The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-02

He Speaks ofthe Plague
And Its Effects.
viii Probably Return to the Coast
Need Of Larger HarbOr Here
Bark KaiuIani Completed.

Hon. Arthur Sewall held an informal
reception yesterday afternoon at the
residence of his son, Harold NJ. Sewall,
Special agent of the United Sta.es, at
Waikiki. among the callers were Hon.
Paul .Neunann, F. NJ. Swanzy, manag-
ing director of the TheO. II. Davies q
Co., Ltd; Col. Halves, r. H. Ivers, Mr..
Winston, Collector General Stackable,
and Others. Inc company enjoyed the
cool bIeezes in the lanai, in the rear
D. Mr.. SewalIs seaside cottage, and
passed the afternoon very Pleasantly in
social chat.
Nj. Sewall expected 10 continue his
Journey 10 Mama, but owing TO the
yuaranLining OF the port may decide 10
return TO San Francisco at the tlrst OPP
porLun.Ly. He has been offered the
privilege of going TO Manila IN a trans
port, but is rather inclined to return TO
Cne coast He is, however, enjoying
ire at Waikiki, and is in no special
hurry to leave Honolulu. In con-
versation with an Advertiser represen-
tative yesterday, Mr.. Sewall said:
Il am thoroughly in love with this
Honolulu life, and would not object If
,.nese delightful conditions continued
for several weeks to come. But If | am
to follow out my pans must proceed
10 Manila. The existence OF the p.ague
mere has, of course, somewhat altered
my ideas, and ] would as soon return
to the Coast, for | have no special de-
So 90 go into the Orien. at this tEne.
Honolulu, or at Ieast the Waikiki part
81 st no da1fuhffrf1 thar I
could remain here forever 1t seems.
1T is very unfortunate" continued
Mr.. ,ewall, that this plague has brok-
en- out here. While 1t Is confined eX-
clusively to the Chinese and japanese
quarter, the existence of the epidemic
has had the effect of closing the port to
commerce, to a great extent. The
plague may not be the real Asiatie va
riety. but in any event il is sufficient to
warrant the Board Of Health in taking
summary measures to prevent its
spread. I think the burning of a por-
ton of the Chinese quarter is COM
menGable. The same action should
have been taken, from all accounts, af-
ter the cholera epidemic of three years
ago. These Orientals should not be al
lowed to maintain such filthy quarters
in the center of the city. The sacrifice
of property in the burning out OF the
infected quarter should be appraised,
after due form. and the proper damages
allowed, but first of all, the infected
quarter should be wiped out.
The business of the port appears to
be growing very fast. / think some
thing should be done at once to relieve
The congestion that is apparent in the
shipping. There are at the present
vrau-n1d WAITING FOR
opportunity TO get alongside a berth to
discharge their cargoes. 1t appears
tat the harbor slould be enlarged, and
| have called attention to this need in
, correspondence sent out today to
/ fr.enus in Washington. What should
/ be done is the construction OF stone
uuays where the dredging is now going
on near he terminus Of the Oahu rail-
road. where five or six deep-sea vessels
/ s.ould lie alongside of each other. The
/ business of the port seems to have in
/ creased beyond all expectations, and
/ the government should look after 1t.
Il have at present two or three YES
sells on the way to Honolulu, one Jf
( which is due now. 1t Is probable that
/ II this plague scare continues our sail
/ ing vessels will be called upon to carry
the sugar around the Horn to New
York. II would of course be great
misfortune to have the sugar shut out
of San Francisco. but IL necessary the
product can be sent out by sailing YES
sells around the Horn"
"By the way, the bark Kaiulani,
which will engage in the trade between
the islands and San Francisco viii
leave our ship yard at Bath about thu
10th of January. and call from SaI
Francisco early in June for Honolulu