The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-11-26
MARINE

At the Union Iron Works In san
Francisco the steamer Columbian, be-
ing built by the American Hawaiian
company, VIII be ready in February
according to word brought to Tacoma
Her sister vessel. the Mexican, will be
finished a month later. The. keel for
the steamer Isthmian has just been
laid and it will be some time before
she is in commission.
The new freighters will all be OIL
burners and they are designed for the
Pacific trade. plying between San
Francisco, Puget Sound, the Hawaiian
Islands and Salina Cruz. 1t is stated
that during the coming season the
steamers of this large feet will handle
600. 900 tons of freight across the Mex
lean isthmus over the Tehuantepec
railroad Business is growing rapidly,
especially with the islands.
Chief Engineer w. NJ. Parke of the
Arizonan. it is understood, has been
appointed to a similar position on the
observation-disclosures Ledger, Nov. 10.
MIGRANTS MAY USE TRANSPORTS
WASHINGTON, November 19.-The
Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs
has written to the War Department
asking if some arrangement cannot be
made for the transportation of Migrants
and INDECENT persons from Manila to
the United States. There is much
trouble in the Philippine islands with
this class of inhabitants and it is de-
sirable that they be brought to this
country.
The discretion of the Secretary of
War in authorizing transportation on
Army transports to and from ports in
the Philippines was very materially
restricted by the last Army appropria-
ton act. The people included in the
inquiry of the Chief Insular Bureau are
not camp followers or retainers to the
camp in the sense that the term is
used in the sixty-third article of war.
They are simply Migrants without
means of support whose presence in the
islands is detrimental to public inter
est. These people may be carried on
the Army transports or commercial
steamers at a rate fixed by the War
Department The money will be taken
out of the Philippine government
funds.
GERMAN LINE MAY COME.
The Manila Cablenews reports that
the German Lloyd Steamship Co. will
inaugurate round-t he-world service
within the coming six months. Six
new steamers of large tonnage are
nearing completion in German ship
yards. fitted with all the latest types
of conveniences for the comfort of pas
sengers These steamers will make
Bremen their initial starting port, COM
ing eastward via Colombo and China
PORTS, thence via Japan to San Fran
cisco as the western terminus. PAS
sengers for the Eastern cities and Eu
rope will be taken by the Gould rail-
roads across the United States to New
York and other points Passengers
from Manila to the United States will
avail themselves of the German steam
ers that now call there en- route from
Australia to Hongkong for connection
with the above-named service.
SEAS ENGULFED LANDING.
About 10 p. m. November % the
steamer Niihau encountered a heavy
swell crossing the Kauai channel, and
on arriving at Anahola difficulty was
experienced in discharging coal on ac
count of the heavy seas and strong
winds which prevailed. At intervals
the sea broke over the lSnding. The
Niihau also experienced heavy swells
on the homeward trip.
SHIPPINGNOTES
The Oregonian is now comma nded by ,
Captain Joe Nichols. succeeding Cap
tain Carly, who has settled down to