANCISCO, August S.-Cali-
pilots are ready to gamble on it. They
are divided, however, as to the extent
of the precipitation.
The reasons for the prediction of the
pilots are these: The whale birds" are
here away ahead of time and their
early advent always presages hard
winter. For years past they have never
put in an appearance until about Au-
gust Is, and sometimes as late as Au-
gust %. Whenever they fail to appear
until the latter date California has al
ways experienced an unusually dry
winter. When they come in early the
ireverse is the case.
This year the whale birds" put in
their appearance on July q, and in
consequence the pilots are willing to
stake their last cent that very wet
winter is to be Calfornia's portion dur
ing the next season.
The whale bird is always to be
found in attendance upon the whales
The latter take thousands of small fish
II, II ,,At
swallow, and as these make their es-
cape the birds pounce upon them an6
make a meal. That the whales are
very much inevidence, has been dem
onstrated during the past few weeks
The pilot boat Bonita was sunk by one
another ran away with the Oracle 5
! a third nearly sank the ferry steamer
San Rafael, while still another nearl!
swamped the launch Athlete, will
r George knight aboard. The ''whal,
4 birds are always in attendance, anC
I in their wake comes rain-"much rain,
2 say the pilots.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 6-Th'
4 next mail for the Philippines will b,
dispatched by the transport Universe
] sailing today. Mail for Guam will g,
t by the transport Aztec, soon to sail.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 5.-Th
\ owners and underwriters have turnet
f the steamer Tellus over to the Risdol
Iron WORKS Tor repairs, and the WOrl
:. of putting the big collier into condi
e ton was begun yesterday at the Harri
:, son street wharf. 1t is estimated tina
e the repairs will cost $4,000, and it will
s be four weeks before the steamer /
: ready to leave port. The Tellus wa
: damaged by collision with the steame
r Belgian King on the night of July 17tl
|. at point seventeen miles south o
p Point Arena.
t The transport Rosecrans, which will
sail the latter part of the month TO
= China with two light batteries, wa
e moved from the Union Iron Works t
: the transport dock yesterday.
# The bark Edward May sailed yester
e day with general merchandise for Ho
d Inolulu.
g SAN FRANCISCO, August 4.-Th
d schooner John G.. North sailed yester
IS day with a general cargo for Honoipr
d Hawaiian Islands.
g Apprentices on the Chilean trainin
ship General Baquedano, to the mum
Der of $50, We're given shore leave yes
terday, and lost no time in getting u
!, town to see the sights.
= After passage of twenty-one day
: the schooner s. c. Holmes arrived yes
- terday from Kahului with 1920 bags G
:, lsugar.