The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-30

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Asia in Port.
Making extra good time in fairly
smooth sea with the wind just right
the Pacific Mail s. S. Asia arrived in
port about FIVE o'clock yesterday, al.
though due to arrive only this morn
ing. The Asia has been making good
fast trips lately, and can now be ex-
pected TO come in the afternoon ahead
of her scheduled time, if the weather
conditions are 0. K. The vessel car
ries large passenger list, but there
are no lay-overs. Many of the passen-
gers are missionaries and employees of
the insular government at Manila. The
Asia will resume her voyage to Yoke.
hama and Hongkong at noon today.
Alameda Goes Away.
Shortly after ten O'Clock yesterday
forenoon, the Oceanic liner Alameda
left port for San Francisco, carrying
large list of passengers. Among
York, who have spent couple of weeks
here, and Walter G. Smith, former edi-
tor of the Advertiser. Mr.. Smith was
given big sendoff by host of friends
and his former associates on the Ad-
vertiser. He was laden with leis and
was compelled to remove the bulk of
them lust before the steamer sailed
owing to the great accumulation. The
Alameda carried her usual cargo of is
land products, including canned pine
apples, sugar, bananas and rice.
Castaways Are Safe.
The two Porto Ricans who went
adrift on an upturned sailboat of
Pearl Harbor on Monday reached shore
near Waianae late on Tuesday night
and have quite recovered from thei1
hard experience. They state that they
saw the launches out searching fol
them but they were unable to sigma
their position.
Balasore Is Reported.
Purser Thorn of the s. S. Asia re
ports that on September 25, at ten min
utes after seven O'Clock in the morn
ing, the Asia spoke the British four
masted bark Balasore of Liverpool
Her position was 34-14 north, 1875
| west The vessel was steering east
The Balasore's captain wished to be
, reported. All well on board.
Bell Signal on Lurline.
Captain Matson has installed upor
the steamship Lurline the latest i'm
proved submarine bell signal system
and when the vessel steams toward SaI
! Francisco next week and encounter;
| fogs en- route the bell system will be
| valuable aid to her progress toward
| the Golden Gate. The receiving appa
| ratus consists Nof two tanks placed IL
| the forepeak of the vessel and as fal
| below the waterline as possible--ont
against the port side and one against
! the starboard side. From these tanks
wires are run in conduit to the battery
box which supplies the power, and from
| thence to the indicatorlbox by mean!
| of which the direction of the source
| of the sound is obtained.
! In each tank two microphones are
| placed, immersed in liquid. These mi
! crophones receive the sounds coming
| through the water and striking agains
| the sides of the vessel. From the
| microphones in the tanks the bell
! sounds are Transmitted to the pilot
house, where the navigator is station
ed. The indicator box is shaped like
ships clock, and is fastened to thu
wall of the pilot house. On its face
is a switch by means of which eithe
| the port or starboard microphone cal
| be connected with the receiving tele
| phones. The receiving telephones arr
similar to the common telephone ear
piece, and are hung on hooks, one OF
either side of the direction indicator
When approaching bell buoy wher
| the bell is under the water, or light
| ship with bell suspended in the water
the receiving tanks in the forepeal
| receive the sound and transmit it t.
the indicator. If the sound is to star
board a dial so shows on the indlca
tor. If to the larboard, it is so shown
Opaschi Sent Away.
When the Alameda left for Sal
Francisco yesterday morning Their
were two men in the steerage who's
lives furnish a human interest stor,
worth relating. One, George Opaschi
was a fireman on the S. s. Columbian
On reaching Hilo last May, Opasch
went insane and attacked the captain
and others, but was oyerpowered. III
was pronounced insane and sent to He
nolulu for confinement in the asylum
His effects were sent up and there h
stayed until few days ago when hi
cousin, bearing the same name, arrive
on the Columbian and secured the re
lease of George on condition that h
take him to the Coast. The cousi
gave up his position on the Columbian
bought steamer tickets and went t
much trouble to help his relative. ShiI
ping Commissioner Amy went aboar
the Alameda yesterday and turne
over $35 pay due George Opasehi froi
the s. s. Columbian, securing the prope
signatures and thus wiped off anothe
STRANGE record from his hooks