The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-01


that the customs man who had been
on guard at the head of the gangway
had disappeared into the regions below
somewhere, and that the coast was
clear. So the young man who had been
a prisoner and his friend walked leis-
urely down the gangway and gained the
shore.
Seeking His Wife.
AJapanese with murder in his eye
and dangerous looking knife in his
clothes stood guard upon the Inter-
Island wharf all yesterday watching
for man and woman who had been
the cause of great unhappiness TO him
self
1t is said that if a certain Japanese
couple had attempted to take passage
on the steamer Noeau there would
have been blood spilled on the wharf
and trouble all around
The name of the angry watcher is
Masamota. He told those on the wharf
who took the trouble to question him
concerning his strange actions that his
wife. Siya, had deserted him for an
other Japanese who was more tender
in years and whose face was greater
attraction than his own. The Japanese
was very much worked up over his
family troubles and it was suggested
that the loss Of his wife and baby
might have affected his mind.
1t seems that Masamota was also on
guard on Wednesday, thinking that the
Noeau would sail on that day, and be-
! lieving that his wife and the "other
fellow would be outgoing passengers
He watched for eight hours on We'd
nesday, got tired and went home.
Early yesterday morning he was back
again on the wharf watching every
Japanese woman who made her APP
pearance.
Masamota's story was to the effect
that he and his wife had lived at Aiea
where he was employed cutting ba-
nanas. They had a child three years
Of age. His wife seemed to be perfect
ly happy until one Manasoka made his
! appearance. The woman deserted her
husband for Manasoka. On Tuesday.
when the husband went to his home,
he found that his wife and Manasoka
had fed. taking the baby with them.
! The woman had not forgotten to take
all of her husbands savings with her.
Masamota understood that the couple
were going to Kauai so the husband
was on hand at the wharf the next
morning to face them and come to some
understanding. He was still watching
for his wife when the steamer was
ready to sail yesterday afternoon.
Concerning the Tug Eleu.
There are many people on the water
front who are wondering why it was
that the tug Eleu went to Kauai to
pull the schooner Surprise off the reef
when she was so busy little while
ago that she could not be spared to
take certain customs officials to Kauai
to look out for Schoonerr reported 70
be violating the customs regulations
there.
The Eleu left for Kauai on Nvednes-
day night She is to be gone as long
as her services are needed by the firm
which chartered her. Uncle Sam was
refused the use of the tug just about
the time that she was declared :,
United States vessel.
1t was said at the time that the
Superintendent of Public WORKS de-
clared the Eleu a United States vessel
that this was done so that the Eleli
would not have to stand the examIna-
ton by the inspectors of huiIs and
boilers. 1t is a well known fact
among Waterfronters, that the Eleu.s
hull is in no condition to pass inspec-
!; right, but her bottom is sadly in need
T of repairs.
The Eeleu is in no condition TO make
the trip to Kauai, say those who know
She is without sails, life-saving appa
ratus, boats, etc, and is in no condi-
, ton to venture far out of the har-
Dor.
, The Eleu is a very ancient boat, and
is generally supposed to have peen as.
signed for the rest of her natural life
to the towing of garbage scows out
to sea.
1t is quite a trip to Kauai from this
port, and in the event OF the Eleu's
| engines breaking down she would be
in a serious predicament for she flasn'
maStS and sails for use in case of ac.
cident. The situation is humorous II
many particulars. The tug has beer
2 declared to be the property of UncI,
Sam; then when Uncle Sam asked rol
$ the use of the boat, through his agents
, the customs authorities, she could no
be secured. and now that a privat,
concern is paying money for the us,
OF the tug, she is suddenly available
S and it is found that she can be spared
/ TO go to Kauai to pull a wrecked
e schooner off the reef. although she L
, in no condition to venture on any trip
beyond towing garbage scows,, nav1n;
no mastS or sails. or anything else II
case of an accident
. Worlds Naval News.
!, The French navy will have no les
8 than 800 torpedo boats and 80 subma
S rine boats in 1906 if the present pro
: gram, for which $23, $50. 900 has been ap
e propriated, is carried out
), The recent trials of the French cruis
G er Catinat, of 4,065 tons. are worse tina
: at first reported The vessel reeled oi
q 20 knots when accepted from the con
p tractors but during her commssio
e trial of twenty-four hours. the spec
o averaged only Is knots, and barely ]
I knots for two hours