The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-05-21
KESTREL returns
AFTER DLACK-D|RD
TRIP TO G|LDERTS
British Steamer Delayed Almost
Three Weeks BY Contrary
Winds, Captain Says
WARREN WOOD JUMPS 49,.
SHIP AT OCEAN ISLE
Argument With Japanese Boy,
Who Draws Knife, Is Cause;
Expected June 80
From Wednesdays Advertiserl

(From Wednesdays Advertiser)
Delayed on both legs of her voyage
ny contrary winds, the British steam
IT Kestrel arrived at Honolulu yester.
lay afternoon almost three weeks late.
.aptain f. l.. TindalI said he should
have arrived about May ]. The Kcs-
trel sailed from Honolulu March 12 on
a black birding expedition to the Gil.
oert Islands.
OF interest among the happenings
Of the trip were: ~
Warren Wood, well known Honour
Ian, who shipped as second mate.
Jumped the ship at Ocean island, ana
will return after visit to islands Of
the South, Seas. M6Ea.4
The Kestrel took 104 Gilbert Island.
ers, recruited at different islands Of the
group, to Tanning for plantation labor
ers. p
She brought fifty tons of copra for
transshipment to San Francisco. W.. b
Two men besides her crew came
from Tanning: James Judd, cable OPP
orator, and r. NJ. FIT, Tanning and
Washington manager. -.
No word Of the loss of the F. had
been received by the Kestrel until she
vas boarded at quarantine yesterday
afternoon. She had neard of the Lusi-
.ania AT Tanning, however. g.
Why Ship Is Late a..@.~ i
Captain Tindall heard with interest
the wild rumors that had been flying
shout concerning his ship and the
possibility that she was lost. Then he
Eave matter-of.fact explanation.
ave met strong west winds and
knn A A 3 q An
captain explained, land, coming back,
we met northeast winds, so that
things were contrary all Of the time.
We should have retained here about
May !. The most serious delay was
IN the homeward trip '#'
Woods abrupt quitting the ship
,ame April 20. AS the Kestrel was
nearing Ocean island, he had trouble
With a Japanese steward. The argn,
nent was over some minor point, but
he boy flourished a knife. Wood did
not attack him, but complained to
Captain Tindall, who did 4 not take
rction satisfying Wood, and the latter
eft the ship. Captain Tindall merely
said his second mate had jumped;
'hese facts were, obtained elsewhere.
Ted Center, who shipped as frs;
WIN interesting
information of the Gilberts Wood, he
'aid, planned to see the Tonga group,
samoa and the Fijis, either by catch
hg a ship direct TO Sydney and then
taking a trader out of there, or by
'atching o trader ut Ocean island al.
"ectly for the Islands. He said he ex-
1ected Wood home about the last Of
June. .n" ~.
The Kestrel will remain here about
month and then will sail for Fan.
hing, to remain abOus n month more
before leaving on another black-bird-
ing expedition, Captain Tindall said.
'he was to have taken provisions to
Tanning on her return, but the schoon-
IT Flaurence Ward sailed last week in
Ner stead. There was no shortage at
canning, but it was believed that the
provisions should go forward.
Calls On Down Trip
The cablegram from Tanning, say.
ing that the, Kestrel had not called
there, which started all the pilikia
over nothing, was found yesterday to
rave referred to the non.appearance or
the steamer on her homeward voyage.
She called at Tanning on her down
ward trip ON schedule, leaving provis-
| ons. Those in touch with the situa.
ion here said they were sure that the
ship had touched at Tanning immed.
iately after leaving Honolulu and that
there had been no cause, for alarm.
Their belief was correct. f."'
Chief among unexpected develop,
nents, to Captain Tindall 3 mind, was
the fact that the Butaritari residents
wouldn't sell their copra, A Japa,
1ese trader had been there, Offering on.
'ent more a pound than former prices,
and the Butaritari folks, who are rich,
IS South Sea Islanders 20, wouldn /
sell to the Kestrel.
The total milage of the trip was
about $500,