Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-03-02
NIPPON'S CREW
LANDS Big SHARK
Sailors Kill Sea Monster
With Blow Of
Club

The Togo Kisen Kaisha liner Nip
pom Maru, Captain w. L. Filmer,
while waiting OFF port this morning
for the Federal officials to board her,
gave opportunity to some Of the mem
bers of her crew to catch a fine spec
linen of the shark tribe. The man
eater measures about five feet in
length and was not quite dead when
the Nippon locked.
One of the japanese seamen stated
this morning that the shark was
hanging around the ship while at an
chorage. The men managed to land
u blow which daZed the fish. 1t was
then hooked and brought on board.
The Nippon brought no cabin pas
sengers for this port. She had, how
ever, a few japanese in the steerage.
She is carrying only nine cabin pas
sengers to San Francisco. Her cargo
for Honolulu is AIS tons of general
merchandise and SO bags of mail.
She will resume her run at 8 o'clock
this afternoon.
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. public lands by bona fide settlers
rather than by spectators"
= Senator Fairchild ~ notice that
. the section debars aliens. Can there
be no provision 30 that Portuguese
who have been living on land fol
|. maybe twenty years or more, but yet
I nj I.h hnRAnaffNfF .tt M
owing to their inability to speak En-
glish or Hawaiian. can secure theil
lands in fee simpler"
:, Governor-"The policy OF the Fed
eral Government is opposed to allow
ing aliens to secure land in the Ter
ritories."
n Fairchild-"I notice that this sec
, ton provides that undeyeloped land
;. shall be sold for not more than TWEEN
10 ty-iiye per CENT. OF their .appraise
A. valuation, and ali developed land 70
not less than fifty per cent. OF II
market value. object to this.
n believe that all valuable, devalope
u land should be sold at its highes
- valuation. On the other hand. b,
lieve that undeveloped land could nd
It. vantageously be given away to In
7. duce people to come here and settle.
Ten Years Too Long
he Smith--"On the whole, | bellev
p, that the provisions of the section al
t. sound; | have the feeling that te
years is n long period to require
IL man to live on land, though"
e' Governor-"That Is put in as
or protection to the homesteader. II
he man wants to make his home on III
land, he will stay there. The spe,
ulator will not want to-"
Governor-"Section 6 simply r.
,peals the provision which requires I
-, to have II High Sheriff, and leav,
the matter up to the Legislature.
N May Remove For Cause"
-, II believe that the provision Thu
-. the Governor may remove for caus
and after due notice and hearin
any appointive officer is self-explan
~, tory. We have several instances
90 this Territory Of the wisdom Of SUI
a provision.
Smith-"It seems to me that I'll
a provision is a very wise one. II
Governor may remove for caus
n That obyiates any danger that tn
Ia power may be used for frivolous re
~, sons. should say that the action
~ the Governor would probably be !
Ia viewable by the courts. At any ra
a. there would be ample publicity -
that danger of causeless removi
would be minimized."
of Vote Of Thanks
The Senate then passed a VI
10 thanking the Governor for his pr,
,ck ence. President Smith then escort
4, the Governor to the door of the 81
Co. ate chamber.
,rS A recess was taken until 2 o'clC