The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-12-29
DATE IS SET TOR VI
. HARPAuON'S TRIP
Newly Chartered Immigrant snip
to Sail From Gibraltar
February 2.

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According 70 the latest ndvieoa from
London 10 the territorial board Df i'm.
migration the British steamer Harpalion
viii sail from Gibraltar bound for Homo.
lulu with;a fullload Of immigrants on
February 2. II 10 expected that she
Will reach this port about the middle OF
March.
THE Harpslion ID said to bo a Inreer
steamer than the Willesden, but sho viii
bring only about the same numbor OF
immigrants, which win assure plenty OF
space and better ,ganitary conditions
than even IN this last vessel to mako
half the circuit of the globe.
incidentally Raymond G. Brown, the
Immigration agent Of the board, win
sail for the Coast on the way to Lon
don and the Portuguese and Spanish
port, in advance of the date formofiy
set for his going in order to relieve
Agent All. Campbell and take charge
Of the Harpalion shipment of immi-
grants. Doctor Clark said Yesterday that !
Brown would now sail on January g.
so as TO reach Gibraltar before the end
of the month. A.sl a.oag7i
ia4 On Quarantine Esland.
Doctor Carl. Ramus stated yesterday.
that he lived in hope of turning loose,
from Quarantine Island 800 of tho viii
lesden immigrants on january 9. These.
after passing the immigration author-.
tiles, will be turned over to the care
of DR.. Victor s. Clark, executive officer
of the territorial board, and viii DO
housed in the new immigration station
at the foot of Alakea street until they
lean be distributed to the various points
where work is awaiting them, IL they
want to go.
Payment Of Expenses.
The matter of the payment Of the
expenses for feeding the 1900 immi.
grants who are still in auarantine has
been referred by the public health and
marine hospital service to United States
District Attorney Breckons The bond
of the Independent Steamship Company
covering this expense amounting to
$4,000, will be exhausted today and the
question of who is to pay for the fur
Their upkeep of these unfortunate PEG,
pie until they are officially landed Is a
4 puzzle.
\ The steamship company which
brought them. hereiis responsible under
the immigration laws, but the steamer
j is not here and the bond the agent of
the company gave is pau.
Il The territorial immigration bureau
has nothing at all to do with the imni-
grants at this time any more than If
they were at sea, and there is no Ques-
ton of the Territory paying the ex-
pense of quarantine or of maintenance.
Company Insured
AS for the steamship company and
, the liability 1T has for the quarantine
! lexpenses, it,is stated that it. will lose
nothing because insured at. Lloyd's
i against just this contingency, although
I to what amount it is not stated Thus
/ it is believed the insurance company
will be liable eventually for all the OK
| pense attached. The question now H.,
however: Who puts up the kaukau
money in the meanwhile7
J Late yesterday afternoon, DIR. Carl
a Ranlus, head of the local branch of the
public health and marine hospital ser
! vice, held conference with District
Attorney Breekons. The meeting was
an executive one and no information
was given out, but it is understood that
5 the question of responsibility for the
{ payment Of present expenses and the
/: contents of certain cables to Washing
= ton were the topic of discussion
t There was one more death on Quaran-
tine Island yesterday from smallpox.
!, Early in the morning one of the affect.
4 ed children 6ied. The child was in the
pest hospital and it's case will not effect
the immigrants segregated in an isolat-
ed camp, who may be liberated next
. > Monday.