The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-02
MARINE

After an absence of AZ days, the
Norwegian steamer Sildra arrived yes
terday afternoon from Ocean Island
She left here January Is for the guano
island She loaded cargo and depart
ed from Ocean Island February 13. She
had good weather to port. The vessel
brought 5400 tons of phosphates for
T. Fl. Davies & Co. Only part of this
cargo is to be discharged and the re-
mainder win be carried to San Fran
cisco.
The vessel brought as passengers for
this port, Rev. Philip A. de la Porte
the American missionary, from the
Pleasant Island of the Marshall group,
and Rev. A. c. Walkup, missionary
from the Gilbert Islands Rev. Mr.. de
Ia Porte was accompanied by his wife
and four children. He has translated
the New Testamen& into the language
of the natives of Pleasant Island and
has printed 600 copies on his press at
home. He has brought the printed
copies TO Honolulu to be bound The
work took five years. The author was
eight months printing the translation.
Rev. Mr. de Ia Porte and family are
going to Germany for a visit. He will
probably deliver some address here as
may Rev. Mr.. Walkup, who is a British
er by birth. Rev. Hiram Bingham has
translated the Bible into the language
of the Gilbert islands
TRANSPORT DIX ARRIVED.
With 5000 tons of Japanese coal for
the local army depot quartermaster,
the transport Dix arrived yesterday
morning from Manila and Nagasaki.
She left Nagasaki February II. James
Brain mule skinner" became insane
from seasickness and jumped overheard
a few days after leaving Nagasaki.
He refused to take hold of life pre-
server thrown to him and swan away
from it. His body was not recovered.
The Dix has 200 tons of coal aboard
and will start to discharge the Homo
lulu allotment today. She will proceed
from Honolulu to Seattle to take the
horses of the Tenth Cavalry for Ma
Mia. The vessel will remain here about
a week. Lieutenant George Clarity of
the Second Cs.valry, man who is web
known in Honolulu, is the quartermas
ter commander of the vessel. Clerk
Colman is the only passenger. He is
going to New York.
CHANGES IN CUSTOMS SERVICE.
Acting Collector r. C. Staekable has
made some changes in the customs SER
vice. Arthur P Watson, on Thursday,
resigned as messenger and is selected
from list of eigibles, No. 8, Glass ],
for the position of clerk at $1,000 per
year; his previous salary was $840..
George A. Bower is transferred from
the position taken by Watson to be-
come inspector, No. II, Glass 2, to re-
ceive ss1400 instead of $1,000. William
Fl. Stroud is selected from an eligible
list as night Inspector at So per night.
On March 10 the position of messen-
ger Will be filed by James j. Crockett.
COAL VESSELS DEPART.
The British S. S. Elaine departed yes
terday afternoon for Newcastle. The
British s. S. Inveric also departed yes
terday morning for Newcastle. The
propeller of the Invarie was sticking |
out of the water when she left and
it was predicted that she was too top,
heavy and would have trouble before |
she reached her destination. 1t is pos
sible that she has ballast tanks that
she will fill with water, after get
ting under way One or both of the |
vessels may return to Honolulu with |
coal.
BUYING ISLAND SCHooNERS.
It is reported that Castle & Cooke |
are negotiating with Allen & Robinson
for the purchase of the schooners Luka
and Ka Moi The idea is to use them
in transporting freight to Koolau for
the new railroad. Ties would be the
principal part of the freight. The
schooner Moi Wahine has been pur-
chased from Allen & Robinson, by Cap
tain Sam Mana. The price was $4,000
MAUNA LoA REPORTS ACTIVITY.
The steamer Mauna Loa arrived yes
terday morning from her rum to Maui
and Hawaii ports. She brought 31ss
bags of sugar, 400 bags of coffee, and
a large assortment of freight from Ha-
wan ports. The vessel brought small
crowd of passengers. Passengers re-
port that the reflection from Kilauea
can be seen at night from Punaluu.
ANOTHER STEAMER COMING.
The S. s. Amiral Fourichor of the
French line, is expected here on March
IA from Yokohama. She will have $500
tons of freight and PSI japanese pas
sengers for this port.
MARINE NOTES.
The steamer Kinau is due today from
Hilo and way ports.
The schooner Helene is now loading
sugar at Railway wharf No. 2
The bark s. C. Allen went on the