The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-09-07

trary Imprisonment OF a seaman, which
were said to have been laid against
Captain Carter after his departure for
Midway. he has heard nothing beyond
what was published in one OF the even
ing papers. No charges have been
laid against him, nor does he expect
that there will be any. although he
courts the fullest investigation of any
thing he has done.
FEARLESS GOING AWAY.
| 1t has at last been definitely decided
that the tug Fearless Is to be sent to
the Coast unless some arrangements
can be made by those interested in
keeping her here. On Monday the tug
| Constance sailed from San Francisco
for Honolulu to replace her, being ex-
pected to arrive about Wednesday or
Thursday next. The Constance is
about half as big as the Fearless and
has about half the available towing
power Of the larger boat. The Fearless
will be held here for a few days
after the arrival of the Constance in
case she is needed at one of the wrecks.
Along the waterfront the news that
the Fearless was about to leave for a
larger port has been received with a
great deal of regret and the opinion Of
many Of the captains and others Is
that the merchants Of Honolulu should
not allow the tug to go without finding
out II there is not some way Of keeping
her in commission here. 1t Is pointed
out that such tug as the Fearless is
an absolute necessity at times perhaps
not often, but occasionally. and that
when she is needed she is needed badly.
There is nothing in the harbor in the
way of tug beat which can do the
work that the Fearless can do with
ease, no boat which has the gear or
appliances or anything approaching
the power.
Her retention here, however. has been
at a loss for some time and there is
a demand for such vessels as her at
San Francisco, SO that the purpose of
ordering her away is plain. The build
ing and fitting out of the tow boat cost
s72, 600 and it is stated that her running
expenses are well up to 800 a day.
1t Is thought that those interested In
shipping here could well afford to
guarantee the expenses of the boat II
she be left here. making up the differ
ence between her earnings and her eX-
penses monthly or quarterly in those
periods when she failed to pay.
Unless some such an arrangement
can be made within the next couple of
weeks the harbor will have seen the
last of the Fearless.
STEvEDORES IN DEMAND.
The work necessitated by the two
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the time being a shortage in the steve
dore supply, for which reason the Ne
braskan is held here longer than had
been expected, the Hilonian was de-
layed. the Siberia was despatched on
time only by the hardest kind OF driv-
Ing and the longsoremen have develop
ed strike bent. which requires care
ful handling lest 1t becomes virulent.
| IN fact, so plentiful has been the work
| for the freight handlers lately and
wages have been coming So steadily
that many of them are ahead of the
game and cannot see the necessity Of
DOING any further work for the time
being.
Yesterday word was received in town
tina. fifty of the men on the Manchu-
ria had decided to take layoff and
there was scurrying around to secure
men to take their place, 3S being sent
over In the afternoon. Difficulty is al
so found in keeping gang available
for handling the Manchuria freight be-
ing brought over on the Pioneer and
the Melancthon.
RUSHED PACIFIC REPAIRS.
The work of repairing the Pacific.
I -. -.
churia on Wednesday to go on the ma
! rine railway, is being rushed, work
| having been kept up on her night and
day. The damage from humping on the
Mnnchuria reef was confined to the
steering gear. She will be ready to
leave for the Manchuria again today.