The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-09


RON reports brought by the
steamer hoana arriving yester
day the new Oceanic boat Sono- |
ma vas four days late In arriy /
ing at sydney from this port She |
made port on one engine as she made
port here The temporary repairs az
fected were apparently not substantial
enough TO stand the strain so she
viii be again detained AT Sydney to
make repairs necessary TO carry her
TO San Francisco where she viii be
thoroughly oYerhauled before being
sent out again As previously re-
ported in The Republican the Zealan
dia will be put on the local run In
place Of the Aariposa until the Ala
media Is ready for service again and
she will then take the run to the
Colonies until such time as the So
noma's engines are placed in salts
factory condition to do the work re-
uuired OF them. There viii be no in
terruption in the running Of the
steamers and fro mthe time made by
the two old mail boats there is little
probability that they win give any
but a good account Of themselves
when they are running on the new
schedule.
The Moana met with a great re-
ception on arrival yesterday and all
day long up to sailing tim eshe was
thronged with friends Of the officers
calling to bid them welcome to Ho-
nolulu again. During the two years
that the Moana ran in the Oceanic
line she was one OF the most popular
boats touching at this port and the
patronage was pretty evenly divided
between her and the Australia Now
that she is back on the run to Van
couver she bids fair to be a brisk
competitor for Honolulu passengers
as she was in the past
All OF the old officers are aboard
the vessel and are glad 10 be back
on the trans Pacific run again. Cap
tain Carey is especially glad as is Pur-
er Bendell who surprised his many
friends by his arrival here
in his old position The Moana made
a good passage from Sydney touching
at Brisbane She had a large passen
ger list through. and left lSst night
fun up. She brought no passengers
for this port and but six bags OF mail.
viii Investigate Diamond Head.
The Chamber OF Commerce has
awakened to the fact that the public
is not getting the service from the
lookout station at Diamond Head that
Il has been for years in the habit Of
getting. and which Il has reason to
expect Yesterday at q special meet
ing the matter was laid before the
Chamber and a committee OF two con-
slsting OF C. L. Wight, OF the Wilder
Steamship Co, and Fred J. Lowrey,
OF the firm OF Levers & Cooke. win
look into the matter Members OF the
Chamber complained that since the
removal OF Charlie Peterson from the
station they had not been able to get
reliable information and at times had
received very gruff replies to their
requests for names and positions OF
vessels reported. II was contended
that as the man at present at the
station was not equipped with any
thing but telephone and a pair Of
field glasses. ne could not be expect
ed 70 report the names OF incoming
vessels as well as the former incum>
oent. with his powerful telescope
and long experience at the business
Nothing was said in defence OF the
gruffness OF the lookout.
Now that a change in the admins
tration OF the Public Works depart
ment has been made Il Is understood
that an effort will be made to rein
state Peterson in the lookout station
az Diamond Head where he for so long
a time rendered faithful service to
the shipping firms and the public at
large. 10 say nothing OF the accurate
information furnished the local pa
pers as 10 the whereabouts Of vessels
reported The reinstatement OF
Charlie viii be greatly appreciated by
everybody and will put an end to the
confusion at times occurring by false
rumors Of ships that pass in the
night"
Going to See Mckinley,
There was a great throng at the
Oceanic wharf yesterday 70 see the
departure of the San Francisco
steamer lac hand was in attend
ance OF course and Notwithstanding
the rain which at times fell in tor
rents the gangways were crowded
with people going up and down until
the last whistle blew. Not for ; long
tine have there been so many poll
ticians at a steamer departure. Will,
koki and Colonel Sam Parker held
n,rsaas ON 81, l.fst - cha oeoa mar fs,r.