The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-06-16
NO CHANCE
TO SMUGGLE
But Goods Passed Here
Could Enter at
Coast.

Tourists who stop off at Honolulu
don't attempt to smuggle valuables in
to the country through this port. If
they succeeded, they would not have
to go through the same Formally at
San Francisco where recently there
has been such an epidemic of snug
Cling cases. Some of the people who
tried to evade duty and were caught
at it, were we'll known in Honolulu
and some of them stopped off in this
city on their way over. But they sent
their baggage on ahead
The custom restrictions here are the
same as at the coast and are enforced
just as stringently in Honolulu as at
San Francisco. But though this Is
the first port of entry, going to the
United States as general thing pas
sengers stopping off en- route don't
bring their baggage with them.
1t seems matter of surprise that
there should be no more attempts to
evade the duty at Honolulu than there
is, as it would appear that it would not
be such difficult feat as at large
port like San Francisco. But it is pro-
badly more difficult to smuggle goods
into Honolulu than through the larger
port.
Everything from a foreign steamer
brought into Honolulu is rigidly in
spected" said a custom officer yester
day. Baggage is examined here just
as thoroughly as at San Francisco.
Few passengers who are booked
through to the coast, and stop off en-
hri fhoiY. ochnrp
What comes ashore goes to the GUS
toms officers for examination, and is
listed. Then when the passenger sails
for the coast the baggage is placed in a
sealed compartment with combina-
ton lock- The combination is sent to
the Collector at San Francisco, and the
compartment is not opened en- route.
If there is any suspicion of wrong,
the collector examines the baggage
again, and can easily ascertain from
the lists sent him, whether anything
dutiable has been added"
"If the passenger doesn't get his
goods down in time enough to go in.o
the sealed compartment, the customs
officers tie it up with rope and then
seal it. If the seal has been broken
en- routet the baggage will be eXamin-
ed again. But there are very few at
tempts to get goods into the United
States through Hawaii without pay
ing the duty"
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Sept. 10, 190O-Pearl Harbor. IL miles
Healani Y. & B. c.
July 4, 19O1-Pearl Harbor. ~ miles
Healani Y. & B. c.
July 4. 1902-Pearl Harbor, 11a miles |
Myrtle B. C.
The '92 and '93 races We're rowed be-
tween the Myrtles and the old Healani |
B. C. The latter became disorganized |
after the '93 race, hence no race in '94.
In the latter part of "a the present |
Healani Y. & B. Club was organized,
and the '95 race was in preparation,
but the cholera stopped it, Since then
the race has been between the Myr-
ties and Healani Y. & B. c.
The '92 and '93 races were rowed in
six-oared sliding seat barges, over a |
three-mile course with a turn. The |
80, '97, '9S, '99 and 1900 were rowed in |
four-oared lap streak Australian shells, |
over IL miles straightaway course, |
the 'O1 was rowed by the Healani Y. |
G. B. C. in a four-oared racing shell, |
the Myrtles rowing their old lap streak. |
The '02 race, as well as the coming |
race, will be rowed in four-oared rae !
ing shells.
OF the nine races the Myrtles have
won five and the Healanis four.