The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-30

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Observation-Disclosures
says: Officers of Hawaiian yassa,
iiasis ating between the Islands may b.
licensed under the provisions of th,
proVlso OF section A. at the bottom O
page LAT, Manual; this whether the,
are kanakas or whites. For licensin,
kanakas it may be necessary for Won +,
procure the services of an interprete
In order to obtain an intelIigible writ
ten examination" This proviso REFER
lea TO is that applicant for original H.
icense to act as master or mate of staa,
pinot boats, or of steamers engaged ir
the Atlantic, Pacific or Gulf Coast fish.
ter1es, shall only be subject to such ex.
laminations as shall satisfy the examin.
ers that the applicant is a competent
coast pilot, capable of navigating suct
lSteamer."
Captain Whitney and Captain I,eh-
ners and G. d. CIaygett. the clerk OF
the bureau, sailed for Hilo on the XII
nau yesterday.
Twilight Surveyed.
In all probability the little schooner
Twilight, which arrived here from
Washington Island in December last
and which started to go to San Fran
cisco little while ago after making
cetrain very superficial repairs. having
to put back to port after being out a
day or two, will yet again venture out
to sea and very likely will arrive at
San Francisco after all-some day.
IY,t cl,o III
and her repairs are likely to be some
what extensive as we'll as expensive
Yesterday afternoon the damaged yes
sci was put on the marine railway for
little while and was thoroughly ex-
am1ned by the board of surveyors re-
Gently appointed.
She was found to be in sad condi-
ton. Her keel was rotten and worm
eaten and in one hole in the timber a
large eel had actually made its home.
Her helm is practically past. all use
fulness, a hole was discovered below
the water line in her port bows and this
is probably the leak which has been
giving the most trouble, as it is about
three inches in diameter and goes
through to the timbers. It has not yet
been decided what is to be done with
viz Af"iiiShl Odl II 10 tnOuSlll lIldl SHE
will be repaired and that she is still
worth repairing.
Shipping Notes.
Nineteen, days from San Francisco.
the brigantgine VIM G. Irwin arrived at
this port yesterday with a cargo of
general merchandise. Captain Gener-
eaux, well known to Honolulans, is her
master
Both the Sierra and the Sonoma
were expected to arrive at this port
MES, and the Sonoma from San Fran
cisco. They will probably make their
appearance today.
The steamer Ke Au Hou, of the In
ter-Island line, arrived here yesterday
from Hamakua with a full load of SUI
gar, after experiencing one of the
toughest trips of her existence. An
account of her trip has already ap-
peared in these columns.
Vessels sailing from this port yester-
day We're the barkentine Archer, Cap
tain Calhoun, with sugar for San
Francisco; the bark Edward May, Cap
tain Hanson, for San Francisco via
kahului, and the barkentine Echo,
Captain Belleson, for the Sound in bal
last.
Tomorrow at noon, instead of at
o'clock in the. afternoon, as heretofore,
the Oceanic steamship Zealandia will
sail for San Francisco from the Ocean
ic wharf. From San Francisco she will
go to Los Angeles, thence to this port
again, arriving on the 23d of next
month.
Captain Freeman took the steamer
kinau out on her regular run to Hilo
and way ports yesterday. The vessel
has received a thorough overhauIing.
While the Californian was at the
wharf in San Francisco, just prior to
her departure for Honolulu, seven
StowawayS managed to get on board,
and came down here on the vessel.
They were put to work during the trip
down.
Work will be begun on a new gov
eminent we'll on the Naval reservation
today. The contract was signed yes
terday afternoon. 1t will cost $3.50,
of which $4,000 will be for the actual
drilling of the artesian well, and the
rest for necessary pipe and hose to
carry the water to points on the two
Navy wharves. There are to be three
hydrants on wharf No. l. and four on
wharf No. 2. Captain Shaker is sure
that the water will be fit for drinking
purposes, and that it will not be at
all brackish.
Athenlan. Met Heavy Gales.
After a rough voyage of twenty
eight days from Taku, China, the army
transport Athenian arrived at Port
Townsend on the 18th instant and was
sent to Diamond Point quarantine sta
ton for disinfection. She had aboard
a detachment of eighty soldiers who
had seen service during the Boxer
troubles. The voyage across the Pa
cific was marked by series of gales.
and on several occasions the big craft
was roughly handled by the elements
Her officers report that gales have been
general on the Pacific and along the
coast of China. They were of marked
violence, and everywhere wreckage
was seen during the voyage.
A robbery occurred on the Athenian,
whereby a returning passenger was re-
lieved of $500 The thieves were de-
tected and were placed in irons, and
will be turned over to the Federal au-
thorities after leaving quarantine. This