The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-31


Queen, the agent for that company,
who was sent here to buy the animals
and ship them to the islands. Mr.. Nc
Queen will be a passenger on the Hilo-
MAN on the voyage to the islands, and
expects to return to Portland soon for
the purpose of buying more of the Ore
gon animals for the island plantation.
REINSURING THE MANCHURIA.
That the Manchuria is deemed a bad
risk by insurance companies is evil
denced by the fact that so guineas per
cent was paid in London the yes
Commercial of the 23rd inst. Wires
from Honolulu report the Manchuria
in the same position with all anchors
out and all compartments filled with
water to prevent her from drifting fur
Their inshcre. The cutter Manning is
still at the scene and the British
cable steamer Restorer has gone to as
sist, out it is not thought likely that
any good can be done until assistance
arrives from San Francisco and even
in that event there is not much likeli-
hood of the vessel being foated. Severe
weather will probably result in COM
pleting the wreck. All bookings on The
Korea leaving San Francisco on Sep
TENDER 4 have been stopped in order
to provide room for the passengers of
the Manchuria.
CAPT. sEABURY NOT ILL.
Captain William B. Seabury, COM
handing the fast liner Korea. is to en-
JOY a vacation for the next few months
among the hills of Sonoma county. He
came into port yesterday on the bridge
of the Korea, hale and hearty, and
rather surprised some of his friends,
who had heard that he was i'll, and
about to permanently retire.
Commodore Sea bury, for he is COM
modore of the Pacific Mail fleet, had
cahled from the Orient that he wanted
a leave sof absence and this gave rise
to the rumor that he was ailing while
he is still fit for duty. However. some
one else will take the Korea out on
her next yage.-San Francisco Call.
NEW ASSOCIATED OIL STEAMER.
A notable addition to the transpor-
tatfon fleet of the Associated Oil Com
pany is now receiving her finishing !
touches at the great ship-building |
works at Newport News, Virginia The
new tanker mas capacity for $1,000 |
barrels. and is built of steel through !
put, with every modern device for |
speed and safety. Her cost will be up
%/,f{
to arrive in this port about the 1st of |
the year. The new steamer will be
Jsed in delivering oil to coast ports and
honolulu.
MULES ON A RAMPAGE
There was a lively scene at the IN
ar-Island wharf last night just before
he departure of the Mikahala. A
lunch of thirteen mules had been
,rought down for shipment to Kauai
nd in the course of getting them
board the steamship they stampeded,
Tearing the wharf of people for the
ime being in their wild dashes. Even
ualiy they We're cornered up on one
nd of the wharf and quoted down,
eing finally got aboard.
SHIPPING NOTES.
The steamer Ke Au Hou brought
mall cargo of rice and rice paddy
rom Hanalei yesterday morning.
The barge which Captain Miller fond
= refers to as THE City of Peking'
up on the marine railway for re-
airs, in company with the tug Rover
nd the schooner Concord.
The ship VIM H. Smith. which arriv-
off port late on Wednesday night,
atered the harbor yesterday and was
ocked at the Fort street wharf. She
rings a cargo of coal from Newcastle
,r VIM c. Irwin & Co.
On. the S. S. Ventura, which passed
trough here on Wednesday. was Mrs.
avarly, bride of Purser Cavalry, TAX
lg her honeymoon trip to the Colo
es. The wedding took place in San
rancisco, during the stay there of the
ent,ra and the popular groom rece1V- Il
many hearty congratulations from
s friends here when the news of his
arriage was learned. n
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