The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-26
DELAYED BY STORM
NIPPON MARU WAS LATE IN
MAKING PORT.
Cabin Windows Were Smashed by the
Heavy Seas-Brings Many Japanese
For Honolulu-The Passengers.

Northeast gales delayed the Nippon
Maru on her run from Yokohama and
to general surprise, she did not make
port until o'clock this morning, when
ordinarily she should have been inside
the harbor during the afternoon OF
yesterday. She lay outside until this
morning and then docked at the Chan
mel wharf.
The vessel left Hong Kong, NOvem'
Der and Yokohama, November Is
From Yokohama to the 1S0th meridian
the worst kind of weather prevailed
the wind blowing a gale from the
northeast and the seas running high
nearly all the time. The vessel was
continually shipping seas and, when
out of Yokohama several days Che
shipped an unusually heavy sea which
smashed in four of the port cabin win
dows. No other damage of consequence
was done although the vessel shows
the marks of the big storm Good wea-
ther was not experienced until WITHIN
couple of days from Honolulu. Inc
storm had delayed the vessel SO up 70
that time, that it was decided not 10
crowd on the extra coal required to get
her into this port, ahead of her schedule
time. so she was not sighted until late
at night
The vessel has 1900 tons of cargo for
Honolulu which is probably the largest
brought here in many months by
liner. Most of this consists of gunny
sacks. There are 204 Japanese and Ii
Chinese for Honolulu. This is by far
the largest number of Japanese, which
has been brought here in over a year
and it is understood that the emigration
to this quarter is to continue. There
are 1874 Japanese for San Francisco, OF
whom 50 are going to Mexico.
Among the through passengers is DR.
j. j. Kinyoun, formerly Federal quar-
antine officer at San Francisco. He is
returning from an inspection of the
United States quarantine stations in
tine Orient and Philippines. He passee
through here the latter part of July on
the Nippon Maru going to the Orient.
j. Ikeda is the Japanese counsellor
and minister of communication. He Is
going to the United States and Europe
on a tour of inspection. for the purpose
of inquiring into the various postal
systems of the western nations. He is
accompanied by K. Kume, counsellor tc
| the same department.
NJ. Kirkwood is an English barrister
who has been legal adviser to the Japa.
nese government for number of years
He is returning with his family to visi
his old home.
F. H. Callundan is the postmaster a
! Iloilo in the Philippines. He is going
| home on leave of absence.
| j. X. Carpenter is a mining expert
! from the Korean mines.
George F. Dietrich is the travelling
| agent of the California and Orienta
| Steamship Company. He has been alb
sent in the Orient inspecting the va
| rious agencies in that section of the
globe. He is accompanied home by his
| wife and family.
Charles Heymann is a representative
of the French government who has beer
| studying trade conditions throughout
! the Orient. His government intends tC
try and secure the open door in China
The Nippon Maru passed through the
! Inland Sea before the transport Han
cock went aground in the Straits OF
! Shimonoseki, so no details of the ac
| cident were learned. The Nippon Mari
! is scheduled to sail for San francisco
at midnight. but it is doubtful if sh,
will get away before tomorrow morn
! ing.