The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-04
MARINE:
Wyoming Now the Cheyenne.

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monitor Cheyenne, thus opening the
way for new hattleship to be named
after the state. Before the end of the
year the monitor S new name appeared
on the stern but the boats still bore
the .'W.''
The Wyoming has been among the
discards at Mare Island for many
months. She has been newly painted,
and is now an oil-burner. She is the
first of the larger vessels of the navy
to be equipped for the use of liquid
fuel The tests viii begin this month
and continue until the appropriation
for such tests IS exhausted. The tests
are to determine whether oil fuel will
be cheaper and whether oil can be safe
" used in place Of coal 1t is known
that foreign nations have made similar
tests, but the officers making them are
stil little doubtful as to its practical
value, inasmuch as a shell making an
opening in an oil compartment, permits
water to invade the compartment and
if the water is drawn into the supply
tubes, the results viii be far from sat
isfactory
The Cheyenne has been designated
at various times as station ship for
Honolulu. Local naval officers are not
favorable to the proposition for the rea-
son that her peculiar construction
makes her too warm for comfort.
Notice to Mariners.
San Francisco, December %, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that Fort Ross
Cove, California, whistling buoy, paint
ed red and marked FREQ, heretofore
reported adrift, was replaced December
IS in 166 feet of water.
Corrected bearings; Timber Gulch,
49, N by E 11-16 E.; Point Reyes
Lighthouse, 143o so lsE "a s.; Salt
Point, 3ooe1 s. NV BY W SIG w.
AS heretofore published, the 1000
pound fog bell at Trinidad Head, Cal
ifornia, station, was discontinued on
the night of December 70 for necessary
repairs. Due notice viii be given OF
it's establishment
By ordeTof the Lighthouse Board.
viii Stop at Pitcairn.
ASTORIA, December 22.-The British
bark Lydgass, with grain for Europe,
has arrived down the river and will
probably 60 to sea tomorrow It is
the intention Of her master, Captain
Low, to stop at the Pitcairn islands if
possible and furnish the inhabitants
with supplies of character that they
can get in no other way,
Captain Low is very grateful to these
people because he was shipwrecked
| there once and received the kindest of
treatment
Since then he has interested all ship
captains of his acquaintance in the is
lands andtthey have frequently stopped
long enough TO furnish needed articles.
More Ornate Roof Wanted.
Work on the Honolulu harbor light
house has temporarily ceased, owing to
a proposed change in the plans for the
roof 1t IS the desire of the authorities
to place an ornate roof on the structure
and make it pleasing in appearance
throughout, owing to its prominence as
the first government building met with
by incoming steamers.
May Break the Record.
The Chiyo Maru, sistership of the
Tenyo Maru of the T. K. K. line left
Hongkong December &c for Yokohama
en- route across the Pacific to San Fran
cisco via Honolulu. The steamer is due
here about January Is, and from here
to San Francisco Is expected to break
the record now held by the Tenyo of
four days and fifteen hours.
Bringing Bride With Him.
Captain Drew, of the Matson bark
K. Z. Rlthet, IS bringing ms bride with
him on his present trip to Honolulu.
The voyage viii be their honeymoon.
The Rithet is bringing number of
passengers TO this port.
Shipping Notes.
Fair weather on Kauai is reported
The All. freigbter Mexican left
San Francisco yesterday for the Sound
to load for Honolulu. The Mexican
follows the Pleiades from Seattle fol
/ Honolulu direct.
The following sugar on Kauai is re
portda ready for shipment: Y. K, zoe
| bags: Max. so94: g. & R., 1885; K p
$500; P, 9l0: H. NJ, 420; K. S. Co.
| 400; NJ s. Co.. 5000.
LOCAL OFFICE OF THE UNTTET
STATES WEATHER BUREAU.
Honolulu, Sunday, January 3, 1909
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