The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-28

on the 7th instant, Annoy on |
the Sth, Shanghai on the 18th, Nagasaki |
on the 14th, Kobe on the 18th and. Yo- |
kohama on the 18th. There were three |
for Honolulu and a large |
through list for San Francisco. The |
Doric locked at the Pacific Mail wharf
at o'clock. She sails for the Coast at
noon to-day. Several missionaries are
aboard on their way home-their
stories appear elsewhere.
The Australia will arrive from San
Francisco the first thing tomorrow
morning.
The Warrimoo is due tomorrow from
the Colonies.
Steamer Doric reports the Coptic de-
tanned ten days at Kobe on account of
a case of plague aboard. 1t seems that
a Chinaman died on the Copt1c under
very suspicious circumstances. When
the vessel arrived at Kobe a specialist
was sent for who examined the case
and pronounced it bubonic plague.
The Coptic is due to arrive here en-
route to San Francisco on September
%; it is probable that she will be a
week or ten days late on account of the
plague case aboard.
To-day the Kinau sails for Hilo and
way ports at noon, the Claudine leaves
for Maui ports at p. M, the w. G.
Hall departs for Nawiliwili at p m,
and the Maui gets away for Paauhau,
Kukaiau, Ookala, Papaafoa and Lau-
pahoehoe at p. m.
Island steamers Waialeale, Noeau,
Ke Au Hou, Mikahala and Lehua left
on their regular run yesterday.
Gasoline schooners Eclipse and Sur
prise sail today at p. m. The Eclipse
goes to Lahaina, Kihei, Makena and
Kona ports while the Surprise leaves
for Nawiliwili, Koloa, Eleele, Hanape-
pc, Makaweli, Waimea and Kekaha.
The British ship Kilmory is now ly-
ing at the railway wharf having moved
there from Brewers wharf yesterday.
American bark Holliswood expects to
get away at the end of this week for
the Coast.
Ship Australia from Honolulu arriv-
ed at Astoria on August Is.
Bark Nuuanu from Kahului arrived
at Philadelphia on August 10.
Ship Louisiana from this port ar
rived at Victoria on August IL.
Bark c. d. Bryant sailed from San
| Francisco for this port on the 18th
instant.
On August 18th James Rolph arrived
at San Francisco from Honolulu. The
brig Lurline arrived there on the 18th,
| 10 days from Kahului.
r. ]. Taylor of the Kimball steamship
Company has purchased controlling
interest in the -masted schooner
Transit.
Schooner Robert Searles arrived at
Port Townsend from Kahului on the
18th instant and the Charles E. Moody
from this port on the day following.
NJ. S. Niswander, the popular purser
of the Doric, has many friends in Ho-
nolulu. Many Of them went aboard
last evening to talk over the Chinese
troubles and various other matters.
The Annie Johnson sailed from San
| Francisco for Hilo on August IA.
Schooners w. f. Witzemann and Sc.
rena Thayer arrived at Grays Harbol
from Honolulu on August 10. Schooner
Maria E. Smith and bark Solide arriv-
ed at Port Townsend on the 18th in
slant from this port.
w. H. Nieman, chief engineer of thu
Australia. is not expected to arrive thi
trip with the old ferryboat. He is go
ing east to be chief of the new steame
Sonoma. Nieman is well known in Ho
nolulu having host of friends in thi
city.
captain Weisbarth formerly of TIL
phoodoo schooner Norma, has charters
4 the schooner Waialua and will continu
in the Island business. The Waialu
is now being made ready for sea. TIL
Norma will not be saved. Her pilikia
are pau loa. Yesi The pump will
saved.
Captain Murray and his wife, of tn
ship Antiope, which was here last yea
for some time, and which is now at Ka
hului, are now in town, having arrive
on the Claudine on Sunday.
The customs inspectors are ticklet
They have great joke. The joke
on Inspector Winston. Inspectors Doy1
and De Cew cast some loose hint
about cream colored suits coming O
the Australia for the customs mel
Winston believed the hints and aske
questions. He was informed by til
wicked Doyle and De Cew that til
United States had decided to furnis
the customs officers of the new terri
torial acquisitions, Cuba, Hawaii an
the Philippines, with cream colore
suits" instead of garments blue. The
seriously talked about gold braid
which would have to be paid for by til
force at the rate of lone dollar a
inch" The braid was to adorn the side
of the trousers and so forth Winsto
is tall man, six feet and one incl
He turned pale as he contemplated h
long legs. Winston is on the looko,
3 for the "cream-colored suits" on ii
Australia. He doesn't like the idea ,
: having to wear the dainty garments G
the dusty, dirty wharves. De Cew ar
Doyle are laughing in their sleeves u,
mercifully. Gold bands on the sleev,
VIII be provided for every two yea
of service, according to Doyle and I
Cew. The real suits blue, or rather IL
, material for them, is expected t,
morrow.
FLAMES IN CYMRIC'S HOLD.
NEW YORK, August 13.-The Whit
star liner Cymric, just arrived. had
terrible experience while crossing ii
Atlantic. AT noon on Sunday, Augu,
9TH, when the big vessel was ninetee
hours out from Queenstown, fire WE
discovered among the cargo in the TO,
ward hold. and it ragged thirty-si
hours, until midnight on Monday. whe
1t was then reported to be under cor
trcl.