The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-31
NIPPON MARU HAS
n A VALUABLE CARGO

>. -. nippon Aaru came INTO port. She
was whistied 1oG port before ten clock
but, owing to there being some hundred
Filipino laborers on board, there was
quite a delay while the quarantine doc
tors inspected them all.
The Nippon Maru will leave at nine
oclock this morning if possible. She
has only ninety-two tons for this port
and there seems no reason why she
should not be in trim to get away at
Z that time
She carries very small passenger
list with but two for Honolulu, Mrs.
F. E. CLAYTON, wealthy landowner of
San Jose. California, who will stop over
and j. Mirandes, capitalist who ex-
poets to stay on the Islands.
A Japanese spellbinder.
Amongst the celebrities on board
aasyere Baron d. Kikuehi and Methodist
L. Bishop W. s Lewis The baron is on
n his way to the United States to make
a stump tour of the universities. He
lis the president of Toxic University
'and will visit every university of prom
inence in the United States, making
speeches at every one and telling the
students of the rapid growth of west
ern learning in the japanese universe
ties and, incidentally, of the rapid
S growth of baseball
The baron was met by Consul Uyeno
ard his suite and had little time TO
spend on reporters but, when she word
'Fbasehall' was mentioned, he smiled
all over himself and said something TO
the effect that the great national game
was proving a great binding between
the two countries.
Bishop Can Not Speak.
Bishop Lewis had been scheduled to
give a talk at the Methodist church to-
night, or last night, according to the
arrival of the steamer. He was met
by a committee from the First Meth
odist church congregation and was
warmly greeted. Bishop Lewis is the
travelling bishop of western China,
with headquarters at Foo Chow. Ev-
cry two years he returns to the main
land to make Z. report and he is now
on one of his returns to explain to the
leaders of the Methodist missionary
movement, just what is going on in
the Orient.
A Novel Hero.
DR.. c. P. Knight, of the Marine Hos
pital Service, is returning to the Uni
ted States for well earned vacation.
c. A. jameson, connected with the Chi
nese military revival and also eharae-
sfer in a recent novel, published by
Homer Lee, although of course,
his name was not mentioned, is on his
way to- Washington.
Homer Lee made great hit with his
.ssavei, but he did not conceal his char
Eeters sufficiently and it is well known
that Mr. jameson was the original
hero of his very well criticized novel.
A Valuable Freight.
The Nippon ,Maru carries very val
liable freight for the mainland. There
are some three thousand bales of raw
silk and this il a cargo that is worth
carrying when che freight charges have
been paid.
There are ninety-four Filipinos on
board and they will be sent ashore this
morning early. There is work foe all
and the planters association will .ook
after them as soon as they come ashore.
Aloha for Roberts.
The arrival Of Ed. Roberts, the genial
pnrser of the Nippon Maru, as usual
was the occasion for q large crowd of
his Honolulu friends to go down and
greet him. Mr. Roberts was his usual
Jolly self, with glad hand for the
newspaper men and a smile for every
body. The T. x. K. seems TO be very
lucky in its choice of pursers. What
with Ed. Roberts, Lacy Goodrich and
whole lot of others, the company is
getting pursers who please passengers
and agents alike.
Seattle Shipping Via Vancouver.
SEATTLE, December 16.-The Chi
= cago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound Rail
road g tariff on freight westbound for
New Zealand and Australia viii be out
on January 10, and the road will go
after that business, to be shipped out
G~Seattfe at once according TO an Of
&eial announcement from the traffic
department of the road yesterday. The
previous announcement stated that the
service would not be inaugurated in
January. For the February sailing of
kShe Australian line mali the Milwau-
zkee will send Australian and New Zea-
Wand business by boat TO Vancouver,
B. c., where it viii be transferred to
the Australian steamer sailing from
that port.
On or about February 90, accord
Ing 10 fEaHk w &JefHouSe, iOcdl =
for the Australian mail line, the first
of the steamers of that line viii call
at Seattle and dock ar the Milwaukee
pier for westbound Australian and
New Zealand freight. This viii be
the first sailing from this port with
freight shipped over an American road
for those countries.
Phelps Lofty Spars.
The big four-masted ship Erskine NJ.
Phelps, was towed into the harbor yes
terday morning and was warped along
side the Hackfeld wharf Her tower
ing spars and immense spread of can
vas. shown by pillows of canvas that
dripped through elewlines from the
yards, were the subject of much com
ment yesterday afternoon along the
Waterfront.
n Somebody started the question as to
!. whether she was a four masteti ship or
Il four-masted barque, as she has fore
: and aft sails on her iiceer. This cues