The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-11-10

! the purchase OF the Lansing, Roma,
| Washtenaw and Argyll The vessels
Of course will ply exclusively in the
oil trade The steamers will arrive
here from New York within the next
/ six months. As to the new steamers
/ that We intend to build, VIII say
| that they Will likely be foreign bot
| toms. The steamers will be built in
| the near future. The increase in the
oil trade of California has made the
addition of these vessels to our line
imperative. Examiner
RANGE DAY BEACONS
FOR PEARL HARBoR.
Honolulu, I. H., Nov 9, 1905.
The following affects the list of
lights. buoys and daymarks. Twelfth
Lighthouse Subdistrict, 1906
HAWAII.
Pearl Harbor, Oahu Island.-Inner
Channel Range Day Beacons, two dia-
mond shaped beacons painted black, the
apex of the front one up, tht rear one
down, We're substituted November s,
for the two sets of two single-pile bea-
cons, 80 feet apart, painted white, the
a
dicates the mid-channel course, N by
w. IA w. after passing through the
dredged portion of the reef
The new beacons are placed at the
middle points of the two former sets
and now mark the range as heretofore
By order of the Lighthouse Board
A. P. NIBLACK,
Lieutenant-Command U. S. N.
Assistant to the Inspector of the
Twelfth Lighthouse District.
HAS HIS PAPERS RESTORED.
Arthur ONeill, formerly of the liner
Doric and later chief officer of the big
lirer Siberia, is now a full-f1edged
American citizen. When the Siberia
was here before his papers We're taken
away on account of an apparent fraud
ulency, but they are now restored 20
him, and he sails again as a good
American. Neill is highly respected
as an. officer and gentleman, and his
reinstatement will be good news to
many of his acquaintance. He is, by
the way, regarded as the handsomest
chief officer running out of this port.
S. f. Chronicle.
SHIPPING NOTES.
The Nfihau left for Kauai again last
night at five.
The Mikahala took her regular run
to Kauai yesterday.
The Claudine is coaling. She leaves
at five p. m. today for Maui ports.
The Siberia will dock at Naval Dock
No. 2. She is expected in the morning.
The U. s. A T. Buford will not come
into port Sunday but will anchor out
side.
The w. G. Hall is reported at Koloa
and the Ke Au Hou at Kappa over
hauling the mornings.
The cable supply ship Restorer
dressed ship yesterday in honor of the
birthday of Edward VII.
The Claudine brought 2O7 sacks of
potatoes, SO sacks of corn, is sacks taro.
81 hogs, L boiler, 81 packages hides, 104
packages sundries-
AS an instance of the careful man
ner in which Lloyds keeps track OF
vessels, large and small, a recent cor
rection calls attention to the change CT
the rig of the yacht Gladys from sloop
to yawl rig.
The Mikahala and Niihau both got
away for Kauai yesterday afternoon
at ) p. m. Tie former goes on her
usual run and carried passengers; the
later goes to Ahukini and Hanamauiu
with freight only.
Lieutenant Commander Niblack has
a notice to mariners in this issue of
the substitution of two diamond shaped
beacons painted black to replace two
single pile beacons painted white in
dicating the channel course into Pearl
Harbor.
The Lavinia from Laysan Island with
guano was sighted by the Niihau as
she was returning from Kauai. The
Laysan Island boat arrived about
eleven yesterday with fifty tons Of gu /
ano after twenty-five days trip. |
Several japanese were brought as pas /
sengers. Mr.. Schlemmer stayed behind. 3
Ernest Horton of Chicago. who has -,
been in the Lighthouse service for a
great number of years has been trans /
ferred from the ninth lighthouse dis
trict to the twelfth and assigned TO !
duty in Honolulu. He will probably
arrive on the transport Sherman sun
law. He will Immediately relieve z. NJ.
Shaw who recently resigned as chleI
Jerk in the local lighthouse office. MI. :,
Shaw will shortly go to the Coast ana
.ngage in business on his own account
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