The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-09-21

AORANGl HAS BIG CROWD.
The Canadian. Australian liner 40
rangi had full passenger list in
cabins and Storage when she pulled
out yesterday afternoon to resume her
voyage for Vancouver. She arrived
Yesterday morning shortly before noon,
bringing seven passengers for this port
and ffty.eight through passengers in
the cabins. Here she was joined by
eighteen first-class passengers, twenty
one second cabin and forty steerage,
these latter being Japanese. This
brought the number of passengers on
board up to the full legal limit and
several others who wished to join could
not secure accommodations.
Among those departing were eighteen
officers off the Sheridan, all who were
under orders with the exception of
four, their passage being secured for
them by Admiral Very under instruc-
tions from Washington. There was no
accommodation for them on the Sher-
man and it was necessary that they
reach the mainland as soon as posi-.
BILE.
Among the through passengers was
Major General II. Finn, the retiring
Imperial commander of the Australian
militia. He is accompanied by his
wife and family and is en- route to
London.
Sir Philip Sydney Jones is cele-
brated Australian physician, knighted
for the work he has done in his pro-
fession.
C. H. Reynolds is the manager of the
Pacific Cable Board, returning from a
tour of inspection. He was picked up
by the Aorangi at Tanning Island.
B. It. Rogers, accompanied by his
wife, ia returning from visit to the
sugar plantations of Fiji He is the
manager of the British Columbia SUI
gar Refining Co. Accompanying him
Fordham johnson, of Navau, Fiji. Mr..
johnson is manager Of the Vancouver.
FIJI Sugar Co. and will spend some
time in Hawaii looking over the su.
gar business here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pike and two children,
who also stayed off here, are wealthy
Britishers travelling for pleasure. They
will stay here for some weeks.
Two stowaways, who had landed here
from the Maheno, were deported on
the Aorangi Their fines for the vio-
lation of the immigration law had been
paid by the steamship company and
they had been held since their arrest
some weeks ago by U. S. Marshal
Hendry, subject to the orders of BIT
ish Consul Layard.
The Aorangi got away shortly after
3 o'clock. ~,
SIERRA ARRIVED.
The Oceanic s. s. Sierra arrived from
the Coast Wednesday morning after q
good passage Of five days and seven
teen hours. She brought "a passengers
for Honolulu and has rs through pas.
sengers aboard. Freight for this point
consists of 204 tons of general cargo,
including $50 packages of refrigerator
goods. OF through freight she carries
1859 tons.
Fine weather was encountered
throughout the voyage, which was
without incidents. She sailed for the
Colonies last night at midnight.
JAPS WANT PACIFIC MAIL.
NEW YORK, September "a cable
to the Times from Yokohama, says
The competition for the trade OF the
Pacific between the various steamship
companies is. exciting lively interest
In Japan and China. Shipping mer
here are positive in their belief that
the Japanese companies will force theiI
companies out of business. 1t is def
initely understood that since the failure
Of the shipping subsidy bill in America
the Togo Yusen Kaisha Company will
buy out the Pacific Mail Company. Its
Heat consist NJ fha Nnnpnlia Mannb,
ria, Korea, Siberia and China, all fine
steamers, 10000 to $4,000 tons burden.
The sale of the Pacific Mail steamers
will mean practically the disappearance
of the American flag from the China
seas. There will still be j. ]. Hill's
two steamers, the Dakota and the
Minnesota, trading to Seattle. 1t Is un-
certain how long before the Japanese
purchase these steamers also.
Practically the whole of the inter
coast trade of China and Japan is in
the hands Of the japanese.
WILL NOTE NEW CURRENTS,
Sixteen cabin passengers sailed yes.
terday on the Spreckels steamer Mari
posa for trip to Tahiti in the South
seas, 5000 miles in a direct line from
the Golden Gate, Captain Lawless, IL
command of the liner, intends to pay
particular attention to ocean current:
on this voyage. having learned tina
new and strange currents had been OBJ
served by other masters in the Pacific
Some months ago Captain Lawless re-
ported having encountered new cur
rent on the way to Tahiti, with q
velocity of mile an hour. 1t bore
southwesterly. - Chronicle, Septembei
10
AMERICA MARU MAKING TINE
The s. S. America Maru passed
through yesterday, making only shor
stay. She is racing against time in nj
endeavor to make Japan before Sep
TENDER 80, after which date the new
Japanese tariff goes into effect unde
which the custom dues will be mate
rally raised. The liner locked at $50
a. m. and sailed again at noon.
A large number of japanese wer
taken on here, the majority of ther
being deported because of trachom
and other diseases with which the
were affected,
Five lay-over passengers left tn
liner here, p. @. Setter and wife, Harol
Funeh and wife and Rev. j. y. We
bourne. One days later mail wa
landed.