The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-07
SEA AND SHORE
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America Maru Departs
for Coast.
R. P. Rithet's Quick Trip--ReIigious
Work On Waterfront--A Day
of Rest.

Il can make lei for steamer day.'
sang the little native children as they
ran about carrying the beautiful twin
ed blossoms of the tropics foS their
grown folks the lei-men and women
on the Pacific Mail wharf on Saturday
afternoon at the going away OF the
America Maru for San Francisco.
1t seemed that all Honolulu and his
wife were on the wharf to see the big
liner off. Many prominent Honolulans
were on the decks of the vessel and a
score of friends to every departing
one completely hid the dock from sight.
The boat was booked to leave at 2
o'clock, but it was considerably after
O'Clock when she swung away from
the wharf and pointed her nose to sea.
Many passengers had booked and the
departure of the steamer, in view of
the recent long quarantine period, was
certainly a feature in events since the
lifting of the ban and an occasion
which brought back to the minds of
all the former circumstances of de-
parting steamships.
The air was burdened with the scent
with leis, and the usual hustle and
confusion of saying goodbye was in
order. Long after the vessel had left
the dock, 'Alohas" were exchanged be-
tween the travellers and the people on
shore.
The following managed to secure
berths and were among the passengers
for San Francisco: Mrs. Schermer-
Jlp M l;t
wife and daughter VIM. w. Bruner, F.
w. Macfarlane and wife, John Ena and
wife, Mrs. Haalelea Mrs. Kalei Aona,
Miss Marion Logan, Mrs w. l.. Wilcox,
Mrs. Capt. Raas, Geo. j. Campbell, A.
A. Montana, Mrs. w. S. Monsarrat and
son, DR.. j. H. Raymond and wife, Miss
E. l.. Clarke, Miss M. p. Walker, Mrs.
NJ. G.. Webb, Mrs. NJ K Cooke, Mrs.
J. w. Hall, Miss l.. Nui, Mrs. A. Will
son, Miss Blanche Gale, Miss Wash
burn, E. Burke, DR.. M. H. Bishop and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Bradfield and nurse,
Mrs. T. Kinoshika, Miss Durwell, Miss
Gillette, Mrs. A. X. Lewis, V. NJ. Full
cher, Mrs. Mellis, Mr.. Butler, c. J..
Hutchins, r. Price, Miss Aggie How
ard, c.. S. Mullins, Mrs. M. S. Levy and
Rev. J. F. Durao.
hel5 lOuS w OrkerS.
Earnest men and women of the Sal
walton Army and the Pencil Mission
were at work yesterday among the sail
Ors along the water front. They march
ed around from dock to dock, calling
the crews Of vessels to the sides to lis
ten to their prayers and songs of
praise, and hear their invitations to at
tend the evening meetings. With flags
flying, the little Salvation band would
march to the edge of wharf, and hail
ing the vessel lying there, would call
out the announcement of their evening
meeting, and cordially invite the crew
to be present. Members of Pencil Mis-
sion were labOring in one place while
the Army would be working in another.
The sailors We're always attentive and
much interested and were glad to see
them.
Sunday was indeed a day of rest. 1t
is many months since the peace and
quiet of yesterday reigned over the har-
Dor. Steamers, in many cases, were de-
serted. Captains and crews who during
the quarantine were cooped up aboard
their vessels, looking to the reading of
newspapers and the listening to phono-
graphs for their entertainment, were
yesterday all ashore with their families,
treading solid ground and breathing the
air OF freedom. Scarcely a sound dis
turbed the stiffness of the harbor. I'M
lie IS 1t was the clatter of a windmill on
some collier, the gentle humping of
hulls against the docks or the creak of
anchor chains straining as the strong
breeze which swept the shore made it's
force felt against the sides and in the
rigging of vessels lying in the stream.
Custom house guards patrolled their
beats uninterrupted in their contempla-
TIN OF the scene; sailors gathered to-
gether on forecastle heads and spun
yarns, smoked and sang songs of the
sea, while masters reclined in easy
chairs on quarter decks and Whitfield
their cares away in smoke.
Sugar and the Plague.
The effect of the quarantine on the
sugar exports of the Islands, on Homo
lulu at any rate, is clearly shown by
the TACT that there was tor the first
three months decrease from 1850 !
o2S pounds in 1899 to 2,617 ,677 pounds |
In l9OO-nearly half decrease. Other
Island ports, however, show an increase
in exports. Total sugar exports for all
the Islands for the first quarter of this |
year are as follows, the figures for the |
same period of last year being also Civ
En- for comparison
1900
Pounds. Value
Honolulu ..72,617,677 s2,S69 .2S1. % |
kahului .....34 1858 1859 OPS. SO !
H1lo ........ 32,426,507 1,264,546.56 |
and
HnOnipI, e1n 90, nno or