Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-09-21
HANDLINGTHE BAGGAGE
RULES FOR PASSENGERS On
STEAMERS FROM ThlS PORT
LOCAL PASSENGERS CAN SAVE
TROUBLE ~ CERTIFYING TO
THEIR BELONGINGS CON.
FERENCE.

san Francisco. Sept. l2.-Flrst As.
sistant Secretary Of tho Treasury Rob.
ert Armstrong arrived in the city
yesterday and within forty minutes of
his arrival had conferred with a mum
Der Of prominent Federal and steam.
ship officials and settled the vcxed
question as to how the baggage Of pas.
sengers from the Orient and Hawaii
should be examined. The complaints
OF travellers and transportation compa.
MES regarding q recently adopted but
temporarily suspended system Of bag.
gage examination at Honolulu have
been needed and the grievance Iemov.
ed
Many complaints have been made as
to the examination Of baggage at IlO-
nOlulu and an order from the SeCrc.
tary OF the Treasury that all baggage
on Oriental steamships should he cX-
amined at Honolulu and not on arrival
in San Francisco caused no end OF
complications.
The order was suspended few days
| ago. but Collector StaCkablc of tho
| Port of Honolulu came on TO San
/ Francisco in order to meet Assistant
Secretary Armstrong and urge his side
of the question
After some little time had been spent
in meeting officials, the Assistant Soc.
Rotary OF the Treasury settled down to
work. The conference was executive,
and those who took part in It were
John ID. Spreckels Of the Oceanic
Steamship Company, II. p. SChwerin
OF the Pacific Mail Company, W. II.
Avery of the Togo Kisen Kalsha Com
pany. Collector OF the Port OF Honolu
IN T.. Il. Stackable, Surveyor Spear
and Acting Collector Hamilton OF San
Francisco.
The conference lasted nearly two
hours. and the result was looked upon
as being beneficial and accommodating
to all parties concerned.
Assistant Secretary Armstrong stat.
ed that IL was the intention OF the
Treasury Department to enforce tho
rules regarding examination Of bag.
gage that had been In force before the
annexation OF the Hawaiian Islands.
with certain notifications.
Honolulu Baggage.
i All passengers coming from the 4.
= Orient on steamships touching at =
+ Honolulu will have all their bag. =
:: gage and hand effects examined =
:: on arrival AZ San Francisco. Pas. =
+ scngers from the Orient destined =
: for Honolulu will have their bag. +
s gage examined at the island port. :.
: Passengers departing from H0. =
+ nOlulu on ships destined for San =
!. Francisco will not have their bag =
+ gage examined on arrival here I
: when they travel on ships that =
+ ply only between the Hawaiian :
E Islands and the mainland. '
+ Passengers starting from Homo. +
: lulu for San Francisco on ships =
= that come from the Orient or 9th +
:: or foreign ports will have the Op- +
:: ton OF either having their bag. +
l. gage Xamined on arrival at san =
:. Francisco Or securing a certified +
:: statement Of their belongings =
:. when leaving Honolulu. +
Z: II the last class Of passengers :
!. 50 desire they will he allowed 10 :
:: take into their staterOOms any ef- Z
= locts they desire to use on the :
:. voyage to this city. They will be- :
:. allowed to certify 10 what articles :
:. they have in the statcrOOms, and ::
:. their heavy baggage will he plac' :
!: ed In a scaled rOOm'in the ship. :
= The purpose OF the CertifiCatiOn +
:. H. twOIuld. 1t will save a passen' 4
:: ger double examination of proper :
:: ty and the possible paying a sec =
: ond time OF assessed duty and +
= also prevent smuggling ON the =
!. part OF persons coming from tho =
: Orient ON the same vessels. =
+ Passengers arriving in San =
!. Francisco from Honolulu are Z
I: classed as coast" travellers. Ar +
:: ticles in their possession which =
:; the San FrunciCo customs officials i
! might declare dutiable are assum- =
:: ed 10 have left Honolulu duty :
!: paid. In other words the articles I:
! are supposed 10 have had the duty Z;
:: paid upon them when taken into +
:: the Hawaiian Islands from for :
!: cign ports.
+: The CprtilcatiOn Of a Honolulu :
:. passengers stat"rOOm effects VIII Z!
:: do away with considerable delay !
:: on arrival in san Francisco, a :
: customs officer will be able 10 :
:. ,,,t..r.l,. ,I,.I. tI. Tputputa pf VA. !.