The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-08
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Crowds Says Aloha al
Wharf.
Scenes Of Sailing 0ft-Repeated
Incidents Of the Good
Ships Departure.

who takes care of the stores and bust
ness uptown while everybody is down on
the wharf seeing ...e Australia orr in
qulred a demure little specimen Of femi-
nnity Of her stalwart escort on the
Oceanic wharf about Q O'Clock yesterday
afternoon as the old reliable Australia
was making ready to get away for San
Francisco. They we're both malihinis and
they had not been long enough in Homo
lulu 10 learn much of the big city in the
middle Of the Pacific ocean. They eyed
Everything and everybody with the ut
most interest. They had never seen any
thing like the goings-on at the departure
OF the Australia in their whole Ewes. They
squeezed through the crowds clinging
closely to each other; in fact they had the
uhmistakable appearance of being a hon
ey- moon couple. and stared at each in
dividual who wore a lei. or a dozen Of
them, shed a tear. or kissed another good
bye.
Let's stand close to the band. dearie."
said the demure one. II do just love to
watch that Observation-Disclosures man
beating time; I think he is too nice for
anything. Look! Watch his lips move:
he is singing as the band plays how his
whole soul seems stepped in the spirit OF
the divine music. Obi I'm 50. glad we
ceme TO Honolulu It's heavenly! It's
gloriousi Everybody seems so happy; 1,
is new life. Let us always stop here
anc be happy. Do let's"
Il will nave nIIle talk with my bank
ers on the subject" repned me stalwart
but grossly material one, gazing into the
Soulful eyes at his side.
hut the crowd Is very big one and SO
much Is going on worthy OF notice that
the honeymoon couple can be left to take
lchre of themselves while other people are
watched n little. II is curious how the
pee pIe of the big crowd which always
gathers to wave aloha to the depart. ne
ores on the Australia look at each other
lTleir glances are those of pleasant un-
certainly. Are YOU soing2" they seem &c
soy: aFe you going TO the Coast or are
you just down TO see some friends ofr?"
Between and 4 o'clOck-aI I o'clock the
vessel leaves the wharf-eVerytOdy goes
ateard. they prefer 10 say goodbye or
be 49,. And then everybody comes ashor,
AGAIN, except. OF course. those who ar,
gC!ng. So when one stands on the Aus
trshas decks and sees the hundred
around him he Is naturally at loss e
! know who " going and who is remaining
unitSs he has thoroughly acquainted him
self with the boon. ms and knows Gacl
and every intending passenger by sight.
Here are six ladies ming up the gang
way. They are all covered with beautifu
leis. one gentleman follows in their wax,
bearing two vaiises. a hatbox. three o
four parcels and an emergency armful o
s~eet-smelling, flowers. -Four of the la
: dies have tears In their eyes and the othe
= two are feeling for Their handkerchief
. Arc they all going TO San Francisco? w
, shall see. The six ladies and one gentle
man. arriving on board. scramble. push
shove and struggle through the crowd un
III they arrive at certain stateroom
4 Here the gentleman deposits his bagEag
y snd lays the bunch Of leis IN one Of IN
hunks Then the four ladies who ma
tears In their eyes take on their leis an
hang them around the necks Of theS tw
lad - who nad been feeling for thei
haEdkerchiefs. and the gentleman. TIL
gentleman had brought his emergenc
~ nch % leis along In case the four ladse
failed 10 do this. Relieved OF this poss
n hilty. ne adorns the ladies with the lei
IA rem the hunk. Then there Is twenty
0. three minues' steady conversation b.
tween the seven OF them. when they "a
y mn az the Australia gives her fr.
warning whistle. They scraUble z,
vi iches. see they have plenty oft.rne an
reshrre taking reparki1g on The hea
the beauty ~ the MOWERS. the exceilenc
Of the fanou~ servire on rhe AuStraia
a. hov Oh" oils the war IN China homes 2,
n n pleasant passage. promises ~ write. ~
tlen-the last. iong bark OF the steamer