The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-06
MARINE

While coal piles are rising on the
wharves along the Naval Station front,
and apparently enough for each of the
cruisers, there is a rumor that the en-
tire fleet is not en- route to Honolulu
from Samoa. Wireless communication
has been slow in connecting the feet
with the shore masts, either of the
Naval Station or the Wireless Tele-
graph Company s stations at Barber s
Point or Kahuku, although the fleet,
steaming only at the rate of ten knots
an hour, should be considerably less
than 800 miles off port today.
The TumOr is that the feet has been
divided and that but three or four
cruisers and three or four torpedoboat
destroyers only are returning direct to
Honolulu. while the others are scouting
or cruising around the various islands
to the south. just what reason there
is for scouting anywhere Just now is
not apparent to the rumorologists. But
as the entire cruise is an odd one, there
should be no surprise if unusual sailing
directions creep into the itinerary.
The feet is due here tomorrow and
proceeding thence to Magdalena Bay
for target practise.
Fleet Approaches Silently.
No news of the approach of the fleet
was received yesterday or last evening
either at the naval station or by the
two Matson liners in port. This may
be another of the fleet maneuvers in
cluded in the cruise, to demonstrate
how closely a feet may approach port,
even in these wireless days, without
giving away its position. Whether or
not the Kahuku station heard from the
fleet last night will not be known until
this morning as there is no direct COM
munication yet established between
Kahuku wireless station and town.
Alameda Takes the Mail.
The Oceanic liner Alameda, leaving
for San Francisco tomorrow at 10
o clock in the forenoon, takes the mail,
and not the Hilonian, which sails at
10 clock this morning. The Alameda
viii probably reach San Francisco
first, the HilOnian not running on so
fast schedule as the Oceanic liner.
The Hilonian takes a good-sized
cargo of canned pineapples, refined and
raw sugar and a miscellaneous cargo.
There is large passenger list.
Three Cargoes.
Freight for San Francisco per S. S.
Hilonian today consists of 900 tons of
sugar of which 400 is refined and 500
raw, $4,000 cases of canned pineapples.
The Alameda tomorrow takes rs tons
of coffee. IS tons of sugar, 5000 cases
of canned pineapples, 1000 punches of
bananas. $500 bundles of hides, Us
cases of fresh pineapples, and miscel-
laneous freight. In the Lurline Satur-
day will be taken 1900 tons of sugar
5000 eases of canned pines and sundries.
Siberia Here Sunday.
The Pacific Mail liner Siberia is due
here on Sunday from Yokohama and
will probably leave for the Coast the
same dav. The Korea is due here the
following day. Monday, from San
Francisco, bringing about eight days
later newspaper files, or since the 25th
of September.
Nicomedia Due October z.
The German steamship Nicomedia, a
freiehter. is due here from Yokohama |
on October Z or 8, with $50 tons of |
cargo for Honolulu. The vessel pro- /
ceeds thence TO San Francisco and |
Portland. She is consigned to Hack |
field & Co, as agents.
Shipping Notes.
The Army transport Thomas sailed !
from San Francisco yesterday for Ho- |
nolulu. Guam and Manila, and is due |
here about the 18th.
A marine register gives the date of
the launching of the schooner Rob Roy, |
recently wrecked on the Kalihi reefs as
1868. thus making her 45 years of age |
october 9 is the last day for register