The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-07

Islands Then, again, comes the ques-
tion as In where the stuff would come
from. The sampans, it is sure, would
not operate between here and Japan
themselves. and It is doubtful II they
would make connections with any deep
sea wind TANNER. The local customs of
ticials laugh at the scare-head story
recently published IN the San Francisco
Examiner to the effect that the Japa-
nese sampans were preparing to go INTO
the smuggling business on wholesale
scale. If any smuggling is to be done,
thew are of the opinion that III VIII
come through the larger steamers ply
ing between the Orient and tins port.
The ssQueen. of the Sampan Fleet,
which was recently launched, has only
25-horsepower engine, and conse-
auentlv. because of her extra weight,
there are several smaller boats of her
class which are considerably faster.
| Made Wireless Record.
Although the Sheridan MADE an I'M
usually slow trip from Midway Island
to this port owing to very bad weather
and her not teo-fast engines, she made
up for all defects by the excellence OF
the work done by her wireless system,
with Sergeant Reeves of the Signal
Corps at the operating key. She did
not lose communication with Nagasaki
until the time she arrived here, and
she talked with Honolulu at 2400 miles.
Sergeant Reeves, it is said, is one of
the finest operatoTsSn the business, and
| his record on this trip makes good the
assertion. The Sheridan was never out
of Communication with the land from
the time she left Manila, which rs a
record that viii be hard to beat. Her
best feat was to get into communieaS
ton with the station at Tatoosh Point,
at the mouth Of Puget Sound.
When the Sheridan comes through
here on the return trip she will bring
, the entire 7th Infantry, now stationed
; at Forts Wayns and Brady, in Miehi
gan Colonel Gornman is the com
:, handing officer. Every transport pass
. ing through this port for Manila fol-
some time to come will have a com
. nlete organization on board. as tbs
, troeping season has Just begun, accord
e ing to one Of the officers of the Sheri
a dan yesterday.
Kukui New Stick.
The unwieldy derrick which came
t here on the Lighthouse tender Kuku
I has at last been taken off. and tn
: fine boom made by Alec Lyle put il
r It's place. This gives the boat a ver'
t trim and neat appearance, and make
Y her much more servieeable She /
i now being painted all over for the firs
time since she left the builder. Wha
will be done with the big derrick ha
not as vet been decided, though Lieu
e tenant Houston, u. S. A. the nev
D. lighthouse inspector who arrived on tn
- Sheridan yesterday, may plan some dis
position of it shortly. Lieutenan
= Houston called on the KuiSui, whic
IS he viii have charge Of in the future
H. Yesterday. and afpeared pleased wit
y the little craft He may make tri
!, with her next week.
- Local Notice to Mariners.
ne | The following affects the list
- lights and fog signals, Pacific Coas
1908, page &c; list Of lights, buoys an
daymarks, Twelfth Lighthouse Subdi
~ trict, 1908, page 13.
Maui.-Located ON Pun Xii, the sma
island just northeTly OF Kauikl Hea
the easternmost point of the island
:! Maui. and on the southeasterly side
Kapueokahi Bay.
, On or about April 30, the arc
visibility of this lens lantern light W
be increased from $50 deg. to $50 de
By order Of the Lighthouse Board.
STANFORD E. MOSES,
/ Lieut.. Commander. U.s.N., AssistantS
the Inspector, 18th l.. Ell. Distrit
Shipping Notes.
i The barkentine Klikitat, CAPITA
'r- Cutler, sailed away yesterday aftt
tai noon.
'eo The Inter-Island steamer Maui, Ca
go tain Bruhn, is due to arrive here IL
morning.
-, The chartered Matson boat Hyad
-, sailed on April from Kahului for s
Francisco.
- The claudine, Captain Bennett,
due Ia arrive here tomorrow NORM
LIZ from Maui ports.
The Ste. Katherine will probat
e
e for the mainland.
= Captain Thompson is expected
: bring the w q. Hall in this morni
with load Of sugar.
Captain Willer, the skipper of
7 .1s s c. Allen. brought his ''seow3
8. q San Francisco yesterday.
. The barkentine Irmgard is look
fer any day now. She is out sixte
days from San Francisco.
oess Besides sugar and coffee, the Mau
:. Lea brought in an unusually large sh
80 ment of koa lumber yesterday.
The Matson ting Intrepid return
cur from Maui last night, after towing
mo- bark Foohng Suey to Kahului.
The ". G. Hall, with mail and P
,;eh sengers for Nawiliwili and Koloa. v
- sail tomorrow evening at clock
r.: The American Hawaiian steam