The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-06-28
Want Schedule Retained.

WAILUKU, June 25.-The PROPOSE
ton to change the sailing time of the
Claudine which it is said to take effect
next month whereby the Claudine is
to leave KahuIui Tuesday afternoon or
day ahead of her present schedule
time is being objected to by Maui
merchants. The change will be bad
for Maui business men, for they will
lose the chance they now have of an
swering Honolulu correspondence, re.
ceived on the Mauna Kea Tuesday even
ing, by the Claudine Of the following
Wednesday afternoon.
The Inter-Island Steam Navigation
Company should let the present steam
err schedules remain as they are, as it
is the best possible arrangement for
the accommodation of west Maui and
central Maui business men, said a mer
chant when seen about the matter.
It is said the company intends to
run the Mikahala on a new route 60
ing up the leeward side and returning
along the windward coast Of Maui but
the opportunity of replying promptly
to Honolulu correspondence offered
under the present schedules seems to
outweigh every other consideration, and
on the face of all that is reasonable
all the progressive business men on
Maui have good reasons for Directing
to G change which would deprive them
of advantages they have at present.
Smith Long in Service.
The San Francisco Chronicle says.
The distinction of being the oldest
purser in point of service on the Pa
cific belongs to Purser Thomas Smith
Of the big liner Sierra of the Oceanic
Steamship Company. "Tom' Smith, as
he is Familiarity known to thousands
Of travellers, has been with the
Oceanic company for over a score of
years. For many years he was on
the run between San Francisco and
the Colonies when the Oceanic oper'
ated line to Australia and New Yea
land. The old Alameda would not
have been the Alameda of reputation
without Purser Smith, who handled It's
business affairs while plying between
this port and Honolulu.
Fire Out in Alaskan
SAN DIEGO. June 20-Fire that has
been burning in the after hold Of the
American Hawaiian freighter Alaskan,
now IN port, for three days, IS believed
+o he under control at last and the
matches viii be opened this morning to
hermit an examination. An attempt 10
omen the matches yesterday afternoon,
when il was believed the fire was out,
resulted IL a renewed outDurst OF
flames and the work Of pumping cheml'
.aI. into the hold was resumed lmme-
diately. H.,
No estimate Of the amount Of DAM
ACE done can be made until after the
examination. which will be conducted
Nv the ships officers and represents
+iva nj the firm Of underwriters Wnich
fnsnred the ship. The agent OF the
frm arrived in San Diego last evening
from San Francisco. p,
r is believed the examination wiz
resnIt in an order to discharge the en-
fire cargo here, and if that IS the case
Tho Alaskan viii not get away for san
Francisco for another week at least
Long Wait for Mails.
According to the marine schedule
there will lie no more mail steamers
from San Francisco until July 6, when
The Nateon steamer Lurlne Is due 10
arrive. It is probable, however HaI
some Of the mainland maui mas pEeI
sent 10 Seattle and Will be tor"a[u lea,
IN the American Hawaiian ftel2u,ti
TIi1orian. which left Seattle on the -7tH'
The bark Nuuanu arrived yesterday
If the Delaware Breakwater with a
CARGO Of sugar, having sailed from Kaa-
nanaI. Hawaii. on February +. Captain
Totse1rn : in command of the Nuuanu.