The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-30

in the story. Mr.. Wiley has as yet re
eeived no word regarding the govern
ment's action in the matter of purehas-
ing the steamers fremont and shaw
nut, owned by the Boston Steamship
COMPREHENSIVE P.-L
Horses for Parker Ranch.
Eight and half days on the run from
Seattle, the big American Hawaiian
freighter Virginian arrived in port
shortly after 8 clock yesterday and
at once began discharging cargo, of
which there is about $500 tons, com
prising mainly feedstufs, shingles, etc.
The vessel brought two cargoes of other
! boats Of the eompany's line from New
York, which were transhipped across
the isthmian railway at Tebuantepee.
These two eargoes are from the Amer
lean and the Hawaiian, operating be-
tween New York and Tehuantepec. On
Saturday the vessel VIII leave for Ka-
hului and then go to Hilo, loading all
the Coast sugar that remains this sea
son. She VIII then 60 to San Fran
cisco via Puget Sound. The Columbian
due here shortly takes the last of the
TehuaRtepec route sugar from the is
lands for the season. VH
But the principal interest in the vir-
ginian 5 arrival yesterday centered in
two magnificent stations which came
all the way from Europe for the Par
ker ranch on Hawaii, to be used for
breeding. One was great dapple gray
French Percheron, weighing 204o
pounds and the other a German coach
weighing about 1450 pounds. The
French stallion 5 back Is as broad and
fat as a table, and his great arching
neck and huge head make him re-
markable looking animal. The other,
a bay, IS a beautiful young horse. A
large number Of people were on the
dock to see the animass. Fred Carter
looked after their unloading with a
cowboy from the Parker ranch. So
many people have become interested IN
the horses that they viii be on ex-
hibition at the old Emmelutb Place on
Judd street, near Liliha, every day be
tween II a. m. and p. m, and Mr..
Carter viii be glad TO show them off.
They arrived in splendid condition in
charge Of a young man named stimn,
who dressed th9znanes yesterday in
colored ribbons.
The two horses are the largest ever
brought to the Islands.
A Good Race.
With the arrival at Delaware Break
water yesterday of the bark Foohng
suey, there was closed the last incident
in a race from the Hawaiian Islands to
rhe Atlantic seaboard. Two ships sail
cd from these islands a day apart and
arrived at the Breakwater just day
apart, as follows:
Bark Foohng Suey sailed from Ele-
.ele, May %, arrived Breakwater, Sept.
..
ship Dirigo sailed from Honolulu.
MAY %. arrived Breakwater, Sept. p.
The Foohng Suey sailed from a port
On Kauai. about day sailing distance
IN the westward. day ahead Of the
Dirieo. 50 that equalized the start, but
she arrived one day behind, so the long
race ended Just day apart. The Dirigo,
however. Is ship-riggad Of 2S45 tons,
and the Foohng suey but a bark Of
Gel tons.
Lights in Good Shape.
Lieut.-Commander Moses, {. s. n,
IN charge Of the local lighthouse dis
triet. returned yesterday on the Maui
ma Lea from an inspection trip along
rbe Hawaii coast, where ne saw all the
lights and beaeons. He states that the
lights were all in good shape, and that
materials are en- the ground at Kailua
for a new lighthouse. The trip was
thoroughly enjoyable one, being his
first to the Big Island Opportunity
was given to take in the volcano on
the wav to Kau. He was told that it
might rain heavily in the island and
when going overland, in addition to
his rain coat took along a big SOU
wester. but all he encountered was hq-
uid sunshine.