The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-07
NEWS OF THE WATERFRONT

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What IS the hoodoo which clings so
tenaciouslv TO the transport Sheridan!
MANY aboard would like to know. Last
evening shortly after + clock just
as she was leaving the Naval dock, the
stern lines became entangled in the
propeller and she was delayed for an
hour while Hawaiian divers worked at
the cable and finally released it. First
of all two Hawaiian swimming boys,
who were calling for nickels, Embossed
part of the line and it was thought she
was clear. But there was a hitch to-
ward the end of that long hawser and
one of the pilot boat boys was called
upon to get it clear. With the and or
the two boys the oarsman went down
and down and finally the rope came up
There is little doubt but that many OF
the officers would have liked TO have an
other night in Honolulu, for they had
a roval good time the night before at
the dance given IN their honor.
Several passengers went up from
here including Captain Chapman and
Lieut. Pardee Of the Goth Infantry,
who will be on duty at the shooting
competition at Monterey. Captain
Ship goes on the Mongolia today.
Mrs. Sheriff, daughter of Lieut.-Col.
and Mrs. Hunter. and Mr.. Edwards of
the Z. 5. Engineer s office were also
passengers. As the boat was leaving
many of the officers gave college yells
for General Murray and his two charm
ing daughters, who viii remain here
three or four weeks, attesting the
popularity of the Murrays among their
fellow passengers. The room of Cap
tain Babcock, quartermaster, was fill
ed with floral tributes from his many
friends in Honolulu.
st. Katherine to Hilo.
The American bark ST. Katherine
win leave for Hilo in ballast about
Saturday to load sugar for San Fran
cisco. Captain Herbert, who has been
confined to the Queens Hospital for
some time, is again on deck, praislng
the attention he received at the hos
pital, which he says enabled him TO
pull through his illness In short time.
Missourian Leaves Thursday.
The American Hawaiian freighter
Missourian leaves for Kahului, Kama
pail and Hilo on Thursday evening to
load sugar for Salina Cruz, taking
about 1900 tons. The freighter
Pleiades of the same line leaves Seat
tie and Tacoma tomorrow for this port,
and the Columbian is due to leave San
Francisco for Honolulu direct on Sat
urday.
The Lurline at Sea.
From the Matson liner Lurline which /
left last week for San Francisco, came /
the following wireless telegram yester-
day to Castle & Cooke, agents; dated
July 2: Eight p. m. six hundred miles |
off; moderate easterly wind and sea.
Prosper's Crew Balks.
The crew Of the schooner Prosper,
which has twice put into this port in
leaking condition, while loaded with
ohia ties from Hilo for Redondo, Cal,
has baked about signing up again.
They don t want to go to sea and say
something about a h6odoo. The YES
sci is ready to leave, it being believed
that the leak which took in five inches
of water per hour, has been stopped
up.
Hilonian Noon Today.
Castle & Cooke, agents for the Mat
son line, received the following mes
sage yesterday morning from The Mat
son steamer Hilonian, which IS due
today from San Francisco: Four
hundred fifteen miles at 10 p. m, July |
5. VIII arrive at noon Wednesday,.
Shipping Notes.
The Hilonian is due today from San
Francisco.
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