The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-11
MAIL STEAMERS
CONE AND GO.
The Gaelic and Sonoma Had
Large Number Of
Passengers.

Two mail liners reached port from
San Francisco early yesterday morn
ing. The Gaelic, which left San Fran
cisco one day earlier than the Sonoma,
the other arrival, had the mails, but
the latter vessel had big list of pas
sengers for Honolulu which caused
considerable interest to be taken in her
arrival.
The Sonoma had some unusual ship
ments among her cargo for Australia.
Now that drought stricken country will
receive some things by her that are
ments include thousand tons of grain
eight hundred tons Of onions, four hun
dred tons of canned goods, one hun
dred tons of dried fruit, and hundred
tons of pears.
Purser G. A. Hodson, the genial
young man who looks after Sonoma
passengers, is to find some one to look
after him on the occasion of the So
noma's arrival in Sydney on this trip,
for he is to wed Miss f. Griffes-Wil-
liams, an Australian belle who is well
known in Sydney official circles. Pur-
ser Hodson is a general favorite with
the great multitude of people who have
had occasion to travel on the Oceanic
| liner on her frequent trips between
America and the country on the other
| side of the South Seas.
The passengers included many island
! people who are returning to their
homes. Among them were the follow
ing: DR.. John Weddick, of Waialua,
! has been on a pleasure trip to Ireland.
Mrs. Sam Johnson returned from a
summer stay at the Coast. H. P. Faye
of the Kekaha plantation, returned
with his family from an extensive visit
| abroad. Andrew Brown, who is tC
! take the management of Kilauea plan
! tation, brings his family to Hawai-
again after having spent over a year
in England and Scotland. Mrs. Fanny
i Love, brought her two grandsons, F. L.
and w. H. Hogs, back from a four
months visit on the mainland. Prof
Miller and wife of Oahu College return
ed from vacation visit. W. A Bald.
win returned with his bride. e. N
Smith returns from New York where he
has been attending the Brooklyn
Polytechnic school. E. " Noyes is t.
take a place in the Mills Institute. Mis-:
Aida Tipson returned to become the
wife of Manager Samuels of the Manu-
facturers' Shoe Company. AnotheI
bride is Miss Upper of Buffalo who i.
, to marry Mr.. Scott of the New En-
gland Bakery. c. L. Rhodes returned
j from hurried vacation trip to the
Coast. Jas. H. and Mrs. Love returned
from a four months trip to the main.
land. Clarence l.. White returns aftel
having made a tour of some of tn,
Western States in an effort to improve
his health. The Hon. and Mrs. A. S
wilcox returned from brief visit tt
: the Coast. Mr.. S. S. Dickinson return.
to complete arrangements here for thu
! Mackay cable. J. NJ Dat, postmaster
is back from a short trip to the main
land
The vessel has a large number o
through passengers. mainly returning
I excursionists. Among them are Mrs. NJ
Pfeil and daughter, relatives of Captain
Van oterendorp.
The Gaelic was unable to berth at tn
: Pacific Mail wharf owing to the Goa
ship John Currier being there discharg
ing, so she took berth at the Nava
wharf. She has fair number of pas
sengers. On board she has about 5000,
900 worth of treasure and 1920 tons O
general cargo. She took no passenger
from this port
Both vessels got away for their re
spective destinations shortly after
o'clock last night
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