The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-03
ODD ACTION
OF AORANG|
A Day To Decide What
To Do.
ORDERED TO PASS HAWAII
Captain Hay Nevertheless Enters at
Custom House. sails This
Morning.

| All kinds of rumors were af1oat yester-
day concerning the Canadian-Australian
steamship Aorangi, from the Colonies She
was sighted and reported and whstled
early in the morning, but showed no
signs of coming in. The plot-hoat went
out early and did not return until nearly
noon. The Aorangi, in the meanwhile,
dropped her anchor off the bell buoy and
hoisted signal flags reading Cant come
in" People anxious to know all about
the vessel besieged the pilot and doctor
immed ately upon their return from the
Aorangi and bombarded them with ques-
ticns.
Cne story had it that there had been
death on board during the trip up from
Sydney; that the deceased had succumb-
ed to some disease that looked suspicious:
that the body had been cremated in the
furnace. and that the vessel would not be
allowed to como in. This rumor was dis
PEELED on the landing of the doctor. An
other story, with more possibility of truth
in Il. was that the steamship people were
afraid that they might be libeled on ac-
count of the Hogan minstrels. She want
ed to avoid port charges, said some, while
others declared that there was something
very mysterious about the whole thing
and that the case should be investigated
1t was O'Clock in the afternoon before
any definite information concerning the
steamer was forthcoming. UP to that
tine the quarantine officer, the pilot and
tn. agent from Theo. H. Davies q Co.
knew very little, and the agents knew
very little more, even after that time
The agent went out to the Aorangi for
the second time at O'Clock in the after
nc On on the tugboat. Before going out
he said that the captain had receivef Or
| ders not to stop here. He couldHt~Efve
the reason. The passengers for Honolulu
! were willing to go through. There was
M freight aboard for this port. and II
would hardly pay the vessel to come IN.
The quarantine officer reported that the
cFptain had received Instructions at Sgd
ney from London not to come here, to
stop coming here altogether, in fact, and
that the captain was only obeying orders
Tteo. II. Davies Co., have, strange to
: say, received no advices to this effect.
All this time prospective passengers
were crowding into the Office of the agents
naturally very anxious to know If they
2 would be able to secure passage for the
: North on the Aorangi. They asked Ques-
: items continually but, of course, got no
satisfaction. There was a great deal of
> healthy kicking and some talk of bring
o ing damage suits against the company.
+ The poor clerks knew nothing In the
afternoon 1t was wait until Mr.. Irvine
gets back from the vessel and you will
know all about everything" About S
: o'clock Mr. Irvine returned from the Ao-
/. rangi in the tug and announced that the
I,
Il but that she would, nevertheless, take
n passengers-all that could be accommo-
n dated-to Victoria and Vancouver. She
C would sail at 9 o'clock, he said, and peo-
pie would be taken off to her on the tug,
5 it'll their baggage The crowd was great
\ ly relieved at this news and Immediately
II b,:sied themselves with looking out for
l. their berths.
l. Captain Hay came ashore with Mr.. IT
lie vine on the tug, as did also the passengers
Or and mail for Honolulu. Captain Hay wenl
o. to the custom house and entered the 40
e. rang;, much against his will, as it had
10 been his desire to drop the passengers anc
st mall here and proceed without entering
c. at the custom house. This. however
would have been impossible and agains
lg all rules. When seen by an Advertise
OF reporter, Captain Hay said that he hat
ea received orders In Sydney from Londor
" not to come here; he would not explain
of however why 1t was that he consentes
On to enter at the custom house. He denies
r. that the fear of a libel had anything Z
do with his staying outside. After enter
e. ing at the custom house, the Captain wen
Id. to the office of the agents to arrange wit
er the passengers for Accommodations.
lie THE Aorangi has no cargo for Homo
IT lulu so there was no reason for her com
" ing into port was the sum and substanc
to, of the information given out at the offc
n of the agents in regard to the Vessei
People were not at all satisfied with tn
,st reasons given and believe that there
nd something of Importance behind II al
as After intending passengers had mace
to their arrangements to go aboard the Ae
he rangi at 3 o'clock last night, they ~ef
Id. notified that the Aorangi would not sa
* until Z o'clock this morning. A SEQ
Iys leaves the dock with passengers. mail aii
ng baggage a little before mat time.
If When Mr. Waller OF the Mctropol9.e
lid Meat Company heard that tt,e .Aorsfsi
le? was not coming into port and the. th'i
,ry was the possibility of steamers Of tins
line not stopping here. he was very muc
The nut out Mr.. Waller is expecting on II
ION next boat from Brisbane quantity {
me meat. the duty upon which alone wi
a5 rount to $4,000 He is also expecting Z
,es the next boat from British Columbia
large consignment OF salmon and halibu
his Should these fa1 TO reach here thei
is would be q meat famine in Honolulu.
re- The following persons are booked on II
IN Acrangf: Mrs. A. s. Parke, Miss /.
DIV Parke, w. c. Parke, II. A. Allen, Mrs.
nst c. Ballentyne. nurse and FIVE childre
yht Miss Hartnagei, Mrs. Arteigh. Mrs. Y
yas II. Burgess, VIM. T. Somervlie, L.
be PresnaH and wife. Miss Hartwen.
her Waldooge, John Dawson, T. NJ. Starke
w. T. Bulls and wife, 8. G. Sayers, 4
has Sang, All Yong. G. J. Mccarthy, B.
no Chapman. Miss Ida NJ. Portion. Pet
eet High, w. c. Z. Batchler. NJ. G. c. W
sh- Lchen Sells, ]. J. Won Loben Sells, j.
for Won Loben Sells, l.. Bayly. w. n. Harr
nh l. p. ArrIere and wife. w. E. Cumbac
new Miss Henry Tilden, Mrs. /. G. Tide
ade Caroline NJ. Crosby, Mrs. Gill, A. vale