The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-19
MARINE


and discharge cargo and land passen-
gers. she will depart this afternoon at
5 o'clock for San Francisco.
The vessel left Hongkong January rs,
shanghai February 2, Nagasaki Feb
ruary 5, Kobe February Z, and Yoko-
hama February 9. She had rough
weather. She brought ten passengers
for Honolulu, including Mrs F. NJ.
Brooks, two children and maid R.
Isenberg and wife also arrived.
Among the through passengers is j..
A Nj. Johnson. formerly of Honolulu.
but now the agent of the National
Cash Register in the Orient. He is go
ing to the mainland on business.
The vessel will take a good-sized
crowd from Honolulu to San Fran
cisco.
HALF MILLION FOR REPAIRS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5.-As an
earnest of what the firms of the new
San Francisco intend to do when 1T
comes to competing for the financial
plums that viii be shaken from the
tree of reconstruction, the Moore Il
Scott Iron Works yesterday submitted
the lowest bid for the work of re-
pairing the U. S. A. transport Sheri-
dan, which went ON the rocks in the
vicinity of Honolulu some months ago.
The bids were opened in the pres
ence of the bidders in the office of
Major J. B. Ballinger, superintendent
of the transport service. After being
officially recorded the figures were
wired on to Washington. The repairs
necessary to put the Sheridan again
in commission win require the ex-
penditure of nearly half million dol
lars. Her entire bottom viii have to
be renewed and all her machinery, in
GLIDING the engines and boilers, will
be removed. The bids received and
opened were as follows:
Moore & Scott Iron Works, SAL POI
and agreed to finish the work in 225
working days; Risdon Iron Works,
s47e, 92O and agreed to finish the work
in pa working days; Union Iron
Works, S463,74 and agreed to finish
the work in &c working days.
soNoMA Is DUE TODAY.
The S. S. Sonoma is expected to ar
rive this morning from the Colonies
en- route to San Francisco. She is now
one week behind her schedule time. The
vessel will be dispatched as soon as
possible after she arrives. She has
to coal and will be given some island
products. The mail viii depart by the
Mongolia, however, as the Pacific Mail
steamer win reach San Francisco ahead
of the Sonoma. 1t is understood that
the Sonoma is to be withdrawn from
the Colonial run after her arrival at
San Francisco this trip.
SUGAR STEAMER SAILS.
Cable advices were received yester-
day. that the S. s. Alaskan had left
Seattle for Honolulu. She is due here
in about ten days. She will load sugar
at island ports for Salina Cruz. She
will take a total cargo of 1880 TONS
but the allotment has not been deter
mined.
AMERICA MARU DUE TO-DAY.
The s. s. America Maru is due this
afternoon from San Francisco, with
six DAYS. later mail from the main
land. She will probably be sighted
about p. m. and arrive about .
D. m. She viii resume her voyage to
the Orient tomorrow forenoon.
KINAU RETURNED YESTERDAY.
The steamer Kinau returned yester-
day morning from Kahului, with the
Elks excursionists. The crowd was too
tired out from the good time at Wal
luku. to 'swhoop up' things much on
the Kinau, and the return was rather
tame. Most of the crowd were sick.
JAPANESE SQUADRON DUE TO-
DAY.
The japanese squadron is expected
to arrive today from Yokohama. The
squadron will remain in port about
week. and then depart for Australian
waters.
MARINE NOTES.
This is island steamer day, and the
island vessels will depart on their
usual routes.
The steamers Re Au Hou, Noeau and
Niihau departed last evening for vari-
Gus island ports.
The 4. s. S. Iroquois will depart
this morning for San Francisco. one
goes for an overhauling at Mare Island
She will be gone about two months
RHEUMATIC PAINS QUICKLY RE
LIEVED.
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