The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-20

, too high. This demand was modified
| to $750,00e, but even this sum the gov
eminent refused to pay, and negotia-
| lions were called off. The Yang Tsze
! loaded with wheat for Balfour, Guth-
RE & Co., and she is now on ner way
to st. Vincent.
That the government should refuse
to pay $780, for the Yang Tsze
which cost e65000, and should then
offer a round million for a sister ship
of less recent build, although perhaps
in every way as good, is not believed
| by steamboat men. The government
is anxious to purchase, but if the Ping
Suey be bought it will be more likely
that a price in the neighborhood of
$4,000 will be paid for her.
The Pyrenees Sold.
ship costing $4,000 was sold last
week at the Merchants Exchange for
1926. 1t was the big British four
masted ship Pyrenees. now lying high
and dry on the edge of d lagoon at
Manga Reva, in the Gambler group,
in the South Sea. Eschen & Minor,
stevedores, of this city, were the pur-
chasers. They expect to bring the
ship, or what remains of it, to San
Francisco. Manga Reva is over 1000
BILE that the Pyrenees can be placed in
shape to make the trip under her own
sails, as was done many years ago In
the case of the bark Annie Johnson,
now plying between here and Hawaii.
The Annie Johnson was formerly the
ship Ada Iredale, and after being
abandoned in the South Sea, with a
burning cargo of coal, ran ashore in
the Society group, and was later Sc
cured by Andrew Crawford. The fire
having been quenched, the Iredale was
rugged up, brought to San Francisco,
and converted into bark that is still
in fine condition. The Pyrenees, which
sailed from Tacoma on October 18th
last, with cargo of $3.50 tons of
wheat and barley, caught fire in the
cargo on November 18th, and was
sailed by Captain Bryce and his crew
for sixteen days, covering a distance
of 1000 miles, before the Manga Reva
lagoon was reached and the burning
/ ship beached.-The Argonaut.
| The Binnacle Makes Change.
The Binnacle, the bright paper publish
ed aboard the United States tug Iroquois
| by Chief Yeoman McGettigan, once
week, has made a change. Hereafter,
instead of shedding it's wholesome light
on the town and waterfront and world
| in general, on Saturday, it will flash
forth its dazzling rays On Tuesday. This
new arrangement gives the editor-in-
chief, who is McGettigan, and the repor-
torial staff that is likewise McGettigan,
chance to do their work on Sunday
and get the same done in type on Mon
day, to be read on Tuesday. 1t Is rumor-
ed that the next issue Of the Binnacle
VIII be an exceptionally brilliant affair.
Coal for This Station.
| From recent reports it is learned says
the Binnacle, that 10000 tons of coal are
to be slowed at the Naval Station in
Hawaii. This will be the largest amount
slowed at any one station. San Francis
co comes next with 1900 tons.
Letter From Guam.
The Binnacle publishes part of "a let
ter recently received from Captain F. j.
Merry, in Guam, by his nephew, Arthur
l.. Merry, commandments clerk, Naval
Station. Hawaii. 1t is as follows:
| II expect to make the steamer which
leaves for San Francisco on March /.
Hold my mail after that date. I may
so direct to San Francisco and not touch
at Honolulu, if l am on transport. All
are well and everything is working sat
isfactorily. / will have to go to San
Francisco to make my report, as 1 can
get no market prices here for contracts.
Besides, l would like to confer with
some contractors and look over some
building plans at the Navy Yard"
Shipping Notes.
Money will be issued to the crew OF the
Iroquois on Saturday the 23d instant.
| The artesian well which Is beng sunk
at the Naval Station has reached a
depth of 500 feet.
The old Hawaiian man-of-war Kaim!-
loa is being used to take coal out to the
British cruiser Warspite.
The American ship John c. Potter. %
days from Tacoma, arrived in port yes
terday morning.
! Assistant Harbor Master Friis is con-
fined to his bed. This made Captain Full
Ier's hands full yesterday.
Yesterday morning the steamer Noelu
went outside to tow the schooner Fannie
Adele into port. The latter was from
! Kauai and had anchored off the harbpr
over night. 1t was found that the Adele
could not get her anchor up, her WIND
less being out of order.
A.