The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-20


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135 days out from Table Bay for Port
land, quoted at Is per cent; the Norwe-
gian ship Prince Louis, ninety nine
days out of Newcastle, Australia, fol-
the British bark Forthbank, ninety
two days out from Newcastle, for San
Francisco. standing at 10 per cent
ship Disappeared.
/ TACOMA, Jan. Captain Mallin, OF
! the British ship Scottish Minstrel,
which arrived in from Valparaiso on
: Thursday. tells an Astoria paper Of a
singular experience that happened on
the passage from Europe. While
rounding the Horn the day was beau
tiful. with strong breeze when sud-
which lasted for several hours, with
tremendous seas. The patent log show
: ed that during this period the vessel
had logged nine knots per hour, but
from measurement taken from the
shore but three knots had been made
| in the entire time. While this expe-
rience was in progress four-masted
bark was seen about four miles away
rolling heavily, and suddenly it rolled
over and disappeared. The weather
was SO clear that there could be no
mistake about the vessel having rolled
over and sunk. The identity of the
vessel was not known.
opposit on Freight Boat
HILO. Jan. 16.-The schooner Wood
bury Is apt to form the nucleus of an
opposition line of freighters between
Honolulu and Hilo, unless the owners
should receive liberal offer to Sell
out. The business of the little vessel
increases as the merchants learn the
difference in freight charges, which is
about one-haff the price on regular
steamers. The Woodbury. made the
round trip to Honolulu last week in
six days. The captain takes orders
with him from Hilo, and brings back
the goods. These opposition lines have
been started several times. but just
as often the vessels are wrecked or the
owners sell to the Wilder's company.
Somehow there is strange fatality
overshadowing every marine enterprise
and whether the vessels carry insur-
ance or not they frequently get wreck
ed. Captain Harris is a comparatively
new man In this waters, and if his eX-
terprise continues In it's present sue
cess he will probably add another ves-
sci to his line.
KICK at Kinau.
The Kinau was reported at Kawaihae
at 4:S0 yesterday morning, and yet she
did not leave Mahukona for Hilo until
seven hours later. So long as pas
sengers are obliged to remain for five
or six hours at a port as barren Of
attractions as Is Mahukona, the route
cannot become popular. 1t might be
supposed that the steamship company
would put q freight boat on the line
for the purpose of helping out the XII
nau, and enabling her to reach Hilo
with fewer tedious delays. This plan
has been suggested to the company
many times without success. Should
a report reach Honolulu that an
other line would be established the
people of Hilo would find that all
things are possible to the manager Of
the company operating that particular
vessel, and that better time and fewer
delays would be the experience of pa
irons of the line.-Hawan Herald.
Protet and Albion Coming.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1O.-Oflcers
OF the French cruiser Protet announc-
ed yesterday that the vessel would
probably sail next Wednesday for Ia
hiti. the French settlement in the
South Seas. Honolulu will be visited
en- route. Later in the year the Protet
will call at Sydney, and then return
to France. Officers and crew have ap-
parently enjoyed their sojourn in this
port, having attended many social
functions ashore, besides holding re-
on board the cruiser.
The steamer Albion is scheduled to
sail Tuesday morning for Manila, via
and Guam, to remain in the
PhfliDpiQe iQter-iSland trade
Officers for Local Boats.
The following officers for the Inter
Island Company's boats arrived in the |
City OF Peking from the Coast:
Capt II. c. Arendt formerly of the |
steamer Pleiades, sister Of the Hyades, |
now here; C. 3. Scott, who for several |
years was on the o. & o. boats run !
ming between San Francisco and the |
Orient, and J. Miller. formerly Of the ,
Sound steamer Olympic. Captain Ar |
endt Is a member of New Orleans Har- |
Dor IS, and Scott and Miller of San /
Francisco Harbor Is. Masters and Pr /
lots Association.
Curious Coincidence.
BY a strange coincidence, two Of the
engineers OF the Inflated Rio &c Janeiro
and Waila Walla are at presen, In the