The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-18
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Bringing large amount of freight
and few passengers. the steamship
Alameda arrived yesterday morning,
a weeks accumulation of mail came
by her, requiring BOZ sacks for ship
ment. She made a good run down,
taking five days and nineteen hours
for the trip.
The Alameda brought the news Of tho
death of Peter Anderson, who has been
UP tn within the past short time CHIEF
office. of the vessel. and one of the
most popular officers of the Oceanic
company Two months ago he was
taken sick and removed to the German
Hospital in San Francisco, where he
underwent an operation Apparently
better, he was taken home, when re-
lapse came, his death occurring the
day after the Alameda reached the
Coast
In the freight brought is a small con-
signment of opium, the first from San
Francesca since the disaster.
S. G. WILDER OFF PORT.
The bark s. G. Wilder arrived off
port last night and anchored outside
the harbor, the pilot not going out.
She was visited by the quarantine of
fcials and customs inspectors, how
ever, and viii enter the harbor early
this morning. She had a very favor
able passage, coming down from San
Francisco in thirteen days She
brought two passengers for Honolulu,
Mr. and Mrs. Minton
MANCHURIA'S NEW PURSER.
l.. Blossom, freight clerk of the liner
Manchuria, was yesterday appointed
purser of the steamer. to succeed the
late H. C. Winslow. Blossom is man
of much experience and possesses the
attributes required in purser of a
great liner. He has been on the Pana-
ma steamers and Oriental liners for a
long time. His appointment has re-
suited in the promotion of c. V. Lud-
vieSen to freight clerk, and Charles
Wentz to assistant freight clerk. p.
Mcintosh, lately employed on the Mail
dock, will go out on the Manchuria as
storekeeper.-San Francisco Call
LANSING DISCHARGING OIL.
The big oil steamer Lansing, which |
arrived off. the port late on Thursday |
night, was locked yesterday morning |
at the railway wharf, where she is now |
her oil cargo. She brings |
a big supply for the two oil companies
here, her total cargo consisting of A.
900 barrels.
This is the first appearance of the
Lansing in this port and her appear
ance pleases the frequenters of the
waterfront. Originally the British
Queen, she was built for passenger and
freight business on the Atlantic and
IS a much better looking vessel than is
usually seen in the oil-carrying trade.
She has not yet been fitted with oil
burners, but this is to be done after
another trip to this port is made.
1t is likely that she will be kept
IN this run for some time before GO
ng on the run from Panama, which
vas the original intention of the own
RS.
MIDWAY HARBOR DREDGING.
The latest story in regard to the
destination of the dredger Pacific is
hat orders may be received sending
Ter to Midway, where the Z. S. S. Iro-I
uois is at present for the purpose of
esting the coral formation. The fact
hat boringS are being made there leads
D the belief that the government con-
emplates dredging the harbor at .
nce
SHIPPING NOTES.
The bark r. P. Rithet sailed from
an Francisco for Honolulu on the 10th
lst. :
The bark Kaiulani left San Fran
isco for Seattle on August 8, where
le will load for Hawaii.
The American Hawaiian steamer Ne /
raskan is scheduled TO leave San
Francisco today, coming to this port
rect. She is to bring a full cargo,
aving been held in San Francisco to /
,ceive Hawaiian freight brought from
ew York on the Texan.
The repairs to the training ship Buff \
10 at the Mare Island navy yard arel
caring completion and the ship will
ION be put again in commission. TheI
In boat Yorktown Will also be again
commission within a short time and %
Is been ordered to join the Pacific u
uadron. Work on the transport Sol
e will soon be begun. d
Upon the arrival of the Matson Nav oil
alton Company's steamer Hilonian IL
pm Hilo yesterday, it was announced
at a change of engineers had taken
ace, says the Chronicle of August 10.
le Hilonian, under command of Cap Il
in Peter Johnson, made the run from
10 in the good time of eight and
If days. Frank Bragg is the new
ief engineer, succeeding E. Gardner. p
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