The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-29
MARINE

Bringing ex-Vice President Fairbanks |
back to Honolulu from a short trip of |
inspection on the island of Kauai, the |
little lighthouse tender Kukui returned |
to this city last night, pulling in at |
her dock at exactly six o'elock. The |
.kukui, in charge of Captain Jobson and |
Lighthouse Inspector Houston, made q |
splendid run, especially OF the home |
ward TRIP. and her officers state that |
good weather was experienced the great |
yer part of the time.
The Kukui made some remarkably |
fast time en- route to Honolulu yester |
day She left Eleele, Kauai, shortly |
after nine in the morning, arriving at |
her dock by six in the evening. The |
distance is about 10 miles. Owing TO |
unexpected developments, the Kukui |
did not leave Eleele until later than |
had been expected and for this reason |
some doubts were expressed as TO |
whether she would arrive here in time |
for Mr.. Fairbanks to dine at the Com |
mercial Club during the evening.
But Chief Engineer Fred Clark didn t |
let any doubts bother him. 1t was a
dent IS dinner at that and the Chief |
showed that his engines could make a
winning game out of it. The kukui
was off Barber's Point at FIVE O'Clock,
and still there were some dubious ones
ON board who thought that she wouldn t
pull inside the harbor in good time.
Clark was on his mettle then, and he
. showed ON SO much steam that the
sturdy little craft fairly leaped through
the water. And he brought her to her
dock long before he was expected to.
Captain Jobson and the men of the
KuIui were the recipients of glowing
compliments from Mr.. Fairbanks on the
splendid wav they had handled the
boat throughout the entire voyage.
: From Honolulu the party was taken
!. direct to Nawiliwih, where Mr.. Fair
! banks and Mr.. Kinney went ashore. The
/ Kukui then went to WaMea, and from
!! there to Eleele, Mr. Fairbanks again
| boarding the ship at this port. The
1 party was taken across the island IN
/ automobiles. $50
| Foohng suey's Grew.
/ Report has it that Captain Willett Of J
| the bark Foohng Suey, which sailed
from Kahului for Delaware Breakwater
the other day, will have hard time
breaking in his crew for the frs. month
or so out from the Islands Officers OF
the Kukui. which came back from the
other islands a few nights ago, state
that they passed near by the sailing
{ ship shortly after she put out to sea
and that Willett was having hard
Z time to get his sails unfurled. One OF
I the Kukui men is quoted as calling the
! Foohng Suey' crew "a bunch of noun
taineeTs, so they must be green hands
on the. bounding pillows. Captain Viii
lett, however, is one of the ablest skip
pers on any ocean, and it is safe bet
that those mountaineers' will know
how to obey orders on ship by the
time they arrive off Delaware Break
water.
Peanuts Sailor Would Be.
Peanuts, the little Hawaiian lad
who is well known in the city, has
given out the weighty information that
he mas signed on the crew of the big
ship John Ena, now lying at Hilo He.
states that he will leave for Hilo next
i. Tuesday.
MIR Mitchell, the sailors boarding
house man, gave me the chance to go,
said the diminutive peanuts yester
day 4 know that it will be a hard
:, trip for me but | have wanted to go
for long time. = F
:. Peanuts brought himself before
~. the public eye some time ago when he
slowed away on the steamer which con-
pveyed the Lilliputians to the Coast. He
wanted to go with the company on its
travels in the States, but as this was
impossible, he came back to Honolulu.
He says that he will learn lots in his
capacity as .boy'' ON the deep-water
wind TANNER, and there S not doubt
but he viii, if he makes the voyage.
tsa3 The Concord Leaves.
shortly after five O'Clock Tuesday
night the little steamer James Makee
towed the schooner Concord outside the
harbor and gave her a start on the
voyage to Laysan Island. king
Max Schlemmer and his wife were on
board, they having chartered the boat
for the voyage. 1t is not certain that
the Concord will return directly 10 Ho-
nolulu after she has dropped Max off
at Laysan. 1t is possible that the
scuobHeF VIII MAKE snort cruise along
the French Frigate Shoals, where it is
rumored there are number of old
wrecks. part of the cargoes of which
may still be intact.
The Mullet Are Coming.
Out in the harbor there is constant
CLEAN of silvery sides and white bellies
flashing in the sunlight, for the mullet
are coming in to spawn. Yesterday
afternoon the beginning of the run of
the palatable fish was first noticed, and
it was not long before there were fisher
men a-plenty along the waterfront. The
mullet seemed to keep to the Waikiki
side of the harbor as they came in, but,
according to one disciple of the great
Isaac. they will, when they begin on
the outward run. keep on the other side
of the harhor. 1t is said that the har-
Dor will be full of these famous fish for