The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-16

BIC Ava Shipment.

Big Ava Shipment.
The Inter-Island steamer Niihau ar
rived at $50 this morning from Ahu-
KIM, bringing 100 bags of rice for 7.
II. Davies & Co., and 263 bags of ava
for H. Hackfeld & Co The latter is
considered a big shipment.
Captain campbelPs Regrets.
Captain Campbell of the I. I. S. N.
Co., who is the presiding genius at
the chandlery, complains that Homo
lulu waterfront is becoming so speed
lily modern that it is a rare incident
for any deep-water captain of sail to
enter the precincts of the old chand-
lery, once so famous for the exchange
of marine experiences, yarns, won
ders and events A new sea yarn
hasn't been spun there in several
years. Steamship captains, as a.rule,
are rushed in and out so energetical1y
that they don't get time to rest a
while in the Queen street museum of
ships supplies.
Captain Trip on Mosquitoes.
Veteran Captain Trip, former har-
Dor master, reports an unusual feet
of mosquitoes in Waikiki last night.
A week ago, he says, he hardly no
ticed the night stingers but last night
they descended in a considerable
crowd. He suggests that since the
bananas have been cut down the mos
quitoes have no place to roost and
so they are seeking habitation in the
houses of citizens.
Waiting for Railroad Steel.
The Matson barkentine Irmgard
was to have sailed from San Fran.
cisco for these islands yesterday. She
( would have sailed sooner except that
she had to await the arrival of 25C
tons of railroad steel for the Hawaii
railroad
Pacific Mail Waiting
r. P. Schwerin, vice-president ant
general manager of the Pacific Mai
Steamship Company, in an interview
in New York, stated that it was moi
the intention of that line to bid fol-
the mail contract via the Panama
| Canal, as the Pacific Mail has no yes
sells of requisite speed &c knots) and
! tonnage and is not contemplating
! building any. Mr.. Schwerin also stat
ed that his company has no presen
| intention of establishing a through
service via the canal, being inclined
to wait before making any move in
this direction until congress fixes the
tolls that are to be charged for the
use of that waterway.
Empress of China Can Be SaIved.
The special agent of the London Sal
wage Association sent out to float the
| stranded Empress of China, is con
| fident that he will be able to salve
| the vessel, although she is consider.
! ably damaged and the repair bill will
be very heavy one. The salvors are
now at work under his direction, blast,
/ ing a channel to haul the vessel into
deep water. The steamer has been
temporarily repaired and was foated
clear of the rocks on which she has
been held since July 26, but it is ne
cessary to clear a channel to get the
I vessel into deep water and this is be.
ing done. 1t was expected that the
vessel would be floated before the end
of last month.
Many Desertions From WhaIers.
While the SAT- Francisco whalers
have made large catches in the far
northern waters, the shippers have
not been without their troubles. 1t
is reported that assertions from the
whale hunters were common. Fifteen
members of the crew of the Karluk, it
is said, attempted to jump ship, but
were rounded up. While the Karluk
was in Unalaska an armed guard from
the revenue cutter Manning kept the
men on the vessel. Deserters from
merchant craft arc a menace to the
northern settlements, according to the
revenue cutter officers. The men can
obtain no work and prey upon the
natives and soon become a charge of
the government.
Big Movement of Wheat.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21.-The
movement of wheat from the interior
to tidewater points on the North Pa
cific coast is unprecedented. With
scarcely two months of the new sea-
son passed, 1O,25O carloads of wheat
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