Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-01-10
Shipping
FILIP|NOS FINALLY PASS MUSTER;
SENT TO ISLAND PLANTATIONS
Mauna Kea Carried EghFour Little Brown Brothers and
Sisters-Siera First to Report Arrival at San Francis
Co-Large Shipments of Lumber Leaving for Islands.

After Il detention at the Fedora
quarantine station covering a period
from December %, number OF Fiji
| pinos who arrived at Honolulu by
the Pacific Mall liner Mongolia have
been released, and they took passage
for the Island Of Hawaii by the
| Inter Island steamer Mauna Kea, sail
ing at 10 o'clock this morning
Eighty-four Filipinos-men, wo
men and hildren- together with
their goods and chattels, were among
the picturesque assortment of human,
ity that will occupy the lower decks
of the steamer which makes calls at
several plantations on the Big Is
land.
Included in the number were sew
eral natives CT the Philippines who
had arrived here as steeragc passpl,
gers by the Pacific Mail liner Korea
last Saturday.
At the close CT q conference be-
tween officials connected with the
United States Marine Hospital and
Quarantine Service, the Territorial
Board Of Health and the Hawaiian
Sugar Planters Assu iation, the Fill
ipinos have been given opportunity
of taking up work on Island planta-
tions.
There are fifteen Filipinos still
under detention at Quarantine Is
land. 1t will require several days TO
determine their status. They arriy-
ed here with an assortment of dis
eases and ailments, some loathsome
and Others contagious. n
The Filipinos who departed today
will be distributed at the various
sugar estates on Hawaii.
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Change of Flag May Bring SubeidyN.
The transfer of the British steamer
Rubi and Zafiro which for severa.
years were operated between Manila
and Hongkong under the management
of the ChnaManila Steamship Com
pany has awakened much comment in
the Orient ard the mainland as we'll.
The two steamers have been grant
cd an American registry. American
Consul Anderson stationed at Hong
kong commenting on the transre: of
the China & Manila Steamship CO.
fleet from the British to the American
flag he states that the change was
made in order to enjoy the Philippine
trade. which offers special induce
ments.
This transfer, says Mr.. Anderson,
was brought about by the discovery
in the annual report of business, that
the company had dropped about $15,-
coo local occurrency or $4,000 gold in
the operation of its vessels BY reor-
ganiZing under the laws of the Philip
pine islands the company can enjoy
the interisland trade. business
which is growing rapidly, and in adj
dition, counts upon securing 100000
a year, gold, mail subsidy from the
Other Eastern companies, however,
are operating at as great loss, ac-
cordng to the same authority. The
Douglas Steamship Co.. an English
is reported to have clear
ed about $205 gold, net profit from
the last years business. For the past
five years, Mr.. Anderson reports the
has lost money.
Mr. Anderson gives a table showing
the proportion Of business enjoyed by
various mercantile fleets in the Bri
fish port Of Hongkong for the past
five years. This shows that British
vessels in 1905 enjoyed 56.5 per cent.
Of the business and, by steady losses,
are now taking but 494 per cent Of
-rade. The Japanese vessels, with
government aid, are the only ones
showing great gain in business. enjoy
ng so per cent. Of trade in 1905 and
1874 per cent. in 1909.
American shirs, which carried Al
ser cent of cargoes in 1905, carried,
n 1909, 2.7 per cent. A similar Ia
Die, printed for all Chinese ports,
;hows that the British trade fell away
rom As per cent in 1905 to 1872 per
cent in 1909 while the Japanese trade