The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-07
MARINE
MOANA BROUGHT
BOOZE FOR HERE
Three Hundred Cases of Whisky
for H0n0iulu---her Last
Voyage Here.

Three hundred cases of whisky com
posed the chief item in the freight
brought to this port by
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES steamer Mo-
ana, which arrived early yesterday
morning and sailed away for the Col
onies at noon. Besides the "booze, -
the Moana carried little of interest
for Honolulu in the freight line. She
was delayed on the passage down by
head winds and seas that hurled them
selves against the bow of the vessel
in an attempt to impede her progress
She was consequently so late that not
a minute of time was wasted here, the
boat being rushed off the very moment
arrangements were completed.
The Moana has made her last trip
through this port for some time to
come, according to one connected with
the agents. The rumor that she would
be taken off this run at the expiration
of this trip was published in these
columns when the Moana passed
through here on her way North, com
ing from one of the officers of the ves-
sci, but no confirmation was had of
this until yesterday. In. her place, the
fine steamer Mariana will be put on
the Canadian run, via Honolulu, to
handle the big tourist trade which it
is believed will come this season.
During the summer months the
travel between the various islands
around Australia is very great, and it
was for this reason that the Mariana
was taken off the. local run and kept
in the Colonies. The Mariana is
sister ship of the Manuka, which
makes regular trips through here. The
Moana, on the other hand, is somewhat
the same type as the Aorangi, small
and not extraordinarily beautiful in
shape.
Potlard's Lilliputs, thirty-four of
them-count them, thirty four-were
incoming passengers on the Moana.
They are returning from an extensive
tour of the States, and will play
farewell engagement of a few weeks
in this city. The Riddles became
demonstrative as soon as the Islands
were sighted, said an arrival ON the
boat, for they looked forward with
great deal of anticipation - like
kids do-to the succession of en-
tertainments to which they were treat
ed when they went through here on
the way to the mainland. They es-
pecially are fond of the bathing at
Waikiki Beach, where they demon
strated their ability in the water
when they were here before.
Siberia Due Tomorrow.
The Pacific Mail liner Siberia, Cap
tain Dixon, is due to arrive here to-
morrow morning from the Orient. She
has a good-sized cargo of freight al
ready on board her, and there is also
considerable awaiting shipment by
her to the mainland from this port.
The Siberia has passenger accommo-
dations for about $50 people this trip,
and about half this number are book
ed to leave. Should she arrive early
the Siberia will sail for San Francisco
the same afternoon, but the chances
are that the big liner will not get
away until Tuesday morning. On ac-
count of the fact that the ship has no
wireless telegraph system installed as
vet, nothing definite concerning her
arriving or sailing time can be
learned.
The latest mail advices from the
Coast brought down the information
that Manager Schwerin of the Pa
cific Mail Steamship Company, who
recently returned from the East, had
been in consultation with wireless
people and had asked prices on the
installation of systems aboard all the
boats of the company. 1t is under
stood that the policy of economy which
has been necessary with the Pacific
Mail people is all that has prevented
them from "getting into the game
with the wireless sooner. However, if
it is once decided to put in the wire
less in Pacific Mail boats, it is certain
that none but the best will be in
stalled.
1t may be that the Siberia, on her
return trip from the mainland, will be
the first boat of the line to send
aerograms.
That Alden Besse Boat.
Whatever disposition Captain Miller
may make of his most recent purchase,
it is certain that he is sparing no ex-
pense to change her into new craft.
The Alden Besse was a disreputable
looking windjammer when she first
came here, but new coat OF paint,
additions and changes to her cabin
facilities, and alterations in her rig
ging, have worked transformation in
the antiquated craft.
American Hawaiian Charter.
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS company has
chartered the fine steamer Riverside
for one year, according to the Portland
Journal, and she will be kept in the
sugar trade and probably will make
trips to the Hawaiian Islands. The
new vessel has capacity for $500 tons
weight. and she is therefor valuable
acquisition to the freighter fleet OF the
American Hawaiian company. The fol-
lowing is the description of the boat,
as told in the Portland paper;
The fine vessel was built at Moran's
ward. Seattle, and completed about FIVE
months ago. She is modern IN every
for