The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-12-28
MARINE


The Pacific Mail liner Mongolia ar
rived yesterday morning from San
Francisco after an exceptionally rough
passage, during which the decks of
the big steamship We're repeatedly
awash from the great seas running. The
reappearanee of the big liner in the
harbor is welcome sight, her last APP
pearance here having been just after
the disastrous experience she under
went on the Midway reef. And as yet
she bears the scars of that experience,
the repairs to her bottom having been
only temporary, To have made per-
manent repairs it would have been
necessary to retire the liner from SER
vice for half a year and perhaps
longer.
The liner is for this voyage at least
under the command of Captain II. R.
Hathaway, who assumed charge after
word was received of the serious ac
cident to Captain Seabury just prior
to the sailing of the vessel, an acct
dent which resulted fatally. There are
several other changes in the personnel
of the liners officers, w. Fisher, late
of the S. s. San Jose, being first Off
Ger, and 7. Sawdon, chief engineer.
Purser A. E. Rennie is still at his old
place, place from which it would be
hard to spare him. Chief Engineer
Chisholm, who was formerly with the
Mongolia, remains at the Coast to look
after the repairs of the Manchuria en-
gines.
The Mongolia is light so far as ear
go is concerned but carries large pas
senger list, forty -fve cabin passengers
arriving by her for Honolulu and forty
seven going through to the Orient.
The Mongolia brought three days
later mail, consisting of PIG sacks. She
took on a large quantity of coal last
night and Will continue her voyage to
the Orient today at noon
WIMBLEDON ON FIRST VISIT.
Another of the Watts-Watts steam
ers is paying her first visit to this port.
the S. S. Wimbledon, from Newcastle,
arriving yesterday Afternoon. The VIM
bledon brings big coal cargo of 5000
tons, consigned to Irwin &. Co, part
of which will be discharged directly
on the railway cars at the railway
wharf, where the steamer is now lying.
THE hardest northeast trades 1 ever
saw in my life was the weather en-
countered by the collier after she left
the equator" the words being those of
Captain H. Coward, who has visited
nearly every corner of the globe but
who is seeing Honolulu now for the
first time 1.-The Wimbledon has had
a rough passage, the trades blowing al
most continuously into a gale, during
the heights of which the vessel made
only ninety-two miles one day. The
head winds were the cause of the de-
lay in the arrival of the steamer,
which had been expected to arrive here
three days ago.
The Wimbledon will be some days in
port discharging her cargo. Where she
will clear for from here depends on
the oroers received by Captain Cow
ard, who expects - be sent to VAN
couver for lumber for the Colonies.
Observation-Disclosures sAILINGS.
The local agents of the American
Hawaiian line announce the following
sailing dates for their vessels: S. s.
Hawaiian. from New York to Homo |
lulu via Tehuantepec, January 10; s.
s. Nevauan, from Honolulu to San
Francisco via Kahului, December 80; |
s. S. Nevadan, from San Francisco to |
Honolulu, January "a, and s. 5. Cali |
fornian, from the Sound to Honolulu, |
January 8.
CoPTIC rs LATE.