The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-05

J. D. Frey, assistant manager, for the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, have
been submitted and prove conclusively
that Chinese have been permitted to
land here with the connivance OF white
officials.
TWO EMPLOYEES OUSTED.
A crusade to break up this ring and
prevent the further operation of the
smuggling scheme was inaugurated
yesterday when Commissioner North
brought charges of ineficiency and in
competency against Hart Hawkins and
James w. Hale, two immigration en-
ployees. This action was followed by
orders sent to Hongkong by the Pa
cifc Mail Steamship Company to dis
charge every Chinese member of the
fireroom crew of the Mongolia.
While the names of the white men,
who connived with the Chinese in this
smuggling scheme were not given out,
it was said positively yesterday that
it would have been Impossible for fu-
gitives to board the Mongolia at Hong
kong, subsist in the coal bunkers and
safely land here without a well or
ganized plot, which required the as
sistance of white men both in Hong
kong on the steamer, and in this port
A SYSTEMATIC PLOT.
Chinese that have been hidden on
board Pacific liners have been found
in the past, and this fact lends color
to the belief that the smuggling scheme
has been Systematically and success
fully worked on large scale.
There were eight Custom House in
spectors and two watchmen of the Chi
nese Bureau of immigration Office
watching the steamer Mongolia the
night-December 12th-when the eight
Chinese left the steamer and walked up
town on their way to Chinatown. They
were interrupted by Police Sargent
McGovern, who took them back to the
mail dock and surrendered them to the
immigration officers.
AIDED BY WHITE OFFICERS.
Commissioner North took immediate
action and made an investigation. The
report of Manager Schwerin and AS
sistant Frey went further and is con-
vincing that the Cinnamon were placed
on board the Pacific Mail steamer at
Hongkong by confederates in the fire
room and also by the connivance of
white officers of the steamer.
1t is the opinion of both Commits
sioner North and Assistant Manager
Frey that it would have been impos-
sible to land the eight men in one
night without the conniyance of both
the watchmen and some of the GUS
toms inspectors.
The showaways tried to be secre-
tive at both investigations and their
stories are not believed as to how they
got away from the vessel. They were
evidently coached for the examinations.
HIGHER-UPS SUSPECTED.
The matter Of being struggled on
board the Mongolia at Hongkong by
countryman is generally believed,
but that the man who superintendent
the work is the Chinese caught with
/ lieved. Some others higher in power
| lieyed. Some others higher is power
are suspected of managing the job
1t would have been impossible for
the eight men to have subsisted in the
coal bunkers from Hongkong for the
trip of more than a month without all
the men of the firing crew being
aware of their presence and others
above decks, who would naturally see
something suspicious when meal time
came around.
That part of their testimony in re-
gard to their getting away from the
ship is discredited by each of the in
vestigators.
COULDN'T ESCAPE UNSCATHED.
The stowaways said they slid down
the forward line holding the vessels to
the dock and then passed around the
side of the dock to the street This
was between the hours of midnight
and a quarter to two, when they were
captured by Sergeant McGovern.
To do so they would have to pass in
view of at least three of the officers
on watch, and unless the watchmen
shut their eyes 1t would have been ex-