The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-24

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The bark Edward May departed yes
terday afternoon for Makaweli and
Eleele She will load sugar on Kauai
for San Francisco.
ISLAND ARRIVALS YESTERDAY.
The steamer Kinau arrived on time
yesterday morning. from her run TO
Hilo and way ports. She brought
fair-sized crowd of passengers. Moth
ing of special interest occurred. The
steamer Likelike arrived yesterday
morning from Kaunakakai and Hama,
kua ports. She brought back Super
intendent Jack MeVeigh of the leper
settlement
RECEPTION ON JAPANESE FLEET.
There was a reception to the general
public aboard the japanese squadron
yesterday. The members of the House
visited the fleet during the forenoon.
There win also be a reception TO the
public aboard the squadron today,
lasting until $50 p. m.
DIFFICULT TO REACH FRISCO.
1t will be a difficult task TO reach san
Francisco from Honolulu during the
month of March. The only vessels
scheduled. that can carry passengers
between American ports, are the Ven,
tura on or about March L. the Ala
media March 20 and the Sierra March
20 The Ventura is scheduled for
March from the Colonies. bnt she
will arrive late. as she is to be delayed.
undergoing repairs in Sydney. All yes
sells other than this trio. going direct t&
San Francisco, fly foreign flags. The
Victoria and Vancouver, SO she may
take large crowd
HALF-MASTED THE FLEET.
A wireless message from Hilo yes
terday conveyed the news of the death.
at that place, of James Ward, first as
sistant engineer of the steamer Kauai.
He died on Friday morning. The de-
ceased was about forty-five years of
age, and left four children. He was
threatened with blood poisoning, when
he went to Hilo from Honolulu recently
with his steamer, but whether that
sickness caused his death was not
stated.
MORE TROUBLE FOR DABEL. !.
PORT TOWNSEND, February IA
The schooner Aloha, Captain Dabel,
which was ready for sea yesterday
when her union crew to man desert
ed, secured substitutes this afternoon
and will probably proceed tomorrow.
Difference arose over the demand OF a
sailor named Chambers that he be per-
mitted to sign for the trip to San
Francisco instead of for the round
voyage. As such is not customary the
master demurred and the entire crew
walked out. On his arrival here Cap
tain Dabel was the victim of a violent
assault by a sailor to whom he had re-
fused to give good character on dis
charge, and it is more than probable
this may have had an influence on the
unusual procedure of the crew yester>
day The sailor who committed the as.
sault was arrested and given a heavy
fine.
CAPTAIN FEEDERS REVENGE.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 1s-
Peter Hyrup has been appointed purser
of the Pacific Mail liner Siberia to
succeed Harry Jerome. Charles p.
Hickok was originally appointed as
Jerome's successor, but the appoint,
ment was turned down by Adrian
Feeder, master of the liner. Feeder and
Hickok were shipmates some years ago
on the Panama run. On one eventfua
voyage Feeder violated one Of the rules
laid down by r. p Schwerfn and
Hickok declined to cover up the cap
tain's dereliction by dereliction on his
own part. Feeder was suspended for
one round "Trip without pay. 1t waa
Feeders turn yesterday Hickok's app
pointment brought back memories OF
that bad quarter-hour on Schwerin's
office carpet and the subsequent wa.
cation Honors are now even.
PACIFIC MAIL MOVES.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 15.-Tha
clerical force of the Pacific Mail Com>
pany today will leave the temporary
quarters established after the fire at
Second and Brannan streets for more
commodious and less malarial quarters
in the Flood building. Size few
weeks after the big vibration Vice,
President and General Manager r. p.
Schwerin has made his business home
in a saloon at the corner of Second and
Brannan streets, and in another former
steam beer emporium diagonally across
the street and Immediately over the
exit of the Brannan-street sewer the
freight and passenger departments
have been quartered. The treasurer's
office was installed in a shanty on the
wharf, and above the rafters, adjoin.
ing the Asiatic detention shed. the ac,
counting department was built a habi- |
tation
MARINE NOTES.
The s. s. Nippon Maru is due Mon |
day afternoon from the Orient. with |