Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-03
LOS ANGELES FOLKS
DODGE QUARANTINE
HAVE THRILLING EXPERIENCE IN
HONOLULU PORT
Encounter Little Difficulty Making
Shore, but Are Compelled to Sneak
Back to Ship with Aid of
Native

The Milne Tours company, 606 South
Spring street, Los Angeles arranged for
fall tour of the Orient, to leave San
Francisco on the steamer American Maru
October 2! l.. d. Stone, a man with many
years experience in such matters, was
chosen an director of the tour
Shortly before Mr.. Stone left with his
party for San Francisco, he was called
into the private office of Mr.. Milne and
instructed by him to see that the COM
plete itinerary of the arranged program
was carried out to the letter, and he was
to let no member of his party be run over
by any jinricksha.
During the course of the conversation
Mr.. Stone remembered thai Mr.. Milne
used the term ''obey orders or break the
owners And as the American Maru left
the dock he held to his throbbing bosom
a slip of paper upon which was written
the words: "Obey orders or break the
| owners" and smiled to himself, as he
thought how unnecessary it was to tell
him that.
| October 8, when the steamer arrived ct
Honolulu, 1t was found because of the
quarantine existing at that place it would
| be impossible to land passengers, so the
steamer dropped anchor in the stream.
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Nuuanu Pail, the punch bowl, the ma
tional museum and other points of inter-
est had been arranged for, and at that
moment the members of his party, among
whom were nine prominent Los Angeles
and Pasadena people. were dressing pre-
paratory to going ashore.
Dodges the Quarantine
There at the first stopping point he was
Il
to be the ultimatum. Passengers were
not allowed to land. and no one from the
shore was allowed aboard. Quarantine
laws said so, and it must be so. He drew
handkerchief to remove the moisture
from his brow, and at that moment a
small white object fluttered to the deck.
An obliging deck hand handed it to him.
1t was the slip of paper containing Mr..
Mines favorite maxim. An idea came
to Mr.. Stone. Going to the side of the
vessel he hailed a passing steam launch
and by aid of persuasion and incidentally
something he seemed to be afraid of drop
ping in the water as he handed it to the
party in the launch, he induced the launch
to come back in half an hours time,
His party appeared on deck. Cameras,
sketching pads, ETC., were the order of
the day.
Soon the launch appeared and before
the officers Of the ship realized what was
going on, Mr.. Stone and party had gone.
The ship was to sail at o'clock. At
Mr.. Stones party pushed their chairs
back from he able at the Mona hotel,
Wal XII Ki beach, and the return trip
was attempted. The man in the launch
said no inducement could be offered to
him to return the party. 1t was against
the law. Finally boat was procured and
Mr.. Stone very gallantly attempted to
row his party 20 the ship.
Rescued from Predicament
Alas his education had been sadly neg
lected in the rowing line. Large, grace
full circles were described by the boat.
each one nearer the shore than the one
previous At last native came to the
rescue and towed the much wernout
Stone and party to the steamer, just five
minutes before sailing time.
The captain was in q quandary. To al
low them aboard was out of the ques-
ton. To refuse, he would have to get
their trunks packed and ashore, and he
remembered there wero a dozen women In
the party. Visions of lost hair pins, hat
pins and he did not know what else ap'
peared before him. He glanced around
the vessel No launch or party in sight,
so he concluded they had gone back to
shore. and with sigh of relief he gave
the word to sail away.
Mr.. Stone and party were safely aboard,
however, and warm reception undoupt-
edly awaits Mr.. Stone when he and the
captain meet.
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