The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-16
ON THE OVERDUE LIST.

the steamer The band played the
liner off as usual
ON THE OVERDUE LIST.
AS a result of the storms which
swept the South Pacific last month,
reported in San Francisco by the liner
Mariposa, two ships from Newcastle.
Australia, are posted among the over
due for reinsurance. One of these is
the British bark Pactolus, for Homo
lulu, now out 68 days, the other being
the bark Sea King, bound for the
Coast and out now SO days.
There is no particular reason for
anxiety in the case of the vessels post
ed, but the underwriters take no
chances and make a rule of refnsur-
ing all risks that might have been in
the path of any unusually severe dis
turbance of the elements. They are
all quoted at IS per cent.
RUSHING LAwToN REPAIRS.
When the transport Lawton reach
ed Vallejo on the 4th inst all her
boilers were leaking and large num-
Der of sockets had to be taken out
ment has issued urgent orders for the
rehtting of the transport, which is to
sail on April z with stores for Ad-
miral Trains fleet. AS result of
these orders every available boiler
maker at Mare Island has been put
to work patching up the boilers to al
low her to sail on time.
SHIPPING NOTES.
The schooner Chas. Levi Woodbury.
came in from Hilo at $3.50 yesterday
afternoon.
The steamer Claudine arrived yes
terday from Maui ports. Good weather
on the trip was reported.
The steamer Helene is taking on $50
tons of nitrate at the Wilder wharf
for the MakaWeH plantation.
The barkentine Echo goes on the
marine railway this morning for a
general overhauling. She loaded forty
tons of rock ballast yesterday.
The o. S. S. Ventura departed for
the Colonies at 4 a. m. yesterday, TAX
ing only one Honolulu passenger, Miss
Cartwright, who will visit in Auck-
land
The French bark Brenn has made
way for the American ship Bangalore
at the naval wharf and is now taking
on ballast. The Bangalore began dis
charging coal yesterday morning.
News was received last week in ship
ping circles at the Coast that the over
due British ship Swansea Castle, bound
from St Lucia for Table Bay, had
been abandoned at sea, a total loss.
The schooner Helene cleared from
San Francisco for this port on We'd
nesday of last week, bringing a cargo
valued at $29195. Mill-stuff. explosives
and cement are the principal items |
coming.
The bark Kaiulani is en- route to |
Honolulu from the Coast, sailing from
San Francisco on the 7th. In her car |
go, which totals $56.6S5 in value, are !
six tons Of sugar and a considerab BILE |
amount of wine, whisky. brandy, gin /
and beer.
The British bark Drumcraig, owned |
by the Barneson & Hibberd Company |
Of this city and long overdue from
Astoria for Manila, was posted on
March as missing. This means that !
all hope for her safety has been
abandoned.
Having finished the discharging of
ler cargo at the old Claudine wharf
afternoon the Coronado was
owed over to the Oceanic wharf, where
she is loading sugar. She will take
IN $4,000 bags in ALL most of which
s ready for her at the railroad wharf.
Commander Niblack and Lieutenant
Carter are expected back from Kauai
next Tuesday, when they will take
urther cruise on the u. S. S. Iroquois.
The intention is for Lieutenant Carter