The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-07-26


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| Today promises to be busy one on
the waterfront, with the big Oriental
liners Manchuria and Mongolia meet
ing in port The Mongolia, from the
Coast. will dock at Naval wharf No
3, and will probably have a large pas
senger list. She will bring four days
mail and also a considerable amount
| of local freight
The Manchuria, which will probably
be in early this morning, will dock at
the Hackfeld wharf. She is expected
to bring large number of laborers
and has 1900 tons of Honolulu freight
to discharge, which will probably keep
her in port until tomorrow morning.
| The Mongolia will probably resume
| her voyage for the Orient this after
| noon.
JOLLY TAR LOUIS vETTER.
That ancient mariner, Louis Vetter.
returned yesterday from his yachting
trip to Honolulu in company with Dr.
Milbank Johnson and Eugene Overflow
These gentlemen formed part of the
crew of the Lurline, the winner of the
ocean race from San Pedro.
Come aboard, my hearty and stow
your to- gallant r'y'l main brace" said
Vetter, when q reporter called at his
office.
"Trip? We won handfly in twelve
days, seven hours, thirty minutes,
though two spinnakers were carried
away. What's a spinnaker? Why, it's
a sail that sticks out from the mast.
What dye think. we made 1000 knots
on one tack without jibe of the
mainsI What tack was it? Why, you
know the one where the yacht leans
over this way, to the left
We went over wiki-wiki, and had
no muki Gains; in fact. it was a kui-
ana that the Lurline would win. We
started out as malihines. but became
kamaainas as soon as we landed. and
when we left it was aloha oe, which
made it all pau for u.s.
I'VE We're banqueted by the Hawai-
ian Yacht Club at the Moana Hotel,
with reception after, and Governor
Carter. Judge Dole and Territorial Sec
rotary Jack Atkinson were among the
many who made things agreeable.
I'VE came home on the China and I
was master of ceremonies at the Fourth
of July celebra ton, while Overton was
the orator. / told the passengers that
a celebration would get US closer to- |
gether and it did,
Mr.. Vetter wears a royal flush on
his face, and has discarded suspenders |
so he can hitch his trousers. He orders |
salt horse at the restaurants. and for
dessert takes plum duff. He is a sad |
sea dog-Examiner.
CHINA WORKED AT ALL HOURS.
The Pacific Mail Company's liner
China, which arrived Monday from the
Orient will sail again next Monday. |
She brought "a large cargo and will |
take away freight to the full capacity |
of her holds. In order to have her
ready for sea stevedores will work
night and day discharging and load |
ing. The usual repairs must be made
on deck, in engine-room, kitchens and
staterooms and the liner is thronged !,
with mechanics of many crafts, all |
hustling in the fulfilment of rush or
ders. Monday, when she arrived, the
liner resep1hled a we4-ordered hotel.
as the result of the domestic earth
quake caused by the attempt to over
hau; everything at the same time.
She will take from here many pas
sengers for the Far East. Owing to
the sailing tomorrow of the liner Sierra
the China will carry few passengers
for acknowledgements.
CLIPPER .AGENOR WRECKED.
The once well-known clipper ship
A genor has been wrecked on the coast
IF Japan. A cablegram received Mon
lay from London stated that the ves-i
sci was supposed to be ashore at
Yokushine This was confirmed yes
.erday. with the additional informa--
ion that the Agenor was a total loss.
With the destruction of the Agenor
here passes away one of the few re-
naming links between the picturesque
past of the merchant marine and the
present day of inartistic utility.
The Agenor was famous clipper in
Ter day and belonged to a yachtlike
vpe that the ugly but useful freighter
5 rapidly sweeping off the seas. The
eenor was one of the vessels that
lelped to give Old Glory it's world
vide fame She went to her end under
n alien flag.
The Agenor was a vessel of 1888 tons
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