The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-28
WATERFRONT NEWS

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small arm ammunition. and 600 bales
u raw cotton.
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One hundred and fifty days out the
British shin Riverside arrived in port
shortly, s++ar +.,,r a..Io.l- v.os+ar7o1-
a .ei1'"H from Lel1D WIN cargo OIL
$500 tons Of fertilizer Tor the Hawaiian
Fertilizer Works. The vessel was
oiousHI IL 0E Jug ou' Hen opposite
pilot, gave orders Tor her to cast off
and 90 to the Korea TO swing the big
s,talnsnlP around III 'he 0aslh' Inc
contra5 1' 4La sir In M - I'M u -,
center, Rn+ she had almost foo mncb
fairway and it was seen that the haws-
ers sent ashore would not hold her and
inc ahcnor was dropped. she swung up
% the dock ana me Iohg voyage came
to an end. After dlsehaTging here she
VII 60 TO the sound TO discharge 100
tons more.
The Riverside encountered severe
weather while rounding the Horn and
ran into sIeet and snow and freezing
weather. One night the crew thought
they saw an iceberg. The captain
thought they were right and took no
chances and steered awav from the
vague looking object in the distance
which might after all have baen q
cIoud So thar is vbv although tho
vessel encountered eIae+ enow en5
freezing weather no icaherge yera soon
Captain Jenkins X maxine his frs+
trim In Hono1nh
Grelgs No Longer Kings.
san FRANCISCO Oc+ohar 1e-Tbo
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'""i'InS anu "ashInS Loh ISiahds OIL
the South Sea group, made famous by
romantic fiction, have finally passed out
of tbe nossassion of tho Creisr brotbors
1omos caoraa on5 vi1I;ou, e. caot.h
anu " i'l'''i'' 'ne '''o'oi-
men VINO were known as the hlngs' OF
flaming and Washington islands. AL
though the brothers officially lost their
titles when the British government
constructed a cable station on Tanning
island, they. viii never be forgotten so
long as the brothers live.
James Greig, who was designated as
the King of Washington island, and
made ms quarters on that place, ar
rived here Saturday morning on the
schooner ii. {. Wright. When greeted
by the familiar title he told of the
change. Several months ago the two
islands and two others near the group,
Christmas ana Palermis islands, were
bought up by rather +. Rougle,
french missionary well known IN the
South Seas, and who IS acting as
guardian for the Invalid Count Cecille.
stock company VIII be established,
OF Which the Greig brothers Will be d.
fectors, ana the great guano deposits,
which are accounted as lnexhaustlble,
VIII be worked to their fullest capac-
lty, Whlle the cultivation OF cocoanut
palms and the production OF copra will
be increased.
ton =" sIan5 = S0h +9 ivi' VI "Sn. aHd
that of Tanning island 70 tons. AS
the guano deposits have never been
mo'MT, eo''t,,,ei 'Is', + I b ett
$500 ~ 7H-:ta
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por+oia eos+;,-aa1 o,,E 4boa 3oto 40 60
~, ba'7. 49, ro,,,,;,,a. ;s7ond
,ba,,4 % ,,,;3as Iaf -hia anar4 o.:o,4
4,,rtIo ~ $50 80
Ca1;for,ia coes+ Tho t,,r71o WIS g. aho,,t
- fae+ in lenc+b and & feat across tbe
hack and was the biopest Greio said
that he ever saw.
'' ision SsA4 ~ me o+iMa 900 I'd I'M
mers, rowed few hundred feet off
shore for the purpose of fishing. A
few hours later the emptv canoe drifted
ashore. What became Of the natives
is a mystery. as. although there are
sharks in those waters. they have never
been known to attack man. The dis
appearance of the fishermen caused a
small panic among the natives ashore.
Rrorob+ MANY PASSENGERS