The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-08

pany that the steamship American will
be here on or about December to take
freight for New York. Mr.. Cook has
already engaged 5000 tons of freight
for her, a large portion of which is
salmon, and expects considerable gem
eral freight.
The American ship st. James is now
loading with what is said to be the
first salmon shipment from Puget
Sound to New York. That to be taken
by the American will, however, be the
first to reach New York
The American-Hawaiian line has had
two steamships at Tacoma. The first
of these was the American, which was
here last January and loaded for Ho-
nolulu. She came from New York with
cargo for San Francisco and reloaded
with Honolulu freight at San Fran
cisco and Tacoma. AT HoYg'aiu she
loaded sugar for New York direct The
American sailed from New York Au-
gust 3, and is now at San Francisco
taking cargo for the Islands. She will
sail from San Francisco to Honolulu
and from there Will come to Puget
Sound, taking New York freight here
and at San Francisco. returning by
way of the straits.
The Californian, which was here last
month, was the second steamship of
this line to come to Tacoma. Mr.. Cook
states that hereafter the company will
have more frequent sailings from Pu-
get Sound. Mr.. Cook is we'll pleased
with the way freight is Offering at
Tacoma and other Puget Sound. ports
for New York, and expects to have a
large consignment ready for the Amer
lean. She is a new, modern freighter
Of $3.50 tons register, and of large car
rying capacity-Tacoma Ledger.
Captains for New Liners.
Captain Smith. of the City of Pc
king, states that when the China ar
rives at San Francisco her master,
Captain Seabury, will probably go east
to bring the recently launched steam
ship Korea out to the Coast. as he is
to be in command of her when she is
put on the run between San Francisco
and the Orient The Korea will reach
San Francisco in February or March.
The sister ship, the Siberia, will come
to San Francisco about a month later.
Captain Smith, of the City of Picking,
will take command of the Siberia, and
Captain Driel, of the Peru, will prob
ably take command of the China.
The fitzpatrick Coming.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 2s.-Next
Friday the transport Fitzpatrick will
sail for Manila via Honolulu with re-
cruits and a number of cabin passen-
gers. The vessels hold will be filled |
with army supplies. The next trans |
port to sail will be the Grant, on No
vember 16, carrying a regiment OF new |
troops for the Philippines The trans |
portation OF troops to take the places !
of those whose terms have expired will |
occupy the attention of the transport !
officials for some time to come.
Returns to Europe.
The British steamer Carlisle City, |
which has been in the service of the !
California and Oriental Steamship I
Company for the past three years, has |
been chartered by Balfour, Guthrie & !
co. to load wheat at this port for ST. |
Vincent. Cape Verde Islands. for or |
ders, at a rate of SO shillings. The !
steamer lately arrived at San Diego. |
from Hongkong and Yokohama, with |
a cargo of Oriental merchandise
Chronicle, October 90
Shipping Notes.
The rain yesterday kept quite a num- /
Der of vessels from discharging.
The bark r. 2. Rithet left San Fran |
RiG for. I111It Cato
The schooner Rosamond left San !
Francisco for this port on October %.
The steamer Hawaiian left New I
York for San Francisco on October 81. |
The bark Ceylon arrived at Port |
Townsend, from this port, on October |
2Sth.
The schooner Honuapo arrived at /
Port Townsend, from Honuapo, on Oc- |
tober 90.
On October 25 the brig Consuelo, des- |
tined for this port. was reported ready /
for the sea at Eureka.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. steamer
American was to leave San Francisco
for this port on November 3
The bark Frederick Dhu left San
Francisco for Hilo on October p with .
cargo of general merchandise.
The barkentine Coronado arrived at
San Francisco on October IS, after a
passage of sixteen days from this port.
The steamer City of Para arrived at
San Francisco on October 29, after n
passage of nine days from this port.
The barks s. c. Allen and st. Allen
cleared from San Francisco for Homo
lulu and Hilo, respectively, on Octo-
Der %.
The schooner s. T. Alexander. from
Kahului, arrived at San Francisco on
October q with a cargo of - 996 bags i
OF sugar.
The steamer James Makee went TO Il
sea yesterday. after having been laid
up for a long time, during which she
has been overhauled and received gen
eral repairs.
Next month the steamer Lehua Will
take her old run TO AIolokai and Maui
ports. The Hawaii. which has been
taking her route. will probably go to !
Lanai 70 carrN machinery from the !