The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-08
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After an uneventful voyage OF six
teen days from sydney, the Oceanic :
s Ventura arrived last night, docking
at s O'Clock. She had a fairly Ia, g
passenger list of IS cabin passenger:
and IS in the steerage there being TWO
| cabin passengers for Honolulu. Miss z
Rosser from Auckland, y. T., and
Paul Mossman, from Page Page Six
teen tons of freight was all that was
delivered here.
In the Honolulu freight consignment
We're eight bags of grass seed. a case
of curios. a box of electrical goods and
300 carcasses of mutton
The Ventura left Sydney on July %
making Auckland in four days and
Pago Page in eight. She sailed light,
her total cargo consisting of only 716
tons. The value of this is large. how
ever, as one consignment consists OF
half a million golden sovereigns. con
signed TO San Francisco.
The voyage to the Coast was resunl-
ed this morning at 2 o'clock, after a
fairly large amount of freight was load
ed, consisting of the most part of
fresh fruits. A large banana shipment
of 1000 punches was forwarded and 1000
cases Of fresh and canned pineapples.
together with forty tons of miscella-
neous freight and 500 tons of coal.
Seventy-three passengers joined the
ship here.
On her down trip to the Colonies the
Ventura had series of delays and a
fire in her coal bunkers, which was dis
covered shortly after the vessel had
sailed from Honolulu and which smould-
cred all the way to Sydney. The run
from Sydney to Auckland was through
thick fog, on the return trip. neces-
stating the vessel slowing down
DANGEROUS HARBOR AT GUAM.
According to the reports received
from Manila the double bottom of the
transport Thomas was all that saved
that vessel from being a complete.
wreck when she went on the reef re-
Gently at Guam, a fate which it is
said that nearly every transport max
ing the port has had a narrow escape
from.
The harbor of Guam is considered
by seamen to be one of the most
dangerous harbors in the world The
the tide makes it extremely dangerous
for large ships to enter. 1t is thought
the Thomas was trying to make fast
to one of the buoys the government
has just placed in the harbor for that
OF the many strong currents and swept
on the reef
Captain Lyman, who commanded her,
is one of the best navigation officers
on the Pacific. He has been in the
transport service for a number of years.
He was formerly master of the sum
ner.
MANNING'S CAPTAIN DETACHED
Captain w. H. Roberts, T. S. r. c.
s., has been detached from the u S
revenue cutter Manning at his own rel
quest, being granted thirty days leave
of absence with the privilege OF APP
plying for an extension. The command
of the Manning has been turned over
to Lieutenant Joynes, the executive
officer.
Captain Roberts has had a long and
active career with the navy and the
revenue cutter service. having served
as an officer during the Civil War and
up 10 s1cpt, NfltH ne entered the ISFe-
nue. service, serving for some years on
the Atlantic coast.
In 1900 he was in command Of the
Manning when she was brought around
the Horn TO San Francisco, being
transferred from the command OF the
U. S. Rush, one of the Behring Sea
patrol fleet vessels. in which he had
served in 90 and '97.
After the transferring of the Man
ming TO the Pacific, Captain Roberts |
was put in charge of the life saving |
stations along the Washington and
Oregon coast, in which post he re- |
manned until 1905.
After retiring from active duty, |
which viii be in November next, he
will make his home in Portland, Ore-j
gon.
LIGHTHOUSE MEN WANTED.
Office of the Assistant to the Inspector
of the Twelfth Lighthouse District,