The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-05
MARINE:

ne racine Mail liner Siberia. which
arrived off the harbor on Monday
night. brought large number of pas
sengers, nine OF whom were for this
port, and sailed at O'Clock last III Elsi
with every berth ON the big ship taken
and leaving several persons och ne
who could not secure accommodations
Among the through passengers was
Sidney Medwin. the president OF the
Christmas Islands Phosphate Company
and the virtual owner of that I'M
portant island. He is accompanied by
his wife and s. A. Medwin, and BaroR
Gravestein van Heyst, a Dutch noble
man. is accompanying the party.
W. r. Hine, a prominent New York
banker, and his wife are returning from
tour through the Orient
Captain Finch, formerly of the Cop
tic, and E. Lobez and J. Richardson
the first officer and chief engineer. ere
returning TO England TO continue ia
the service of the White Star line, ana
o. 2. Low, tea magnate, is also ,sei,g
to Europe.
Consul General NJ. Saito. who has
been spending some time at his lonle
in Japan, returned among those for
Honolulu, and Frank Thompson ana
4. Ireaaway are back from business
trips. In addition, there were 49S Ash
atics landed here.
The Siberia carried the smallest
freight cargo she has had for many
trips, the amount for Honolulu being
between 200 and 500 tons. A 1-2-toA
anchor, part of the spare gear Of the
Siberia. and two heavy wire hawserS
were also put off here and will be taken
out to the Manchuria.
There was q great number az the
wharf when the liner pulled out. way
ing goodbye to their friends departing
for the mainland. Among the depart
ing passengers were many young folk
leaving for different colleges and for
visits and each of these was given a.
hearty aloha and was the recipient et
numerous leis from schoolmates and
/ friends.
Rev ]. w. sylvester is going to>fNew
England to settle his affairs there be-
fore settling down permanently in Ho--
nolulu Rev w. E. Potwinc is making
a trip to the Coast. Major w. 7. May
is one of the Sheridan passengers, ane
w. A. Mears is returning to Portland
after visiting here as the representa-
tive of the Portland Chamber of Com
merce.
@. H. Berrey has been called to the
mainland through the serious Illness
of his wife. John Waterhouse and w
III. Beers, two prominent business men
of Honolulu, are bound for the Coast
Mr.. and Mrs. Schweitzer and Misses
Nav and Louise SchweitZer are bound
for Berkeley, where they will reside
after an eight years residence in Ho-
nolulu
HURTS THE SERVICE.
| What makes me so sore about 1t
ALL" said one of the commanding or
ficers of the s. S. Siberia. discussing
the double disaster to the Pacific ship
ing in these waters, lis the black eye
it gives to the American merchant
marine / suppose that we will get
the ha-ha now from every boat We
cross for the next six months
The disaster to the Manchuria and
the latest particulars regarding the
condition of that vessel were live ques-
lions among the officers OF the Siberia
The westernly current they had ex-
perienced, although Captain Feeder dlo
not describe 1t as particularly strong,
was referred to by many, and the e&--
periences of other captains coming lH
here. especially that of Captain Stin-
son of the Logan was told in q tone
that spoke of the Importance they at
tached to 1t in accounting for the
plight of the Manchuria.
IROQUOIS RETURNS.
The U. s. revenue cutter Iroquois,
Captain Carter, returned from Midway
last night entering the harbor at 10
o'clock Her arrival had been expect
ed for some days at the naval station
1t is probable that he Iroquois VIII
be recoaled and held in readiness TO
render whatever assistance is needed
at either the Manchuria or the Sheri-
dan.
SHIPPING NOTES.
Mate Mitchell. of the steamer w. CT.
Hall. met with serious accident last
night, falling down a hatch and break
ing his leg.
The r. K. K. South America Line
steamer Kasado Maru is due here to-
morrow, and will be despatched for
Valparaiso CChile), via Yokohama, Flo
nolulu, Callao, and Iquique, at p. 10
on Sunday the 26th August.-Kobe
Herald, August %.
The Mauna Loa brought in s269 bags
of sugar yesterday morning from Ho-
nokaa and big cargo Of other agri-
cultural products This included -
bags of coffee, 70 punches of bananas.
282 bags of beans, 20 kegs of butter, ss
bundles of hides, 10 hogs, horses anu
81 head Of cattle. Purser Friel re-
ports 5000 bags of sugar left at Ho-
nokaa. 1900 at Kukuihaele and 400 at
Honuapo. The Mauna Loa had fine
weather during her trip and brought
in large number of passengers.
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been completed and everything is now
in readiness for 10 a. III. tomorrow.
The show Will be open for three days,
from 10 "A. m. to 10 p. m. The judge,
John Bradshaw, Of San Francisco, will
arrive on the = : Alameda on Friday