The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-07
MARINE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

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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 90 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 if there is not some way of keeping
her in commission here. 1t is pointed
out that such a 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 III the harbor in the
way of a tug boat 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
her away is plain. The build
ing and fitting out of the tow boat cost
S72 900 and it is stated that her running
expenses are we'll up to 800 a day.
1t is thought that those interested in
shipping here could well afford to
guarantee the expenses of the boat if
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 |
ast of the Fearless.
sTEVEDORES IN DEMAND.
The work necessitated by the two |
wrecks or the island has created for /
The time being a shortage in the steve
lore supply, for which reason the Ne
oraskan is held, here longer than had1
been expected, the Hilonian was de-
aged, the Siberia was despatched on |
i.;le only by the hardest kind of driv-
ng and the longsoremen have develop-l
-t,-ily1 xxrhin irRr e.
,ul handling lest it becomes virulent.
IN fact, so plentiful has been the work
Tor the freight handlers lately and
wages have been coming So steadily
hat many of them are ahead OF the
,ame and cannot see the necessity OF
long any further work for the time /
3eing.
Yesterday word was received in town
:ha. fifty of the men on the Manchu-
ia had decided to take layoff and
here was a scurrying around to- secure
ner, to take their place, 38 being sent
,ver in the afternoon.E Difficulty is al
30 found in keeping "a gang availablei
o. handling the Manchuria freight bel
ng brought over on the Pioneer and
he Melancthon.
RUSHED PACIFIC REPAIRS.
The work of repairing the Pacific,
which was brought over from the Man
,huria on Wednesday to go on the ma
inc railway, is being rushed, work
laying been kept up on her night and
lay. The damage from humping on the
Manchuria reef was confined to the
steering gear. She will be ready to
cave for the Manchuria again today.
SHIPPING NOTES.
The bark Hecla was brought into the
larbor yesterday morning and locked
at the Brewers wharf. She has a full
GOAL cargo.
The British bark Adderly departed
'or Newcastle yesterday afternoon IN
ballast. She went out of the barber
1nder full canvas making pretty pic
.ure.
The Claudine brought in the follow
ng freight yesterday from Maui: 1913 I
crates we'll machinery, 81 sacks corn,
y sacks potatoes, 81 hogs, "A packages
hides, 104 sacks empty bottles, 252
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