The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-06

COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER,
B. Wood have already booked for the
volcano by the Claudine. and Miss K.
z. Gefsendorfer has booked for Ka-
hului
Among through passengers are Rob
ert ". Irwin and Miss Mary Irwin
Mr.. Irwin was formerly Hawaiian Min
lister to Japan.
]. H. Hnand. Mrs. Hiland and II.
H Hiland and T. A, Miller are con-
nected with the Chicago. milwaukee
& ST. Paul road. and are gong TO
Japan for a tour
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Briggs. and Mrs
Herbert Briggs and son are on their
way 10 Japan for the trip and TO
meet Mr.. Herbert Briggs who is re-
turning by way Of Australia from
South Africa. Mr. and Mrs. A. H.
Briggs spent several weeks here in
the latter part of 1905 and were in
Japan at the time OF the san Fran
cisco disaster. their stay there being
cut short by that event.
F. NJ. Brooks is returning to Shang-
hal from a trip TO Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Wilcox ar
sived for stay of some weeks here,
She is more widely known as Ella
Wheeler wilcox They are at the
Alexander Young Hotel.
SHORT STAY OF THE THOMAS.
The United States Army transport
Thomas. Captain Lyman. arrived aero
yesterday morning about oclpe'1
from Manila and sailed PROMPTLY ar .
in the afternoon. making almost The
record transport stay in port. for
brevity. The Thomas left the Manila
quarantine station, Merivales. January
16. one day later than usual, the delay
being necessary because of the exist
enee of cholera in the Philip. ines. The
japanese quarantine regulations re-
quire that vessels coming from Ma lila
now shall be out five full days before
passing quarantine at Nagasaki. L
takes only three or four days - make
the voyage. So the extra day was
spent in quarantine at MeriyaIes. The
Thomas remaPed two days at Maya
saki. On January % and 80 a heavy
blow was experienced and during the
blow a German steamship. west bound,
was passed. hove 10 on account of the
heavy gale. After the Thomas had
passed her she displayed signals which
as near as the Thomas could make out
were the letters J. L. P. n.
There was one death during the voy-
age from Nagasaki to Honolulu. Pat
rick Call. an employe Of the Quarter
| masters department. died Of perito-
nitis. Before his death he refused tC
tell anything about his family OF
home, so that nothing is known OF
him. His body vas embalmed.
The Thomas had on board sos mer
| of the Third Cavalry under command
of Col. ]. H. Dorst, 110 enlisted mer
as casuals, and 225 other persons in
Guiding officers and civil employees ans
their families. besides 20 persons taker
on at Nagasaki. including 1t. Com
mander R, o. Bitter who has been il
command of the supply. at Guam. ana
his family.
The Third Cavalry have been sta
toned at Camp Stotsenberg about 5
miles from Manila. 1t is going II For
Clark. Texas.
The Thomas, which has fine wire
less apparatus and holds the reeor'
for long distance communication from
ships. got into communication witt
the wireless station in Honolulu abou
$50 O'Clock Tuesday night when .
miles away and many messages wer
! exchanged. The people aboard n
TRANSPORT got their news of the assas
sination Of the King and Crown Primo
t of Portugal in this way.
ROUGH AT wAI8lANALo.
| The steamer J. A. Cummins report
| the sea breaking heavily over the bss
yesterday at the entrance TO. the Wa
manalo landing.
MATE FOR TIE PHELPS.
The second mate of the Gerard {
+! Tobey was yesterday signed 10 go a
second mate of the Erslzine NJ Phelps
| The Phelps sent over here for a seeon
mate soon after her arrival al Kaflu
/ lui. When loaded the Phelps viii g
10 Philadelphia.
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