The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-05
WATERFRONT NEWS

in Office, and many prominent Chinese.
His Excellency had been the guest at
various clubhouses about town and was
given every courtesy possible by the
local Chinese residents,
Miss Bivins. a charming and dainty
Young lady who has been visitor in
Honolulu for several weeks, and Miss
Hedemann 5 friend. Miss Conan. who
has been delightfully."- entertained for
the past few months. were both loaded
down with leis. Miss Hazel Hebron,
who leaves to keep an important en-
gagement in San Francisco, had many
friends and relatives to bid her fare
well. R. J. Bentley, representing
large California fruit packing associa-
ton, who has been in the Islands a
few weeks investigating the pineapple
business. returned to the mainland, but
will be back in the near future. He
looked into some of the plantations
with a view, he said to making plans
for going into the business. 1t IS eX-
pected that his company will make
large investments in the pineapple
business
The Hackfeld wharf was almost
choked with freight, as about $500 tons
of cargo were unloaded from the big
liner. The passage way down the cen
ter of the wharf was quite narrow.
Captain Reilly, the wharf superintend-
emf, made good job of the cargo, as
he worked under difficulties at the
start. owing to the fact that the liner
could not be brought directly against
the wharf because of the keel resting
on a mudbank.
Her wireless Is Silent.
Captain Falls, depot quartermaster,
has endeavored to get in touch with
the transport Thomas by wireless, but
up to last evening had received no re-
ply The vessel is due here this morn
ing, and it was expected she would
wireless in mt least by Friday. The
atmospheric conditions, however, have
| not been the best for wireless work.
The officers of the German cruiser Ar
coma state that they had some diff
| Guilty in making themselves heard or
hearing from other sources while en-
route from the Coast to Honolulu, and
| the conditions to westward are appar
emily no better.
Shipping Notes.
The steamer Ke Au Hou will bring
shipment of coffee from Kailua on
| Monday.
The following sugar on Hawaii is re-
ported ready for Shipment: Punaluu,
100 bags; Honuapo, 3214.
| When the steamer Mauna Kea pass
| ed Laupahoehoe on her inward trip the
| landing was storm-bound.
| The schooner Marston, which loaded
! at Hilo for Redondo with railroad ties,
was due to leave the Rainy City for
the Coast yesterday.
Purser Pieper of the Inter-Island
| steamer Noeau reports the following
| sugar awaiting shipment on Kauai: X.
| S. NJ. 5000 bags; V. K, 1900; NJ, A,
! K, 41S0; K. p, 5789.
Today is the date set for the de-
! parture of the new Matson liner Viii
/ helmina from Newport News for San
/ Francisco, via Magellan. The new
I boat NAV reach here early in February
on her initial trip with passengers.
The Helene brought to Honolulu yes
terday morning from Hawaii ports a
hundred head of cattle. including
twenty-five calves. On account of
heavy weather, the Helene was unable
to discharge or load cargo at Kukaiau
on Wednesday.
/ The American ship Erskine NJ. Phelps
! sailed yesterday for Honolulu from Sc
attic to load sugar for Philadelphia via
Cape Horn. The charter was secured
/ by J. A. Gilman who was recently on
] the Coast. Captain Graham commands
the big white ship.