The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-08
MARINE

With ninety eight passengers in the
cabin for Honolulu and six lay-over
passengers, the Pacific Mail liner Mon
golia arrived from the Coast yesterday
afternoon, docking at 3 o'clock Of
the total Of cabin passengers on the
list, over half leave the liner here.
Among the returned Honolulans
aboard were several well known peo-
pie. Mr.. and Mrs. E. Faxon Bishop,
who have been travelling extensively
throughout Europe are back; Mr.. and
Mrs. W. r. Castle, ,Jr.. have returned,
being met at the dock by a large num-
Der of relatives and friends; Mrs Lydia
b. Coan, Mr.. and Mrs B. D. Baldwin
of Makaweli. Mr. and Mrs. C. Hede-
mann, Mrs. c. H. Henderson. Miss K.
Magoon, Henry C. Meyers, Rev. J. W.
Wadman, G. Fl. Olson, are among those
to return.
Rudolph Spreckels of San Francisco,
who has been taking leading part in
the fight against graft, will spend
short time in the Islands
Prominent among the through passen-
gers is r. H. Roijen, the Minister to
Japan from the Netherlands. Rev. D. |
Ebina, the celebrated japanese COngre-
gatiOnal minister, is a passenger re-
turning from a world s conference in |
Scotland. another divine aboard being |
Bishop Spreng, of the Evangelical AS |
ISOLATION, who is on his way to make |
a tour of inspection for his Church of |
the Japanese and Chinese missions.
The Mongolia had a good voyage |
after the first two days out, when head /
winds detained the liner, accounting
for the few hours she was late in
this port.
She viii sail at 10 clock this morn
ing for the Orient.
Hiram Bingham Entangled.
The barKentine Philippine arrived
morning from Fort Bragg
with load of lumber, mostly redwood,
and was tied up at the Alakea street
wharf. When the Philippine approach
I'd the slip, the missionary schooner
4iram Bingham was alongside the dock.
The harbormaster requested the little
schooner to swing out to let the Phil
ppine come alongside. Lines were sent
IF the Hiram Bingham to the Eva side
If the slip, but when the wide bow
# the Philippine came past the little
the latter's bowsprit became
in the anchor chains of the
zig vessel. 1t required tackle, a steam
winch and the united efforts of half
dozen men to get the anchor clear
# the bowsprit, and, fortunately, no
lamage was done. One or two mem
,ers of the Philippine crew INDUCED
n considerable unnecessary profanity
.gainst the Hiram Bingham, while pre-
,aring to clear the two boats, much to
he embarrassment of several ladies
Who were waiting to board the little
raft.
Will Ship Hawaiians.
The three sailors who brought the
chooner Hiram Bingham around the
Torn as crew will leave the missionary
raft here and sail tomorrow on the
alameda for San Francisco. Accord /
ne to their articles, they are to re- :
GIVE pay until they reach the Coast.
heir places on the vessel will be taken
v Hawaiian sailors. it having been
eemed best to ship Hawaiians for the '
onthern part of the little vessel IS
ruise. The sailing date of the Hiram
Bingham has not as yet been set.
Tardy Report OF IranSpOiC AIAAFai'
San Francisco Call.-The failure of
he army authorities at Manila to re- !
,ort the arrival of the army transport :
nix again calls attention to the lax
lethods in vogue in the quartermaster s
epartment. The Dix arrived at Ma S
lila November "a, a day ahead of time. a
.omebody at Manila failed to cable Y
apOrt of the arrival until the War De
artment requested the Navy Depart :
tent to send a cruiser from Manila in b
eareh of the missing ship. The navy d
rider brought back the information that Ii
ne Dix was safely in port and had been q
lere since Tuesday. r
The army transports carry more pas q
,ngers than any other steamers cross t
10 the Pacific. Interest in their safe G
rival is widespread, and yet they are n
le only vessels that reach Manila IS
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