The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-01

SAN FRANCIsCO. Nov. 22.-Nearly
-. 00O. 900 In money will be taken out for
the orient by the Pacific Mail liner
China, sailing Saturday afternoon.
Three-fourths OF this consisting OF NJ
ty tons OF Mexican dollars, and valued
at 81, 500 600, IL already aboard the China
and under a strong guard. Such a big
shipment OF coin has not been sent on
a liner for many months. Most OF this
silver is consigned to Shanghai. The
China is also TO take full cargo OF
freight and many passengers.
TRANSPORTS WORN OUT.
VALLEJO, Nov. 1s.-with the an
nouncement given out at the Mare Is
land navy yard that the construction
and repair department estimates that
II will require $4,000 to repair the navy
transport Solace and that the surveys
Of the steam engineering department
now under way will far exceed this
sum, the reports published in The Call
last summer and afterward denied at
Mare Island are verified. The repairs
to the boilers of the transport are so
extensive that at least six months Will
De required to complete them.
The days of the usefulness of the
transport Lawton are also numbered.
The ship is old and her boilers are
worn out. When she was repaired at
Mare Island year ago It was with
the intention of Transforming her into
a station ship.
COAST ITEMS.
The following are from the >. f.
Chronicle of Nov. %:
The bark Edward May sailed yes
terday with a general cargo for Ho-
nolulu.
The American Hawaiian steamer
Californian, from New York, is to ar
rive tomorrow, by way Of Coronel and
San Diego.
Captain Carey of the Union Steam
ship Company's liner Moana is in town,
having dropped down from Puget
Sound for a rest He was welcomed
on change yesterday by many old
friends.
The ship w. F. Babcock has cleared
for Philadelphia and may sail today
Captain Bailey, formerly OF the Sus-
auehanna, and more recently OF tn;
Pacific Mail liner Siberia. is in com
mand. He is one of the most expert
enced and popular commanders known
in this port.
Paintings of the Pacific Mail liner
Korea and Mongolia were yesterda!
placed in prominent inches In the Mer
chants Exchange. The paintings wer
done by w. A. Coulter, famous as
marine artist, and they were greatl
admired by all who saw the pictures
Both the Korea and Mongolia are rep
resented as entering the harbor, and
every detail are true to nature, both a
to the marine view and the landscap
in the background.
5000 THE MEN ON GUARD.
A comparison of the ways in whic
Russia and the United States place me
on guard to watch the entrances
docks where their naval vessels ar
tnoored can be seen at the two navt
docks here.
At Dock No is the Russian auxi
tary cruiser Lena. At the gate stand
Russian sailor armed with a rifle wit
bayonet fixed. His cartridge belt
worn in front, the belt crossing his lei
shoulder.
At Naval Dock No. 2 is the Unite
States steamer Supply. At the doc
gate is sailor who carries no gu
bayonet or sword. He wears over h
Uniform only belt with a small ba!
onet scabbard at his side.
ALOHA GETS SUGAR.
The schooner Aloha, at the Hackfe
wharf, is taking on sugar from Il
steamer Mikahala and may leave t.
morrow for the Coast. The Aloha wi
he the first sailing vessel to leave 4,
the Coast with this seasons sugar 81
-,tlI taka n LITTLE moro than 1900 IONS
ID