The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-14
SITUATION IMPROVING

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have not a physician we can spare
from Honolulu"
Mr.. Hatch: Il think it very i'm
lortant that the President of the
Board should make the trip. A little
:ersonal conversation with the physi-
,ians in Hilo will soon set the proper
machinery in motion"
After DR.. Wood announced his will
ingness to go to Hilo, Mr.. Hatch Of
cred the following resolution:
Resolved, That the President of the
Board be authorized to appoint such
agents and to take such action in Hi
0 and elsewhere on the Island of Ha-
vail as the situation may, in his judg-
nent, demand" Carried
Inter-Island Commerce.
The President referred to the man
Ter in which Mrs. Serrao might have
,aught the infection; but it was not
lear that it was from any contact
With Asiatic goods. 1t was stated by
he Hilo correspondents of the Board
hat no Oriental merchandise was
handled in the Serrao store. Mrs. Ser
'ao helped her husband there, and it
5 not known that any of the merchan-
lise was of Oriental origin. If it came
through contact with American or Eu-
ropean goods, which came from Homo
ulu after having been stored here,
hen restrictions should be placed up
IN the forwarding of any merchandise
which has been lying in the ware
houses of this city.
Speaks His Mind.
President Wood: 81 believe that
he steamship companies and the mer-
chants of Honolulu have been growing
restless under the restrictions of quar-
lntine, and are inclined to shin as
much freight as they can and escape
he restrictions if possible. | say this
| without prejudice to any of the com.
| oanies.
Pressure has been brought TO beal
upon me in regard to shipping mat.
| ters, and 1t takes up much of my tins
n refusing them. | don't think they
IRE acting in the manner citizens OF
| companies should, who wish to shavt
| he plague suppressed soon. That i:
| what | wish to convey to all persons
out without any prejudice whatever
| don't say, however, that they arr
responsible for the breaking out O
plague on the other Islands. There ha.
certainly been a great deal of pressure
| brought to bear upon me in shippinE
| matters, which / must be free to say
| Is understandable. AS far as passen
gers are concerned, who have ALREADY
| eft Honolulu, l don't believe there /.
any connection between them and tn,
spread of the infection"
Mr.. Hatch: I'VE ought to restric
| all business communication down t.
the smallest minimum. If there is ;
call for necessary foodstuffs We ough
TO hold it down as rigidly as possible
| Starvation is the limit which natural
~ exists to that power We mus
| send foodstuffs."
/ Minister Cooper: What is necessar,
is more restriction Probably the ORR
entail goods brought the original in
lection; and Honolulu has been tn
distributing point. II we can shi
clean American goods, that would b
all right; but we should place a re
striction on Oriental goods"
President Wood: 81 don't think Ho
nolulu merchandise is any better O
safer than Oriental goods. We canno
sit down here and say that it is thi
oriental freight from Honolulu whic
is dangerous; but we must say it is a
freight from Honolulu which is infect
ed. Freight not landed in the city Il
Of course, perfectly clean"
1t was suggested that the Board {
! q sh IN!
tests before they are permitted t
cave Honolulu for their destination
Ii was moved and carried that a
ships manifests be approved by con
paTison with the shipping receipts bt
fore the ship leaves the port of Homo
lulu.
A request was received to permit th
shipment of food supplies to Lanai O
the schooner Golden Gate. The SUI
plies, which were two hundred Sacl
Of rice, to come from Waiau plants
lion, were taken from the Oahu raj
road wharf into lighters, thence
The schooner. A motion to this effe
was passed
japanese by strathgyle.
Mr.. Smith called attention to IL
J large number of Japanese immigran
n who arrived during the forenoon l
0 The steamer Strathgyle, seventy-thr
0 Of whom were free passengers, and 9
0 for various plantations. He unde
O stood they had been placed on Il
O scowS to go to quarantine island. b
0 were held pending a ruling of Il
o Board. Mr.. E. r. Adams stated tn,
n ware on the vessel He cta+ed RI,
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