The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1908-12-03


Tehuantepec freight, as we'll as a large
quantity of freight from Tacoma, Seat
tie, Portland and San Francisco.
Sailing Ships Coming.
Chronicle, Nov 19.-The Matson
Navigation Company has called into
service two of its sailing vessels which
have been lying up in order to handle
the heavy freights which have been
offering for the Hawaiian Islands and
which could not be accommodated by
the steamers and Darks which the com
pany operates constantly between this
port and the islands.
The bark st. Katherine, which had
been idling at Sausalito, has been taken
from her seclusion and put into condi-
tiOn for sea. The same thing has been
done by the ship Hawaiian Isles. Both
vessels will get away for the islands
early in December.
The Katherine shifted from Howard
SlACCb hAdi1 ldSO evening 10
where she will load a shipment of
canned oil from the Standard Oil Com
pany, returning to her berth on Satur-
day to finish loading. The Hawaiian
Isles will start loading December 8 and
is scheduled to sail week later.
Burned Ships Woodwork.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, Novem-
ber 19.-Stripped of every fragment of
framework that could be used for fuel,
the big British steamer Craigvar ar
rived in port today, twenty-seven days
from Yokohama. Captain Edmunds
reports that in addition to a shortage
of coal, the steamer passed through
gales all the voyage that threatened
to destroy his command. Three days
ago the bunker supply of the steamer
was reduced to less than ton, suffi-
cient only for three hours steaming
under slow bell, with only slight hope
that the planlling and superficial work
of the iron vessel would furnish suf-
fcient steam to bring the steamer into
port. The meager supply of coal was
reserved for any emergency that might
develop with her drifting and driven
by heavy gales.
The experience of the Craigvar is
the first of the kind noted in Pacific
in several years. Captain Ed
munds contends that had his bunker
supply taken at Moi been of a fair
grade his long passage from Japan
could have been accomplished without
despite the gale.
Lurline Sails Tomorrow.
The Matson liner Lurline sails from
San Francisco for Honolulu tomorrow.
Tt is understood that she will bring a
full cargo, including more war material,
and a large number of passengers.
Shipping Notes.
The Alameda is due from San Fran
cisco tomorrow morning.
The All. freighter Columbian sails
from San Francisco for Honolulu on
December 5.
The French bark Rogatien, which
has been anchored outside waiting for
orders, departed for the Sound last
evening.
The American Hawaiian S. S. Ari- |
zcnan arrived off port last night be-
fore clock and anchored outside. |
She will come inside the harbor this |
Captain Rosehill, of Marcus Island |
fame. may be given the temporary !
command of the schooner Ethel Zane, |
20 take her to the Coast. Captain |
Hahn is quite i'll in the Queens Hos
Dital.
The lighthouse on Engineer Island is
approaching completion as far as
construction work is concerned. The
main concrete building walls are up |
md the light tower has been raised
ibove this structure.
A bnrsted boiler tube was responsible
or putting the quarantine launch Oahu
ut of commission on Tuesday. Until
his is repaired the quarantine officers
will make use of the customs launch
The Oahu has not had
ny pilikia for a year and her engineer
eels proud of her record.
Captain Thomson, formerly chief Of
Ger or the steamer Enterprise of the
Iatson Navigation Company, has gone
0 Puget Sound to take a similar posi-
ion on the steamer Hyades. The
Iyades has been chartered by the Mat
on Company to run between Puget
ound, Honolulu and San Francisco.
The transport Thomas is due from
Ianila tomorrow, en- route to San
rancisco. Among the passengers may
e General Weston, who has been as
gned to the command of the Pacific
oast division of the Army. Captain
humphrey, who has been depot quar- ;
,rmaster here for two or three years,
aves on the Thomas and goes to ]
-ashington for duty.
The Korea is due here tomorrow :
orning from Yokohama with 1850
ms of freight. A large number of !
assengers have booked for the vessel
ON here. Princess Kawananakoa, y
ho was booked, may not be able to
ave for the mainland until early in J
,nuarv. Miss Skelley. who has been
sitting here for several months, will y
turn to San Francisco on the Korea.
mong others booked are Colonel Spal- \
NC. the Kauai planter; F. W. Dohr-
ann. the San Francisco merchant, !