The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-10
MARINE

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About p m. yesterday large
steamer was seen poking her way
through the mist from the westward.
and there was considerable conjecture
Etalong the waterfront as 10 what the
vessel might be-
At 4:9o the steamer was anchored
outside and it was known that she
was the Lord Stanley, of the Lord
line Of Liverpool. bur on time. charter
| 10 Andrew Weir of Glasgow.
Captain Cunningham reported that
/ the vessel had left Newcastle on jan
uary Is, twenty-five days being con-
! sumsd by the voyage. Very little Sc.
I trades were met with and the weather
/ generally was unsettled. with norther-
/ ~ winds and squalls toward the end
Of the passage. The few days before
| port was reached were cloudy and
rainy. On Saturday Captain Cunning
ham got no sight. but, nevertheless.
! picked up the harbor the first land he
made The mountains were shrouded
! in clouds and the lights of the town
| were visible before the landmarks. II
was a case of absolutely correct dead
reckoning on Captain Cunningham s
part.
The Lord Stanley brought 542S tons
| of coal for here. Her gross tonnage is
| 1895 and her net tonnage 3057. Ship
and master are making their first call
here. She was originally the s. s
Pinewood. She is bunkered to return
10 Newcastle, but may be ordered 10
! proceed to San Francisco or the
Sound.
Captain Cunningham reported hay
! ing passed within eight miles Of the
Island Of Savati, Samoa. It was dur
ing the night. and the flames from
the volcano shooting skyward made a
grand display and were visible for a
distance Of fifty miles. The captain Of
me Lord Stanley declares that he
never saw such a display OF light in
his life.
News of the assassination of the
King and Crown Prince of Portugal
created a profound impression aboard
the steamer. Captain Cunningham,
however. is used to being out Of the
world while great events are transpir-
ing. During the spanish-AInerican
iunpfeasantness he was on voyage
from san Francisco and the war was
begun and ended while he was at
sea.
The Lord Stanley is locked at the
Aiakea street wharf.
S. s. HAMPSTEAD HERE.
With her hun encrusted with salt
and bearing the scars Of wind and
weather encountered during her voy-
age. the British, steamer Hampstead,
of the Britain steamship Company of
London, made port yesterday morning,
tying up at the Channel wharf She
Is,rought $500 tons of cargo coal from
Newcastle and took twenty-five days
TO make the voyage. Her command
er is Captain Hill. and this is the first
time that either ship or man has Wis
TIED, Honolulu.
Newcastle was left on January Is.
and strong head winds prevailed all
the way across, with NE. trades down
10 the equator.
The HAMPSTEAD has a gross tonnage
nj 3437 and is ten years old. Two
years ago she was Planet lsne
steamer being the name of the Nul-
can. At present she=is. trading "her-
ever she finds charter
The :. s. Njowera was passed carry
Yesterday morning BIZ the Hampstead
B The steamer has 2o0a tons OF coal Tor
Bilo and Captain Hill expects TO re-
turn 10 Newcastle from there.
HAU HoU's FREIGHT.
The steamer Ke Au Hou. arriving
from Kauai ports on saturday
brought the following freight: S16
hays of sugar. p bundles Of hides, 2
trunks. 8 baskets, and 10 packages OF
sundries.
SUGAR ON HAWAII.
The following sugar was reported as
being ready for shipment on Hawaii
bv the steamer Kinau, arriving on
saturday: OIaa, 11,400 bags; 0nomea,
800: Hakalau, 9503: Kukaiau, $500;