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

Steamship mattresses stuffed not
with soft and slumber Turing material
but crammed with hard but valuable
tins of prepared opium, are declared
as being regularly cast overheard
from trans-Paclic liners as those
vessels leave The port of Honolulu
and the richly filled bedding is soon
gathered up by swift moving gasoline
launches which dart from out the
harbor to lay in wait for the princely
prize,
Such is the gist of a story that has
been brought down by the arrival OF
the Oceanic steamer Sierra this
morning.
According to the thrilling tale un-
folded at San Francisco upon the ar
rival of the Japanese liner Chlyo
Mdru at that port passengers on the
japanese steamer had the unique eX-
perience of witnessing the uninter-
rupted activities of band Of opium
smuggIers as the steamship was leaV-
ing Honolulu for the Coast. 1t is a
well-known fact, 50 declares one pa
per that every transpacifc liner,
hOmcward bound, drops a rich con-
signment of contraband overheard
while passing out to sea from the isl
and port. The loot is Immediately
picked up by small boats, which in
Vasiably follow the vessels out. 1t
haS'ne before been reported, how
ever, that the operations of the snug
glers were plainly observed
The Chiyo Maru was putting out
of the island port under half steam
when group of passengers on the
after hurricane deck noticed a gasO
line launch chugging along astern.
Shortly before the big liner began 10
pick up speed, there was sudden
commotion on the after part of the
ship, and the passengers saw what
looked to be a huge mattress cast
over the rail by Il number of Japanese
seamen. The mattress evidently was
buoyed with cork, as it noated high
3upon the glittering sea astern The
little launch quickly o7erhauled the
mattress, and those on the Chiyo saw
it pulled in. The little craft then put
about and chugged back for the ISL
ands.
The Sierra appeared off the port
in her usual good time this morning
after less than a six days run down
from San Francisco Upon leaving
the coast port the liner met with
gales and rough seas but the second
day out all was changed and the
weather was far pleasanter.
The Sierra brought large number
of passengers and it is safe to say
that at least sixty percent are tour
lists There is quite a delegation from
the Pacific Northwest states as well
as from Southern California Sey-
eral wealthy people brought their au-
tomobies.
The freight list includes 1850 tons
in which is quantity of cement,
feed stuff machinery and sun1ries.
The refrigerator is well filed with a
line Of perishable cargo.
-Four automobiles arrived as also
did a quantity of Wells Fargo Elk
press matter The local post0tfice re-
ceived 2S4 sacks Of later mail
The cabin passengers numbered 161
while il travelled in the steerage.
The quarantine regulation now i'm
posed at the port by the Federal and
Territorial health authorities worked
out quite satisfactory considering the
restraint that was placed upon spec
tators and others who visited Ithe
waterfront to greet friends on board
the vessel The Oceanic wharf was
closed to all save Federal and Terri
torial officials whose business callsI
them to the wharf and to the steam
err. SteVedores were given the free
dom of the dock. Townspeople were
Obliged to remain outside the gates
but bore mp under the new regulation
with but little murmu or complaint.
The Oceanic steamship representa-
lives handled the passengers at the
wharf to the general satisfaction of
all concerned. II is understood that
the same rule will apply with the de-
parture of the Sierra for san Fran!
cisco on next Wednesday morning.
Hackfelds Hear of CleVeland's Tour
The Hamburg American Liner
Cleveland, which steamship company