The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-17

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The rat crusade is progressing will
much energy along the waterfront
Yesterday work was started at the
wharves running up to Queen Street,
and a gang OF men was busy on Brew
er's wharf, making it ready for the
siege. In the main. the same methods
are employed as were used at the
Oceanic wharf. Brewers wharf is an
old one, and In rather bad repair. but
nevertheless. it is hoped that a good
Job can be done with 1t. making it
alright enough to make the rats that
have heretofore enjoyed a life of safe
ty under the wharf, feel uncomfOrta-
BILE The work went along rapidly and
well yesterday. Planking is being put
down along the sides of the wharf, and
the flooring is being covered with tar
red paper, on the top of which a floor
ing of one and one-half inch boards
is fastened.
1t is the intention to extend the
work along Brewers wharf and
around the boat landing, where 1t is
said there are rats galore. The Irm-
gard wharf will also be put in reAdi-
ness for fumigatlon during this week.
II is hoped that the work will be fin
ished at the end of the week, but as
the dilapidated condition of the wharf
| makes the work quite difficult, it may
| take longer.
The boatboys, custom house inspec-
tors. stevedores and others who spend
their days along this part of the wa
terfront, are in hopes that the gov
eminent viii build a public toilet near
the boat landing while they are re-
pairing that place. This has been
needed for long time, and the water
frontiers are thinking that If they will
ever get their wish, now is the time to
score.
Vessels Making Long Passages.
The strong southerly wind which has
been blowing for the last few days is
causing quite an amount of comment
in waterfront circles. While there is
much discussion as to whether the wl-"l
will develop into a Kona or not, the
wind as it is at present is causing
much delay in the local shipping, es-
pecially as far as the schooners Of the
mosquito fleet are concerned. OF these
there were yesterday in port at the
Fishmarket and Emme's wharves, the
Alice Kimball. the Aalolo, Kawailani,
the sIoop Kaiulani, the Twilight, Kaui-
keaouH and Concord. All of these YES
sells are making ready to depart, but as
long as the wind remains unchanged
they will probably have to stay in
port
AS for the foreign shipping, 1t is
thought that the southeasterly winds
ought to bring in some of the overdue
vessels of the coal fleet from Australia
pretty soon. OF these, the American
schooner. Churchill is now seventy
eight days out from Newcastle, the
Norwegian schooner Prince Louis is
seventy-four days out, and several
other vessels from the same port are
now between fifty and sixty days out.
On the other hand this wind viii tend
to still further prolong the passages
Of the many vessels of the lumber and
the sugar fleet, which are now on
the S. d. Carleton, which is now forty
four days out from Tacoma is already
causing some anxiety; the schooner II.
d. Bendixon is now forty-One days out
from Port Blakeley, and a number OF
vessels on their way from ports on the
northern coast are making long pas
sages. The vessels coming from san
Francisco are also being considerably
delayed. several of them now being be-
tween twenty and thirty days out.
Dredger Win Soon be Launched.
The large dredger which has been
under construction down at Emme' s
wharf for the last couple of months
is now nearing completion. The dredg
er is built for Clark & Henry, the con-
tractors. who will use it on the Pearl
Harbor bar Yesterday the workmen
were busy applying to the sides of the
dredger a coat of vivid red paint, and
the launching of the large wooden
craft will take place on Thursday
morning The dredging machinery will
be Installed as soon as it arrives. 1t
Is now on its way from San Francisco