The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-06-30

Whether the steamship Stanley Doll
lar will be able to get away for Vic
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 coast
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 certificate
OF inspection by the United States In
spectors of Hulls 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 fine of 500.
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
IL 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: II 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 halls and boil
ers. We are ready for inspection and
have applied for 1t, 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 solution
of the trouble. I'VE have several plans
and are working on them" he said,
land we expect to meet with success.
TheA British Consul is representing us
in a way, as the vessel Is British, and
he hopes to be able to fix matters. OF
course, we have the whole community
against us, we expected that. We
would be just as glad to bring japanese
here as to take them away. We are In
the steamship business for the money
that is in it." Mr.. Dollar did not state
what plans he was working on, but
when asked IL an order from Washing
ton could be sent, directing the local
collector TO issue the needed certificate,
he said that that was possible. so this
may be one OF the plans proposed
Mr.. Dollar was asked concerning the
report in local paper that majority
Of his passengers had left the vessel
"well If they have" he said, there
have enough others come to take theii
places, for we are full now and are
turning down applicants every day
The police have come down every little
while and taken off Japanese for wit
nesses in some case but those people arr
putting up bonds so that they can come
back. This case may be all right, bu
IT looks to me as If the idea was t.
hinder the people from taking passage
Tickets on the Dollar read only Il
Victoria but 1t is stated that the trans
portation TO Seattle will he provided fo
on arrival at the other side. Some O.
the passengers seem to be little skep
teal about this. but the steamship peo
pie say that transportation will b.
forthcoming.