Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-24
WATERFRONT RUMOR
PRACTICAL HINTS" TO
CAPTAINS COMING HERE
Advice Is To Beware Of Many Things
Author of Circulars Not Known
- His Identity
Suspected,

tCrfront. The circular, copies Of
, hich are now to be found in all Of
the ship chandlory and shipping of.
fees on the waterfront Is headed
Practical Hints to Masters Bound to
Port of Honolulu" and runs as fol.
lows:
l. Beware.
.. Beware Of the Court. as there
nrc no ralsins in the hash at Oahu
jail.
2. beware of the United States As.
sistant District Attorney. for 1t Is said
that he was in former days Il notori
Gus sCalawyCr.
4. beware Of certain land sharks
with an Irish Culorcd sign on their
front window. 10 them or they will
90 you. II they offer you a rebate on
you bill turn 1t in to the credit Of the
ship. It Is said that all owners are in.
formed Of any rebate handed to mas
tors and your owner will expect to see
Il in his statement.
.. DO not allow any Of your friends
to board your ship until the boarding
officer has finished his examination;
It you do, you may not see them
again for thirty days.
g. Remember that It is thu law TO
have your certificate framed under
glass and hung in a conspicuous place.
Tho writer recommends that you have
II hung up alongside of your forecas.
tie card. This forcCastlc card Is an.
other important matter.
I II You arrive with foreign cargo
ana have your matches scaled, wait for
an officer to break these seals. II you
break them yourself you may find
yourself up against the real thing
for then Is the time the Collector
shows his authority.
y. II your own crew is discharging
your cargo allow them to smoke in
the hold when the mate Is not look.
iUG. Grant them this favor or you
may lose your crew, and gain the dis
favor of the Coast Scaman's Union
which, by the way, Ii. powerful or
/ der.
.. Nine o'clock coffee Is Il relic OF
0'dcn days and you need not provide
It now unless you happen to have a
/ Lig freight.
/ IL. II you should happen TO want
decks cleared after : o'clock, let the
Waterman do II. as the sailors are on
their dignity after this hour and are
~ hurry to get next to a kCg OF
Primo.
( II. Sunday morning breakfast IN
! port to consist Of ham and eggs, corn
| bread. fried potatoes. hot cakes witr
| HlGplc syrup and KOna coffee with
cream. This is a nard and fast rul,
With the Union and must be compiled
/ with. This food IL to he cooked o Ii
"GuOrgc Curtis" and all masters ar,
/ recommended to 20 ON board thu
GlO Owe ship to see how easily It II
done on Sunday morning. Wouldn'
Ole Sprouic swear If he saw an egg IL
trat iorcCastlc?
-. Thirty days in Jail and twcnt!
dollars-isnt that dandy? Tall
about rights Of American citizens.
Is. Balsam COpaiva Is out Of date
Fit not your medicine chest will
:, nothing little more modern.
II. Provide watch on deck witt
reclining chairs placed under the le
ot the forward house. In this wa,
your men may become rested. Any
way what is the use Of the Who'll
watch on deck all night?
10. Wheel houses should be aboI
ishod II you expect your mates T.
Keep lookout in bad weather.
you must keep the man at the whe"
cut OF the rain, why hold an umbrella
over him They are cheap.
IL. 1t Is advised that you spread
In ch In the forccastle at night, for
H. hard to say what might happen
YOU should reach this port and Nav
the report 90 out that your men di
not get full and plenty.
Il. Reports Of food shortage ar
frequent at this port, so do not allo'
yourself to get into this trouble. On
sailors word Is as good as three o
hCer's in this country.
Is. Never allow yourself 10 b
present when a mate ticks a sailor.
you do you will be considered NOR
suilty than the mate,
10. DO not allow the man at IN
, wi eel to sleep unless it Is good wcatl
e.
Today another circular appeared O
the waterfront as a continuation {
the one the contents of which hav
just been given. The second circul0
is headed New Resolutions to Co
orn the Admiralty District of IIonol,
H. ITO he Considered by the Gran
Jury, now sitting)":
!. Fire cXtingulshers are hereb
! ordeged to be placed at the head {
l each bunk in the forecastle, and a