The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-03
CHANGES ON NEBRAsKAN.
CUNTNTINs BRINGS KooLAU
MANCHURrA REPAIRS.

Her freight was consigned 10 w. u
Irwin & Co.
MANCHURIA REPAIRS.
The big Pacific Mail liner Manchuria,
Captain Saunders. viii be turned over
TO the company by the Union Iron
works about the end of this month
and on August viii sail for the far
east with freight and passengers. At
ter diseharging cargo the Mongolia
will be turned over to the Union Iron
works for permanent repairs.
Repairing the Manchurias which was
badly damaged on a coral reef near
Honolulu, was the biggest repair job
on a steamship ever undertaken in this
country. The Manchuria today is as
good. as new. The Mongolia, which
went ashore at Midway about the
same time that the ManchuEia struck
the coral reef in Hawaiian waters, was
also badly damaged. The Mongolia
was repaired temporarily and placed
in commission to take care of the trade
until the Manchuria was ready for sea-
The Mongolia will now be repaired
permanently and will be out of COM
mission for several months. The crew
of the Mongolia viii be transferred
to the Manehurfa.-s. r. Call. July "a.
MUST GET NEW CREW.
The British steamer Virginia, Cap
tain ]. n. Croker. viii sail for sgd
ney, New South Wales, on next Tues
day. Captain Croker is in a little
trouble in regard to his crew. which
is composed of Chinese They are
signed on by contract to expire on
August "a and if they decide TO en-
force the contract to the limit, Capt.
Croker will have to discharge them
here and pay them off. They viii not
be allowed TO land in this city but viii
be sent back to China by one of the
Pacific Mail liners. They viii be Of
fered increased pay to stay for six
months more. but otherwise Captain
Croker viii be forced to ship Japa-
nese sailors.
The Virginia win sail from here to
Sydney. bunkering there, and taking
on a cargo of general merchandise for
South Africa. After discharging at
Capetown she is already chartered to
take Chinese coolies back to their ma
tive land. This is being done by the
government which Is expelling eli i'm
ported Chinese laborers.
SINKS IN DOCK.
BREMERHAvEN. July 81 The
North German Lloyd steamship Kaiser
Wilhelm was sunk in her dock last
evening owing to the imperfect stow
ing of the coal which was taken on.
The coaling had been almost COM
pleted when the vessel suddenly list
ed. The water poured into her bunk
ers and boiler compartments through
the open coal ports. and the vessel
careened and lay on her side on the
bottom. When the tide was low her
bow rested ON a bank. but with the
rising of the tide she slipped from
that position and keeled over.
After some delay the steam pumps
were set to work to free the vessel of
the water. The cabins do not appear
to be much damaged, as little water
reached them, but the ship cannot be
ready to sail for several days at the
best
Meantime the Kaiser WTihelm's fun
list OF AGO passengers for Tuesday s
sailing must be transferred TO other
liners. Snme Of the hrst-cabin passen-
gers were received aboard the steam
ship Bremen. and the remainder viii
be accommodated on the ships Of other
lines.
In explanation Of the accident it ap-
pears that the inspectors of coal stow
ing had not perceived that the vessel
was not properly trimmed because. as
she was partly aground. she kept her
equilibrium. When. however. she be-
gan TO refoat with the rising tide. she
suddenly went over on her side.
MARINE NOTES.
The Z. :. A. T. Thomas is due to ar
rive tomorrow from Manila with
troops.
The s. :. China sailed from san
Francisco on Thursday at noon. She IS
due to arrive here with mail on We'd
nesday.
The OIL steamer Rosecrans, towing
the ship Marion Chilcott. is out nine
DAYS from Gaviota and should arrive
here today.
Everything is in readiness for the re-
ceptfon of the cruiser squadron, Que
next week from Cavite. The four
cruisers. the Maryland. Colorado, West
Virginia and Pennsylvania, sailed from
the Philippine port on July 2, accord
in1 n private adxices received here
from one of the officers Of the Colo