The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-11

abundance in Tahiti, but for want of
proper transportation facilities they
have been without a market until the
present time. Now that they can get
their fruit to market, the planters are
setting out better varieties of bananas
and Tahiti in future will supply much
of the tropical fruit consumed on this
Coast"
Ventura Started West.
The steamer Ventura, third of the
Oceanic Steamship Company's new
vessels, built by the Cramps, at Phil
adelphia, sailed from that port on De-
cember go and will be due at San
Francisco early next month.
The Army Transports
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. S-The
freight transport Thyra sailed from
Portland for Manila, via Honolulu, on
December 31st. The Sherman left Ma
Mia for this port on December 18th,
with thirty general prisoners, six In
sane and 634 sick soldiers. The War
rem sailed from Manila on December
Goth, with 464 sick soldiers and the
bodies of 104 dead on board.
The steamer Strathgyle has been re-
chartered to the government to load
supplies at Seattle for Manila.
The next of the transports to sail
for Manila will be the Grant, sched-
uled to leave on January 18th. The
vessel will be extensively overhauled
before that date.
The 400 bodies of soldiers brought
from Manila by the transport Grant
will be taken from the transport today
and tomorrow and landed at the Pre-
sidio by the steamer Resolute.
The sonoma's Commander.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. S.-Captain
Van Oterendorp, a veteran in the
Oceanic Company's service, who has
commanded the steamer Alameda for
some years, has been appointed mas
ter of the new steamer Sonoma, and
will take the vessel to Australia on
her maiden trip, sailing January 23d
Captain c. F. HERMAN, who brought
| the Sonoma out from Philadelphia, will
| take command of the Alameda. E. S.
| Lee will take command of the steamer
| City of tSockton, and A. Olson is the
| new master of the schooner Esther
Buhne.
Severe Storm Predicted.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3.-An unu-
; sually rough bay and the flying Of
storm signals yesterday indicated the
approach of a Southeastern. 1t is ex-
pected to make itself felt among the
small vessels now outside Small boats
on the bay had a hard time yesterday
, and even ferryboats were carried out
! of their course by the wind aided by
a strong tide. Storm signals predict
| ing a southeast storm have also been
hoisted at Portland.
/ Transports on the Way Home.
SEATTLE, Wash, Jan. "A cable
gram announcing the departure of
three United States army transports
from Nagasaki, Japan, for. Seattle, was
received by Major Rubin, in charge of
the local quartermaster department,
today. The transports are the Athen-
ian, which sailed from Nagasaki on
December 9th, the Port Stephens,
which sailed on December goth, and the
Arab, which left January LIST. 1t is
proba BILE that the three transports will
be dismantled on their arrival in this
port and turned over to the owners by
the government, by which they were
chartered for the Philippine service.
Shipping Notes.
The Columbia is loading coal at Ia
coma for Honolulu.
The next mail for the Coast will be
taken by the China on the 18th in
slant.
Yesterday evening the Oceanic
steamship Alameda sailed for the Col
onies.
The Hongkong Maru sailed for San
Francisco yesterday afternoon at 1:3(
o'clock.
The American ship George Curtis is
loading cargo of general merchandise
for this port.
Today the gasoline schooner Eclipse
Captain Townsend sails for Lahaina
Kihei, Makena and Kona.
The freight transport Thyra is due