The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-02-15
JAPANESE IMMIGRATION.
Arrival of 9ss Immigrants by the
cts of Picking.

The CITY OF Picking, III days from oko-
hama. arrived off Waikiki at $50 yes
terday morning and dropped anchor there.
She had on board 93s Japanese immi-
grants, OF whom fifty are able seamen, en-
gagged by Mr.. Wilder for his Island steam
ers. As soon as His Excellency the Pres
dent of the Board of Health heard of her
arrival he telephoned to DR.. BrOdie, Port
Physician, to select two other physicians
to assist him in the medical inspection OF
the ship and passengers. DR.. Brodle Sc
lected Drs. Trousseau and Webb, and they,
i'm company with their Excellencies Messrs.
Gibson and Gulick, Mr. w. G. Irwin,
Special Agent for japanese immigration,
and Mr. Atwater, Secretary of the Board
of Immigration, at once proceeded to the
vessel on the tug Eleu, thus avoiding as
much as possible customary delays. 1t
being ascertained that the vessel had a
clean bill of health from Yokohama, that
port at the date of the departure of the
City of Picking being healthy, and the
medical examination proving satisfactory,
permission was granted the passengers to
land. Not a single death nor single case
of serious sickness occurred during the
whole voyage.
The first debarcation took place about
80 p. M, the tug PeIe bringing the first
batch to the immigration barracks. The
men were remarkably clean, healthy,
strong, and intelligent looking. They
trotted along the wharf bearing their cane
plated valises and bundles, with bare legs
and nialos and a merry smile on their
face, few OF them meeting old friends on
the beach, with whom they entered into
friendly converse. The women, of whom
there we've about 230, were bright and
cheerful, not a few of them being hand
some About four hours was occupied in
the debarcation.
As soon as the Japanese landed they
passed into the immigration quarters,
which had been previously placed in readi-
ness for them, under the personal super
vision of their Excellencies Mr.. Gibson
and Mr.. Gulick and Clerk Atwater, where
they became a great object of in
terest to large numbers of natives
who had gathered around the
Enclosure, and seated themselves on
the ground to watch their movements.
Nothing perplexed by their observers, the
| japanese quietly ana orderly arranged
| their baggage as directed, took up their al
loted quarters, and proceeded to perform
their additions in public. Having thus
made themselves comfortable and pre-
sentable, they gathered around the cooked
| provisions brought from the ship, consist
ing of rice, vegetables and pickles, and
made hearty meal, retiring to rest tired
| but contented.
| Captain Dearborn speaks in the highest
| terms of the conduct of the japanese dur
ing the voyage. To judge from their APP
pearance and demeanor they are the finest
body of Japanese immigrants yet brought
| to Honolulu.
The City of Peking likewise brought
seven Japanese physicians with regular
| diplomas, and seven experienced inter
prefers. Mr.. r. w. Irwin, Hawaiian
GIHargs d,Aages at thApaGGo ii5
| ADVERTISER has been requested to state
| that the immigrants will be distributed as
soon as possible to the various plantations
| by whom applications for them had been
made.