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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-12
KILLED BY SHARK
IN SYDNEY HARBOR

There is a pest of sharks in harbor Of
Sydney, and on the morning of the 18th
of January, according to the Herald Of
that town, a young man by the name
Of Stanley F. James, bathing in the
upper reaches of the Lane Cove river.
was seized by one of the monsters,
which, after he had made a desperate
struggle to free himself, snapped off
his left leg several inches above the
knee. He was taken out of the water
Immediately after being bitten, but died
a few hours later from loss of blood and
the effect of the shock.
James was in the water with two
younger brothers. and, swimming out
from them. was attacked as soon as he
reached deep water. He fought the
shark off after 1t had drawn him under
once, even though he was terribly bitten
then. The fish renewed the attack, and
on the second seizure bit the mans leg
off clean.
Some men rowing in a boat near by
went to his help, but did not get up in
time to save the man or kill the shark.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-12
FIRST BOAT OF
CHINESE LINE

The first steamer of the new China
Commercial line will leave Hongkong
on March q, calling at Shanghai,
Kobe, Yokohama and Honolulu. for
Manzanillo. Mexico, and on her return
trip will go by way of San Francisco.
Eng Hok Fong and Leung Kan Ming
are now in San Francisco. en- route
home from Washington and the City of
Mexico, where they have made all the
arrangements essential to
the starting of the new line. Four ves-
sells have been chartered in England
for the use of the new company and
are said to be fine ships. 1t is the be-
def of the officers of the new company
that a big business will be done acrry-
that big business will be done carry
freight from Manzanillo to the Orient.
Eng Hok Fong is the president of the
company, and J. S. Van Buren, is gen.
eral manager.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-12
MYRTLE BOAT
CLUB OFFICERS

The annual meeting of the Myrtle
Boat Club was held last evening and
a new corps of officers elected for the
ensuing year. The meeting marked the
twentieth year of the life of the club,
and was notable for the retirement
from the presidency of A. G. NJ. Rob-
ertson, who for eleven years presided
over the destinies of the organization.
There were many expressions of regret
as to this decision of the official, but
he announced that he could not serve
the club longer, and wished that new
blood might be placed in it's control.
The reports read showed that the club
is IN good shape financially and other
wise.
1.-THE new board of officers was as fol-
lows: w. w. Harris, president; A.
Perry, vice-president; J. F. Soper, sec
c. S. Crane, treasurer; G. Har-
ris, auditor; w. c. Parke, w. H. Soper
and A. A Wilder. trustees.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-12
Shipping Notes.

The bark Albert sailed for San Fran
cisco yesterday with a full cargo of
sugar.
into the harbor and will be repaired
here.
The big freighter Nebraskan is ex-
pected to reach port from San Fran
cisco on Saturday.
Captain Kinder of the Coptic has been
arrested in San Francisco for letting
seven Chinese escape.
Reinsurance on the Florence dropped
ten cents when the Alameda reported
seeing distress signals.
The Inter-IsIand steamer waialeale
has broken the storm blockade at Kau-
al and reached port yesterday.
The Encore is unloading salt and the
Mikahala sugar at the Railway wharf,
and the two are lying alongside each
other.
Captain Meyer. OF the German bark
Henry, reports a derelict, bottom up, in
latitude 25 degrees 8 minutes north,
longitude 1872 degrees % minutes west.
The distress signals seen by the Ala
media on its outward trip were observed
at 1880 o'clock. on the night of January
30. 81 miles from Honolulu. There We're
five or six flares of light on the port
beam. Captain Dowdell, who was on
the bridge, made out a square rigger
The Alameda headed for the vessel, but
she could not be found, nor were the
lights seen again. The night was dark
and stormy after an hours search
the Alameda went on,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-12
The Damage Done by
the Wind
Slight.
Force of the Storm is Felt
from longs to
Samoa.

The Royal Mail Steamer Aorangi
from Australia and the Colonies. came
into port yesterday morning, and left
at 4:30 in the afternoon. She had
head winds and rough seas all the
way. but not enough wind to retard
her progress materially. The liner
brought Sydney and Fiji papers telling
| of terrific hurricane that passed
| close to and over small part of the
Fiji group on the 18th and 18th of
January.
OF this storm, which was probably
the same one that caught the schooner
Eldorado and twisted her rudder out
of shape, the Fiji Times of January
Is says
High winds and a low barometer
all day on Saturday and during the
early hours of Sunday morning last,
were the ominous weather conditions
and presaged blow The barome-
o'clock a. m. on Sunday. when it regis
tered 29.350. Thereafter it began to
rise slowly, and by Monday registered
its normal reading. The wind blew
from W.S.W. and was very squally on
Sunday morning. The disturbance was
unaccompanied with rain, or very lit
tie OF it.
''The Government steamer Clyde
proceeded to Wakaya on Tuesday
to enquire into report that
the lighthouse there had suffered
from a huge tidal wave that
is said to have occurred there a fort
night since. Referring to the Incl
dent our Levuka contemporary of the |
18th instant says: We believe that |
the tidal wave which broke on the
lighthouse at Wakaya lifted cwtf
,rane, ton block of concrete, smashed |
| quantity of reflector glasses. and sew
raj chimneys for the lamps, which
we're over 20 feet above the reef -
A few days after the paper was is
ued, the steamer Hauroto arrived at
'uva from Tonga and Samoa. The
teamer met the gale when approaching
'onga from Auckland. She reported
hat no damage had been done by the
hurricane at either Tonga or Samoa,
the storm had been felt at
9th places. The damage in the Fijis
roper was very slight, according to .
ltest advices, few banana planta- /,
ons being ruined and some cocoanut
-ees blown down. No loss of life is !,
eported.
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and any or all failure or failures on the
part OF such officer to pay over to the
proper person or persons any money re-
ceiVed by him as assessor, and any or all
1alIure or failures of said assessor to
denver 10 any person or persons author
yea oy law to receive the same. any
books, papers or other things pertain
ing 10 his duties as assessor of taxes.
There will be considered and pre-
sented to the caucus OF Republicans
later the bin drawn by Lihue Repub-
Iicans, placing the control Of the
schools under the counties. but provid-
ing as Well a Territorial Board which
shall have charge OF the issuance of
certificates and the normal and other
Territorial schools. The organization
OF county boards OF education and the
election Of county superintendent is
provided. as we'll as the machinery for
the control of the various schools nm
der the Board of Education and the
Board of Supervisors of the counties.
Home Rule legislators will meet to-
day or tomorrow for the purpose of /
taking up the consideration Of a county |
bill drawn for them by ]. NJ. Poepoe. |
The measure is said to be a complete
one. There viii be however general |
discussion Of the Republican bill as
we'll. as there are many members of /
The minority who think it would be
wise to suggest alterations in that
measure for the purpose of endeavor-
ng to secure changes and hoping that
here may be had the support of many
who have amendments 20
as well. and will want votes to
AIRY them through.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-12
SHORT MAN ON THE
WAY TO THE REEF
(Continued trom Pare ID

of the car, and for his service he got
s. of the $2S which were taken.
Later he went with Brown and Henry
Williams. or Thomas, to Waikiki and
| there began his work of house break
ing. They first went to the Holmes
place, where they kicked in the door
of the servants house and his money
was taken. According to Mack he was
used as the watcher all the time, for
he was left outside on that occasion
and when the trio went on to the
Beckley place, again he was on the
road. He said that though the two
who entered the Beckley house, Brown
and Williams, seemed to have some
thing in their pockets he did not get
any part of the swag, and does not
know anything of the silver.
After that he went with James and
Snow to the Chinese store in Beretania
street. There again he was left out
side and he watched at the bus while
the others went in and made the touch.
He said he stood there for a long time
and then he heard James and Snow
coming running out. He Joined in the
race but they soon separated and went
home, while they ran on. Finally he
was awakened from his slumber, in the
morning, when he found the others
beside him. They gave him s.. He
saw them later and James had new
clothes and seemed to have money.
Mack was confronted with Brown
and Snow and identified them, but be-
yond making disclaimers of their con-
1ection with the affairs of which Mack
had told, the two said nothing There
Is still another of the gang under
of the police and it is
hoped to get at him later. Mr.. Chill |
ingworth said last evening however |
hat ne thought he had the hui which |
las been doing the jobs and that /
peedy convictions would follow.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-12
Hongkong Msru in Port.

The Togo Kisen Kaisha liner Hong
kong Maru reached port yesterday
afternoon late, having been delayed
outside for the Aorangi to pass out of
the harbor. The Hongkong Maru made
the run down in a little more than five
days, and brought six days mail. She
had rough weather the whole trip, but
no storms. and sighted nothing on the
way DOWN. Her passenger list was not
large. She viii probably resume her
voyage at noon today.
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but the weather was too rough for the
job. and Captain Searle of the Cum
minis had determined to make an effort
OF the way. He found it at eleven
o'clock on Monday. about four miles
outside Of the reef, and despite the
fact that heavy sea was running, it
was towed inside the lagoon to safety.
The buoy is valued at $500, and is the
property of the cable construction
company 1t will be restored to the
company, probably, but subject to the
salvage claim.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-12
6401
NOTICE.

A MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders Of the Kona and Kau Railway
Company, Limited, will be held at the
office of the said Company at room COL
Stangenwald building. Honolulu. on
Thursday. the 18th of February. 1908.
at p. m. the object of the meeting
being the election of officers for the
ensuing year and such other business
as may come before the meeting.
HUGH S. DIMOND,
President.
Honolulu. Feb. 10. 1903. 64O0
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-12
Br AUTHORITY.

The Governor requests attorneys for
persons who have received awards from
the Fire Claims Commission. TO deposit
with his Secretary all contracts be-
tween them and their clients In such
cases, covering attorneys fees or copies
thereof certified by Notary Public.
In case no written contracts were
made. a statement to that effect. Civ
ing such oral agreements that were
entered into. with reference to the
claims affected and described by num-
Der, is desired
ALEX. G. HALVES. JR..
Secretary to the Governor.
Executive Chamber. February 18th.
1908. s4Ol
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-12
FoR SCHOOL, HOUSE.

Sealed Tenders for the construction
Of two-roomed school house at Hal
ku, Maui, to be completed on or before
Saturday. April 18th. will be received
at the office of the Department OF Pub
lie Instruction until noon of Monday.
March 9Th.
Plans and specifications can be seen
at the office of the Department in Ho-
nolulu, and at the office OF w. o.
Aiken, School Agent. Paia. Maui.
The superintendent does not bind
himself to accept the lowest or any
bid.
ALATAU T. ATKINSON,
Superintendent Public instruction.
-Gan1
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-12
BANK EMPLoYE INSANE IN PRISON
CONTINUED from page -

McElroy was taken to the station.
When he was searched there $323.45 was
found on his person, three hundred and
ten dollars of 1t being in bright, new
ten dollar gold pieces. DR.. Cooper called
on McElroy at the station last night,
and expressed the belief that the young
mans mental condition would improve
under treatment. McElroy will be cared
for, and watched carefully. His home
is in Pennsylvania.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-12
Lost Gable Buoy Found.

The steamer ]. A. Cummins has pick
ed up the lost cable buoy which was
reported by the schooner Kawailani to
be floating somewhere in neighbor-
hood of the islands. The schooner had
tried to tow the buoy into Honolulu,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-12
WHEN YOU HAVE A BAD COLD

You want a remedy that will give
quick relief and effect permanent
cure.
You want a remedy that will relieve
the lungs and make expectoration
easy.
You want a remedy that will coun-
teract any tendency toward pneumonia
You want the best medicine that can
be obtained.
You want Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy.
1t always cures and cures quickly.
Benson, Smith & Co., Ltd, wholesale
agents, sell 1t.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-12
ANNUAL MEETING.
KoHALA SUGAR co.

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
shareholders of the Kohala Sugar Co.
will be held at the office Of Castle &
Cooke, Ltd, in Honolulu on Monday,
Feb. 23rd, at 10 o'clock a. m.
H. WATERHOUSE,
Secretary, Kohala Sugar Company
Honolulu. Feb. 9th, 1903. 6399
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ANNUAL MEETING.
THE wAIMEA SUGAR MILL co.

7 NE WAIMEA oUNAfN MILL Co
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders OF The Waimea Sugar Mill
Company will be held in the Assembly
Hall, over the offices of Castle & Cooke.
Ltd, in Honolulu, H. T., on Wednes-
day, Feb. 25th, 1903. at 10 o'clock a. m.
E. d. TENNEY,
Secretary, The Waimea Sugar Mil Co.
Honolulu, Feb. 9Th, 1903 6399
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NOTICE

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF
Directors. the annual meeting Of stock
holders of the Kihei Plantation Conn
pany, Ltd. will be held on Wednesday,
February 18th, 1908, at 2 p. m. in the
rooms over the offices Of Messrs. Cas-
tie & Cooke, Limited. Honolulu.
L. A. THURSTON,
Secretary Kihei Plantation Co, Ltd
Honolulu, February 5th, 1903 1895
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-12
MEETING NOTICE.

A MEETING OF STATIONARY
and marine engineers will be held on
Saturday Feb. II. at 1880 p. m, in
room 6, Elite building. Hotel street.
All engineers interested are respectful-
ly invited to attend.
F. o. BOYER,
6401 Secretary.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-12
ANNUAL MEETING.
EVA PLANTATION COMPANY.

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders of the Eva Plantation
Company will be held in the Assembly
Hall over the offices of Castle e. Cooke,
Ltd, in Honolulu, H. T., on Friday,
Feb. 9th, 1903, at 10 o'clock a. m.
f.. d. TENNEY,
Secretary. Eva Plantation Company.
Honolulu, Feb. 9th, 1903. 6399
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-12
LOSING FLESH.


Are you losing flesh? If
SO, better consult your doctor
1t once. He will tell you the
cause. We can provide the
remedy, which is SCOTS
Emulsion of cod-liver oil.
We have known persons to
gain a pound day, by taking
an ounce of the Emulsion.
A young woman in Batavia
writes us she had lost twenty
five pounds in three months,
and her lungs were seriously
affected. She took three bot
ties of SCOTS Emulsion and
gained fifteen pounds, ana
was able to resume her work
1t will cure consumption in
the early stages. 1t is a re-
.narkable flesh producer.
Send for Free Sample.
corr & BOVINE, Chemists, 4o9 Pearl ST., N Y
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wAIALUA AGRICULTURAL COM
PANY, LTD.

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders of the Waialua Agricul-
tural Company, Ltd, will be held in the
Assembly Hall over the offices of Castle
& Cooke, Ltd. in Honolulu, II. r.. on
Thursday, Feb. 26th, 1908, at 10 O'Clock
a. m.
z. D. TENNEY,
Secretary. Waialua Agricultural COM
pany, Ltd.
Honolulu, Feb. 9Th, 1903. 6399
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FOR SALE!
SUGAR MACHINERY {!

AT REASONABLE PRICES-SUGAR
Coolers, 5x6M feet by Is inches: Two
Smoke Stacks, so inches diameter by 100
feet each. For particulars inquire at
Pepeekeo Sugar Co.'S Office, or TheO H.
Davies & Co., Honolulu. 639s
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ANNUAL MEETING.

Honolulu. Feb. 10, 1903.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-06

Of Oakland Creek where n Is bus
ny engaged lifting bay and depositnT
It the breakwater that the channel deepened
the largest ledger in the world be 1t
American Company composed
Of Sam 1t was
entirely constructed here the capital by
the bay he States
This dredger exceeds In size and CAPACITY ANYTHING of IT'S
kind, excepting the machines
constructed for digging the Panama canal
bined clam SHELF and hydraulic dredger only
its kind built especially
Dor improvements and for reclamation work the tidal
and overhowed lands along the
Joaquin rivers building
Of 1t directly nstigated by the determination of
Department large dredging
bor For this it admirably energies
VIII be engaged for the next two by the Government
contracts for harbor improvements already let
Looking the sturdy craft rides
Oakland Creek hard
machinery and
timber in space alone
hull would small forest, there being
100000 cubic feet used.
The main engines operating bucket the dedger
worked clam SHELF machine the
purpose They
triple expansion capable
velopng horsepower, running revolutions
200 pounds Of steam In constructing the
engines IS 900 feet Of lumber used
which the boom is the
dredger weighs
fifty than sxtytwo high
2x24 timbers side and 1Sx24
back At the top there solid iron
cap weighing pounds this topping
the end Of the BOOM and the weight of the
boom and bucket or ladder requirements may be-
When working dredger a "clam SHELF
q boom long inches square supported by
the the end of the boom steel
sheaves weighing
cables operating "clam SHELF
cables 1z inches diameter and have
"a made of steel opens like
The shells shaped like rnds quarter Of
opened closed they form half sphere This
bucket weighs empty pounds In good
material twenty cubic yards. weighing thirty toT~
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-06

This lead together with the weighing
IN all than fortyve raised from the
bay distance
starting point less than
is remarkable with what the handle this
He is put exertion than would
required lift his cap
hull each side the legs Of the "A" frame
OF hull aft
"spud
weighing each these
the "spuds" which the potatoes used in
galley suppose but timbers eighty fee
rest OF These 70 anchor
position desired without
shore, lowered cables
BY the manipulation heavy may swuns
position by merely touching the
the bottom of the ground
steel shaft the end of which is cutter
then pumped through long lines Of large the debris
being deposited away. an
power raising this immense of semi
material writer shown piece of Iron weighing
1O pounds that pumped through pipe
without the slightest difficulty and dumped where the other
debris is deposited.
Located in boilers. pumps.
tanks engine
and blacksmith the kitchen and
dinng-room accommodate sixty storeroom electric
department. swinging engines drums and rctons machine
shop compressor the forward deck
located the tanks for the
galley the There accom-
rnodations sixty told which the numerical
strength of the
Above the staterooms the pilot house. forty
the main deck, which located all the levers gauges
etc and operated. From this
elevation clear surroundings
of running ashore. At night the whole
electricity and the pipe line works
unnterruptedly from dusk till daylight
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-25
Cook Orders Boss
to Help Him Cook

Jose Gulchero half owner of an
italian saloon at 42O Main avenu, and
his cook, Felix Colatano, are in po-
lice court this afternoon, Gulchero
on the charge of threatening to pump
Colatano full of lead.
On the stand. Colatano, the prose
cutor, said he had ordered Gulclrero
to do half the cooking, but that The
latter got angry and threatened to
shoot him. Cross examined Colata q,
said he had table knife and a fork
In his hand. Then a bread knife with
a blade more than a foot in length
was produced and Colatano admitted
1t was the table knife.
Gulchero said he had merely point
ed the pistol at Colatano after the
latter had threatened to carve him
with the table knife. The pistol was
sent for. 1t proved to be about IS
inches long, shooting a cartridge one
size smaller than a mans thumb, Gull
chero said no harm was in the gun;
that it had laid behind the bar-load-
ed to the muzzle, for many weeks.
The case Is still on at O'Clock,
and different Italian witnesses are
testifying to prove that Colatano was
justified in refusing to do more than
half the cooking.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-08-25
Mcbride Investigates
Donovan and Custer

Governor Henry Mcbride arrived
in Spokane shortly before 9 o'clock
this morning and went at once to the
Spokane. ....
The. governor is accompanied on
the trip by Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral c. c. Dalton OF Seattle. He de-
clined to talk of political matters or
OF the Watelet extradition refusal,
in which the governor has been chang
ed by Attorney s. P. Domer with
having been more than remiss in his
official duties.
II shall not discuss it. have
nothing to talk about to the news
papers,"
Governor Mcbride has arranged
with the committee of the Musicians
union for hearing with them on
the matter Of the pardon proposed for
Del Custer and George Donovan, i'm
plicated with. Ben Driscoll in the
Adler affair, and now serving six
months sentences in the county jail.
The Press printed blank forms of
application for signature to a petit
ton for their pardon and the sigma
lures showed the overwhelming SEN
timent to be in favor of the release
Of the pair, inasmuch as the third had
escaped sentence.