The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-29
WATERFRONT NEWS3
AORANGI FULL
OF PASSENGERS
Many People Are voyssing on
the "AIl-Red" Mail
Steamer.

The steamer Aorangi arrived early
Sunday morning from Vancouver and
and a large number of passengers. The
vessel left Vancouver on the morning
at p. m. the same day. The steamer
was one day late in leaving Victoria
and bush fires along the British Column
bia and Washington coasts rendered
her passage out a dangerous one.
She had large number of passengers
for Honolulu. Among them were Mr.
and Mrs t. Give Davies and child
Her through list was one of the
heaviest that the vessel has ever had.
Sir Edmund Barton, Sir John Forrest,
and a number of other notable Austria
lians were on board. Sir Edmund Bar
ton was accompanied by his wife and
daughter and Sir John Forrest was ac-
companied by Lady Forrest. Sir James
Fairfax, owner of the Sydney Morning
Herald, and Lady Fairfax are return
ing to Australia after a lengthy stay
in Europe.
Pollard's company of little folks are
returning to New Zealand after having
made successful tour of the United
States and Canada The little people
have had some gooG runs and report
says have made barrel of money. On
the steamer they have one deck reserv-
ed for their sole use and seem to enjoy
themselves very much. Swings have
been fitted up and other things done
which are intended to make them more
comfortable. The girl actors have &C
cumulated a lot of Yankee slang which
they intend TO spread broadcast over
New Zealand
One of the little girls leaned over the
rail of the promenade deck before the
steamer left and shouted to a gentle
man on the wharf.
How do you do?'' was her salute
"Oh, thank you I am doing very we'll
and you?" answered a surprised bit of
manhood
Well" she replied. Il haven't been
ashore but from what they tell me you
got an all right town. 1t looks lovely
l am enchanted and enamored of your
little dugout and if 1 wasn't under con-
tract to this cheap Pollard Opera Com
pany I'd step ashore, marry, and settle
down here A giggle from bunch of
small actresses around her caused the
budding genius to disappear from view
When the Aorangi got alongside the
wharf in the morning her passengers
became very angry when they were told
that they could not go ashore until the
immigration officials passed the vessel.
There was long wait of fifty-five
minutes before an official of the innmi-
grafton department appeared and pass
ed the passengers of the vessel. This
cut short the stay of the passengers up
town considerably and their anger was
not completely Modified when the YES
sci sailed.
a Honolulu laundryman held up His
Majesty's mail for an hour and five
minutes yesterday. The Aorangi was
behind time and wished to make her
stay here as short as possible in order
that the lost time might be made up.
When the vessel arrived the laundry
was passed out with instructions that
it must be aboard the vessel before one
O'Clock as she would sail at that time.
One o'clock arrived All passengers
We're aboard. The pilot was on the
bridge. The vessel was all ready to
sail. Yet no laundryman had put in
appearance. People on the vessel were
getting impatient and it was not until
two o'clock that the laundryman show
ed up and allowed the vessel to go to
sea.