The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-24
WATERFRONT NEWS

Loaded to the rails with japanese
Iaborers en- route to South American
countries to seek their fortunes, the
Tovo Kisen Kaisha steamship Hong
kong Maru arrived yesterday from Yo-
kohama about 5:15 The vessel will
discharge 400 tons of general freight
al this port, and at 10 o'clock this
morning viii resume her voyage TO Man
zanillo and Salina Cruz, Mexico; Iqui-
que, Coronel and other South American
ports, for all of which She has $50 tons
of freight. This includes a large
amount of Chinese rice, the remainder
comprising japanese silk goods and a
big consignment or fans. Whether the
fans are for the japanese laborers al
ready there or for the South American
beauties of Lima, Gnayaquil, Valpa-
raise, ;he acting japanese purser of the
Hongkong Maru was unable to state.
The vessel wirelessed in during the
forenoon that she would be off port at
p. M, but she did not show up until
quite late. Some difficulty attended the
placing of the gangway, and there
seemed to be delays all along the line.
The Hongkong does not present the
same beautiful appearance of former
days wnen she ran to San Francisco.
Instead of white, she is now CARRIED in
black paint. Her commander is H. S.
Smith. The remainder of the officers
are Japanese.
It was deemed best by the immigra-
ton and customs authorities to keep
the japanese on board, and the thou
sand or two congregated on the wharf,
separated, and the order was given to
keep the local japanese outside. the
gates. They then swarmed along the
dock as close as possible to the Hong
kongfs bow and those aboard massed
themselves there, climbing up and
clinging to the rigging like caterpillars.
The news of the strike was then shout
ed to those aboard.
There are five frst-class passengers
aboard, all bound for South American
ports. Of the 6S1 steerage passengers,
there were many Chinese, Peruvians,
Chileans, and sprinkling of Africans.
Joined the Strikebreakers.
It is told along the front that a
sailor of the ship. Glenholm went to his
captain and asked for an advance of
spending money. The captain, for rea
sons known to himself, did not come
through, whereupon the sailor arose at
five the next morning, joined the strike
breaker gangs, and did a days work in
the sugar cane fields and had $3.50 for
the evening.
Put Out Fire.
Customs Inspector Dick Young has
joined the ranks of heroes, for yester-
day while the force was waiting on
the Hackfeld wharf for the japanese
steamship to come inside, Young dis
covered a small blaze under the plank
ing of the wharf, the fire just eating
itself into a soft timber. Dick turned
himself into a fire company, engine,
chemical and all, and, using tumbler,
made several trips and quenched the
incipient blaze.
Put Out Flarelights.
The japanese fishermen continue to
use farelights, despite many warnings
from the Federal and Territorial au-
thorities, and despite the fact that the
Superintendent of Public Works re.
Gently asked the Board of Supervisors
to have police patrol put on the front
to stop t1arelights, and despite the fact
that the board passed the matter to
the sheriff, who wrote the board that
it wouldn t happen again because he
would have patrol there every night.
In fact, the waterfront police officer
has made no effort to stop the flare
lights. The customs authorities once
ordered the inspectors to put stop to
it, and On Tuesday night another order
was issued to them. A couple of the
inspectors then Communicated launch
as a revenue cutter, made the rounds