The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-09
BUSY DAY ON
THE WATERFRONT

The port of Honolulu was a busy one
yesterday. Two steamers of the Pa
cific Mail line, the Korea, from San
Francisco, and the China from the ORR
ent, reached port. The China sailed
at ten o'clock last night for San
Francisco but the Korea will not sail
until six o'clock this morning. Both
vessels have large and valuable car
goes and the Korea brought a good
many passengers for Honolulu and by
staying here during the night permit
ted great many through passengers
to spend the evening ashore.
On board the Korea are over sixty
Chinese who are being deported from
| San Francisco to Hongkong. Many
| of these men are Chinese who have
| served time, for various offenses in
| GLIDING murder, in American prisons
| and they might be called desperate
| lot. During the time the Korea was
| in port yesterday and up to the time
Chinese make a special portion Of the
stern of the vessel their home. Guards
are constantly watching them. Yes
terday while an officer of the Korea
stood inspecting the watchmen at the
companion way entrance to their quar-
tiers one of the Chinese asked permits
sion to go out on deck. This was
refused and he Immediately struck the
of the Pacific Mail company no officer,
under any pretext, is allowed to strike
a Chinese passenger, SO that this Off
Ger in return for the insult of the Chi
nese could only push the latter back
down the companion way.
Among the through passengers on
the Korea are Captain A. Smallwood
and F. Churchman, war correspond
ents. who are Fastening to the scene
of the probable war. Horace G. Burt,
formerly president of the Union Pacific
railway, and his wife are bound for
Hongkong. It is said to have been
Siberia but the war may prevent this
trip The following passengers We're
for Honolulu: L. L. McCandless, w. |
W. aBierce and wife, Mrs. F. Neldon, |
H Boardman, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Bonzi, |
Miss B. Breham, w. E, Dyer, Charles |
o. Edwards, Mrs. z. A. Hadley, Miss |
v. Herrick Mr. and Mrs. David Lie |
Charles Lycurgus. Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. |
McC1anahan, J. w. Milburn, c. E.
lockwood, Mrs. G. E. lockwood. J. |
Santos, Mr. and Mrs. F. c. Schernstein, /
Mrs. C. Seeley, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Semple, Miss A Semple, Mr.. and Mrs
G. Semi, H. A. Strong, Miss NJ E.
Sturgeon, L. A. Thurston, T. j. VIII
kinson, Col. w. D. Winan, w. Wolters.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Tuggy and child, t.
G. Vent and E. Wilder.
The China, from Yokohama, entered
port a few minutes after the Korea
but there was considerable delay in
permitting passengers to come ashore.
owing to an examination held by the
Marine Hospital Service officers into
case that at first was supposed to be
plague but later turned out to be
harmless. The China had very val
liable cargo, consisting of over a mil
lion dollars in gold, $25O,oOo worth of
opium, and silk valued at about 81
200, 900.
Among the passengers on the China
were several officers of the Hongkong
afaru and the Nippon Maru who are
returning to San Francisco on account
Of the placing of those vessels in the
Japanese transport service.
During the afternoon the bark AL
bert. Captain Turner, arrived from
san Francisco and the barkentine Jane
L. stanford arrived from Newcastle
with a cargo of coal.
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