Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-01-03

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nadian-Australian Royal Mail Line
will do away with the second and third
class passenger business between
Victoria, Vancouver and Honolulu is
reports from the head Offices at Sgd
ney can be counted upon with any
deelee of reliability.
az such Thing is or has ever been
contemplated, it is news to US" was
the comment coming from one officer
connected with the steamer Makura
that arrived from the Colonies by the
way of Suva at an early hour this
morning.
Just fancy this company climin-
ating a profitable business that is
most generally done in these classes
between the Canadian northwest and
the Hawaiian Islands. 1t wa; some
weeks ago that the contemplated
change was brought to the attention
of local promotion authorities through
a communication received from James
&c. Irons, the assistant general agent
for the Pacific coast The contention
is raised that the British line could
do far greater business but for the
existing Fedora. regulations govern
ing passenger accommodations as adj
ministered under the ruling of the
department of commerce and labor.
"Take a vessel like the Makura and
you will find. Our accommodation
and the measurements of the various
cabins are in excess of the British
board of trades regulations and
should, we think, pass American in
spectors.
The matter is now passed up to
Washington for a ruling.
Nearly two hundred and fifty tons
of freight are being discharged from
the Makura as she lies at Alakea
wharf today. Before sailing for Vic
toria and Vancouver this evening &C
coEmodations will he reserved Tor at
least fifty passengers in the several
classes.
The Makura arrived off the port at
$3.50 this morning. The trip up from
Sydney was reported as uneventful
Light northeast winds and fine wealth
er was experienced until Suva was
reached, when the elements suffered
a decided change and moderate winds
and rain followed. For the past few
days the Makura bucked strong head
seas and trade winds.
This is the off season as far as
passenger travel is concerned and
the vessel arrived here with 40 cab
in. so second class and SO in the
Steerage.
Quite delegation left the vessel at
this port. The freight for Honolulu
includes shipments of Scotch whiskey
for the thirsty, 944 sacks sulphates
for the plantations, also other mater
ial to make productive the soil, cham
payne for the spendthrifts and onions
for the common people.
Search for Opium Fruitless.
A prolonged and careful search
made by local officers connected with
the local customs failed to reveal fur
Their cOnSignments of opium conceal
ed on board the Pacific Mail steamer
Asia this morning. Despite the eX-
ploration and research conducted in
every available quarter of the little
steamer, the efforts of the party PROV
ed mavailing.
The Asia's arrival was awaited here
with more than ordinary interest by
the Federal authorities. This vessel
was found TO yield something like
one hundred tins of prepared opium
after careful scrutiny had been COM
pleted at San Francisco.
The steamer is proceeding to Japan
ports and Hongkong ana was dis
patched at noon today taking a few
passengers including the Bud" Mars
party of aviators and assistants
The Asia is taking light cargo to
the Far East. There is a considera-
BILE shipment of cotton goods.
But two passengers remained over
at Honolulu. One important passen-
ger enroute to the East was j. H.
Dollar, who goes to the Orient on
business connected with the Dollar
Steamship Company. Charles Bryan
an insurance man of Yokohama is a
passenger l.. Tannenwald is New
York merchant who has a branch
business in Yokohama Huxley st. j.
Brooks a scientist is en- route to Hong
kong. DR.. B. w. Brown Is to assume
charge of the United States Marine
Hospital Service at Hongkong. w.
Oscar Pou a medical officer of the
Federated Malay Straits is returning
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