Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-02-02
A Bit of Advice for
The Travelling Public

whom each package belongs and also
its destination, and sees II delivered nc
cordingly. In case OF baggage being
lost or mislaid the proper course Of
procedure Is to Jump" the clerk and
Indignantly accuse him of gross care.
lessness. or OF losing sight Of 'he pack
age maliciously. Also threaten TO ie-
port him at once. II you ere bigger
than he Is. you may even swear ut him,
and hint that he is incompetent TO I'LL
his position and that he would shire
with greater ustre as a scavenger or
the driver of a sanitary wagon. Il the
package Is OF any value (say 3OcD go to
the company's Office and lodge a claim
for sGl735. This will all have an i'm
mediate effect on the officer. he will be
impressed with a full sense Of your inn
portance. and he will surely produce
the package even II you lost II over
board
1t is well for parties who are moving
their homes and who may have given
away or sold all their furniture except
n few helrlooms such as kitchen tables,
iiblss tNNss w Nlt w
handle them carefully and to have
them put by themselves so they will
not be injured. Should leg be broken
from a table or any serious injury of
q like nature occur. mention the fact
that you are a bosom friend OF the
president of the company, and that yon
will have the cost Of new table, etc,
deducted from the officers salary.
What Engineer viii Do.
The Engineer will always be glad to
unmuzzle his wisdom regarding his
own department to any one who is
curious. He will be glad to take any
one into the back connections and show
them Just which tube burst and how
to fix 1t. To approach him so as to get
the best OF his knowledge you should
wander down to the engine room when
watches are being changed and you can
then see the kind OF watch he changes
with the man he relieves. After this
Interesting sight, ask him how the old
kettle and coffee mill are grinding IL
out. That will put him az his ease at
once and from that you can proceed
TO other questions. such as how much
steam he can raise on his cylinders II
he uses them all at once. or why he
only has two rods going mp and down
when the Korea. on which you trav-
eled last, had three or four on the bot.
tom. Ask him where his governor Is
and why Is II not working and how
many tons of coal he has to put into tn,
: cylinders to get fourteen knots. Then
llyou can jocularly remark that all en-.
,gineers are Scotchmen. II you should
notice a wild hunted glare in his eye
you need not be alarmed as he Is only
wondering II the fool-killer will hap
pen around before you leave. remark
ing that It is too hot for you.
Make Comparisons.
In conversation with the Chief Stew
ard you can compare the ship unfavor
ably with the Korea or the Kaiser VIII
helm. which you of course have trav
eled on. You need not mention thu
fact that you were Storage passen
ger on both occasions. Remark that /
you were seasick it would he on ac
count of the smell of bllge water, an,
because the rooms are so hot an,
smelly. Also II you are sick be sur,
and have your meals served at IN,
same time as they are being served a
the table. and put in some special orde
such as broiled sole or friend chicken
The steward has so little to attend I,
in the dining room that he will hal
with delight something that will oc
cupy the dozen or so snare cooks nm,
walters at that time when his eve /
not on them. Also insist that he mi,
! cocktails and serve Them nj four 70