Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-01-08
News Of Shipping
Along Water Front

On December 26 the ship Columbus
arrived at Port Townsend from Kahu.
lui.
The British ship Antiope with Cap.
tain Murray at the helm. has left Ka.
hului for Ladysmith, b. c. in ballast.
The steamer Keauhou will receive a
thorough overhauling, having been
taken from her regular run for that pur.
pose.
The steamer Kiauea Hou which was
recently wrecked on the beach at Hilo
was advertised to be disposed of Jan
uary 9Th.
The steamer Waialeale departed yes
terday for Kealia and Kilauea. as like
wise the steamer ]. A. Cummins for
Koolau ports.
The barkentine Skagit Al days from
Puget sound. has arrived at Hilo with
a cargo Of lumber consigned to II.
Hackfeld & Co.
The American schooner Metha Mel.
son has left Kahului for San Francisc q,
in command of Captain Christensen
with cargo consisting of II 900 bags
of sugar.
The steamer Claudine took up today
the regular run of the Kinau to Hilo
ports and left at IL o'clock noon. It Is
understood that the Kinau will receive
e. thorough overhauling.
The bark Alta is discharging her
cargo of coal for Uncle Sam at Navy
dock No. 2. One cannot help but al.
mire the splendid lines Of this vessel
and her general arrangement through
out
Some heavy sugar mill machinery Is
being discharged from vessels lying
along the wawter front. One piece Il,
particular weighing fifteen tons was
hoisted out OF the hold of the kaiulani
yesterday. 1t was bed plate for an
engine.
Captain Wuhrmann of the German
ship Marie Hackfeld entertained quite
number OF his Honolulu friends IN
board ship last evening. A fine dinner
was served after which music ami
dancing were INDUCED in. Music was
furnished by the Foo Foo band, the
members of which belong to the crew.
Christmas was quiet day along the
water front of San Francisco, some of
the ships were decorated notably tae
transport Hancock. which was bedeck-
ed from stem to stern with its signal
flags, and shone resplendent in q coat
of white paint with the national shield
in brilliant colors at the bow.
The Marie Hackfeld now discharging
at lrmgard wharf will make rapid
clearance and leave for Portland to
take on wheat for Liverpool. 1t is
sight worth seeing to step on her decks
after the days work of discharging
freight is over. The hatchways are
cleaned.
The marriage of Miss Lena X. Hart
and Howard W. Adams took place
last evening, the Rev. w. NJ. Kincaid
performing the ceremony. The affair
was very quiet one there being none
but the relatives and most intimate
friends of the contracting parties pres
ent. Mr.. and Mrs. Adams will leave
this afternoon for Kauai In the Kauai.
Returning, they will take the steamer
to Hawaii, there to spend their honey.
moon.
n. C. Walton, the obliging purser Of
the steamship Mariposa that departed
from here last Sunday for the Coast,
has been attached to that steamer for
the past three years. He feels proud
Of the recent achievement Of the Mar |
posa in beating the best time she ever |
made between Sydney and Honolulu by |
twelve and one half hours. Mr.. Walton |
was for long time In the service Of |
the old California and Mexican Steam |
ship Company.
Passing along the water front last
evening the strains OF music could be
heard emanating from some vessel at
one of the wharves. Proceeding In the |
direction from whence the sounds
came the ship Marie Hackfeld was
found to be the center Of attraction.
The members of the crew were gather
ed in the forward end OF the vessel AMI
with numerous musical instruments
such as triangle, accordion. flute,
guitar and other instruments were
producing excellent music. Along the
water front this latest acquisition to
the musical fraternity Of Honolulu
has been nicknamed the Foo-Foo band.
The steamer Niihau of the I. l. Co.
left the wharf yesterday afternoon at
4:30 for Kaunakakai to load machln-
cry from the defunct plant of the AM
erican Sugar Company for the McBryde
plantation at Eleele. AS the steam
err took on no freight here Captain
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