The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-03-19
EXAMINERS or
PILOTS CHOSEN

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Nofhs Mhfaiun Campbell yesterday Of
irfnnnn Lieuirnuui commander Moses.
l.H.Ai Captain Nilrfi. master VI che
American bark foobng suey. and Cap
tain johnson. Skipper of she Nstson
liner hdouian, arr the three well.
known aud qualified men Who have
been chosen to examine applicants.
The selection ~ this trie meets with
general approval Especially along the
waterfront are heard words Of com.
mendation Tor the wise choice. l.isut..
Commander Moses has shown himself
90 be thoroughly IN touch with mari.
time ahairs, IN 80 far a. they bear on
the local harbor by the way In which
be- handled the pulling Of the transport
Logan from the reef the other night
lie has taken an interest in the general
bettermcnt of harbor conditions, and
has ~ far shown himself TO be abso.
lutely impartial lie is good man on
the Board OF Pilot Examiners.
Everyone knows Captain Peter John
thorough knowledge Of all matters
pertaining to the sea. He il master of
the Hilonian, which arrived here from
the mainland yesterday, and is a splen
did navigator. The selection of John.
son on the board which will examine
applicants for the positions Of pilots
here meets with hearty approval.
Captain Willett is a deep-water sail
l.. Iua A
pany as master Of one of their ships
for the past thirteen years and he
hash I mishap cbalked up against
his record. He knows what good
pilot should be.
Combination Is Good
The combination of these three men
as a Board Of Examiners will leave nc
room for complaint from seafaring peo
| pie of any class. Captain Moses repre-
sents Uncle Sam S boats which com,
into the harbor, Captain johnson stands
for the steamships, and Captain Willet
will look at every problem with a wind
jammer s eye. The idea is TO have
this Board of Examiners qualify {
number of pilots so that, in case o.
necessity, there will always be few
on the reserve list who can be calle'
upon. The need of this was illustrates
the other day when the U. $. transpor
Logan poked her nose on Sumner Is
land. Captain Sanders had TO remail
with the vessel until she was once NOR
afOat. This took one of the pilot
away from regular duty. Captain
Lorenzen fell i'll, and was compelled t
take vacation. Then TO cap tn
climax there was a bunch of steamer
and windiammers showed up whic
had to be piloted inside.
Captain Lane, formerly master of tn
Intrepid, was called upon to fill tn
breach, and he did it to the Queen
taste. He Will probably be retaine
permanently as one of the harbor pilot
as he has already qualified. But ha
there been no one ready, there woul
have been things doing for a littl
! while the other day when the sewers
ships wanted to come in.
Waterfronters were heard objectin
little yesterday lest the examination
which the recently appointed board Wi
hold will be given on an early date
They say that there are several appli
cations in from the other islands b
men who would probably qualify an
they think it is but right that thes
men be given time to come to Honolulu
for the test. 1t is improbable, how
ever, that the Board of Examiners wi
give the examinations until they hav
appraised all applicants, be they froI
Oahu or any of the other islands.
well known here, has already qualified
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