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

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THE great freighter of the Ameri
| can-Hawaiian line, the Californi
an. which so many people delight
in calling the California, just be.
,ause the latter word slides from theil
tongues more easily, arrived in porr
Early yesterday morning and mooreG
| Alongside the Railway wharf. She was
sighted off Koko Head about 5 in the
morning.
The last time the Californian was in
this port she was a United States army
transport and was on her way to Ma
Mia with quartermaSter' and commits
! arys stores for the army in the Phil
ppneS. She is now back in the service
Of the Observation-Disclosures Steamship
Company and will be the first vessel of
that line TO make the long run from
Honolulu to New York, said to be the
bagest regular steamship service in the
/ world. The Californian was almost ten
days in making the trip from San Fran
cisco to this port. She is high out of
the water. having comparatively little
freight aboard, not much more than
/ igO thousand tons. Her capacity is
pmething like $500 tons. When she
sails from here she will be loaded down
With sugar for New York. She will not
AXE full cargo here but will proceed
% HilO to complete loading. The Amer
nan-Hawaiian Company has docks at
the Eva end of the harbor, the Railway
vharves, and that portion of the water
front is now the most business-like in
. appearance. The great sheds there are
capable Of sheltering immense quaint
ties Of sugar and the wharves are the
biggest in port.
me Californian will remain here
about week and then go to Hilo; from
| h!O she will proceed to New York, via
NE straits of Magellan, stopping at
lofonei, Chile, and st. Lucien, in the
West Indies, to coal.
After the Californian had passed
through here in July of last year she
vas obliged to put in at Guam to make
iepairs, having lost one or two of her
propeller blades. Considerable anxiety
vas felt concerning her at the time as
y was thought that she might have
een struck by a typhoon and seriously
Anaged. The news of her having put
d uuam got to the Coast by the way
honolulu. From Manila the Califor-
nan went to China and was delayed at
,dAu ior forty-six days awaiting or
oe's' On the voyage from China to the
least the vessel encountered very
navy weather and lost a blade from
rsr propeller. Upon her arrival at San
4 francisco the Californian was put on
'le oFydock and a new steel propeller
vas put In.
me american, a sister ship of the
e@liIofnian, is about to load at Seattle
W honolulu and New York.
Vaptain G. D. Morrison is the master
the Californian.
Inspectors Take a Trip.
M nuns and Boilers Inspectors Whitney
~ Lenners left yesterday morning for
UP 70 the other Islands.
SONector Stackab1e suggested to the
Inspectors that it might be a good idea
,ss sel acquainted with the difficulties
ban. nafious conditions pertaining to the
b'ls OF steamers in these waters
wa sIe certihcates of inspection were is
a.. 81 ana before captains and other Of
Ei' We're examined.
,bs less ne, man has had experience in
:. sand steamboat business, no mat
;,s Wv good a navigator he may be
so,, matter what papers he can
81, k.. ne Is OF very little use on steam
Tor, "eeh the Islands. The inspec-
y.sq.,D studying the handling of the
Mn trading between the Islands.
,s.. better enabled to proceed with
! o N. "ork than if they simply listened
opinions and accounts of others.
| no. 'ors Whitney and Lehners are
srnot a'esSion of a special letter of in
| 1, NM r,Ils from Washington which will
hss5s -. TO drive away worry from the
s:a,Dn,ot employees of the inter Island
t.,a &c IN meets. It is now thought that
nasts, @'ii De few positions lost by the
tso rs, mates and engineers of the
,. va steamship companies.
ha,3 ar. are not to be subjected to the
,ee,r1;sl nlnations ordinarily required,
bn :. 10 the letter from Washing
s4b 49,, ,ne men of the inter-Island yes
he, ' oa satisfy the examiners as to
rsrtisca4,alpelenee they will be given
lssb5S' e a many of the masters of the
shgoI az teels have graduated in the
bot Va experience alth, ugh they are
/ hev ~ lamilar with book-knowledge.
betraana N handle anything that floats
|5ls,lv :. 'Hese Islands and are thor
eha1n,,.La fnlliar with all the coasts and
6rs =, IN the letter to the inspec-
fsnp I nuns and boilers, from Super
Fashi,..iI Spector General Durant of
t has ~ The following is included:
5sfors occurred to me to advise you
isn,a = feeding that as all steamers
Ter the naval We're naturalized I'M
Aas aji.r acc Of Congress bringing the
Stats ,aa Islands under the United
yin be- sr,.,, the boilers of steam vessels
lon IA - =, l'ed to inspection under sec
llareh 4 I is,r act of Congress, approved
IS not Ios.'" On the Mainland boil
h heir ing a certain stamp show
hey bs,-- make and certain tests which
seraaed "a. |lthstood would be con-
coN ern,s without even an examination.
me employees the letter