Honolulu Republican, Volume IV, Number 501, 19 January 1902 — Shipping News and Notes [ARTICLE]

Shipping News and Notes

The schooner Churchill has sailed from the Coast in ballast. The bark Santiago is to be put back on the San Francisco-Hilo line. The I*. S. transport Alexander is now 47 days out from Xorfolk Virginia for Honolulu. The steamer Albion left San Francisco last Thursday for Manila and Guam via Honolulu. The four-masted schooner Golden Shore was taken to the Railroad wharf yesterday afternoon Chief Steward Johnson of the City of Peking, was in town last night hunting up old acquaintances. Hackfeld & Co. have received advices that the new Pacific Mail liner Korea will be here during the month of March. The schooners O. M. Kellogg. W. F Witzemnnn and Otillie Fjord have been chartered by the Hilo Mercantile Company for lumber cargoes at the Sound, The French cruiser "Le Protet" is expected to leave San Francisco at the beginning of this week for Honolulu and Tahiti. She will be here about the end of the month No news has been received of the British sloopof-war Condor, and there is much anxiety as to her whereabouts. She is now 47 days from Victoria for Honolulu, and nothing has been heard from her at San Francisco. The leaks in the bark Hesper have been stopped and the vessel will go to sea some time next week. She will > begin on Xtonday to take on her deck load which had to be taken off in or- < dcr to lighten the boat The usual Saturday crap games j were running fn full blast yesterday C along the waterfront. The appearance I of Captain Harry Flint caused over SO I

men to run in all directions, but they • returned afterwards and resumed .; their games. There is much grumbling among the 1 day inspectors at the Customs House. According to the civil service rules and regulations it is unlawful to work '| a government employe over eight hours a day. but the inspectors claim i that they work ten hours a day while the office men work only seven hours. The Oceanic Steamship Company has issued notice to intending passengers by the S. S. Sierra, that this steamer will be given quickest possible dispatch and will not remain at this port more than six hours, day or night. The Company will not guarantee to arrange transportation after January 20th. This will be the last trip of Cap tain Smith as master of the City of Peking. He has been notified by the managers of the Pacific Mail Company that he will be sent East on his return to San Francisco, to attend to the completion and trial of the Siberia the other fast liner of the company. The Siberia will be several months later than the Korea going into commission.