The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-30
BRITISH CONSUL TO
PROBE SHIP STRANDING

\ naval court of inquiry will be
held at the British consulate on Friday,
the 31st Of December, at nine clock
in the forenoon, to investigate the cir
eumstances attending the stranding of
the British sailing ship Celtic Chief,
and to inquire into the conduct of the
master, certifcated mates and crew of
the said vessel. The proceedings are
open to the public.
Waiting for Rain to Stop.
While the heavy downpours of rain
are good for some people and all sugar
plantations, it is rather costly to some
steamship companies. The japanese
steamship America MarG which brought
a cargo Of over 1000 tons Of nitrates
from Chile is moored at the Oceanic
wharf and the moment rain drops begin
to fall all diseharging operations have
to cease. The stevedores have been I'M
gs3le to make any Roadway since the
Wessel arrived and the agents can not
Ntate vet when she will be ready to
sleave for Japan.
The Japanese captain is very much
peeved about his treatment at one of
the Chilean ports where he says he was
held up by an official for pilotage fees
which were unearned and not even
negotiated for. He will take up the
matter with his company on reaching
Japan and ask that his government in
yestigate the case.
Tacoma People Coming.
TACOMA, December 11.-The Mat
son Navigation Company, which will
initiate direct freight and passenger
service between Tacoma and Honolulu
January 20 with the sailing of the
steamer Enterprise from this port, will
soon open a passenger ticket office IN
Tacoma. The Commercial Dock Com
pany is the Tacoma agent.
Carl Stebbins, president of the Com
mercial Dock Company, believes that a
large passenger business will be done
out of Tacoma by the Matson company.
Already number of Tacoma people
have signified their intention of max
ing the voyage on the initial trip OF
the Enterprise. The list in part in
cludes Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Pratt and
Mrs. De Wolf. w. R. Morse of the
International Fisheries Company may
go also. 1t is expected that many from
the East will take the steamer here.
Arizonan Goes Tomorrow.
The. All. S. S. Arizonan is SEIZED
uled to leave Kahului or Kaanapali to-
morrow for Salina Cruz, taking the
'rsecond big shipment of sugar for that
a c. III; he or hOllS
for New York.
The Virginian will not leave this
port for Kahului until about Monday.
Nippon Due Today.
Owing to the electrified atmosphere
the wireless telegraph systems have not
been working as well as usual and
Hackfeld & Co. had not received a mes
sage from the Nippon Maru up to last
night The Nippon is expected today
about noon from Yokohama. She has
only about one hundred tons of freight
for this port. If this is discharged in
a few hours time she may get away
for the Coast this afternoon. but 1T is
quite likely she will remain in port
overnight, leaving tomorrow forenoon.
Japanese Sailor Killed.
On Tuesday japanese sailor aboard
the japanese liner America. Maru fell
from mainmast yard-arm to the deck
and received injuries from which he
died later. He was removed to the hos
pital. The remains have been cremat-
ed and will be returned to Japan.
White Flyer Off Port.
One of the greatest of the American
Sniliner ,-nssnIs The E'rskine NJ Phelns.