The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-15

ing to friends, joshing swimmers in the
water near the boat, and purchasing
fruit from the boys on the wharf. The
little lads reaped great harvest. One
Of the more ingenious boys rugged up
a genuine fsh-basket scheme TO send
bananas. soda water, etc, up TO the
cavalrymen, and he was swamped with
shouted orders. The other chaps soon
got wise, and it was not long before
there was perfect network OF strings,
with baskets attached. running down
from the side of the Thomas. The sol
der put his money in a basket, yelled
has order to the boy below. and let the
arrangement down BY the same man
ner was his little bunch of bananas
hauled up.
Just before the transport sailed the
news of the arrival of the Sheridan at
San Francisco was announced. Captain
Macaulay piloted the troopship outside,
Hilonian' Good Passage. :.
After one OF the most pleasant voy-
ages. from the standpoint OF the
weather, that the vessel has ever
had. the Matson Navigation com
pany's steamer Hilonian arrived
here yesterday morning two hours be-
fore the time she had wirelessed she
would be in. This was on account OF
the extraordinary good weather. Cap
tain johnson s transpaeific packet
brought down two days mail from the
Coast, and she had on board consider
able general Merchandise ana cotd
storage goods for this port. As was
announced in these columns the day
after the message arrived, the wire
less operator. Mr. Maddams. made
record for a one-kilowatt mechanism
when he talked with Kahuku l4oo
miles from the Islands.
Alameda Sails.
Nth the usual empowering cere-
monies. a large number of passengers
got away Yesterday morning on the
good old ferry boat Alameda, Captain
Dowdell. for the mainland. The Ala
media had a large amount of freight,
consisting in the main Of sugar, ba-
nanas, and pineapples for the main
land. Operator Ross will do some
long distance wireless talking with the
/
are favorable at the present time for
communication through the air, and. If
these continue, the Alameda is expect
ed TO break her own record for dis
lance spanned.
Caroline C. Is Fine Craft.
George Crozier had his natty little
vawl. the Caroline c., out for trial
spin the other day, and she proved
to be fast and seaworthy boat. The
Caroline G. IS Just little smaller than
the yacht Kamehameha, but it IS SAID
that the latter will have to walk
across the water some to show a clean
pair of heels to Crozier S boat. She is
one of the prettiest miniature wind
tanners ever seen on local seas, and
will cut considerable figure in the
coming Yacht club activities.
Mr.. Bowen has the masts stepped in
his little wafer-beauty, the sea wren,
and she is being much admired on the
waterfront.
Kukui Sails Soon.
~ A splendid boat for the United
States lighthouse tender Kukui is at
present under course of construction,
and is nearly ready. AS soon as this
is completed the Kukui will probably
take Lieutenant Houston out on his
first tour of inspection. While moth
ing official has been learned, it is I'M
derstood that the Kukui will go to
kauai first, later returning a number
of buoys, which have been reprinted
and fxed-up, to the stations on the
/ various harbor entrances.
Shipping Notes.
! The schooner BoTealis arrived at Port
Gamble Tuesday after fair passage
up from Kahului
The steamer W. G. Hall, Captain
Thompson, sails this evening at five
clock for Kauai ports.
The American Hawaiian steamer
Columbian sailed on April IS from
Salina Cruz for San Francisco.
| -Four Inter-Island steamers arrived
here yesterday morning These were
the Noeau, Helene, w. G. Hall and the
Niihau.
The United States Army transport
Sheridan arrived at San Francisco yes
terday, after trip of eight days from
this port.
A new house is being built on one