The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-08-25
THE MAIL
THE SIBERIA
LEFT BEHIND
SAN FRANCISCO FINALLY WAKES UP OVER THE FAIL
URE OF THE SIBERIA TO BRING ALL THE MAIL FOR
HONOLULU AND ASIATIC PORTS-ACCORDING TO
CHRONICLE TROUBLE Is BREWING FOR SOME ONE.

Dill i'i\i-'' ''ONll-
The Call OF August Y following regard departure
OF the Siberia from San Francisco without all of her mail:
The Pacific Mail Companys liner Siberia Captain j. Iremane
Smith sailed yesterday for the She promptly clock
prepared to make record Honolulu President E. H. Harr-
man. with ms wife and family board and Vice President and
General Manager r. p Schwen is also passenger Mr. Hartman
make longer stay Honolulu than pro-
ydcs and as he does wish the schedule the Siberia
ng to be along full speed II all records for this
broken will be because got To enable
her make the time great quantity OF taken and fiji
The promptly at o'clock thereby hangs tale OF
many dapponments In the first place intending passengers
who arrived at 1o missed the steamer But that was their
fault They sixty seconds late Just the lines
off truck load of United States mail of the coming of which the
pa had been nohed some time before reached the wharf Like the
belated left behind The leaving of this mail means
expecting the Siberia will not reach its destination for week
after should have arrived 1t also not little ncon-
late and usually is Pacific Mail liners wait for it. They have waited
several hours Passengers and the United States mall however must
be on time or they will get left.
The Chronicle has following:
The Siberia left her slip promptly on mso promptly TACT that
Chief Officer Arthur ONe who had difficulty with
his citizenship papers them the Siberia
Pacific Mail Company at Yokohama ONe well liked by the Pa
cfc Mail Company good billet will be held for him is
mored that he be appointed to command the big freight steamer
Algoa, which is under British registry.
The Chronicle OF August IS has the following
The mail which Siberia left the dock Wednesday, when she
away the Orient likely contain packages OF trouble
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company The postal authorities who
grave of the 5000 freight which slowed away
the hold almost the entire composed OF local shipments
and of the 25o sacks of mail behind almost all from local
That say the merchants who should receive their ship
goods the Siberia will have wait another steamer tor
heir bills Of adng before they their goods h say the
Posofce officials entail loss OF many thousands OF dollars
Superintendent Mails Ford said yesterday that almost all the
mail included the local and registered matter tie
vigorous complaint against the steamship company and de
cae responsible trouble because all the mail ready
wagons o'clock the morning three hours before the
Siberia sailed mail 426 sacks taken and pa
wagonOads did not leave the office until
ocloc-the schedule sailing hour At that hour Mr. Ford
SAYS rang him claiming represent Alexander Center
the general agent the company Ford then advised OF the ms
lap and his company epudaed all responsibility
eause the wagons containing the mail did reach the dock until
departed Ford replied that the contrary the
steamship company directly responsible and that the delay
reaching the dock nucency OF and SLOW loading
These conditions the of the Postoce whose
responsibility when the mail set in front OF the Posohce
time loading and transfer the steamer lie says tins IS
accordance the and the Govern
en which Ford declares has been violated The maximum
penalty imposed this oense fine OF $1,000 and imprisonment
Hints are freely the PoOfce that the presence OF
Hartman and Scwern highest officials OF the Steamship
company Siberia have had something to do with the
dspaved officers in casting off at the exact instant
mail mai.
There were sacks for China and Japan LETT on the dock
besides egtvthee pouches for Manila one Tor lio
ol and Veny-one the United States Asiatlc station
$50