The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-12
PORTO RlCANS
CAN CARRY
NO TOBACCO

New instructions in regard to Porto
Ricans were received by Deputy Rev
enue Collector Couzens upon the last
steamer. Porto Ricans are not a low
ed to bring tobacco in large quantities
to this country without paying taxes
on it. Commissioner Yerkes In the
circular letter just sent out, says:
Cigars cigarettes, or other articles
subject to internal revenue tax found
In the baggage of passengers from
| Porto Rico, if in sufficient quantity to
| warrant detention, will be held by the
| inspector in charge for a sufficient De-
| ROD to allow the passenger to make
his application to the collector OF in
| ternal revenue and obtain from him
+, the necessary stamps, ana to this end
I the inspector Will furnish the passen-
ger owning the articles subject to tax
with the usual red certificate announc-
ing the detention and describing the
articles detained. so that the charac-
ter OF the stamps required may be
clearly indicated. Articles in passen-
gers baggage that are not thus re-
deemed will be sent for further deten-
ton to the bonded warehouse or store
] designated by the collector as here
in provided.
! In order to facilitate business and
avoid error, collectors of internal reve-
nue. will furnish persons making ap-
plication provided for in the preced-
ing paragraph with certificates ad-
/! dressed to the collector of customs, au-
thorizing the release from detention of
the merchandise described therein.
/ with or without conditions, as the case
may require.
; Attention is especially called to the
fact that, as articles Of merchandise
received from Porto Rico are not now
subject to customs duties, the same are
/ not entitled to entry in customs bond
ed warehouses, and that the temporary
storage of such articles, as herein
provided, is for the purpose only OF
OBTAINING the articles until the internal
revenue tax due thereon has been
paid. Articles so stored, therefore, will
| not be entitled to withdrawal for trans
| fer to another district, and no allow
ance can be made for leakage, shrink
age or other loss occurring In such
warehouses; nor will permit be issued
for the sampling of articles so held In
! case of failure of the owner or con-
! Signee to pay the tax due, the collector
in whose district the goods are stored
| will report such tax for assessment,
and will proceed to collect the same as
in the case of other assessed taxes"
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room and locked the door after them.
Behind the closed doors a mysterious
| conference went on. No ray of publici-
F, ty would be allowed to penetrate the
! hallowed sanctities of that seemting So
jealousy was the place guarded that
when the Rev. Mr.. Westervelt, VINO
| was the next arrival came and found
the door locked he had to knock per-
sistently and strongly before the Cere-
bus of the door, Mr.. Austin, himself
appeared. This gentleman opened the
door little and peeped out. Seeing Mr.
Westervelt, he admitted him, but when
the reporter asked if the press was not
allowed 10 attend also, Austin answer
ed that the press was absolutely eX-
Guided, and shut the door IN the re-
porter's face. AS soon as Mr.. Austin
has invented countersign his meet
ingS Will be nearly as inaccessible as
a Chinese gambling joint. The rest or
the gentlemen invited to attend ar
rived soon after, and were admitted
through the barred and bolted gates.
Those present were Mr.. Austin, Mr.
scr Richards, Mr.. Nakuina and Mr.
Rice.
The first business transacted was the
resolution of the Ministerial Union re-
ferred to above. After this the requests
of the directors Of Murphy Club No.
l were discussed. The directors have
| asked for a complete inventory of the
property purchased with the funds, as
they are entirely in the dark with re-
gard to this matter. 1t was decided
that such an inventory should be mace
and given to the club directors. The
meeting hereupon adjourned after it
had been decided that another meeting
should be held this afternoon at 4
o'clock.
During the evening the directors of
the Murphy Club received a request
from Mr.. Austin that they reserve the
hall for him Friday night. Mr.. Austin
says he is going to make public state
ments and show himself as white as
snow. The club members don't know
about it.
Mr.. Bancroft also sent a message to
the directors, saying that he would be
down at the clubroom during the even
ing and hand over the answers to their
request for an inventory. Mr.. Bancroft
said he would come at s O'clock, but,
as usual, it was nearer when ne ar
rived. He told the directors that the
trustees had not been able to finish
up all the work during the day, but
would be heard from later.
LIGHT ON AUSTIN'S METHODS.
One of the men whose acquaintance
with methods of doing business made
it impossible for him to continue in an
official capacity in Murphy Club No.
is N. II. Trombley, timekeeper on the
| transport wharf. Mr.. Trombiey is a
nan of the world; he has written
. ;ongs; can sing and entertain, play and
ell a story, and when he found him.
| elf in the circle at the club was soon
| invaluable in making things go when
he crowd was about. He was ap-
,roached by Austin and Bradley and
I vas asked to become one of the mem
1ers of the board Of directors of the
.lub Mr. Trombley was ready to Go
| Ill that he could for the movement.
believing in its success, and so took the
| appointment. This was not for long.
however, as he found that the directors
| we're mere figureheads.
!, II found" said MIR. Trombley. that
he board could not hold a meeting
| lnless Mr. Bradley was present as
chairman. This 1 at once said was an
: lnheard-of proceeding in a club. and
: | hen l went on to look into matters
'urther. I learned that the directors