The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-01

boat and, waiting his chance he took
it. lust in time Glistening in the early
sunlight, Wadas harpoon
h,1rtled through the air, and second |
or two later the blood-hecked surface |
of the sea was thraShed to an rides
cent spray, the lives of the little men |
were safe and the deadly tiger shark |
had past all uSefulnesS-to himself
When the shark was struck he hest |
tated for a moment. and then attempt
ed to make away from the boat, but
the men hauled him in gradually, and
soon had him on boaro, ard few
hours afterward were selling his flesh
at the fishmarket in Honolulu.
Market Inspector Berndt was fortu-
nate enough to secure the head, back
bone and jaws OF the animal, and al
though he was offered good price for
the articles, he refused, and will keep
them as curiosities.
While the common shark possesses
five rows of teeth, the tiger shark has
four rows in front, and the rest are
in three rows. They are about two
inches in length, and are so shaped
that they are even more formidable
than the teeth of the ordinary shark
Old waterfronters and people who
know something Of sharks and their
habits, say that the tiger shark is a
comparative stranger to these waters.
DIR. Am ssse for Manila.
i DR.. J. w. Amesse, formerly of the
local Federal quarantine service, left
yesterday morning for Manila on the
steamship Hongkong Maru.
Dr. AmesSe has been ordered to Ma
Mia by the marine service to take the
position of junior quarantine off1cer
The young doctors friends were not
behind in congratulating him on ms
promotion before his departure yester-
day DIR. AmesSe has proved himseir
to be a most efficient officer, and has
made many friends while in this city.
! He was only in Honolulu for little
less than a year, and during that time
it was his duty to board all incoming
steamer his work always being salts
factory to all concerned.
Manila is considered to be more
important station than Honolulu, and
DR.. Amesse will there assume respon-
{. sibilities which he did not know here.
Turk Returns to Coast.
Frank j. Turk, we'll known on the
Honolulu waterfront as one OF the
firm of Turk and Lewis, who came
down on the Zealandia to take looB
around and see what the business op-
nortunifies We're returned TO Sar
!. Francisco yesterday on the Zealandla
: Turk said he had received letters IRON
. the Coast during his brief stay here
that necessitated his immediate return
TO the Coast He came here on the las
trip of the Zealandia and stayed her'
only as long as did that vessel Iut :,
} saws that he will again come here II
March.
Shipping Notes.
8 Tomorrow there Will be mail TO
the Coast by the steamship Nlppo
Maru which will then be due iroI
: the Orient, and which is very likely
: arrive here tonight.
The Sierra is momentarily looked 10
T TO arrive from the Colonies Inc proO
s abilities are now, however, that ma
v sent to the Coast by the hippo
q Maru will reach its destination a
= soon. If not sooner than it would 4
s sent bv the sierra, should the latte
vessel arrive here today. Should th
e Sierra arrive here the first thing TN
e morning, it would probably be mic
S night at the. earliest before she g
ID away for the Coast, and perhaps tn
10 next day some time, as witness IN
J. Sonoma arriving here In the mornih
g and leaving the next afternoon
- The next regular mail from pa
'e Francisco will arrive on the steamsn
,e China. due here on the Sth lnstan
h The Mariposa is scheduled to arriN
on the day following, also from u
Coast. -.
ar smith. which arrived here on the Ia
"a of January. from Port Blakeley, salie
:. Yesterday for the Sound in ballast.
y The great freighter Californian,
re the Railway wharf. has finished oil
he charging her cargo, and has now cor
.rnenced to take on sugar for the Coas
r. She will load about 5000 tons OF sag
Iii for the Eastern refineries She
20 take on something over 6,oUo tons
. this port and then will go to HI
~ where she will complete her cargo tn
proceeding on her long Journey 70 ise
n York around the Horn.
The steamer Noeau reports haFii
Of witnessed a fight between whale al
n some other sea monster on her way
is Kauai not long ago. The crew OF [
20 Noeau distinctly heard the bellowll
of the whale as its antagonist was
III narently getting the best OF the o
fish. 1t is thought that the attacki
nd marty was a sword fish, or perhaps a
other whale. 3
nj The following people sailed Tor .
Francisco on the Zealandia yesteroa
or Raughman. s. Peiser, Miss
70, Meryv, Mr.. and Mrs. Kane, NJ Ebe
lee a Koebler. Paul Egry, c. II. Spring
~, Mr. and Mrs. Hennieberg, Mrs. ].
he Murphy. Mrs. r. ]. Efford, A. W. JUG
W 7 Falkner. A Saylor. Jennie 50
t.a lor Mrs III. NJ Benson, II. P. Fa.
ne Dr Armitage, Miss NJ. Dowsett. J.
te holland N S. Cramer, Mrs. w:
;nr HYDE. Mrs. Keller, Miss Keller Nj
vi- I. Faye, Miss E. Faye H. W. BOO
,a, George Falliian, j. t. McCrossan, r.;
,ht Cotton. d L. Bachant, p Shields, NJ
M E,oma Nav. Rev F. Bishop, M
IN NJ EawIey. D. c. Williams. A. L. Hoo
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