The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-07

f. D. Tenney, president of Castle &
Cooke, agents for the Matson line,
writes from Newport News of the sue
cessful launching Of the Wilhelmina,
and adds that the christening was so
suspicious that It gives promise of a
| most successful commercial career for
he new Matson steamer. He says that
the cabins are large and airy with
large deck space, roomy social hail.
The dining saloon very comfortable and
beautifully fitted up, and the smoking
room cosy sort of place. He con-
eludes by saying:
Il am sure she viii be the most COM
Portable steamer running out of Homo
lulu under the American flag"
Wireless Blanks but No Plant.
After a slow passage from Manila
and Nagasaki, the transport Buford ar
rived in port early yesterday morning
and departed for San Francisco at FIVE
clock in the afternoon. The Buford
had an uneventful voyage. She will
arrive in San Francisco about next
Thursday. She carried a rather small
passenger list and there was ample
room for all the local passengers who
applied for accommodations Among
those leaving here were Captain Haight
of the Fifth Cavalry; George Roenitz,
clerk to Captain Rees, commandant of
the naval station; Hawaiian Senator
II. T. Moore, who goes to the Coast on
a six weeks vacation; and Miss Ellen
Sobey, a school teacher. Orderly Ser
geant Winter and Principal Musician
Leonard Atkins and wife of the Fifth
Cavalry, were also passengers.
Among the through passengers were
Col. Karmany of the Marine Corps.
Frank H. Loucks, at one time a resi-
dent of Honolulu and a clerk in Judge
Gears court, is also en- route from
Manila to the mainland.
Shortly before the transport left
port a quartermaster was sent to the
brig for impertinence. He entered the
captain s cabin with his hat on and in
a rather peremptory manner demanded
that he be given certain other duty
than that to which he had been detail
ed. He was promptly placed under
arrest.
The Buford lacks a wireless system
but she is prepared for the day when
the plant is installed because a large
collection of wireless telegraph blanks
have been placed aboard in charge of
the clerks, and they have hopes that
wireless will be put in.
Pacific Mail Plans.
MANILA, September 1.-two steam
ers of the Pacific Mail feet calling each |
at Manila is the proposed step |
of this transpacife company in the !
freight and passenger traffic from the |
Orient to the United States. Although |
nothing definite as to the time when |
this extra service is to be inaugurated |
can be learned as yet, it is known that |
the step viii be taken within a few
months.
The Pacific Mail company is doing |,
great deal to promote interest in the |
Philippines on the Pacific Coast, and |
the company is distributing a large |
quantity OF literature about the islands |
sent by the Merchants Association |
from its San Francisco office.
Ocean Queen Lost.
After having spent about $4,000 in re-
pairs to his big steamer, the Ocean |
Queen, during her stay in Honolulu, the
owner, Mr.. Arundel, has lost the fine |
vessel on a reef between Tahiti and /
Makatoa. The Ocean Queen sailed UNI
der the Norwegian flag and was engag
ed mainly in the guano trade from the !
deposits on Ocean Island, controlled by |
Mr.. Arundel and his associates. Mr.. |
Arundel fitted mp cabins on board the
steamer for himself and family. and !
they lived aboard almost as if the /
freighter We're a private steam yacht.
The Ocean Queen lay in port here for
many weeks. She discharged cargo
OF phosphates and took on lot of coal
Meanwhile local firms made extensive /
repairs TO the vessel.
Enterprise This Afternoon.
Castle & Cooke, agents for the Mat
son comnanv have baen advised bvI