The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-02-28

two, but if he had talked with Homo
lulu's appraiser before writing, he
would probably have put "wily jap
ante" instead of "heathen Chinee."
| When IL comes to smuggling goods
| through the Custom House IN this
city, John Chipaman is left away be-
hind I'm the race; in fact, Is hardly in
1t. Every possible means Is adopted
by the japanese importer, the eX-
porter being Of cOurse I'm ccllusiOn
with him, to beat the Custom House
and escape paying duties. He will
undervalue his goods, increase the
number over the figures on the iu-
voice, call silk cotton, and candy
anne, the latter being cheap Japanese
paste and very delectable to the ORR
entail palate, but worst of all he will
Insist in putting goods into the Gases
which are not entered on the invoice.
Appraiser Fishel gave the writer a
number OF instances OF these tri ks,
many of which are given below, at
the same time showing him samples
of the goods:
Balbriggan Shirts.-Entered at 40
cents per dozen; appraised 10y Mr..
Fishel at So and duty paid on the
latter figure.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES at SO cents
per gross appraised at SO.
Cotton Grape, Is yards to the piece.
Entered at 274 To so cents; ap-
praised from 45 cents upwards.
Handkerchiefs - Eutry valuation
doubled 10y appraiser.
Silk Goods The same with these.
Where these goods were formerly en-
tered by the piece, they are now meas
ured aud duty collected by the yard.
Drugs -These were formerly entered
by the case at 81 or $3.50 each. They
are now opened and appraised for what
they are worth. All instance is given
in the drug called saffron. There are
two kinds of saffron, the false and the
true. The former is worth . cents
pound and the latter IS or 81. The
Japanese enter the true kind at the
valuation of the false.
Watches. - This class Of goods causes
the appraiser q good deal of trouble.
For example, al entry was made a
few days siUce OF q number of watches
valued at 80 so each. The appraiser
cent sample to two or three jewellers
and their average wholesale valua-
ton was So, aud the entry was raised
accordingly.
But all this is plain sailing. 1t is
when one class Of goods is substituted
for another that the appraiser has to
keep his eyes open. The Japanese
import large quantities of confection-
cry, cakes and candy. A box, sworn
TO contain cake, invOiced as such and
dutiabIe at 10 per cent. Is found when
opened to contain candy dutiable at
% per cent. twenty-five boxes of
sweet melon, 10 per cent. duty, all
| found To contain candy, % per cent.
| duty. Another, said 10 contain so
/ dozen cotton ties, mystic iously
changed to- silk crepe ones when under
| the appraisers eye Que box of cigars
| sworn TO contain 1000 had swollen to
| 1900 during the transit of the Pacific.
! Another entry called for % boxes of
candy at % per cent. ad vaIorem duty;
| when opened the boxes were found Ia
! contain brown sugar dutIable at 23
cents per pound. Another box con-
| tanned SO sets OF cookery invoiced at
81 90; the appraisement Increased the
value TO Sl6.l7. Another entry was
| 10 pieces of ivory ware at 10 per cent
| when opened, contained cigar holders
dutiahle at % per cent. Another, said
TO be- 10 dozen cotton shirts at 10 Der
cent. was sOOn transformed into ~ k
crepe at % per cent. after passing
through the appraisers hands. An
other box contained 10 lenses valued al
the value to- $25.
The above are cases OF uudervAlua-
ton- Below Rrs some showing DELHI
crate fraud. Here is q specimen
taken from one invoice alone. When
counted, 76S pieces Of elk sWeIlOd Il