The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-20
WERE PUTlABOARD
Japanese to Return to Their Ma
tive Land.
THE RESULT OF INVESTIGATION
Very Few Have Qua1ifica.
tionsto Permit Landing.
ObStreperouS Mate Declined tt
Lower Gangplank--Off
Toma is Jealous.

Yesterday was a very busy day
the quarantine station. Minister Coop
er, Collector General Castle, Secretary
Marx and Interpreter Doyle went TO
the station at 9 o'clock in the morn
investigating the cases of the Japanese.
Consul General Shimamura and the
secretary of the Legation. Mr.. MINI
ashi, conducted separate investiga-
ton. Between the Minister of Foreign
Affairs and Consul General Shimamupa
the greatest harmony existed, and Sec
retary Mimashi stated last night that
their investigation had ended.
Between and p. m. 146 Japanese
were sent in the Shinshiu- Maru's boats
from the quarantine station to the
steamer. Out of those investigated
yesterday, 6S, of whom IA were wo-
men, were found to be legally entitled
to land and were permitted to go up
town. This is the result of the more
careful investigation given by the
Government. The men proved to the
satisfaction of Minister Cooper and
Collector General Castle that they
were the bona-fide possessors of the
necessary amount of money. The wo-
men proved themselves the wives OF
IA of the men. Some of the "a men
Gao
contracts to work for individuals.
Under these circumstances the immi-
grants had right to come off the
panhandle and stop on shore.
By 10 p. m. two more patches of 141
and 50, respectively, were disqualified,
and Chester Doyle was sent to the
steamer to notify the captain to send
his boats to quarantine pier to receive
the passengers The captain, being alb
sent, the message was communicated
to the mate, who promptly declined to
lower a boat or take the people aboard.
Mr. Doyle returned to the station and
reported progress. He was told to go
back again and notify the captain or
mate that if the boats were not at the
pier by the time the Japanese reached
there. shore boats would be called into
service, the expense of which would
be charged to the steamer, and that
clearance papers would not be issued
until the bill was paid.
This brought the mate partly TO time
for he lowered the boats, but refused
to lower the gang plank. When the
Japanese left the wharf, Doyle and
some policemen accompanied them tC
see them safely aboard. On reaching
the steamer the gang plank was moi
lowered, and the mate steadfastly re-
fused to let it down Doyle and some
officers were equal to the emergency
however. They climbed over the side
and lowered it, then placed the mel
safely on the steamers deck.
When the second lot were in th'
corral waiting TO be released, it wa:
noticed that they seemed very. anX
| ious to leave. and when the gate wa:
opened they made dash for the pier
For men who were making a lega
! fight to remain in the country, this
was at least peculiar, and seemed II
| the officials worth inQuiring into. l
transpired. later, that Officer Toma, il
| his zeal TO get his countrymen away
told them they were going up town
When they reached the wharf anC
heard they were to go TO Japan, the!
| rebelled and wanted an explanation
which they received, and then got int
! the boats.
While the transportation of the mel
was being affected the investigation
continued. Each immigrant Wa
brought in the presence of the Minis
ter and Collector General. and if the.
did not possess the necessary qualifi
cations they were rejected. At 11:3