The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-19
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

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San Francisco Bay, California List
of lights and fog signals, Pacific Coast,
1908, page Is, No 40. and list of lights,
buoys, and daymarks, Pacific Coast,
1908, page 29.)
Notice is hereby given that Castro
Rocks gas buoy, CR2, moored about 500
feet SW y S from the outermost of
the Castro Rocks, San Francisco Bay,
California, heretofore reported extin-
guished, was relighted December 8.
BY order of the Lighthouse Board,
R. P. LOPEZ,
Commander, U. S. n,
Inspector, 18th Lighthouse District.
Pleiades and Hyades.
SEATTLE, December ct is evil
dent that the lively rate war predict
ed between the American-Hawaiian
Steamship Company and the Matson
Navigation Company from Puget
Sound to the Hawaiian Islands is to
become reality. The Matson com
pany entered the field from the Sound
by chartering the freight steamer
Hyades of the Boston Tow Boat Com
pany's feet. 1t was announced that,
should the business warrant, the
freighter Pleiades of the same com
pany's feet would be chartered.
Forestalling the charter of the Pleia-
des by the Matson Navigation Com
pany, the American Hawaiian Steam
ship Company yesterday chartered the
vessel and win operate her in connec-
ton with the Observation-Disclosures
steamers. AS the Hawaiian
line has a large feet of steamers on
the Coast, it is apparent that the COM
pany had no pressing need of the
Pleiades other than to keep her from
the Matson company. The charter is
made for the same length of time as
the steamer Hyades, which is taken
by the Matson company. The Hyades
and Pleiades are sister ships.
Like the Hyades, the Pleiades will
be equipped as an oil burner before
entering the service. She is at Quar-
termaster harbor and the work is to
commence at once. She is to be de-
livered to the American Hawaiian COM
pany not later than January l. 1t is
understood that the new charterers of
the Pleiades will have extra work
done in the steamers engine-rooms so
as to add to her speed if possible. 1t
has been limited that the American
Hawaiian company will operate the
Pleiades direct between the Sound and
the Islands. This, however, is scarcely
probable at present, say local shipping
men.
When the Matson company charter
ed the Hyades it was announced that
forty-fve day schedule would be
maintained until business improved.
The Hvades will leave the Sound Mon
dav with a full cargo for the Islands,
and it is evident that if the Matson
Company intends to carry all the
freight offering, it must secure addl-
tional steamers.
The Hyades and Pleiades formerly
operated in the Oriental trade from
this port.
Alaskan on Magellan Route.
The first American Hawaiian freight
err to take island sugar this season to
New York via Magellan will be the
Alaskan. The freighter sails today for
Honolulu from San Francesca, and VIII
leave the islands for New York abouta
January 10.
The Columbian leaves for Hilo on
December %, and will said from the
latter port for Salina Cruz on January
?. She with carry 1900 tons of sugar.
This is the first big load of sugar of
the season to be taken by the All.
line
Freight Agent Morse of the All.
line says that the accommodations for
horses aboard the freighter Virginian
are exceptionally good. The horses of
the two squadrons of the Fifth Cavalry,
which will be brought here on the Vir-
gilman next month, will be quartered
on the sheltered deck, where they will
have sanitary quarters, good ventilation
and the best opportunity is offered the
men in charge to look after their com
fort.