The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-09
SEA AND SHORE
japanese Laborers on
The Docks.
The Lehua at Kooiau--Survey of East
Africans Damage--A Rough
Day--NOtes.


frequent rain squalls compelled tie use
of tarpaulins in many cases where per
ishable goods were being moved. The
tug did a big business in hauling ships
around in the harbor and taking two
schoOners to sea. The Mary E. Foster
with sugar for San Francisco, and the
G. w. Watson in ballast were towed to
sea during the afternoon and with the
brisk wind blowing they both made
rapid progress toward Diamond Head
after they were dropped by the tug.
The harbor is not nearly so crowded at
present as it has been, although the
accommodations are still much less
| than desirable. The Inter-Island wharf
has been given very thorough clean
| ing in preparation for the shipping of
| freight under the new regulations. II
| is thought that Monday will see this
shipping scheme put in operation. The
wind which blew very hard during the
afternoon and early evening abated
about ~ o'clock. The foreign schoon-
er reported off Koko Head in the after
noon failed to get around during the
evening; she will probably make port
early this morning.
Japanese Laborers.
The Japanese are becoming a great
factor on the water front and as time
goes on it is apparent that they will
find more and more employment about
the shipping. In the neighborhood of
two hundred little brown men are now
engaged on the wharves by the steam
ship and stevedoTe companies and
whenever a place appears they are on
hand by the score seeking employment.
| They are not waiting to be employed
in all cases, but are taking contracts
| for ballasting; some several huis of
from five to twenty men each are en-
gagged in loading ships ready for bal
| last.
Said one OF the dock foremen, they
are certainly good workers and cheap.
They are ready for work at all times
and do not lag over what they are do
ing. l find that they give satisfaction
in every respect. The quarantine and
transport service have worked havoc
with the native dock laborers and, as
the work must be done, we have been
forced to fall back on the Japs, who
were the only available workmen on
hand. They are being taken aboard the
steamers and there is no trouble in
keeping them. They do not attempt to
break quarantine as the native crews
do and work cheaper, doing the work
as well.
The transports which have been stop
ping here have done a great deal of
I II.
handlers and longshoremen got double
pay. This was apparently too much
prosperity for them, because they
would spend the day gambling and
drinking. The Japs when set at a task
keep at it until the work is done. They
need but little watching and are gen.
orally content with one dollar a day"
The Lehua at Koolau.
Henry Macfarlane telephoned to the
Wilder Co. yesterday that the Lehua
was ashore on the other side of this
island. About o'clock Captain Dover
telephoned to allay any anxiety that
might have been occasioned by Mr.
Macfarlane's message. He stated that
he arrived off Waimanalo early yester-
day morning. Instead of laying out
side the Captain started into the chan
mel and finding that the tide was very
| low he went ahead very slowly. The
vessel, which was built expressly for
/ service in shallow water, wanted about
three inches of clearing the reef. When
/ she grounded she was under little way
and went on easy. Instead of trying to
/ get her off. as he might easily have
done. the Captain waited for the tide
to rise, not wishing to take chances
OF hurting the bottom of the steamer.
A short time after grounding the water
had risen enough to allow the Lehua
to pass over the reef on which she was
resting. She was loading when Can
tain Dover telephoned and will prob
ably be back today.
NOTES.
The Aspice has still about 500 tons