The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-27

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~ WING to the fact that the pres
ence of two of the officers of
~ the Oceanic steamship Zealan-
dia was required in the Supreme Court
Yesterday, the sailing of that vessel
was postponed from o'clock last even
ing to 2 o'clock this afternoon. The
EZealandia will take a mail to the coast
and will carry passengers
The Brutus to Be Refitsed.
The Navy Department has determin-
ed to bring home the U. S. S. Brutus'
which for a long time past has been
stationed at Guam, and it is said she
will be refitted as a collier to operate
between this country and the China
station. The various ships employed
in this duty are being placed under
command of civilian commanders, and
manned so far as practicable with mer-
chant crews.
Repairs Were Costly.
The typhoon of November 10 in the
China sea was one of the worst storms
known to navigators. according to cap
tain Sewall of the Nerican ship Ben
jamin Sew all, who arrived in Tacoma
recently on the steamship Tacoma, ac-
compaIlied by Mrs. Sewall. The ship
BENJAMIN Sewall was damaged to the
extent of $4,000 by the typhoon, which
struck her while she lay in the bay at
Hongkong abreast the Kellet island.
The Sewall was blown on the rocks,
and that she sails under a lucky star
is shown by the fact that she was
blown off the beach again when the
wind veered, riding out 125 fathoms of
chain.
The Sewall was repaired at Hong
kong and went to Singapore to load
wards go to Puget Sound, where Cap
tain Sewall will rejoin her and will I'LL
timately return to Manila.
Captain Sewall is very enthusiastic
over the future of the Philippine is
lands under American government. He
believes that what little rebellion was
left in the Filipinos will disappear with
the capture of Aguinaldo, and that the
future of these islands will be pros
porous one. OF affairs in China, Cap
tain Sewall says it is very hard to OBJ
tain any definite information there as
to just what is going on. Conditions
are very unsettled in the Celestial
kingdom.
Pearl Harbor Work Delayed.
The work of constructing q naval
rendezvous and coaling station at
Pearl Harbor has been again postpon-
ed. All bids for dredging have been
rejected, and this means delay of at
least six months
The rejection of the bids gave rise
to rumors that the site OF the rendez-
to Hilo. The people inter
ested in the latter Island were ready
to make Sacrifices of land privileges,
but according to Colonel G. A. Brown,
Of Honolulu, says the San Francisco
Examiner, the transfer cannot be
made. Colonel Brown is largely inter
ested in sugar and rice in Oahu, and
is watching the progress OF
the work at Pearl Harbor.
THE bids were rejected on account
of a technicality," said he, but there
Is no doubt that the work VIII be COM
as soon as possible. Hilo IS
not rival for the rendezvous and
coaling station. It is not IN the nature
of things that it should be. In the
a breakwater would have TO De built
which would cost at least $1,000,000. No
such thing as this is needed at Pearl
Harbor. There is a sand bar at the
entrance of the harbor, and when this
is removed there will be a sheltered
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ter.
The harbor is perfectly landlocked,
and good anchorages are to be had five
miles up from the ocean for the largest
vessels afioat. 1t is true that sur
vey has been made of the harpor of
Hilo, if harbor it may be called, but
this was only for the purpose of chart
Ing it. There is no competition between
the two places"
1t was learned that the specifications
for the work of dredging Pearl Harpor
are now on their way from Washing
ton, and that bids will be readvertised.
The bids will not the opened for 12Q
days, which means that the work can
not be commenced for months.
What the Ships Are Doing.
The vessels now in port in the order
of their arrival, are: The American
SAAAP AiSHAS lAlelAds 1y1O- tOuS. Sdpldlii
Quick, from Savannah. arriving March
10, at the railway sugar wharf loading
sugar for San Francisco; the American
bark Hesper, 664 tons, Captain Soder-
gren, from Newcastle, arriving March 81,
lying in the stream awaiting orders; the
British bark Antiope, 1,265 tons, Captain
George Murray, from Oyster Harbor,
arriving April 2, at the railway wharf
ready to sail for Ladysmith; the Aneri-
can ship NJ. p. Grace, 1,S63 tons, Captain
Grant, from Sydney, arriving April 5, at
the Fort street wharf discharging coal;
the American ship Florence, 1874 tons,
Captain Ryder, from Tacoma, arriving
April 5, at the railway wharf discharg-
ing coal; the American bark Big Bonan-
"a, 1,349 tons, Captain Bergman, from
Newcastle. arriving April 9, at Navy
wharf No. 2, discharging coal; the
American schooner Manila, CAT tons,
Captain Knuosen, from Newcastle, ar
irving April II, at Navy wharf No. 2,
through discharging coal and ready to
sail for the Sound in ballast; the Amer