The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-06

Ais lPtbCE 70 tuG ApiIiuISS1OACI VI Nav
lgation is as follows:
For the past two years I have
been writing TO the bureau explaining
the changes occurring in the shipping
of this port and it is not now neces-
sarv for me to make any repetition of
my former reports.
eli will be sufficient to say that the
tonnage is rapidly increasing in steam
ers of large size and decreasing in sail
ing vessels. The sugar crop alone last
year was about 100000 tons, and next
year will be about 100000 tons, all
of which goes to the mainland. There
are fully as many tons of general car
goes from domestic. and foreign ports
1.-THE crews of the Americas vessels
are shipped on the Atlantic and Pa
cific coasts for the round voyage, and
the policy of this Office has been to
make the seamen stay with their YES
sells and fulfill their contracts. This
policy has been so successful that the
conditions on this waterfront are al
most ideal
eve have at present no crimps, no
sailors boarding houses as known on
the Coast, but all seamen in port are
well cared for by the Seamen's Insti-
tute.
"This condition of affairs has been
the result of considerable work, and
is a contrast to the status Of the wa
terfront nearly four years ago. The
waterfront then was riotous and disor
derlv. but now is as orderly as any.
Notwithstanding this, / recommend
that the Office of the Commissioner at
Honolulu be abolished and the duties
be transferred to the Collector of Gus
toms, unless it is possible for the Sec
rotary of Commerce and Labor TO ar
range for a compensation that will be
more adequate and more satisfac-
tory method in sending the. remit
tances.
"The compensation from July / to
November ], 1908, has been $146, an
average of $50 per month. No man
can fulfill the duties Of this office and
srnport himself under the present CON
ditions
s.The Collector Of Customs would
have to employ an extra clerk, and he
would he adequately paid, aud the jul
dicial duties would fall upon the col
lector and his deputy.
"In a former letter you gave me
permission to make suggestions, either
legislative or executive, based on my
experience, and | regret that such ex-
perience compels me to this decision -
Want Wireless Budget.
Captain Babcock, quartermaster cap.
tain of the transport Sheridan, was
rather anxious on arrival here yester-
day from Manila vie Nagasaki, to as
certain why the wireless messages sent
from the transport for several DAYS past
did not reach the military authorities
IN better shape or more in the form in
which they were originally sent. To
offset this, however, Captain Babcock
says that messages from Oahu received
aboard the transport were likewise dis,
| iointed. A local authority said the dis
/ Jointed wireless message may have been
due to air disturbances originating with
the seismic tremors in Sicily.
However, the Sheridan IS wireless
| kept in constant communication with
| Yokohama for 1900 miles. When the
| transport tried to pick up Oahu the
/ effect was not so successful. In the last
| few days the naval station wireless
| sent the quartermaster captain a bud
| get of world news, including accounts
! of the disaster in Sicily. A message
sent here Sunday was from Captain
Babcock announcing the time of his
arrival and departure, concluding with:
General Weston IS compliments to the
Army and Navy officers of Honolulu.
The wireless operator of the Sheridan
while in town endeavored to make ar
rangements for the local wireless com
pany. as soon as they got into eommu
| nication with the transport, to begin
sending regular budget of news as d
commercial venture.
The Sheridan had an uneventful triT
across the Pacific. The vessel left fol-
San Francisco at 5:l5 yesterday after
noon. Among the passengers were Gen
eral Edward Davis, U. s. A, (retired)
| who goes to the Byron Hot Springs fol-
| treatment; Mrs. Philip Andrews, wife
of Lieut. Commander Andrews, Z. S. N.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Randolph and family
of Fort Shafter; D. L. Van Dine of the
| L. s. Experiment Station; Mr.. Colby
of the postotiice.
Lieut. Culver of the Signal Corp:
made arrangements yesterday afternoon
with Manager Balch OF the. local WIRE
less station TO carry on a series of nigh
wireless tests for several nights.
Troops on the Way.
Three big steamships started for Ho
nolulu yesterday and the day befor'
and two of them are bringing the frs
detachment of troopers and horses fo
the Leilehua cantonment. The Virgin
ian is bringing the horses. the trans
port Thomas Is bringing the Troopers
of two squadrons of the Fifth Cavalry
while the Lurlinn, of the Matson line
is expected to bring additional wa
material for the coast defenses. Tn,
naval auxiliary cruiser Buffalo was ex
pected to leave yesterday with 40I
marines for this port.
Shipping Notes.
The Kinau went out last evening 70
Kauai on the ". G Halls run.
The bark st. Katherine left for Sal
Francisco yesterday afternoon with
small cargo of sugar.
| The bark Nuuanu may get away to