The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-19

/ The Nippon Maru arrived OH port
/ from San Francisco at about a. m,
yesterday. She left San Francisco on
December II. and had to buck against
strong northwesterly gales from the
start The following report of the trip
is given by Purser Lacy:
weather Report-S.S. Nippon Maru.
sailing from San Francisco. December
IL. 1901. at l p. m. Experienced strong
northwesterly gales leaving San Fran
cisco, which shifted into northeast,
southeast and southwest, blowing with
unabated fury and violence, with ire
mendous high seas. shipping heavy
water from time TO time. Carried away
two ladders and breaking air scuttles
in No l and No. 2 steerages No abate-
nent in wind or sea until ships arrival
at Honolulu"
He further states that the weather
was the toughest the Nippon Maru
ever experienced since she began her
career between San Francisco and the
Orient. Even over the upper deck,
which is twenty feet above water, the
waves were continually breaking, and
ventilators, doors, etc, were kept
closed to prevent the water from gain
ing an entrance. When the vessel ar
rived off port Quarantine Officer DR..
Moore, Pilot SorensOn and Customs In
spectors Neal and Jacobsen, all had a
tough time in getting on board from
the whaleboat.
The Nippon Maru brought no pas
sengeTs for this port, but had a num-
Der for the Orient. Among these were
DR.. Milan Soule, who is well known
=. I..a in n
capacity of surgeon on the Oceanic
boats. He is going on trip around
the world. and is accompanied by his
wife. The Nippon Maru had freight
for the Orient of about $500 tons, most
of which is flour She took from this |
port eleven cabin passengers and forty |
Chinese and seventy Japanese in her |
steerage.
The passengers are looking forward |
TO Christmas, which they will spend on |
the ocean somewhere between this |
port and Japan. Steward Allen has |
laid himself out to make the celebra-
ton a memorable one. and a Christmas |
tree fancy dress ball and a candy pull |
are among the things promised. The
Nippon Maru left this port at about
o'clock yesterday afternoon, on her
way To the Orient.
American Line Co Philippines.
The committee on direct communica-
ton with Manila of the Chamber of Com
merce held a meeting yesterday after
noon, says the Chronicle of Dec. 9Th, to
ways and means for encourage
ing a direct American line of steamers TO
the Philippines. By the recent Philippine
decision of the Supreme Court shipments
may not be made to the islands in for
eign bottoms. as it would be in violation :
Of the statute providing that coastwise {
trade must be carried on in vessels of
United States register under penalty of (
of the shipment The Togo 6
Kisen Kaisha and Occidental and Orien-
tai steamship lines are thus debarred
from handling Philippine shipments. even
though transferred 70 ihem from Ameri-
can ships al Asiatic ports.
y shipment of twenty cases Of hats
reached here from Manila on the steam
ship Nippon Maru few days ago that I
had been taken from Manila to Hong I
kong in a British vessel and transferred
to the Japanese line there. j was seized / ]
by Collector Stratton under the coastwise
re guIation and his action communicated '
to the Treasury Department. Yesterday {
he received the following telegram from 7
Acting Secretary Taylor:
Forfeiture or penalty If incurred by
reason of the shipment mentioned in
your telegram of the 4th inst. on foreign
vessels to Hongkong and then on the ]
Japan steamer Nippon Maru TO you paid,
hereby RENTED Shipment was HduS pS-
fore recent decision Of the supreme ,
Court in so-called Philippine cases"
The committee of the Chamber of Com
merce arrived at no definite plans yester-
day. but several ideas were advanced
which Will be reported upon later.
TAX on Vessels From Philippines.
Collector Of the Port E. r. stackabIe
has received the following notification J
from the Treasury Department, Bureau
of Navigation:
10 Collectors OF Customs and Others:
In view of the recent decisions OF ]
the Supreme Court, particularly in the
case of Emil J. Pepke against the United
States; Christian Huus. appellant, against
the New York and Porto Rican Steam
ship Company: Henry w. Dooley against
the United States. and De Lima against I
Bidwell. etc, collectors Of customs Will i