The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-19
MANY BOOKED
The AuStraIia'S Return
Voyage.
What Manager Gifard Has to Say
Regarding Shipment of Sugar
Unusual Precautions.

From present appearances the steam
er Australia will take a full cargo OF
sugar and an unusually large number
Of passengers from Honolulu next
Tuesday for San Francisco. The Gee
anic company is complying strictly
with all requirements OF the Federal
authorities and the Board of Health in
matters relating 10 quarantine regula-
tons and precautionary measures, and
there seems to be little doubt that the
Australia will be hampered in any way
upon arrival a. San Francisco, beyond
having to undergo a brief period OF
quarantine
The Australia has been in the stream
ever since arriving from San Francisco
wednesday morning, and will remain
away from shore and dock while in
port. No person from shore is allowed
on board, and nobody connected with
the ship will be permitted to land and
return TO the steamer. In fact, no de-
tail is overlooked IN the effort to give
the Australia a clean bill of health.
Such stringent measures were never
before taken with a clean vessel in this
port. While lying in the stream, I'M
Gergoing a strict isolation, the usual
ships cleaning is going on, and lie
popular Australia will be spick and
span when she Departs for the Coast
next Tuesday.
w. Vi. Gifflrd. manager for w. G..
Irwin & Co., said yesterday that in all
probability every one Of the 100 pas
sengers booked for San Francisco on
the Australia would Oe accommodated.
No steerage passengers will be taken,
every person being given first-class
passage, though a number will be I'M
able to secure regular berths. These
Will be allowed comfortable mattresses
and covering in the saloon, smoking
room or other suitable place for a
"shake-down."
THE Australia will take a full cargo
of sugar, Also" said Mr.. Giffard. "None
OF the sugar has ever been on this ISL
and, and none from Oahu Will be taken,
on account OF the feeling that may ex-
ist on the Coast. All of our sugar Is
doubtless all right, but in this instance
the steamer takes only the product OF
tle other islands, where no cases OF
prague nave t3lSkEus All TIE NtsStls
handling the Australia's cargo are
clean, or In other wor4s, quarantined
boats, which lave had no communica-
ton with this island for some time.
That Is. nobody on shore has had any
thing to do with the vessels. George
Curtis, agent of the Board Of Health,
In charge OF harboT quarantine, over
sees everything that Is going on re-
lating TO the loading of tne Australia.
and all this Is In addition TO the strict
watch maintained by the Fedora. au-
th0rities under direction of Consul
General Haywood and quarantine OFF,
Ger DR.. Carmichael.
ct is fact worthy of note that the
sugar being loaded on the Australia is
entirely free from all possible infection,
for the reason that 1t has never been
allowed ashore here. So you can see
how particular we are. / have not
even shaken hands with Captain Law
less since he brought the Australia in.
No communication whatever between
steamer and shore IS being allowed. AS
10 what arrangements will be made for
future trips, cannot at this time say
But the outlook is not bad"