The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-13

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which were received yesterday from
the United States Army Transport
Logan, en- route from San Francisco to
this port, the troopship should arrive
here this afternoon, probably early.
She has been listed to arrive earlier,
but in view OF the aerograms which
came from her yesterday, this is i'm
probable. The Logan viii be an OBJ
ject of interest when she is in this
port, not only because of the many
important officials who are making the
trip in the vessel, but on account of
the many improvements which she has
undergone since she passed through
here last. Many thousands of dollars
have been spent on the Logan in San
Francisco within the past few months,
and she has been thoroughly overhaul
ed and reftted. So many improvements
were put in the vessel that one army
authority stated that she was now
.severy thing that the model army
transport should be. It is understood
that the Logan has an especially fine
wireless telegraph system on board,
though the storms which she has un-
doubtedly met coming down have pre-
vented very much of practical dem.
onstration so far. Several high Army
officials are among the passengers,
among them being General Brush, who
viii be stationed in the Philippines.
st. Katherine's Cargo.
Captain Herbert s fine vessel, the
bark St. Katherine, finished diseharg-
ing her cargo Thursday afternoon, and
that night she was fumigated, the
fumes being let out yesterday morn
ing. She will probably move over TO
the Railroad wharf to take on the rest
of her sugar cargo. Among the items
of freight which the ST. Katherine
brought down here from the mainland
was six hundred tons of blacksmith
coal. Had it not been for the arrival
of this coal in the city, there threaten
ed to be somewhat Of famine in the
article. How this came about makes
an interesting story. The Inflated YES
sci Fort George, which, by the way,
is now 228 days out from New York,
had large cargo Of blacksmith coal
for Honolulu. Had the ship made any
where near her ordinary passage
around the Horn, there would have
been no dire need for the stuff the
bIacksmiths burn, but as time went on
and the Fort George failed to poke
her nose over the horizon, the local
dealers delayed sending to the Pacific
Coast for more coal lest their Atlantic
consignment should pile up on them
So matters went on until it was abso-
Intely necessary that more blacksmith
coal be had here. and hurry-up cable
was sent to San Francisco carrying an
order for six hundred tons. This coal
arrived safe and sound and was I'M
loaded the other day from the st. Kath-
crime. The Fort George coal has prob
ably already found it's resting place.
Several of the waterfronters comment
ed the other day on the fact that
..The st. Katherine brought the coal
which should. or would, have arrived
on the poor old Fort George. .
Children Born at Sea.
Dundee Advertiser-A British steam
four babies on board, all born during
the voyage from Valparaiso. The news
of this event is supplemented with the
statement that although the parents
are Spanish and Portuguese, the four
children. "under an old law, are Brit
ish subjects and parishioners of Old
stepnev. London. But this "old law !"
is not very well established. There il
an old tradition embodied in the coup
let:
He who sails on the wide sea
Is a parishioner of Stepney.
Bnt il is tradition and nothing
more. Stepney included at one time
nearly all parts of the Thames having
heritage for London vessels, and that
is how the tradition arose that children
horn at sea belonged to Stepney parish
T F. RI. Rrabner says that IN conse-
quenee of this belief many paapers VINO
were horn at sea have been forwarded
TO Stepnev by other parishes, out : the
tradition has received no support elIhef
from the parochial authorities or from
the courts of law. -
Santa Rita Out To-day.
The oil-steamer Santa Rita viii prob
ablv oct away for San Francisco this
,,ornino. She brought considerable oil
for the local tanks and tins mas neen
about all taken from the vessel. zap
tain Connors, master of the Vessei, Is
one of the best-liked men who ever
came into this harbors though ne mas
not been running to Honolulu very
long.
The barkentine Hawaii, with a load
of coal from Newcastle, is out seventy
four DAYS now, and should arrive