The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-15
.HILO'S PILIKIA
The Town by the Ears
Nowadays.
Faction Would Segregate Big Island
Until Month After Homo
lulu is Cured.

The following news is taken from the
Tribune and Herald and other Hilo
sources:
The proper quarantine regulations to
be adopted is a subject that has occu-
pied the public as we'll as the official
mind during most Of the past week, and
even now there is no consensus of Op.n-
ion upon the question. The regulations
published in the Tribune of one week
ago were thought too stringent by sone
and not stringent enough by others. \
meeting Of the sanitary committee was
called on Tuesday evening by the Sher-
if, and as a result OF the discussion
held al that time an order was issued
prohibiting farther communication
with Honolulu for a period of ten days.
The physicians present expressed the
opinion that just as surely as cOmmu-
nicatiOn was kept up, so surely would
the plague find its way here. This or
der was made 10 apply 20 mail matter
as well as 10 freight and passengers;
expert opinion going 10 show that there
was danger in letters, in spite of any
amount of fumigatiOn; for this reason.
that the saliva with which the stamps
and envelopes are usually mOistened, is
one Of the surest means Of conveying
plague germs, and being tightly closed
up between the layers of paper is not
susceptible to the disinfectant. After
ward, the envelopes being thrown
away, and perhaps becoming wet, the
parts pasted together break loose and
the germs are at liberty.
These regulations were made to an
ply TO the Kinau, which was already on
her way to HilO. Upon her arrival on
Wednesday evening, she was according
ly boarded by the Sheriff and landing
refused for everything but mail. to the
great disgust of the officers on board.
and more or less people ashore who had
freight coming by her. including sew
eral thousand bags of rice. The mail
was sent to the fumigating station on
COcCanut Island and in the morning
was distributed from the post office.
people being Obliged to tear off envel-
opes and wrappers and throw them in
to a small fire which was built there
for the occasion.
subsequently a meeting of the sani-
tary committee was called by the Sbar-
i'll al his office. 10 consider whether any
of the freight should be allowed on
shore, and the four cabin passengers
who came ND, having fulfilled the regu-
lar quarantine time in Honolulu. 4
considerable number of persons other
than the committee were also present.
who Joined in the discussion, some tax
ing one side and some the other. The
affair was decidedly stormy one. and
remarks Of a very plain unequivocal
and frequently uncomplimentary ma
ture were INDUCED in.
The principal argument of those who
favored allowing freight to be landed.
was this: The Kinau left HilO after
regulations had been issued allowing
her TO land passengers and freight here
under certain regulations, upon her
next trip. In coming up with a large
cargo her owners have acted in go1l
faith. as have also the shippers. both Of
which parties will suffer considerable
loss if she is sent back with her freight
There is no more reason for apprehen-
sion now than when the Kinau let this
place, and such an order should have
been Issued to her then, If cOnmunica-
ton was TO be cut off
The opponents Of this proposition on
the other hand claimed that those or
ders never should have been issued, as
being detrimental and dangerous TO the
public health, and that point having
been decided upon finally by the Sher-
if, the public safety shall prevail over
all other considerations.
\ compromise was finally effected, BY
which the passengers were allowed to
land and go into quarantine for an ad-
ditional period, and the rice to be land
ed and kept in quarantine pending the
possibility OF actual necessity for its
use.
This action while somewhat less rig
orous than the one first proposed will
probably prevent any further attempts
on the part of vessels from Honolulu
to come up, until that city is entirely
free OF the plague, which will probably
not be very soon, although vigorous
measures are being pursued there and
only one death was reported from the
time Of the Mauna LOas departure to
that of the Kinau.
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