The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-22

IOIlS DIS d SSdll4e~iA 40 Cb4ASSA ~ S-o~
away any part of his future earnings
for any debt made prior TO his engage
ment. just so long crimping will be
practiced without fear of legal inter
ference.
When the law is amended so that a
seaman will be perfectly free TO dis
pose of his advance wages, il Will
practically do away with crimping and
it's attendant evils. 1t is in this direc-
ton that all efforts looking to the sup
preston of crimping should be made,
and nothing substantial will be gained
through any other means
| Although a most earnest endeavor
/ has been made on the Pacific coast to
stamp out this evil, the result has
proved the futility of it under a law
which, while designed to protect the
sailors clearinghouse master against
loss of money that may be rightly due
him, makes it possible for him to ex-
tort money from the sailor on false
claims. 1t is inconsistent that while
crimping is not given the sanction OF
law, yet because of the law it is posi-
BILE for it to exist.
/ Some modification of this law is nee
essary. The sailor should be protected
some protection should be afforded
those TO whom he owes money. The
recent determination of the Govern
: ment of Canada to put stop to crimp-
: ing in that country has brought this
subject prominently forward and its
efforts in this direction will be watched
with interest.
| Meanwhile, some action should be
taken to get Congress to make what
ever changes may be necessary in the
law relating to the allotment of wages.
| 1t is in this direction that efforts to
crush this evil should be made and it
is the one thing that gives promise of
substantial results.
In regard to the delaying Of the sail
ing of vessels on account of false
claims against them, it would seem
possible for some agreement to be
. reached between this country and other
maritime nations whereby consular Of
ficers would be empowered to assume
responsibility, enabling such vessels to
proceed on their voyage and leave the
crimps to bring action against the con-
sui if they wished to do So This, in
connection with the amendment of the
law as before referred to, would with
out doubt practically break up crimp-
ing operations in this country.-New
York Maritime Register.
CLARK'S ORIENT LINE.
If it is true that Clark has gobbled
the Key Route and its projected
freight ramifcations into Alameda, Con
ira Costa, SOlano, San Joaquin and
StanislaTs Counties, he has secured q
terminal and a water frontage that is
unequaled on the bay OF San Francisco.
The recent application of the Key
Route engineer for additional power to
enable him to establish 1856 berths for
deep water vessels, is in line with the
rumored change of ownership, as it IS
an acknowledged fact that Clark has
Tor a long time contemplated the estah-
lishment of line of steamers, not only
to the Orient, but to the Antipodes-
Town Talk.
AORANGI IN AND OUT.
The Royal Mail steamship Aorangi
arrived from Victoria and Vancouver
Saturday evening and was at the Bish-
op wharf at IL p. m, bringing quite a
number of passengers for Honolulu.
The vessel departed at 1870 a. m. yes
terday for the Colonies. Among the
passengers for Honolulu were Dr. and
Mrs. H. Wood, of Waialua; Mrs. Geo.
Seyde, wife of Mr. Seyde, of the Ga
zette Company; Alexandsr Smith, of
Olaa, who returned from Scotland; Mr.
Hamilton of Pepeekeo, who has been
visiting relatives in Argentine. Mrs
Gray, Of Newport, r. l., will spend the
winter here.
RUSSIAN LINE FOR SAN FRAN
CISCO.
VICTORIA q. CO. October 5-MafI
advices from Yokohama state that at
a conference held between the Russian
Asiatic Steamship Company and Japa-
nese lines at Vladivostok it was de-
cided to establish weekly alternate
steamship service between North ia
pan and Vladivostok, and the Russian
Asiatic line announced it would ex-
tend its line to San Francisco. The
officials announced that they would
form connecting arrangements by
which a traveller could journey around
the world in forty days.
CROP is PAU.
Purser Railway. of the steamer
Noeau, reported that Honokaa ceased
grinding sugar cane on Thursday, Oc-
tober 10. Kukuihaele will cease about
the first week in November. Neither
mill had any sugar in their warehouses
when the NOeau left. He learned from
the Honokaa manager that 800 bags
more will clean up the seasons cEop
and this Will be ready for shipment
this week.
HALLS NEW BOILER.
A new twenty-nne-ton boiler for the |
Inter-Island steamer w G. Hall arriv- !
ed yesterday on the Nebraskan and |