The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-27

Business was particularly lively
along the waterfront yesterday as the
result of little or nothing having been
done on the day previous. Christmas
day.
Those Island steamers in the habit of
departing on their regular runs en-
Tuesday waited until yesterday, when
they got away TO the other islands, IN
tending to hustle, most of them, to get
back in this port at the usual times.
Shortly after noon the Kinau left for
Hilo and way ports. The usual crowd
was on Wilder's wharf to see her off
and many people went on the boat to
the big Island to witness the wind-up
of the holiday races in Hilo.
As the o'clock whistles blew the
steamers Claudine, w. G. Hall, Mika-
hala, lwalani and Lehua were either
getting away or preparing to get away.
The Claudine sailed for Kahului nd
way ports, the w. G. Hall for Kauai,
the Mikahala also for Kauai, the Iva
lani for Anahola and the Lehua for
Molokai and Lanai ports.
The steamer Upolu left in the morn
ing for Kona ports and, just about sun
set, the gasoline schooner Surprise,
Captain Nystrom, sailed for Eleele with
full cargo.
Arrivals at this port yesterday in
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port Thomas from San Francisco, the
steamer Carmarthenshire from Port
Townsend and the new bark Kaiulani
| from San Francisco.
THE TRANSPORT THOMAS.
Two days later news and mail were
brought by the transport Thomas from
the Coast yesterday.
/ Having arrived off port on the even
ling of Christmas day. the Thomas en-
tered the harbor early Yesterday morn
ing she sailed from San Francisco on
the 18th instant and has aboard about
5 900 tons of commissary supplies for
Manila. She has no casuals or recruits
ION board.
Rough weather was encountered on
the trip down from the Coast, in fact
the Thomas had a good taste of the
same storm which was experienced by
the Sierra. the City of Rio de Janeiro
the transport Logan and the Warrimoo
1t is expected that the Thomas vii
sail for Manila direct tomorrow after
noon after taking aboard the necessary
coal
The personnel and crew of the Thorn
as are as follows:
Quartermaster and staff-W. VI
iCoulling. captain and A. Q. NJ. II s. V.
commanding; Geo. +. Juneman, assist
ant surgeon u. r. A; clerks; cOmmis
sary sergeant. r.-a
Saloon passengers-Col, +. A. Car
llington, inspector generals Miss Edit
Bash: Gen. I. S. Catlin: Mrs. /. S. Cat
lin; Lieut.. Col. Thos. r. Hamer. 37tf
infantry. L. S. V: DR.. Jas. F. Presnell
la. A. s. L. s. A.; Mrs. J. F. PresneIl
child and nurse; Mrs. E. c. Berry; Mrs
H. ]. O'Connell and child; Theodor,
lHaselden: Mrs. Sinclair; w. G. p. Erd
lman: Mrs. w. II. Arthur; Mrs. Tre
Imaine and daughter: Mrs. A. G. Girard
w A. Reed: Mrs. II. Hartung an'
lchild: Mrs. Chas. Graves: Mrs. :. {
lSamuels and child Mrs. w. NJ. CroftoI
land child; Lieut. ]. Y. NJ. Blunt, Sd cav
Ialrv: Mrs. II. L. Draper and son; Mrs
r. Stogsdan and child; Mrs. r. Stogs
dan and nurse: Mrs. Rodney Mason.
Deck department-M. B. Buford
master. 80 employees; engineer depart
Iment. 81 employees; stewards depart
ment. 81 employees.
Hospital corps-Five enlisted men.
This makes a grand total of 222 per
isons aboard the Thomas.
THE SAILORS CHRISTMAS.
A Christmas dinner was served a
the Seamen's Club headquarters OF
Nuuanu street Christmas morning #
\ the sailors in port.
| A feast was provided for almost TIVE
hundred men. Men from all the yes
| sells in the harbor and many who a
| present have no ship We're in attend
ance and a merry time was enjoyed b!
all hands and the cook.
II After the banquet was over all n
sailors filed up to a large canvas boa
which had been prepared for the oc
| casion and selected therefrom thei
comfort bags" each man receivinl
II one. These comfort bags" had bee,
, gotten up through the efforts of Mrs
w. l.. Howard and Mrs. A. F. Cooke
The bags contained mending and toile
gear consisting of needles and threa
buttons, pins. towels, soap and man,
other useful things. The ladies had al
so been instrumental in procuring gro
ceries. meats and fruits from the lead
ing merchants of the city, many Of tn
business men had given cash 70 he'll
along the good work and there wa
plenty of good things to go around an
some to spare.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cooke and Mr.. an
Mrs. Howard We're given a vote .
thanks and many lusty cheers by III
men of the sea, who appreciated an
enjoyed the event to the fullest extent
At the close of the evenings jollif
! cation a little surprise awaited M,c
Cooke and Mrs. Howard. They wer
each presented with a comfortabl
rocking chair by the Seamen's Club.
THE NEW BARK KAIULANI.
Handsome and new, she lies along
side Brewers wharf, the object Of th
curiosity and criticism favora hla n