The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-12
MARINE
HOBBY ARRIVES
To TAKE CHARGE
New Local Marine Hospital
Head Has a Great
Reputation.

DIR. ". c. Hobby, the man who ar
rived here yesterday on the Mongolia
to accept his new station, is one of the
most popular men in the Marine Hos
pital Service. He served here in 1896
and did WELL He was sent again to
Honolulu to succeed Dr. l.. E. Golfer,
who was short time ago called to
Washington.
DR.. Hobby began his work for Ho-
nolulu before he had altogether ar
rived here, for, when the local quaran-
tine doctors went out to meet the big
liner and make the usual inspection,
they found that he had already been
busy. AS a consequence, several peo-
pie who went out to meet the vessel
and greet friends were allowed to go
aboard from the little service launches
without any tiresome wait.
That DR.. Hobby was a popular man
in San Francisco is evidenced by the
following from the San Francisco Call:
Among the passengers who will leave
today on the liner Mongolia will be
DIR. w. G. Hobby, who, for three years,
has been chief quarantine officer of
this port. He is going to Honolulu to
take charge of the quarantine station
there, and with his wife and family
will make his home at the Island port
for probably the next three years. DR..
Hobdy's administration here has been
without friction, and he leaves behind
large army of friends.
The last year of DR.. Hobdy's ad-
ministration was particularly arduous,
as in addition to his duties as quaran-
tine officer he was made responsible
for the work of fumigating foreign,
coastwise and bay shipping. What
DR.. Blue did for the city DIR. Hobby
did for the floating property of the
port. He administered his sulphur
smoke in allopathic but even doses,
and performed his unpleasant task with
such infinite tact that he made friends
with the ship owners whose property
the sulphur fumes were destroying
Mongolia Sails.
The Fairbanks party left on the
Mongolia. Governor and Mrs. Frear
accompanied the former Vice Presi-
dent and his wife on board the steam
er, only leaving when the toot of the
big whistle gave warning that the
ship was about to start. But when
the Governor and Mrs. Frear, as well
as many other friends, made their
farewells to the distinguished couple,
they wreathed and crowned them with
a profusion OF flower leis. Around the
shoulders and neck of Mr.. Fairbanks
hung a heap OF flowers that almost
lint faa vic
AS soon as all the visitors We're off
the ship, the lines cast off, and the
big vessel slowly began to make head
way. Mr.. and Mrs. Fairbanks start
ed to shout their farewells to the
many friends on the wharf below. Al
first, when he recognized someone
down below to whom he wished tt
make acknowledgment, he salute6
with his hand to his forehead. Bu
as the Mongolia drew farther away
from shore, the former Vice Presiden
grew demonstrative. He shouted
aloha" several times, and at the las
literally threw kisses to those whf
| were on the edge of the Hackfelt
wharf.
That he was genuinely sorry tt
leave the Islands was evident, and h
stated as much to several shortly be
fore the steamer sailed.
Sailings Yesterday
There were more departures yester
day than there probably have beer
from this port in any one day for The
past year. Besides the regular Inter
Islands boats, three of their tramp
steamers sailed for ports on the othe
islands, Then, early in the morning
the little schooner C. A. Thayer sailed
for Aberdeen. She brought cargo o.
lumber here, and sailed back in bal
last, with the exception of one ton o.
: Hawaiian rice which was taken back
The big schooner w. H. Marston, Cap
tain Hersey, sailed shortly after ont
o'clock in the afternoon for San Fran
cisco with full cargo of sugar.
The American-Hawaiian steamer Go
; lumbar started out for Kahu1ui a lit
tie after six clock last evening. end
ing what had certainly been busy da.
on the front.
Lumber for Hackfeld Wharf.
Bringing a large amount of lumber
the chartered Matson steamer Hyade
arrived here from Seattle late yester
, day afternoon. Now that she is her
with the. Iumber work on the reDIank