The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-15

MASSACHUSETTS COMES FOR
SUCAR.

MASSACHUSETTS COMES FOR
SUGAR.
Hinder charter to the Annerican-Ha-
wafian company the big freight steam
er Massachusetts arrived at this port
Yesterday morning on her first Pacific
trip. The Massachusetts, is one of the
Morgan combine liners, her regular run
having been in the cattle trade between
Portland, Me-, and Liverpool. She left
New York on March II, bringing 1000
tons of structural steel for San Fran
cisco and other cargo for the Sound
cities, reaching Honolulu with $50 tons
Of general cargo from the Atlantic sea-
4 board, principally railroad iron and
hardware.
She win remain at the railway wharf
until Monday. loading 5000 tons of SUI
asgar here. From here she will go to
RKahului and Hilo to complete her car
go of IL 900 tons OF sugar for Phila-
delphia.
Her long voyage around the Horn
and across the Pacific was made in
gOOu TIME anu "ItliOul any C%A%iNAlISo ~
cidentS of any kind.
MARU BROUGHT MANY LABORERS
The japanese liner America Maru ar
rived from Yokohama on time yester
day morning, docking at the Hackfeld
wharf She carried a large passenger
IHst of through passengers and brought
To
anese laborers to the number of 427
were landed.
Among the through passengers were
several nota bles. Baron Mumm Won
Schwarzenstein is the German ambas-
sador at the court of the Mikado, the
first German plenipotentiary accredited
to that post, who is returning to the
Fatherland on visit. His Excellency,
the Secretary of State, Sternberg. and
Sir Frederick Nelson, member of the
British Civil Service Commission, and
Lady Nelson, are making a tour of the
world.
Good weather was experienced so far
on the voyage, which will be continued
this morning at 10 o'clock.
BEGINNING TO STRIKE.
The sailors, firemen, cooks and wait
ers employed on coastwise steamers
have7delnanded an increase in. pay. The
steamship people at this time are not
DISPOSED to make the concession. and
all the indications point to a complete
and protracted tie-up OF all shipping
as far as this port is concerned.
Sailors in the coastwise trade are at
present paid from s45 to $50 month,
according to the ports between which
they are running. The higher rate is
paid on vessels running to what are
known as open ports, where the work
of loading and discharging is accom-
panied by more risk and inconvenience
than at ports which enjoy shelter.
With overtime pay the average wage
of a coastwise sailor is about $40
month. In addition to this he is pro-
vided with board and lodging.
Shortly before April IS the Coast
Seamen's Union demanded an increase
of So month. The marine firemen. the
cooks and walters also asked for in
creased remuneration. The Steamship
Association of San Francisco, made up
of the owners of the vessels, mostly
steam schooners in the lumber trade,
affected by these demands, were dis
posed to grant the request. Then came
the earthquake and the big fire, which
wiped out all of the business part of
the city but the waterfront.
NO ADVANCE IN RATES.
For a few days following the fire :
shipping was paralyzed. On all vessels
in port the crews were kept on board
and fed. and on April % the Steamship !
Associa ton of San Francisco passed !
resolution to the effect that in view OF !
the sudden change in conditions con- !
tempIated advance in freight rates !
should be called off, but that wages, !
overtime agreements and all other con- !
ditions relating to the crews should be |
Examiner.
DIX IS LAID UP.
BREMERTON, May 31.-Repairs re-
quiring eighty days will be made on |
the army transport Dix, according to !
a telegram received this morning by !
c. T. sKimf1an. secretary of the Bremen !!
ton board of trade. from Senator Piles !
at Washington, D. c. He states that /
he took this matter up with General !.
the acknowledgements {
Of the army. and that he assured nm
Of this fact. Eighty thousand dollars
will cover the cost of the repairs.
The survey of the Oregon is not yet
and the work on the vessel
will not begin for some time The re-
pairs to the Dix. coming al this time
viii be a great relief TO the yard, as
work is now very slack.
SAILED 100000 MILES. /
LONDON Nav 26-Much interest