The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-01-09
FROM HAWAII
The HiIo People Take
Precautions.
Citizens Committee Acts - Instruc-
tons Receiyed--Will be no
famine--0ther News,


aid and Tribune.
The Klnlu arrived In pore about s. So
O'Clock on Thursday morning atter "a
rather extended trip from Honolulu.
no. wiinout incident and more or less
friction between the officials on board
and the people ana Their representa-
lives on shore. she carried no passen-
gers from the point OF view OF CUmmu-
dors beckiey, but suH had something
like couple OF hundred japanese des-
tined for various plantations, over the
landing OF whom, under the guise OF
freight, some difference Of opinion took
place, as Sheriff Andrews had sent Off
cial notification to the various deputy
sheriffs and other officers TO allow no
one to land In spite of this a few
were put ashore at LaupahOehoe. Up
on arrival at Hilo, the Pride of the
Pacific" was held up in the stream un-
til the citizens committee of health
should have decided what to do with
her.
Quite an animated discussion took
place over the question of allowing the
landing of the Japanese. Although
they came with the permission of the
Board of Health, there seemed to be 1
lack of disposition on the part of the
that body. Mr.. Loebenstein said, how
ever, that if the plantations insisted
upon bringing in Japanese under the
circumstances and the Board of Health
connived at it, the only thing to do was
to anow them to go to their destina
tons and then quarantine the planta-
tons to which they had been sent. He
was followed by Messrs. Desha and
.affonso, who spoke of the unwilling
ness of their peoples respectively that
any communication should he had with
Honolulu. 1t was finally decided, how
ever, to allow the Japs to land under
an eight days quarantine, and the
freight after fumigatiOn in the hold of
the Kinau. 1t was deemed unwise to
cut the town off altogether from inter
course with Honolulu, as no means
were yet at hand for securing supplies
from other sources, and no adequate
supply was on hand for an extended
quarantine. Most of the freight was in
the line of food stuffs, and all of it had
been sent out under the regulations of
the Board of Health in Honolulu. Fol-
lowing is the official report of the
meeting:
The Sheriff read various letters from
the President of the Board of Health,
among other matters stating decision
Of Board of Health not to issue com
missions to the committee elected by
the citizens as agents OF the Board of
Health.
The Sheriff also read his commission
delegating to him the powers of the
President of the Board of Health in re
quarantine matters on Hawaii. The
permit to embark Jap immigrants on
Boaru kinau was also read.
A motion of Mr.. Alfonso, not to al |
low the Japs on board of Kinau to
land, and to return them to Honolulu, |
was laid on the table.
Motion carried that Kinau be permit
ted to discharge freight provided said
freight be fumigated.
Motion carried that freight be fumi- |
gated on Board of Kinau.
Motion carried that mules on Kinau :
be landed and placed in quarantine for
eight days.
Motion carried that Kinau be allow
ed alongside of wharf after fumigaton.
Amendment by Mr.. Turner, that XII
nau be not allowed alongside of wharf,
but that all freight be discharged in
lighters, was lost.
Motion of DR.. Rice carried, that Jap
immigrants be allowed to land, placed
in quarantine for eight days and that
all baggage be fumigated.
Motion carried that the sheep on
board Kinau be landed. I
Motion carried that any passengers
from Maui and Hawaii he allowed to
land.
Motion carried that officers and crew
of Kinau be allowed on shore.
Motion carried to reconsider the mo-
ton Of placing the mules in quaran-
tine.
Motion carried that all live stock be
allowed to land. 4
Motion carried that a committee of
five be appointed to attend to the fumi-
eating of freight. Committee appoint
ed: DR.. Grace, DR.. Moore, Capt. Bob
Andrews, F. w. BoswOrth and Rev. S.
i. Desha.
DR.. Rice read report of committee
appointed to look into the matter of
procuring food supplies direct from the
coast. Report accepted.
Precautions Elsewhere.
The following from letter received
by Sheriff Andrews from the President
OF the Board of Health in Honolulu
will serve TO allay any apprehensions
that may exists in the minds of citI-
zens on account OF the action of the
sanitation committee here in allowing {
the landing OF passengers and freight,
Mr.. Cooper says:
"As the disease is not epidemic the
Board has decided to let the inter-isl- :
and steamers leave this port. We feel.
that, under the circumstances, you
should have no fear OF contagon from
the vessels or freight or passengers.
Immigrants from the Quarantine Sta |
ton will also be allowed to go; special
permits being issued for this purpose.
Il am in receipt of letters from vari- I
Gus districts with the names of COM !
mittees that have been selected TO ,
serve in case the disease breaks out on
your island 1t Is the opinion of the !
Board, that the matter should be han
died entirely through you"
This letter should have reached Hllo
by last weeks mail, but on account of
being too late for fumigation did not !,
until this week.
Will be no Famine. !
A meeting of a number of local busi- {
ness men and plantation managers was l