The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-15
NOTES OF THE
BUSY HARB0R

The Pacific Mail steamship China,
Orient yesterday afternoon, is due to
arrive the first thing this morning. She
will dock at the Pacific Mail wharf, ami
will probably get away for San Fran
cisco this evening. taking mail
The Oceanic steamship Zealandia,
Captain Dowdell. on the Mariposa's
run, while the latter vessel is taking
the place of the Sonoma on the Aus
traIian trip, is due to arrive from San
Francisco early this morning with two
days later mail and newspaper files.
She will dock at the Oceanic wharf.
She was scheduled to sail from the
coast on the Sth instant. she will sail
again for San Francisco on Wednes-
day. the 18th. Many Honoluluans are
expected on the vessel.
|. The Pacific Mail steamship CoiGa,
Captain MeKinnon sailed from the
quarantine wharf yesterday afternoon
about O'Clock for Port Los Angeles
She will bring another lot Of Porto
Rican immigrants. She went out Of the
harbor while the transport Rufo-d was
ldppTOatlIIS q
the crew of the Buford was very much
disappointed when he found that the
Colon had Just left when the trans
port arrived as he has relative on
/ the Pacific Mail boat The last of the
Porto Ricans who arrived here on the
/ Colon were shipped to the plant1tions
yesterday.
+ Some time ago. about the time that
~.
+ Diamond Head, a notice was inserted in
a paper in this city by some rash indi-
vidual Che a we'll known waterfront
characterl to the effect that the pilots
a the pilot house would always be more
than willing to oblige the public with
information in regard TO approaching
steamers. This -as done wtthou. any
consultation with the pilots. and with
out their previous knowledge. The re-
suit was very unpleasant. Whenever
a steamer is sighted now the telephone
! is kept constantly ringing in the office.
4 keeping one man always at the phone.
Yesterday when the Buford was SIGHT
er an Advertiser reporter was with the
pilots. During fifteen minutes Captain
Lorepzen answered seventeen calls
over the wire Out of these only five
I
formation which they called for. For
and hour and half the telephone bell
kept. first Captain I.orenzen, and then
Captain Whitney. hustling. They were
/ thankful when the Buford at last got
alongside of the wharf Some of ;he
people who rave made it habit to
ring up the pilots office when a steamer
lis sighted might transfer their affec-
e IT.
Captain Merry. who is at present in
sen Francisco preparing his report on
Guam, expects TO return to Honolulu
will have the management of affairs at
Pearl Harbor
Most of the ships in the harbor yes
Iterday flew their flags in honor CT Ter
ritorial Day.
The ship J. Z. Thomas which put in
here in distress on Thursday, yester-
day entered at the Custom House she
win repair here and contiue on hel
voyage to Acapulco. She will not get
AWAY for a couple of weeks at the least
EBoatswain lube who navigated the
vessel to this port. taking command af-
ter Captain Brown was lost overheard
win not be forgotten by the ships
owners.
The steamer Mauna Loa is laid up fol-
REPAIRS and general overhaullng
lWatertight bulheads are to be put in
Her officers and crew. with the excep-
.tion of the engineers department, viii
enjoy vacation.
The captains and mates of the ISL
and steamers. of both fleets. are te
ipresent Captain Robertson. their I'm
lstructor in navigation with an engross-
led set of resolutions. Purser Clapham
of the steamer Hanalei, is the artist
The resolutions. which are to be pre-
lsented to Captain Robertson on his de-
lparture for the Colonies on the oath in
Istant areias follows:
Honolulu, H. l., June L. 1901.
I'VE, the undersigned. take this
means to show our esteem and graft
tude for Captain ]. Robertson, tc
whose untiring and jealous schooling
we, IN a measure owe our certificates
also to show how highly we admire and
appreciate his conspicuous ability as