The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-03
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News of the
Wireless World
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There were numerous talk-fests be-
tween Kahuku and ships at sea night
before last, the local operator getting
into communication with the transport
Sheridan again, and also receiving mes
sages from the Matson boats Lurline
and Enterprise. The Sheridan did not
state at what time she expected to ar
rive here, merely chatting with the dry
land operator. She will, however, prob
ably get into port about noon Sunday
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From the Matson steamer Enterprise,
bound from San Francisco for Hilo:
April l, eight p. M" 1903 miles from
San Francisco bar
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} From the Matson steamer Lurline
April l, eight p. m.-"Two hundred
) eighty miles off the Islands. North.
easterly wind and rough sea-
PACIFIC GROVE, Oregon, March 25
Monterey citizens are rejoicing over
the establishment on their heights OF
a wireless telegraph station. Last night
on temporary receiving wire strung
? to a high tree the first message was
received from a steamship off Cape
: Laze. Soon 150-foot mast win bt
|, installed and better results obtained
: north, south and west.
i $3.50 %A%AS %&%4 ~ y u
. account of the great amount of sugar
: which they have on hand awaiting ship
ment. Captain Houdlett is a big, jolly
good-natured man, and he will b.
I, cordially welcomed in Honolulu. Hi,
vessel is coming down light on account
! of her being hurried away from th'
!. mainland.
I Makura Comes In.
: With a few passengers and small
. amount of freight for this port, tn,
3 fine Australian packet Makura arrived
e here Yesterday afternoon from British
; Columbia and locked at the Bishop
> slip. W. A. Bowen, DR.. Scudder AM
Rev. J. w. Wadman met the steame
outside the harbor and greeted the larg
party of evangelists who are passin.
J through. At the wharf these were Civ
Il en- an enthusiastic reception in spit
y of the nasty drizzle of rain which start
- ed Just as the boat was docking TIL
n freight brought here by the Makur
p consists of 200 drums of Goldfish, 2
II packages of cordage, three eases o
y matches, one case of books. and on
4 case of machinery.
) Jap Warships Coaling.
h Coaling on the Japanese warship
e was started early yesterday mornin
q and was continued all day, despite tn
o terrific dewnpour of rain during til
l. afternoon. The tossing method used b
e the japanese sailors in getting thei
. coal into the bunkers attracted no Iii
n tie attention on the waterfront It wa
u unique, to say the very least. TIL
n sailors form human chain from tn
coal barge to the side of the ship, keeI
ing a steady stream Of little basket
: the warship. Notwithstanding the seen
ing slowness of this method, it was stat
A ed yesterday that the Japanese get jus
as much coal on board their vessels i
z this manner as could be done in almos
!" any other by-hand method. About 80
tons of coal win be taken on the tw
- vessels, this amount having been pun
chased from the Inter Island Stear
= Navigation Company.
Alden Besse at Hi1o.
A wireless message received by Car
=. tain Miller yesterday ANNOUNCED tn
y fact that the bark Alden Besse ha
Il arrived Thursday at the Rainy Cit
after a fifteen days voyage from thi
II port. It was at first thought that tn
Il Alden Besse would be towed from her
to Hilo by the James Makee but thi
- project was abandoned after one di:
astrous attempt, and the Besse fnall
set sail for the other island. She di
| not make particularly fast passage
- but this was due to the fact that sh
had to 60 way out of her course t
: get the right wind to carry her t
Hilo. One boat. for that matter. mad
: a thirty-day passage between this Dor
and Kahulni once. Captain Denny wi
| discharge what coal he took from thi
s place and viii bring back cargo o
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p Shipping Notes.
CO The bark Nuuanu, Captain Josselyr
:, will sail from New York for Honolulu
on April Is.
70 The schooner C. A. Thaver sale
o. from Grays HaEbor yesterday with lum
% Der for this port.
The Pacific Mail liner China sale
yesterday afternoon from San Fran
If cisco for Honolulu
O. The Ke Au Hou took on a bunch O
coal at the Inter Island g new coal hoI
Rs per yesterday afternoon.
u The James Makee, which arrived yet
= terday morning from Eleele, report
having passed the four -masted schoone
le Mary E. Foster at two o'clock tina
:. morning. She was then shooting alon
u at terrific gait, according to thos
on the steamer James Makee.