The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-21
WATERFRONT NEWS

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waiian hotels. He VIII be accompanied
by Mrs. Young and Miss Young Vic
tor Clark, the census taker, may also
be passenger
Many Passengers TO Leave.
When the Siberia leaves for San
Francisco, large number of Island
folk viii be passengers. Among them
are Mr.. and Mrs Francis Gay of Ka-
uai, and number OF young people who
have been their guests for several
weeks, all Of whom assisted in the re-
ception TO the congressional party at
the Gays beautiful home last month.
Among them are Miss Clark and Miss
Finney, two strikingly attractive Cali
fornia girls who have received MANY
social attentions while here. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Elston, Mrs. B. F. San
dow and Miss Elston. who have been
at the Gays viii also leave. Others
going away are Mrs. Albert Water
house and her sister, Miss Bertha
Koepke; Rev. Henry Judd, Col. 4. G.
Halves, Mrs Samuel johnson and son
Ivan, Link McCandless, and J. J. Page
of the Gregg company, who goes to
New York in time for the big college
games and the opera season.
Hilonian and Lurline.
The Matson steamer Hilonian left
San Francisco yesterday for Honolulu
and should arrive here next Tuesday
afternoon. It is understood the steam
er has a full passenger list and heavy
cargo
The Lurline sails from San Fran
cisco on November for this port She
viii also have a large passenger list,
and holds full of freight Among the
passengers will be the Honolulu mem
bers of the party which went to New
port News to christen the new Matson
steamship Wilhelmina They are Mr.
and Mrs. E. D. Tenney and Miss Will
he1mina Tenney.
California on Marine Railway.
The big clamshell dredge California
was placed ON the marine railway yes
terday afternoon in order that change
may be effected in the position of some
pipes. The California has been work
ing in the Inter-Island slip at the foot
of River street since Monday and the
big clamshell has brought out tons of
debris. AS the dredge works along,
those in charge are able to tune up
certain sections so that the whole is
now working well. On Monday, while
the clam was being shifted from the
dock to the water, it caught in a
shore line. A large number of specta-
tors were looking on and standing on
the rope. When the clam caught it
threw several on the wharf and Japa-
nese bootblack was catapulted into the
voter, shoe box and all. The debris
is to be transported to Kapiolani Park
and other Waikiki places to be used as
fller-in.
China on the Way.
Is .Haekfeld & Co.. agents for the Pa
cific Mail, received cable adviees yes
terday that the China had sailed for
Honolulu from Yokohama, and will
+ have room for about twenty-five pas
sengers out of this port. The vessel
| is due here at daybreak, October 80,
ana may DE dlspatcDed Tor the mann
| land in the afternoon.
Shipping Notes.
! The Niihau left yesterday afternoon
| for Honokaa with load of machinery.
| The steamer w. G. Hall has just
come off the marine railway, where
she underwent an overhauling.
The British steamer Falls of Orchy
which left Norfolk on Tuesday for Ho.
nolulu, is bringing a cargo of coal for
the naval station.
A new rudder is being made for the
bark Kaiulani, which was almost
wrecked in Australian waters several
months ago. The rudder was consider
ably battered. Plates for a new rud
der arrived on the Alameda
A strange steamer passed by Homo
lulu yesterday, steaming close in by
Diamond Head and passing out by way
of Barber's Point. She displayed NJ
signals She is thought to be the P
NJ. s. S. Persia, en- route from South
America to Japan.