The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-14
LINER SIBERIA
Is IN AND OUT


rived off port from the Orient at $50
yesterday morning, and after passing
inspection came into the harbor and
locked at the Hackfeld wharf. She
sailed again for San Francisco at 4
o clock, and many persons who did not
expect to see her until afternoon, at
least, had to hustle to get their mail
aboard. Nothing of particular inter
est happened on the trip, good weather
being encountered. There were 1894
tons of freight in the steamers hold,
GOA tons of which came out at this
port.
There was Jolly crowd of passen-
gers on board, including many well
well known people. Fifteen Rus
naval officers fIom the Port Arthur
fleet, who are returning home on pa
role, were AIMING tie interesting people
aboard. Most CT the officers of the O.
& 0. liner Gaelic, which has gone out
of the company s service were pas
sengers on the Siberia. They are go
ing back to San Francisco, but fur
Their than that none of them know
what their next move will be. When
the Gaelic went out on her last trip
the company notified them that they
would be taken care of, but whether
they will go out on other vessels or be
given positions on the dock at San
Francisco none Of them was able to
say. Among the returning officers are
Purser George f. Chaplin, Surgeon F.
H. Gates, Freight Clerk Alexander Muir
ply, Storekeeper w. Russel Mcclellan,
Chief Steward W. G. Thompson and a
number of the white crew.
Louis Eppinger, the manager of the
Grand Hotel of Yokohama, is on a trip
to the States.
DIR. f. L. Benton is a surgeon in the
United States Navy on his way home.
w. C. johnson is treasury agent,
who has been on business trip to the
Philippines.
An unusually large crowd saw the
steamer depart for San Francisco at
4 p. m. The band played and leis We're
to be seen in profusion. Among the
Honolulu people to depart was Immi-
grafton Inspector F. NJ. Bechtel, who
goes to a California resort for his
health. He is a cripple from infiamma-
tory rheumatism.
Many of the tourists who have spent
several weeks or less in Honolulu de-
parted yesterday on the Siberia for
San Francisco. Every one went aboard
laden with leis and in a regTetful mood.
They all had had good time in Homo
lulu and spoke in the best terms of the
hospitality which had made their visit
so charming What with surfing, swim
ming, dancing, coaching, going to luaus
and hulas, visiting Hilo and the vol
cano, listening to the Hawaiian Gov
eminent Band, ana watching steamers
depart, the visitors have surely enjoyed
themselves.
Among those leaving were Mrs.
Adams and Miss Bluhm of Chicago,
Mr. and Mrs James King and Mrs.
Melvin of Chicago Mr.. King being one
of Chicago s wealthy men; Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Stephens and Mrs. Marshall
of Silverton, Montana; Mr.. and Mrs.
Mckay, Z. Westveer and wife, E. S.
Hicks, who has .een here for some
months; Dr. Z. L. Colburn, Miss Clapp
and Miss PEBBLES of Los Angeles, Mr..
and Mrs. S. Foster Kelly. A. Gartlev
of the Hawaiian Electric Company
went away on business; j. j. Belser
goes to the coast on a business trip;
\. Humans, the sugar expert from
Germany. departed after long stay in
the islands. W. f. Koch, the Denver
mining man, and wife, also departed
after an enjoyable stay. Mr.. Koch
was very pronounced against the
=" knockers" who attempt to prevent
tourists from taking the trip to the