Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-01-14

pc'i 'd'tic ioi hdul COHSuHlDllOT,
There is large acreage of grazing land
within the confines of the property
The intention of the owners of the land
is to breed to the Australian stock hav-
ing already imported from the Colonies
a number of thoroughbred bulls.
1t is evident that Captain Edward
son of the transport Thyra does not
propose to be in trouble by permitting
the Chinese who comprise the crew to
come ashore contrary to the rules OF
the Government. He was made &C.
quainted with Che troubles experienced
by Captain Long of the transport Kin
tuck through Captain Shaker the de-
pot quartermaster, and to prevent any
repetition OF the affair has placed a
strong guard In and around the vessel
Guards from the Custom House have
also been detailed to watch the steame.'
while she is in port and If any OF the
tabooed Chinese reach terra firma 1t
will not be accomplished through the
negligence on the part Of those en-
ployed to prevent 1t.
The steamer Noeau which arrived
last Saturday from Makaweli reported
rough weather and strong winds In
the channel. The Noeau was at Eleele
on the 10th inst. and the Kauai was
also there discharging machinery for
the McBryde plantation. II was ratl-
er slow work owing to heavy swell
that prevailed and the lighter could not
be used. She will be entirely discharg-
ed by the first OF the week. and will
then take on load OF sugar either at
Waimea or Makaweli. The Mikahal1
was at Mikahala and after discharginy
her freight she will take sugar from
either the Kekaha or the Gay G Robin.
son. mills The W. G. Hall left
Ahukini with a full cargo of sugar.
The James Makee was at Anahola and
from there she goes to Ahukini to un-
load freight and will then 20 to Kapaa
to load sugar.
There are many items Of Importance
In connection with the launching of the
three new steamers of the Oceanic
Steamship Company, namely. the ST.
ezra. Sonoma and Ventura. that the
average person in Honolulu is not IA
miliar with and which will be found o.
interest at this particular time owing
to the increase of the shipping inter-
ests Of the Islands. The above steam
ers were all built at the Cramps ship
building works at Philadelphia under
naval regulations and can be conver:-
ed into auxiliary cruisers on thirty-six
hours notice and were launched in the
order named, the first some months
ago, followed later on by the Sonoma.
while the Ventura slid of the ways on
September 26. The steamers are guar
anteed by the builders to make seven
teen knots an hour, and the contract
calls for a marked reduction in the
time between San Francisco, Honolulu
and the Colonies.
During the recent voyage OF the Unit
ed States transport Abarenda. from Sa-
moa to Auckland. the vessel was found
to be making some water. and an in
spection revealed that the packing OF
the tail shaft had worked loose. AMI
that repairs weer necessary. This was
a somewhat difiiCult piece of work out
on the ocean. as In order to effect re-
pairs II would be necessary for the vos-
sci to put down by the bows. and the
stern raised to sufficient height out
of the water to enable the work to he
proceeded with. Accordingly the bal
last tanks aft were pumped out. and
the forward tanks filled as full as pos
sible and by this means the desired
end was attained, and the work Of re-
packing the shaft was successfully ac-
complished under the superintendent
Of Chief Machinist Russell. This work
only occupied some eight hours, and
was so well done that only another
stoppage Of about an hour the next day.
had to be made so as to further tighten
the packing.
The steamer Chas. Nelson OF tho
British steamship line arrlv-
ed In port yesterday. ten days from Sc
attic with a general cargo and Is con-
signed to Alexander & Baldwin. She
is the first OF the regular line OF steam.
ers to ply between Seattle. Honolulu,
Kahului and San Francisco and 1t is
calculated to have a steamer leave
Seattle on the first and fifteenth OF
every month. The steamers which
comprise the line are the Chas. Nelson.
John s. Kimball and Centennial and
will carry passengers and also cold
storage. The vessels will take sugar
from the Islands to San Francisco ans,
when obtainable will take freight from
San Francisco to Seattle. The Chas
Nelson Is in command OF Captain An.
derson and has been here several trips.
She was brought here first by Captain
Anderson in August 1898, when she
had been chartered by the United
States Government as a transport, hav-
ing on board the First New York Regi,
ment. She made two trips to this port
during 1899 en- route with troops aboard
for Manila. The Charles Nelson is a