The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-08
MARINE:

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Heavily loaded and with a big pas
senger list, the Oceanic S. 5. Alameda
arrived early yesterday morning, bring
ing the half hundred members of the
Southern California Editorial Associa-
tion who are to visit here and a num-
Der of well known local people return
ing from abroad Her cargo consisted
of 1900 tons of general merchandise, a
large part of which IS ice house goods.
Four heavy hawsers, two manila and
two wire, were delivered to the Pho
neer and taken over to the Manchu-
ria Mail to the amount of SIS sacks
came down.
The trip throughout was pleasant
one and the crowd aboard, according to
Purser Smith, one Of the jolliest which
has ever gone over the great circle.
The Siberia was sighted on Thursday.
Among the returning Honolulans was
c. L. Wight. of the Inter Island Steam
ship Company, who has been travelling
throughout the mainland wherever
there was anything to be learned re-
garding the fitting out of vessels for
the coasting trade. His traveis were
for the purpose of getting the latest
ideas for the Inter-Island people and
Mr.. Wight mas secured large amount
of data to go upon in making the
changes which his company are con-
templating Another. and one of the
main objects of his trip, was to make
a contract for the building of the new
steamer for the company, the Mauna
Kea. Work on this steamer has been
delayed owing to the difficulty of get
ting the necessary supplies in San
Francisco. and so far there has been
practically no progress in the construc-
tion of the boat.
MANCHURIA'S HOODOO.
SEATTLE CWash.), Aug 2S.-James
Hancock, a cook on the steamer Man
churia, which Went ashore on the Ha-
survivors of the Valencia wreck found
clinging to a life raft. In a letter to
friends Hancock says he is a hoodoo.
Before shipping on the Valencia Han
cock was employed on the George w.
Elder That steamer went on the
rocks in the Columbia river near
Goble. Hancock was then given po-
sitfon on the Oregon, and after making
Eureka and burned nearly to the
waters edge.
While the Oregon was laid up for
Hancock shipped on the st.
Paul, which was on the San Francisco
Portland run. Off Point Gorda, Cal.
the st. Paul drifted on the rocks dur
ing a fog. Then Hancock signed on
the Valencia. After that vessel was
wrecked he went to San Francisco, in
tending to remain on shore, but after
the fire he took work on the Manchuria.
INVESTIGATE COLLISION.
Captain Birmingham, the supervis-
ing inspector at San Francisco, held an
on Saturday last into the
collision between the bark George w.
Curtis and the Mindora on April II.
The Curtis was on the way to Honolulu
with a general cargo and was damaged
SO badly that she had to return to port,
and it cost $4,000 to repair her. During
the examination Captain Larson Of the
and Captain Kelly of the Cur
It's testified that the night was clear
and the lights were burning. Neither
master was on the bridge, the vessels
being in charge of the mates. The
ed The matter was taken under adj
visement.
TO CARRY SCRAP IRON.
Now that the sugar season In the
Hawaiian Islands is at an end. the yes
sells of the American-Hawaiian Steam
ship Company will for some time be
loaded with steel Orders that were
damaged beyond further use by the
fire. The steel is to be taken to the
Eastern coast to be remelted. The first
which will amount to
about 1000 tons, will probably be taken
on the steamer Texan, which is now on
her way from Seattle, and is expected
to arrive here Sunday.-Chronicle.
ARIZONAN LOSES A PROPELLER.
The big American Hawaiian steamer
Arizonan, on the way here from New
York with cargo of 10000 tons of
freight, is reported to have lost one
of her propellers N the South Atlantic,
and to be on the way to her destina-
tion with only one screw. Particu
lars of the loss of the propeller are
not known, only bare announcement
from Punta Arenas, in the Straits of
Magellan.
SAILORS GET INCREASED PAY.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 31.-The
owners of the sailing vessels. have
granted the union seamen an increase
in their wages. On all vessels plying
between here and coastwise Alaskan
and British Columbian ports the sailors
will hereafter receive $45 per month,
and for vessels bound to Mexico they
will be paid $40. As the wages were
increased to $40 last May for the Ho-
nolulu trade, there was no demand for
another increase in this class of YES
sells.
MARINE NOTES.
The steamer Kaiulani will sail for
Hawaii ports on Monday.
The S. s. Nebraskan departed yester-
day afternoon for KaHuiui and Hilo.