The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-30

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toria today with her japanese emf
grants or not is an open question. Mr.
Stanley Dollar thinks so, although the
Federal officials may find it out of the
question to let the ship sail. The Dol
lar was scheduled to sail for the Goa st
yesterday afternoon but did not get
away because she could not comply
with the United States navigation laws.
These require that every steamer
carrying passengers from a port in the
United States must have a certificate
of inspection by the United States In
spectors of HulIs and Boilers before
the customs officers are allowed to issue
licenses, clearances or any other pa
pers- For every passenger that a
steamer without the certificate carries
the owners are liable to a~tine of SlOO
Now the Dollar has been in the freight
trade in foreign waters for some time
so that she has had no opportunity to
get a certificate although she has an
English certificate showing that she is
seaWorthy and that her machinery is in
good condition. AS she has only been
carrying her crew she was short of
lifeboats and a supply OF extra boats
life preserverS and RATS was taken on
here. There has been some question
among the officials as to the sufficiency
and efficiency of this equipment, al
though the steamship people state that
it amply meets the requirements. AS
the vessel is a British steamer the
British Consul is looking out for the
interests of the owners and is making
an effort to get the needed certificate.
Stanley Dollar, after whom the steam
er was named, who is one of the owners
of the Dollar Steamship Company, was
seen at the Moana Hotel last night and
expressed himself as follows: 81 think
that we will be able to get away to-
morrow. The inspection is up to the
government. They are supposed to
have local inspectors of bulls and boil
ers. We are ready for inspection and
have applied for it, so it is up to
Them" Mr.. Dollar went on to say he
had several strings that he was follow
ing UP which might lead to a solution
IF the trouble. I'VE have several plans
and are working on them,'' he said, |
and we expect to meet with success.
rhe British Consul is representing us |
n a way, as the vessel is British, and |
lie hopes to be able TO fix matters. Of |
course, we have the whole community |
Lgainst us, we expected that. We |
would be just as glad to bring Japanese |
lere as to take them away. We are in |
he steamship business for the money |
hat is in it, Mr.. Dollar did not state |
What plans he was working on, but |
vhen asked if an order from Washing /
on could be sent, directing the local |
ollector to issue the needed certificate
e said that that was possible so this
nay be one OF the plans proposed.
Mr.. Dollar was asked concerning the
eport in a local paper that a majority !
f his passengers had left the vessel.
Well, if they have he said, ''there
ave enough others come to take their !
laces, for we are full now and are
urning down applicants every. day.
he police have come down every little
'hile and taken off japanese for $vit-
esses in some case but those people are
utting up bonds so that they can come
ack. This case may be all right, but
looks to me as if the idea was to
inder the people from taking passage"
Tickets on the Dollar read only to
ictoria but it is stated that the trans
ortation to Seattle will be provided for
n arrival at the other side. Some of |
lie passengers seem to be little skep-
cal about this, but the steamship peo-
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