The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-26
MARINE

Six live and handsome seals were
some of the interesting things aboard
the Royal Mail steamship Makura. be
ing taken to Sydney where they will
show how we'll they have been educa-
ted since they were taken from the
waters off the California coast. The
seals are kept in an elevated cage on
the upper after deck, canvas shield
keeping them and the second class pas
sengers apart. They are performing
seals and are said to be well up in
their lessons. They confined their per-
formances while in port yesterday by
roaring and barking, particularly about
feeding time.
The Makura left Vancouver at II a.
m. on the 18th instant and Victoria at
1880 p. m. the same day, arriving here
at 6 o clock yesterday morning, depart
ing for the Colonies at 3 p. m. The
vessel brought 100 eases of whisky,
some haberdashery and an oil painting
Among the passengers FOR Honolulu
were Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald Daily and
Miss NJ. Haskell of Boston Mr. DAILY
Kilauea volcano. They are stopping
at the Young Hotel.
The Makura made a special excursion
from Victoria to Seattle to take pas
sengers to the Alaska Yukon Exposi-
tion. Purser Barnett. states that the
Hawaiian exhibit looked very well and
he was quite pleased with the display.
He says the only objection is to the
general closing hour of six o'clock in
the evening just when many visitors
wish to see the exhibits.
Vancouver to Have Dock.
VANCOUVER, B. c., June 10-There
seems every indication that Nichol
Thompson scheme for large dry
dock at Vancouver will become an ac-
complished fact shortly for the Domin-
the project to a substantial extent and
the next few months will see the COM
mencement of the undertaking.
The Vancouver Drydeck. & Shipbuild-
ing Company, of which Mr.. Thomp-
son is president, has been working on
the scheme for some time and the trip
to Ottawa, from which Mr.. Thompson
has Just returned, was taken with a
view to ascertaining the attitude the
Dominion was willing to take on the
subject, and if there was any prospect
of assistance.
Mr.. Thompson met with a most
favorable reception and as re-
suit Vancouver is to have a drydock
capable of accommodating ocean going
vessels to the extent of 10000 tons.
The site of the dock will be in the
east end, but the precise location has
not yet been made public.
The subsidy granted was 8 per cent
on the total cost of the dock for 20
years, and as the estimated cost is one
and a quarter millions, this means
something over $37 800 per annum.
The dock will be the first of its kind
on the Pacific Coast. It is to be a
pontoon floating dock of steel, 500 feet
long and capable of accommodating
vessels of 10000 tons, such as the Blue
Funnel liners.
On the terms of the subsidy the con.
struction is to be finished within tive
years. and while much of the material
will be brought from England, and the
work is of a mammoth nature, the pro-
moters are confident that the time limit
will certainly not be exceeded. In fact
they are confident that next autumn
will see the drydoek well on to com
pletien
Walkure Coming Here.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 9.-The
German steamer Walkure, which has
been chartered by Balfour, Guthrie
Co. for new wheat crop loading, vii.
go to the Sound by way of Honolulu
having been fixed by J. J. Moore
Co. to load a cargo Of coal at Newcastle
for the Hawaiian port. She will Goa
on the Sound and load her wheat cargo
there or at Portland.
Shipping Notes.
The steamship Monteagle, reported
to have sailed for Honolulu from Vie
toria, probably went direct from the
latter port to Japan. Victoria news
item gives information of the deporta
tion of japanese on the vessel fol
Japan.
The schooners Espada and Sophie
Christensen have been chartered t
carry lumber from Grays Harbor t.
Honolulu at a S. rate.
SMUGGLING CHINESE.