The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-02-21
OCEAN MYSTERY FINALLY
SOLVED.

1iDU tons out 49ZU TONS being Dl1Iet
for here, the rest going 10 Carlee.
OCEAN MYSTERY FINALLY
SOLVED.
! Several months ago a damaged life
preserver was picked up on the shore
of the island of Lanai 1t bore faint
tracings of the name of the vessel to
| which it had belonged, but only three
| letters were visible. There was &C.
and an 50 and an ''e." 1t was finally
| determined that the preserver once be-
| longed to the Italian ship Celeste OF
ICastellamare, Italy.
United States Shipping Commissioner
| Norman Watkins wrote to the United
States Consul at Castellamare, asking
Tor particulars concerning the vessel.
He has received a reply to the effect
that the ship Celeste left Castellamare
in 1905 for Portland, Ore. After put
ting into a Peruvian port she sailed
Tor her destination.
When in the vicinity of the Hawai-
ian Islands-which may have been sew
- 1o-~ REQ nit off--a sailor "a
overheard A life preserver was
finally a third. The last one came
within reach of the sailor and he was
rescued. The other two life preservers
of them finally washed up on the shore
Of Lanai.
CHANGE DATES FOR HOLIDAYS.
The Claudine will arrive this MORN
ing from Maui a day earlier than usual,
bringing passengers for the celebra-
ton of Washington's birthday and the
Floral Parade. The Mikahaia will sail
late, also on account of the celebration,
leaving for Kauai on Friday morning.
EXAMINING THE TEXAN.
A survey of the hull Of the S. S.
Texan was made Oh Monday. the ex- |
amining board being Captain A. Full |
Ter, harbor master. Captain Combe, of !
the cable S. s. Restorer, and w. j. |
Dyer of the Honolulu Iron Works. It
will be several days before the survey
can be completed
FRUIT SHIPMENTS ON VENTURA.
Bananas and pineapples will be the
items in the freight carried
former and 32I cases of the latter be-
ing ready. She will load $50 tons OF
coal, and if room be available will car
" coffee and sugar from here.
SHIPPING NOTES.
Ten passengers for the volcano sail
I'd on the Kinau yesterday.
The $. G.. Wilder has finished loading
oo
The Sonoma, bringing two days
nail. will arrive from the Coast to-
lay
The schooner Ka Moi is loading with {
lumber at Aliens wharf and will sail t
oday for Paauilo. I
L. s. auxiliary Lawton finished {
,oaling yesterday and will sail Friday
morning for the Coast.
The British bark Meianore. Sinlpeon.
vas towed in at noon yesterday. She
rings coal from Newcastle.
The schooner Aloha left yesterday
or Kaanapali, where she will receive
er cargo of sugar for San Francisco. S
The transport Sherman, which sailed
rom San Francisco on the 18th, is
expected to arrive on Friday morn
ng
The French bark Champfgny went
ut yesterday morning in ballast,
ound for Puget Sound, where she viii
lad lumber. :
The S S. China loaded 700 tons of
pal here. She sailed for the Orient
esterday morning being scheduled to
all at Manila this trip.
Alexander B. Mcmillan, mate of the =
ark Louisiana, which sailed from Ho- "
olulu for Newcastle last year, died c
n the voyage from modification of a "
rushed foot. n
The Appalachee. which was forced to
I'll at this port for coal. was trans
FRED yesterday to the railroad wharf
Id is now filing her bunkers. She =
i'll continue her voyage for the ORR
It probably on Thursday morning.
Buoy No. was relaid in its old posi-
On in the harhor yesterday by the
ssistant Lighthouse Inspector and -
lot Captain Macaulay to enable the -
edger people to remove Buoy No. 1. @
The Champigny sailed without four 1e
her French crew today. the men AZ
wing deserted. One of her crew,
no made a nurderous attack on the
plain. is to be sent to France for
ial. -
Because Of the crowded state of the
my transport Meade, which sails this
terncon for Manila. no passengers =
,m Honolulu Will be taken. \ man
om the navy yard. who has been
aered to Manila, could not be ac- h'
n!