The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-04
NEW j. 6. BOAT
MAY COME HERE
Mine Laying Craft in Frisco
and May Be Ordered
to Honolulu.

According to the San Francisco Bull
letin, one of the mine-laying steamers
| which recently completed trip from
the Atlantic to the Pacific similar to
| the one taken by the lighthouse tender
| feet, will be ordered to Honolulu. These
boats are the Major Sam Ringgold and
| the Colonel Armistead. They are used
for the purpose of planting submarine
mines, and the rumor that enc of them
| may be sent here means that Uncle Sam
intends to fortify the rivers and har-
bors of Hawaii, if needed The San
Francisco Bulletin says as follows, I'M
der date of April 16:
! The mine-laying steamers Major Sam
Ringgold and Colonel Armistead of the
| United States government have reached
| San Francisco, 134 days from Hampton
| Roads, ON their maiden voyage, and
locked at the Presidio One of the YES
sells it is understood will remain at this
| port and later the other planter
i may proceed to Honolulu.
| On their way around to this city the
| two ships made several stops at ports
| along the West Coast, and on April 3
arrived at San Diego. While at the
| Southern California port several of the
| sailors beeame@ involved in custom
| scandal. Following the seizure of sew
eral hundred dollars worth of furs at:
| the express Office by Collector Walters
t. Blake. it was announced that an eff
| fort had been made by Those on the
government steamers to evade the Gus
| tom laws.
This charge was denied by those on
| the mine laying steamers and the cases
were set aside finally when the men con-
cerned declared that they were ignor-
| ant of the custom rules and had no in
/ tention of smuggling.
Korea Passengers.
Among the passengers on the Korea
are the following:
Mr.. and Mrs j. w. Smith of Fargo,
+, n. D.. accompanied by Mr.. c. Smith,
and Miss Adele Smith and Miss Heath,
who have been making round trip
to the Orient.
Mr. Fred L. Sawyer of Independ-
ence, Kansas, accompanied by Mrs.
Sawyer and Master G. Sawyer, and
Mrs James Patton and son, who are
returning to their home after several
months sojourn in the Orient.
Mrs. NJ. w Dick of Wilkesbarre.
/ Penn, accompanied by her sister, Miss
Madden, are returning from a trip to
Hongkong.
Mr.. J. Parke Sloan, accompanied by
Of York
dis en- route to his home from a "trip
round the world.
Mr. John MacLennan, for many
years prominent in the business world
of Japan, is en- route to London.
The Rev. Bishop Spring of Cleve-
land, Ohio, who is en- route home from
"a trip to the Orient.
p. L. Dubcreq. for many years in
business in Java, is on a visit to his
home in Rotterdam, accompanied by
his family.
Mrs. M. Christian, accompanied by
! her daughters, Misses Fay and kath-
| crime. is returning from tour of the
| Orient to their home in Ottawa.
| The Rev Fred Ward Denys of New
| York, accompanied by Mrs. Denys, IS
returning from tour of the world.
! George c. Earl of Oakland, accom-
named by Mrs Earl and daughter, is
, returning from a trip to the Orient.
Mr., and Mrs. j. F. Talcott of New
| York, accompanied by their family,
are en- route home from d tour of the
world.
Benjamin F. Ward of New York is
! en- route home from a trip to CHINA
and Japan.
DR.. John NJ t. Alknett and Frank
E. Withstand. who have been in 1ndia
for a number of years. are en- route
to London.
Henry T. Rhoades of Rugby. Eng
land, is on a tour of the world.
i MIR. and Mrs w. FL. Cross of Win
nipeg have been making a tour of the
Orient.
/ Robert B. Hine of johannesburg, s.
Africa, is en- route to London.
Mark Mitchell of Sydney, accompa-
MED by his wife and daughter. is en-
route 70 London.
G. N Subren of Ceylon is en- route
to his home at Gutenberg, Germany.
i Alfred Forkes of Shanghai is en-
route to Hamburg.
F. Klein. for many years in SUI
matra, is on a visit to his home in
Pennsylvania.
{, Robert L. Crawford of New York is
/ returning from a trip to the Orient.
i Andrews B. Wallace, Mrs. and Miss
Il Wallace of Springfield. Mass, are re
/ turning from a tour of the Orient.
/ Columbian Has Mail,
i The Ameriean-Hawaiian steamer Co
] lumbar, which sailed from San Fran