The record-union., 1898-12-07
Second Mates Boat, With Part Of the
Crew, Not Yet Heard From.
Chinese In The Islands N6tiHed by
Their Consul That In Future the
United States Laws Will Apply
in the Departure From and Ar
rival of Subjects of China at
Ports of Hawaiian Islands.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6. - The
steamship Australia. which arrived
from Honolulu to-day, brings the fol-
lowing advices under date of Novem-'
Der 18th:
The steamer Mauna Loa has just ar
rived from the island of Hawaii with
the news that the ship w. H. Starbuck
burned to the waters edge on Novem-
ber 9th in latitude 1870 north. lpngi-
tude 131 degrees west. She was bound
from Port Blakely to South Africa,
with 1,00000 cubic feet of lumber.
Captain McDonald's boat, with his
wife and first mate, nine of the crew
and three babies. landed at Hookena
on November 26th. Neither the Cap
tain nor any of the crew came to Hon
olulu and it is impossible to get de-
tails at this writing
The vessel was out nineteen days
from Port Blakely, when fire was dis
covered in the hold. The fire ragged
fiercely, and in a few hours the Cap
tain and crew were forced to take to
the boats. All on board embarked in
three boats, and the ship was left to
her fate. The boats remained together
for four days, when the first mates
boat capsized, the cook being lost. A
storm came UP several days later, and
during the rough weather the second
mates boat was lost sight of, and has
not been heard of since.
Purser Tuft of the Mauna Loa re-
ports that with the exception of Cap
tain McDonald's wife, the party bore
their hardshiDs 9aell.
A poster all over the south side of tho
town has created CONSERVATION in the
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Consul, and notifies the subjects OF
Kong See that in future the United
States laws will apply in the departure
from and arrival of Chinese at this
port. Eighteen local Chinese already
have return permits under Hawaiian
laws Twelve others have qualified IN
the same way. The latter must Ether
qualify again or stay at home.
J. K. Brown, the American Chinese
agent sent to Honolulu, accompanied
by Mr.. Sewa1. called at the Chinese
Bureau on the 25th and notified Mr..
Girvin that American Chinese laws
were already in force and effect. The
bureau had already signed thirty pas
sengers for the Belgic Mr. Brown
stated that even these must qualify
under United States laws before they
could leave the country.
Prospective passengers have taken
the advice of their Consul and are try
ing to qualify under Mr.. Brown at the
custom house. Only a few have been
able to get through.
Acting upon advice of the Attorney
General, Mr. Girvin has returned the
passports and money of the twelve men
to whom passports should have been is
sued to-day
The United States law with respect
to return permits is more severe than
the Hawaiian law. Except in the case
of merchants. Chinese to leave and
return must have a family and be
possessed of property in the country
valued at not less than $1,000.
The Thanksgiving dinner given by
the ladies of Honolulu to the soldiers
now in the city's gates went off in
manner entirely satisfactory to the
residents, and in a way that was most
gratifying to the boys in blue, who
have found themselves on this day of
days so far from home and friends.
The engagement of Major Davis.
Chief Surgeon of the United States
Military Hospital here, and Mrs.
Charles L. Carter has been announced
Mrs. Carter is the widow of Charles l..
Carter who was killed during the
1895 uprising here.
The United States transport st. Paul
arrived from San Francisco on the
Goth, eight days from San Francisco.
She will leave for Manila tomorrow
George Edward Beckwith died at
Haikum, Maui, recently Mr. Beck
with was born at Great Darlington.
Mass, seventy years ago. He was edu-
Gated at Williams College, where he
was a member of the Delta Upsilon
Greek letter fraternity, in the same
chapter with President Garfield. former
Associate Justice Field and Lieutenant
Governor Bross of Illinois.