The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-24
MARINE

The American ship Dirigo. Captain
Goodwin, sailed yesterday afternoon
for New York with d full load of
sugar. The tug Intrepid took her out
of the harbor about o'clock and soon
she was making picture, with her
spread of canvas, to delight sailors
eyes, for the great four-master is a
beauty to look upon and a good sailer.
Captain Goodwin expects to get her
to. New York early in September.
There was some difficulty here in
getting satisfactory crew, the sail
ing of the vessel being delayed on that
account. After a crew had been sign
ed on, five of the men had some
trouble with the mate and they were
put ashore and new men engaged to
fill their places. Peanuts" went as
cabin boy
MYSTERY OF MANCHURIA.
The steamer J. A Cummins yester-
day morning brought a sensational
report of mysterious movements of
the Pacific Mail steamship Manchuria
after she had left this port and before
she had cleared the island. 1t seems
that on Friday night between Dia-
mond Head and Koko Head she found
occasion to circle once or twice and
heave to for ten or fifteen minutes as
if she were looking for somebody who
had fallen overheard or as if she were
assisting men in distress from a
swamped boat.
A japanese sampan man went to
the office of H. Hackfeld & Co. yes
terday and asked to be paid for his
services in taking three men ashore
from the liner He'was asked why the
men had left the vessel, who they
were, what they looked like, whittier
they had gone and a dozen other ques-
tions, but to all of the inquiries he
was unable to give any reply that
threw any light on the mystery.
According to the story of the jap
anese. he was hailed about dark, from
the liner, and when he got alongside
the Manchuria with his sampan he
learned that there were three men to
be put ashore. He says the men were
white and that is all he seems to know
about Them He landed them in Kaka-
ako on Friday night. They may have
been stowaways or men who had gone
aboard to see friends and who lost
track of time in genial companionship
and were carried out with the vessel.
SHIPPING AT HILo.
Purser Pete Phillips of the steam
er Mauna Kea reports that the Enter
prise, of the Matson line, arrived at
Hilo on Wednesday. She left San
Francisco on May II, two days later
than the last vessel bringing mail to
Honolulu. and numerous Honolulu
people received by the Claudine and
the Mauna Kea letters from the main
land which had been forwarded via
the Crescent City. The bark Mohican
sailed from Hilo for San Francisco on
Friday. The barkentine Aurora will
probably sail tomorrow. The Texan
is at Hilo from Kaanapan to finish
loading sugar for Salina Cruz.
MAUNA KEA ARRIVES EARLY.
The steamer Mauna Kea. Captain
Freeman. arrived before o'clock yes
terday morning from Hilo and way
ports with miscellaneous cargo and a
good lot of passengers. United States
District Attorney r. W. Breckons and
United States Marshal E. r. Hendry
were among those returning, having
made flying trip to Lahaina on BUSH
ness.
SHIPPING NOTES.
The steamer Maui will arrive from
Hawaii this morning with sugar and
cattle.
The steamer Iwalani, Captain Self,
is due early today from Maui and Mo-
lokai ports.
The Togo Kisen Kaisha America
Naru is expected from San Francisco
tomorrow morning with ten days later
mail.
The steamer Niihau yesterday morn
ing reached port from Mahukona with
6225 bags of sugar and los empty bar
rels.
The steamer ke Au Hou yesterday