The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-23

MAhCHUR|A
BRtVITIES

/ above the reef-cradle
Treasure was brought away yesrer
| day from he Manchuria BY The cum
Minis and landed al the Oceanic dock
| There was sack OF Mexican dollar
and some cases q watch cases an,
| watches.
| Alex. Lyle made some valuable sug
/ gestions TO those having charge Of n
/ AancEUria- He advised abour kedg,
anchors and filing. the tanks witt
| water ballast 10 keep her down tigh
/ TO the reef
Duplicate manifests, etc. Of tbs
cargo and passenger statements of III.
| Aanchuria may be cablesl for from Sar
| Francisco 10 be forwarded here on The
/ Hongkong Maru, leaving san Fran
| cisco tomorrow.
| DIR. Day of Los Angeles. and chair
| man of the Manchuria passengers
| meetings. was invited yesterday by
| Rev. J. Walter Sylvester 10 occupy the
| pulpit of Central Union church next
| Sunday morning.
The passengers OF the Manchuria are
/ becoming the best kind OF sightseers
| and are going over the city and in
| specting its beauty spots in thorough
manner That Is. they are mapping
out their routes day by day.
Governor General Smiths autograph
on the Young Hotel register shows that
he has become a citizen Of the Hawai-
ian Islands. He has registered from
Waimanalo. and Judge Gilbert is reg
istered from "Makapuu Point
DR.. Stone OF New York, one Of the
passengers. lost no time in getting
around the islands. He reached Homo
lulu from the stranded vessel early
Tuesday morning and left for the vol
eano on the Kinau at noon. His wife,
daughter and niece remained behind.
Judge Gilbert, one Of the passengers.
said yesterday: Il took a street car
ride this morning through a section Of
Honolulu. which was 10 my view one
Of the finest I have ever seen. We
went up into College Hills and Manoa
Valley. no one should miss that
ride"
They're giving dances and balls for
we people CT the Manehuria. but TO tell
the truth ! haven't any clothes 10 wear
10 such a function, because they
haven't delivered our trunks" said
passenger yesterday Shipwreeked peo-
pie on the Island of Oahu certainly
wish 10 be en- regIe when society func-
lions are in full swing
Nathan Bentz. one of the passengers
on the Afanchuria. who is also one Of
the members Of the passengers com
nittee on resolutions, Is a curio dealer
Of Santa Barbara. It has been his Gus
torn to make annual trips TO the ORR
ent, particularly 10 japan. for stock.
He is having a .-curios' experience this
time, but can hardly turn 1t into
merchandise account
Young Bros launch Brothers has
been on constant duty at the Man
churia She is in charge of Jack Young
and Joe Miller. The little craft is be-
ing used as q dispatch boat, and was
the first 10 carry out the kedge an
cFors The Brothers lows the boats Of
the island steamers and has made it
self generally useful The crew take
turns n getting meals aboard the
stranded steamship.
The steamer J. A Cummins was
pounding the reef alongside the Man
churia Yesterday. Captain Searie says
that at times the boat came down upon
the coral with a dull thud- The reef
between the CumTnins and the shore
was almost bare in places yesterday
forenoon. He says he is taking chances
in running the Cummins alongside the
Manchur1a and especially after she has
taken on a good deal Of cargo.
When the first detachment Of pas
sengers was being taken from the
Manchurfa 10 the steamer Cumnins
one woman, after starting down the
gangway. took off her shoes. exposing
brown stockings with white toes. She
chung in desperation 10 a passenger and
an officer, and finally sat down, re
fusing 20 be lowered 10 the CunEins'
deck Finally she was ordered. and
when she did start for the deck landed
in the arms Of a muscular mate, whom
she clasped firmly Il not fondly.
Captain Dowdell Of the Alameda says
that he encountered the same current
v i1ich carried the Manchuria OF her
course He says that before arrival
here he noticed a strong westerly cur
rent. This continued for two days be-
fore the vessel rea ched Oahu He says,
of course, after taking an observation
al noon of the day before the Man
cf7urfa was wrecked, that IL was not
possible TO ascertain the vessels true
direction until the following day. he
believes the Manchuria is in q very
bad FIX
Z J. Lord took a crowd Of his friends
7ver 10 Waimanalo on MONDAY aLteT-
noon in his auto and arrived when a
crowd of Nanchuria passengers had
lust come from the steamer. They &c
4ided 10 start back TO town with news
etc. They started. but the machine
9aIked. and II was hauled 70 Wanna
laIo. Superintendent Hudson Of the
Electric Co was there and
- worked at the machine Another
-aIsa start was made. Then they took
hair coats on. Rowland, Noah Gray
md others, and they all wolked- They
81 nor make another start until the
ext morning. They had purchased
rom japanese what they supposed
vas gasoline, 70 III the auto tanks II 4
zas kerosene. {
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- Of The keel possible punctures, VIII p
AXE the leviathan almost white