The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-15

down from the Matson slip and bore
directly toward the broadside of the
bark. The launch was almost at the
bow when shouts from the decks or
both the bark and the tug caused the
launch engineer 10 made a sudden
swerye at right angles He passed down
parallel with the bark and when his
long tow line came taut, the schooner,
being light. swung about, but not be-
fore her bowsprit was almost at the
bark s side. The schooner finally swung
off and the launch passing astern Of
both the tug and bark swung the Moi
Wahine back into position and passed
on out the harbor
When she was opposite the Logan
the tug let go bur the wind caught the
bark, which stands high out of water,
and she began 10 drift A launch took
a line from her bow but she ran I'M
comfortably close to the transport, and
finally swung up against the old wharf
next to the naval dock.
Thetis on the Way.
The revenue cutter Thetis sailed on
December Is from San Francisco for
Honolulu. and should arrive here in
about eight or nine days. The Thetis
has been designated as permanent
revenue boat for Hawaiian waters.
The "bird reservation" created by
the President, taking in all the small
islands belonging to the Hawaiian
group and inhabited only by birds, are
to be specially looked after by the
Thetis to prevent Japanese from land
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carrying the feathers to Japan. The
increasing number Of japanese power
sampans, which, according to some
rumors might be used for smuggling,
will be kept under surveillance of the
Thetis if necessity arises.
Notice to Mariners.
San Francisco, December 6, 1909.
is hereby given that San Francisco
LightVessel No. 20 win be replaced by
Relief Light-Vessel No. rs about jan
nary /, 1910. The change will be tenn
porary. The relief ight-vessel will
show lights and sound signals having
the same characteristics as those of
LightVessel No. 70 now ON the station,
excepting that each of the two lights
will be fixed white without eelipses
shown from three lens-lanterns encir-
cling the mastheads at height of 46
feet above the water and visible IL
miles in clear weather.
Relief Light Vessel No. 76 is a flush.
deck steam vessel, has two masts
schooner-rigged, no bowsprit, a black
smokestack, and a steam whistle be-
tween the masts, but differs from Light
Vessel No. 20 in having all visible parts
from the bow to the middle of the
foremost, and from the middle of the
mainmast aft, painted red; all visible
parts between the fore and main masts
including the middle third of each Ian
tern mast, white. The daymarks at the
mastheads have five vertical stripes
three red and two white and on the
springstay, midway between the two
masts, there is an oval daymark with
one white and two red vertical stripes
The number "76' is in white on each
bow and each quarter, and in black
ON each side of the springstay daymark
The word ''Relief' is painted in large
black letters on the middle of each side
San Francisco Bay.-Notice is here
by given that four and one-half fathom
gas DuoY, -tuO Ieet eastward Oh d
cifc Mail steamship wharf, San Fran
cisco Bay. California, has gone adrift
and its place temporarily marked by q
frst-class nun buoy, red and black
horizontal stripes, in the same position
Shipping Notes.
The Matson steamer Enterprise, from
San Francisco for Hilo, according tc
wireless report, will arrive at the
| latter port Saturday.
The Arizonan returned yesterday
from Hilo, where she discharged the
remainder of her cargo. The Arizonar
viii remain here taking on sugar car
go, to be completed at Hilo, and viii
leave for Salina Cruz December 81
The Alaskan is to leave for Salins
Cruz on December IS or 10.