The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-08

commercial operators they seem to have
nothing but leisure, for they work
day and night.
As i well known, the best results for
the commercial lines are at night. The
operators commence their work usually
after seven O'Clock, and II is at this
time that the amateurs get busy. In
order to get experience they butt IN .
on any and all messages, seriously IN
terfering with the transmission of i'm
portant matter.
Those who have followed the won
derfuI development OF the wireless as
an agent in he saving OF lives at sea,
as instaneed recently IN the ease or
the :. s Florida. when Operator Jack
Binns became q world known hero, can
understand in what jeopardy the lives
OF passengers are placed at sea by the
irresponsible playing OF amateurs IN
Honolulu who break IN on messages.
When thev do break IN, absolutely all
direct connection is broken and sad
tumble OF dos and dashes results.
few nights ago when message
was being sent from Hilo to Honolulu
for the Advertiser. amateurs kept
breaking in, apparently trying to keep
pace with the message, resulting IN the
powerful Kahuks station being thor
oughly disorganized, as far as obtain
ing correct message was concerned.
Big Steamers Start.
A few minutes after the Oceanic
steamship Alameda slipped back from
her wharf and pointed toward the chan
mel, the big Pacific Mail liner Mongolia
whistled and cast of her lines and
backed into the harbor basin, turning
swiftly, and starting of in pursuit of
the feet-looking and really fast oil
burning Alameda. Bets were freely of
fered that the Alameda would reach
San Francisco first, but her captain
thought otherwise. The vessel, while
old enough to be the Mongolia S mother,
Is still quite frisky, and it is no libel
under the circumstances to charge her
with being fast. The Hawaiian band
played the Alameda off, and when the
Mongolia came by the same wharf her
passengers also received musical fare
well from Berger Is bandsmen. Big
crowds left on both vessels. In fact,
every berth was taken on the Mongolia
and the Alameda is carrying a record
load. Everybody was laden with leis,
the day was brite and fare, as the
boy wrote in his diary, and It was dis
tinetly the always pleasing Honolulu
departure of steamer, unique because
it is not seen in many other parts of the
world.
The Alameda took along her usual
cargo of sugar, bananas, rice and sun
dry freight, having a full load. Pine
apples showed well in the freight list.
Hilonian's Temporary Master.
Captain Frederiekson, who brought
he Hilonian here from San Francisco,
wing to the disability of Captain
Johnson, was formerly first mate of the
.uriine, and is the Gext officer of the
datson company in line for eaptaincy
That was the reason for his being as
igned as master this trip instead of the
rst officer, who resumed his regular |
lutIes, after taking the Hilonian up to
he Coast. When the Wilhelmina is |
laced in service and Captain johnson |
r Captain Weeden gets the billet, |
richardson will go up a peg.
Fresh Pines by Thousands.
When the Matson liner Hilonian |
caves for the Coast on her next trip she
ill carry about 5000 cases of fresh |
inaopnJaS sra,,, +ha x.lo,4a+.a~r o3 a.,
ukea and Wahiawa, but will carry no |
aimed pines. Two thousand punches
bananas wiz be included In the cargo |
s also 600 tons of refined sugar from |
he Honolulu plantation and 500 tons of |
aw. About 500 bags of rice win also
e taken along. The Hilonian viii |
AIRY full list of passengers, or about
hirty-fve IN all
Shipping Notes.
The barge Mohican is being used as i
sugar warehouse.
The Likelike leaves at 10 noon today /
or Honokaa and Kukui haefe.
The All. freighter Missourian leaves
his evening for Kahului. Kaanapali,
lilo, and Salina Cruz, picking up a
ugar cargo en- route.
While working on the Mongolia IS
argo yesterday Hawaiian stevedore
Tipped and broke his leg. He was taken |
Q the Queens Hospital.
Included in the Hilonian g freight |
re several hundred tons of army stores
or Fort shafter and Schofield Bar
acks, and 150 tons Of asphalt, for
aying.
On the evening of July 6 at 10 D. m.
he Luriine was 1900 miles off port and |
neountering fine weather. The steamer
rill arrive at San Francisco on Satur- |
ay morning.
The steamer ". G. Hall brought $500
ags of sugar. The Niihau brought
30 bags from Kealia. The purser of |
he Hall reports the following sugar
eady for shipment on Kauai: <. S. NJ.
5000; Max, I3,061: MeB.. 1896: K.
,, 1882; P, 1853; H. NJ, 7s4e: G. F..
1863; NJ. S. Co., $4,000; K. S. Co.
, 900.