The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-21

Steamship China arrived from Hong
kong and Yokohama yesterday afternoon
ahead of time by many hours, as usual.
Today the Kinau leaves for Hilo and
way ports at noon, the Clauolne for Maui
ports. and the w. G. Hall for Nawiliwili
at p. m.
The following persons are booked to
leave for San Francisco on the China to-
day: Mr.. and Mrs. Baldwin and child,
Mr.. Hundley, Miss Hundley, Mrs H. p.
Hugus, II. A. Allen, j. Clarke, A. c. Love-
kin, w. p. Rath, II. A. Weihe, G.. W.
Macfarlane, j. F. Lowrey, wife and two
boys; Mrs. NJ. s. NJ. Kelsey, R. A. Frick
and wife, B. A. Gussani, H. Morrison,
Miss Alice NJ. Russell, Bruce Cartwright,
Jr., e. K. Wodehouse and wife, w. T.
Brigham, G.. Sister, Miss Clara Calhoun,
Miss Widemann, Mrs. P. Schneider and
baby, Mrs. c. Schneider, Miss r. Schnei-
DER E. NJ. Morris, Charles Girdler, w.
r. Maciennan, ]. J. Dickey, Mrs. Pulte-
ney, Miss Louise X. Boardman, Miss e
w. Peterson, Mrs. CT. Schmidt. Mrs. r
A. LIE Van, E. w. Schluten, Miss J. Hall,
r. Kennedy, C. II. Kluegel, H. ". Tur-
ner and wife, Miss Irene Dixon, Mrs. DR.
H. B. Hughes. C. Jeussen, o. H. Keyes
Miss Grace Patterson, l.. s. Rahinson
Lay Overs-W. H. Cowthra and wife, DR.
H G. Welphen, Mrs. f. T. Osborne.
| George Paris has charge of the pumping
aboard the Dunreggan, which is lying a
the quarantine wharf discharging hel
cargo. 1t Is just possible that the Dun
lreggan will go to Seattle from here with
out making any repairs to her steel bot
tom. This will, of course, necessitate TIN
shipping of a donkey engine or gasoline
Iengine and the Dunreggan will. in tn
event of her deciding to be repaired il
Seattle or San Francisco, adopt hoodo
sohooner Norma tactics and pump he
way up to the Coast. The cargo is beini
rapidly unloaded and in a few days 1t vii
be found whether any of her cargo ha
been damaged by the water in her hol6
At present, it is claimed there is on a
average no more than eight inches of wa
ter in her hold between pumpings.
Judge Estee heard the bark Empire ad
miralty case only in part yesterday an
continued it until this morning.
Steamers Noeau, Mokolii, Lehua an
Maui departed yesterday on their regula
runs; also the Mikahala and Waialeale.
Purser Christian of the steamer Mike
hala is to enjoy a weeks vacation. Pul
ser Chaplain of the Iwalani, now under
going repairs, takes his place temperate.
INFORMATION WANTED.
Carl Johansson, a native of Saith
INyckeby, Tjrno, Sweden, is inquired IL
to receive letter from his relatives. Az
dress. 16A Stanley Place, San Francisco.
Peter Stockton, native of Switzerlan
shipped from San Francisco since Decen
Der oath last. stating would leave fl
home. Address information u. s. Shil
ping Commissioner, Appraisers Buildn
San Francisco.
Information wanted of Thomas icy
Phillips, by his mother, Mrs. Franc
Phillips, of Little Cloisters, Westminst
Abbey, London. Last heard of in Sc
itember 1899, in one of the u. 8. tran
ports. The British Consul in San Fra
cisco has important news for him.
Joe Faulkner is inquired for by h
brother Duncan, who will remain in 81
Fra ncisco until September 1st
SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH
The submarine telegraph systems of Il
world number over 1850 with an aggr
gate length of wire of more than 170.t
miles. or about equal to six times the ci
cumference of the earth. The total co
OF maintaining this great enterprise
ESTIMATED at $3.50. 100000 annually, viii
the number of messages transmitted h
meath the sea Is about 5000, 900 per year.
the last fifty years and since the prac
Liability of submarine telegraphy has be
demo nstrated, electric wires have be
laid under every ocean except the Paci
and there are two lines projected und
the latter. More than a score of lines ha
beer laid across the Atlantic and thirte
of them are now in successful operati
between the United States and EuroI
There are three lines between Sou
America and African and South Eul
pean coast lines. The Mediterranean S
} Is crossed and recrossed in it's emit
length and breadth by numerous cal
lines. Lines connect the Far East w
Europe and America by way of the ]
dian Ocean, the Red Sea and the Me
terranean Sea. The Gulf of Mexico a
the Caribbean Sea is traversed in all
rections by lines which bring it's islar
and colonies into speaking relations W
each other and with South America, CT
trail America, the United States, Euro
Africa, and, in fact, the whole world
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