The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-19

of the Yard. The captain retains his
present office Yeoman Abbey, who has
been the captain s clerk for Iroquois
and yard duties, has removed to the
mauka office across the hall, and
Boatswain Kinney of the Iroquois is
given desk room there also. All the
clerical work connected with the lro-
quois will be done there in future. j.
W. Brewster has been attached to Cap
tain Moses staff as clerk for the yard
work. Carpenter Seharf now has an
office for himself. The entire ground
floor of the administration building is
now used by the Captain of the Yard.
In order 10 have more room upstairs,
the Eva lanai has been closed in and is
used for Office purposes. The small
building Of the paymaster has also
been remodeled, the partitions taken
out and the whole building thrown into
one large room. The paymaster S Office
is one of the busiest at the station.
S. F.-HonoluIu Steamer.
The American Hawaiian Steamship
Company has adopted new policy with
regard to San Francisco Honolulu bust
ness, and has decided to place the
steamer Pleiades, not only on the ferry
run between San Francisco and Homo
lulu. as mentioned IN the Advertiser re-
gently. but will maintain the vessel on
the run with view to making it attrac,
tive as a fruit-shipping vessel. Super
structures will be erected on the deck
on which bananas, fresh pineapples and
other island fruits may be carried, so
that they viii have an even tempera7
ture above and below. The vessel, after
diseharging cargo. here, taking on sugar.
going to other island ports to complete
sugar cargo, win return here to take on
the fruit cargo.
The Pleiades, now at Eleele, win re-
turn here in time to be dispatched for
San Francisco on January %, carrying
the first of the fruit shipments.
All. Sailings.
The Mexican sailed from San Fran,
cisco for Honolulu last Saturday and
will arrive here next Saturday.
The Texan sailed from Hilo for Salina
Cruz with full load Of sugar last Sun
day.
The Virginian leaves here tomorrow
for Kahului, Kaanapali and Hilo to load
sugar for Salina Cruz. She will leave
Hilo on January 80.
On January % the Alaskan sails from
Hilo with full load of sugar for New
York via Magellan, the first of the All.
cargoes to go by that route.
P. M. Boats Here Friday.
The Pacific Mail steamship China is
due here Friday from San Francisco,
probably afternoon. The Asia of the
same line is due from Yokohama the
same day. The Asia brings $50 tons
for Honolulu.
Shipping Notes.
The steamer Romford, after diseharg-
ing cargo here, may 60 TO the Sound.
About 800 tons of sugar will be
loaded at Kahului by the ship Ha-
waiian Isles.
When the lighthouse tender Kukui
arrives from San Francisco, the steamer
James Makee, which has done good
service for the lighthouse bureau, may
be retired.
About February , the cruiser Buffalo
will leave for Mare Island, The paint
ers will transform her from white
to a dark gray vessel, the latter color
being adopted as the peace color for all
warsnips.
A shipment of 4S48 bags of sugar was
brought to Honolulu yesterday morn
ing from Hawaii by the steamer
Helene. The Helene went on the ma
rine railway yesterday afternoon for
overhauing.
A. p. m. yesterday the Matson
steamer LurIine left for Hilo to take
on sugar. W. H. Bancroft and E. Z.
Calvin, the two railway managers from
the mainland, were passengers. They
will visit the volcano and return on
the Mama Kea. By going over on the
Lurline they gain an extra day OF
sightseeing.
MOVEMENTS OF SHIPPING.