The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-15

last days of the voyage. Captain Dix
on said he could take no cognizance OF
the rights and wrongs of gambling
venture.
Yesterday as he left the steamship
Fox was asked about the matter. He
paid no heed to the questions. Finally
he said:
u am in a hurry and | can not talk
now. :"
Further attempts to get information
resulted in the statement:
- have nothing to say; I can not
talk to YOU.
Fox is said to be a man of consider
able means. With him on the trip was
his wife. He made the trip TO japan
and came back on the same iner.-Call.
I A bold midnight robbery was at
tempted on the liner Korea few days
before the vessel reached San Fran
cisco, when an unknown man attempted
to break into the apartments of Miss
Sybil Howard, daughter of wealthy
yokohama business man. Miss Howard
had large amount of jewelry with
her, and it is believed that some one
who had learned of the fact planned to
steal it while she slept. Miss Howard
felt hand reaching for the rings on
her fingers and she screamed with sud
den fright The marauder fed to some
remote corner of the ship in the dark
ness, and although seamen were called
to the deck to police the vessel it was
found impossible to establish the ident-
lty of the offender
Miss Howard came over under the
care of Captain Dixon and was provid-
ed with one of the most commodious
berths on the vessel. She had fastened
her door with chain and the robber
was able to open it but part of the
way Unable to gain access himself,
he had extended his arm into the room.
Passengers on the Korea told of the
attempted robbery yesterday upon the
arrival of the steamship
Miss Howard is on her way to Santa
Barbara to complete her schooling. She
is only seventeen years old.--Call.
Cut Rate for the China.
Hackfeld & Co., Ltd, agents for the
Pacific Mail company have received in
structions from San Francisco to an
nounce locally that the passenger rate
on the S. s. China between Honolulu
and San Francisco will be reduced to
$50 for one way, or $40 for a round
trip This meets the rate of the Mat
son line of boats, and the Alameda of
the 0Geanicl eompany.l While the ret
mainder of the Pacific Maid boats fvingI
the American flag may not make any
cut in rates, it is said that the China
has not been carrying as many passen-
gers lately as in former years, and TO
make up for this deficiency it was de-
to try the cut-rate method.
AS a. matter of fact the China is one
IF the most comfortable boats in the
Pacific. Her cabins are large and
roomy and the space between decks is
greater than on most vessels. In addi-
ton her Railways are unusually wide,
while the promenade ana lounglng
1ecks are very spacious.
Dix's Steward Arrested.
SEATTLE, Sept 27.--H. J. Hixson
until September 81, when he resigned, |
chief steward of the United States
transport Dix now at the Puget Sound
navy yard, was arrested today on a
charge of theft and is tonight pris
,ner in the county jail. He is accused
# having stolen number of blankets /
md other bedding from the Dix.
Hixson admits that the checking
up at the time he resigned disclosed a
shortage of bedding in the steward s /
department. but he denies having taken |
he blankets, stating that they may |
laVe been purlolned by the thirteen |
tOwaways from the Far East on the |
transport. He served seven years on
he Dix, the last two as chief steward. |
Supplies for Pacific Fleet.
The navy supply steamer Arethusa |
allied yesterday for Magdalena bay +
With supplies for the ships of the Pa
life feet. The big armored cruisers /
n command of Rear Admirals Swim
,urne and Sebree will go to MagdalenaI
'ay with the torpedo fiotilla after fin
shing their cruise in the south seas.
'he feet will have it's regular record !
arget practise and viii be back here
before Christmas.-Call, Oct. ?.
til
EVANS NOT A HERO.