The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-08-19
GENERAL NEWS FROM
THE PACIFIC COAST

SAN FRANCISCO, August l2.-Capt.
+. Anderson, master Of the steamer
Nevadan, was arrested yesterday by
United States Marshal Elliott on a
charge of allowing n Chinese alien nom.
Der of his crew to land in the United
States on June 10. Anderson was re.
leased on his own recognizance by
United States Commissioner Brown,
pending the examination.
Mariposa Captain Fined.
Three passengers who arrived on the
steamer Mariposa last week from Tahiti
complained that some of the members
of the crew had slept in the storage
and had used the steerage lavatory,
which is contrary to navigation regula'
ton. The complaint was laid before
Customs Collector Stratton, who ordered
the master of the steamer to pny fine
of $3.50 before clearance papers will be
granted her.
Nevadan in Stiff Gale.
Strong west winds and heavy north
west gale the last twentyfour hours Of
the voyage were reported by Captain
Anderson of the Matson freighter Ne.
vadan, which arrived in yesterday from
Kaanapali after an eight-day run. The
| Nevadan passed the Matson liner vii.
helmina, bound from here for Homo.
lulu and HilO, in latitude 36:2S north,
longitude l26:20 west. The Nevadan
brought 1878 bags of sugar and 1000
cases of pineapples.
Has Big Sugar Cargo. 81
The British steamer Needles, Captain
Turner, which arrived in port date
Thursday night, thirty.nine days from
Probolingo, brought 5000 tons of sugai
to the Western Sugar Refinery. oThI
Needles has been fixed by the Austria
liam Mail Line to make the September
sailing from Puget Sound and San Fran
cisco 10 ports in Australia and New
Zealand via Apia. AS soon as she com
pletes the discharge Of her sugar cargo
the Needles will go north for coal and
a part cargo of lumber.
Complains of Cruisers.
Captain Lyons of the American Ha.
waiian freighter Missourian, arriving
yesterday afternoon from Salina Cruz
via San Diego, with cargo Of New
York and European freight, complained
Of the action Of the cruisers South Da.
kota and Washington, engaged in ma
neuvers off the lower coast, in directing
their searchights upon the steamer
Captain Lyons said that the work OF
his crew and men on the bridge was
hindered by the powerful lights which
played upon the Missourian from the
warships, dazzling their eyes. The Mis-
sourian encountered the practising
cruisers Thursday night off Point Sur
Biz nutu nm gupar
The largest amount Of duty ever as
sessed on a single importation of sugar
was paid at the customhousc yester'
day by the Western Sugar Refinery
The amount was $249,1l0. The importa
ton consisted Of $3.50 baskets OF
sugar from Sourabaya, Java, by the
steamer Needles. This sum paid for
the duty may be increased after the
sugar Is tested and weighed, as the
duty on sugar is governed by weight
! upon the polariscope test,
Kellogg Guaranteed.
The schooner o. NJ Kellogg, which
arrived late Tuesday night from Hama
: was ordered into quarantine for fuini
, cation yesterday morning by the doctor
The Kellogg did not have the required
l. medical papers from the island port
: The windjammer was thirty'siX days OF
/. the passage and brought $3.50 sacks oil
#. sugar to the Williams Dimond Company
. HHaan0mIa RrnnaITu