Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-12
Shipping
IMMIGRATION OFFICIALSCLAPDCWN
Lid ON PACIFIC MAIL Liner China
PRIVILEGE HERETOFORE GRANTED CHINESE STEWARDS
TO GO ASHORE HERE, WAS REVOKED THIS MORNING.
INTER ISLAND STEAMERS REPORT FINE WEATHER.
HILONlAN IN FROM SOUND.

are legion arc satisfied that he will
continue to serve in the capacity OF
the Pacific Mail Company "represen.
tatiye. at sea" In this vessel until such
time through his display of uniform
courtesy he is called higher and Civ.
on a more exalted position. Purscr
Landcrs possesses wide acquain.
lance with people and affairs on the
Pacific coast service. Former Purser
Bates has been transferred to the Pa.
mama run and went out on the last
trip OF the City OF Sydney. Bates Is
said to have become mixed up with a
lot Of contrablnd silk and curios that
were found In his stnteroom by the
customs officers ut San Francisco.
Chief Officer NJ. r. Bailey has been
detached from the service and his
place on the China has been filed by
A. d. Tibbets. Bailey has been held
at San francisco awaiting orders
Chief Officer Tibbets was formerly
second officer In the Siberia.
The China IL carrying 100 cabin and
200 Asiatic passengers. twenty five OF
the former class leaving the vessel at
Honolulu.
Among the passengers who remain.
ed over here were William B. Ham.
ilton, deputy collector Of port, accom-.
panied by his wife and son. Allan.
and Miss F. Gregg. The Hamilton
party will be the guests of Major s.
W. Dunning. Harold Danzig the
baseball player and his wife are also
passengers for the rort. Rev. w. r.
Austin, head of the Seamen's mission
at Yokohama, Is returning to the ORR.
ent
But five tons OF freight will be left
here before the vessel sets sail for
Japan ports and Hongkong at Ave
o'clock this evening. The through
, freight includes 220 tons general mer.
chandise and Of this there is 1900
bales OF cotton for japanese mills
Five hundred thousand dollars In sill
yer bullion is being transferred To
Chinese banks.
Captain W. C. Cowles was a pls5en
ger by the China as was Mrs. S. NJ.
Bovee who comes here 10 Join her
husband.
Three members Of the Imperial Chi
ncse Commiss' n of Railways and
Posts are returning to Peking after
having visited a number of import.
ami places ON the continent AMI the
United States. 'r
Lee Thing. stationed at Los Ange.
les and n Federal Commission nf
immigration is proceeding to Hong
kong on tour Of investigation.
The scion of the royal house of tho
deceased King Of Siam Is on board the
China aud Is Journeying back TO tho
land Of the White Elephant In charge
OF the ships officers. He Is travelling
under the name Xavier and is but
nine years OF age. He has been study.
ing In the schools of the U. s.
German lir, Maintained Lobby.
/ NEW YORK, December 2-Continu.
+ Ing the inquiry to find out whether
foreign steamship interests maintain.
eL raid lobby at Washington. the
special Congressional committee met
! here today for its final session.
That the North German Lloyd
Steamship Company while not main.
tanning an orglniZation lobby at Wash
ingion has nevertheless kept an eye
on legislation" at The capital through
"a special correspondent" was admit.
ted by Herman Winter OF the North
German Lloyd Company. II was ad-
mltted that the company had contrl.
buted to both parties In national cleo
lions
J Lawson Sanford secretary OF the
Transatlantic Steamship conference.
denied that he had ever participated
for or against ship subsidy legislation
or had heard OF "gentleman's agree.
ment" To fix rates.
4 ~
Oil as Fuel for Transports.
The dispatch from Washington
stating that Congressman Kahn will
| endeavOr to have tho Secretary of
War convert the United States trans.
| ports operating between the Pacific
! Coast and the Philippines into oil
burners, was received with interest
In local circles yesterday.
1t was stated by those who claimed
to know that by using oil fuel not
only will the steaming radius of the
transports be about doubled, but the
saving in the operation of each vessel
! will exceed $4,000 annually.
At the present time the United
States uses Japanese coal In the oper,
atlan of its Transports between the
Pacific Coast and the Philippines. In