The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-16

of the revolution before again ventur
ing into the missionary field.
DIR. Allen one of the returning mis-
sionaries, in the course of a lecture
delivered on the way over from Yoke
hama, told his audience that the mis-
sionaries had not suffered to any great
extent by the revolution, and that
none of them had been wounded.
There were ninetysix in the cabins
and 331 in the steerage. Six cabin
passengers were for Honolulu and 204
in the steerage. These included 100
FiiiDinos for the Planters Association
The cargo was a large one totalling
1866 tors, of which 15lS were for
Honolulu. A, Harge amount of tine
freight comprised raw cotton, and was
valued at $1,5OO,OOO
The Manchuria continued her voy
age to San Francisco at eleven o'clock
this morning.
Big Christmas Mail for Coast.
The Manchuria when she sailed away
this morning for San Francisco had
a big Christmas mail on board, for
there were no fewer than 399 sacks
! from Honolulu.
Her cargo, too, was a big one, and
included $500 lunches of bananas,
4 three hundred bags of rice, $50 crates
Of green pineapples, 1900 cases of
canned pineapples, two hundred bags
of taro plants, and fifteen tons of gen
eral merchandi3e-abou six hundred
tons of freight all told.
Sailors Beware Of England.
The United States Consul at South
ampton, England, draws terrible
picture, in one of his reports, of the
hard times that American sailors have
in England. So horrible is the story
that the authorities have deemed it
advisable to have it printed, and dis.
tributed at American ports to be
placed in conspicuous positions.
In large black type is the word
WARNING. Then in big, black
heading are the words: Distress
awaits Americans shipped on foreign
vessels in the United States" 1t looks
like a heading from one of the yell
lowest journals.
THE great burden of the work of
this consulate is found in connection
with the care of the large number of
distressed American seamen," says
the Consul. MEN are signed on in
American ports on English ships to
fill vacancies caused by desertions Of
British seamen seeking better job
in the States. These men are told
that they can get ship back to the
same port almost Immediately on dis
charge at the arriving port. They
are discharged with but few dollars
in pocket, and then they find that
they are not wanted on English ships,
and so go on the tramp. They turn
up at Southampton almost barefooted,
ragged, more than half-starved, and in
a wretched condition.
"All these men should know that no
American discharges receive the
recognition of the English Board Of
Trade in filling up crews on English
ships, nor will those known as the
'half-one voyage When they land
in English ports and are paid off they |
are ON the beach, and they had much
such a journey Especially should this
be impressed on colored sailormen.
They find there is no room on any
outgoing ship of any flag, and on them
falls unavoidably, so far as they are
hardships of the most try
ng nature. They get over on cotton
,arriers or some lumber laden ships,
md find themselves at once among
he despised and rejected, and places
re given to others far below them in
ca efficiency, and in steady, uncom-
laining service. To take a colored
IAN from a southern port to any out
de port is only one way of shanghai
lg."
The penalty for shanghaing is $1,000,
r Imprisonment for not more than
ne year, or both.
Two Transports Here Together.
The Sherman is due to leave Maya
Xxi tomorrow for Honolulu direct.
he will arrive here about January
The Sherman is off her schedule
wing to delay in her departure. 1t
as at first thought that she would
2 needed to transport troops to
hina, but the authorities have de-
ded that the necessity for this has
lssed, or other arrangements have
zen made. Anyway, she is coming
ere now.
1t was stated by passengers on the
ogan that the Thomas would leave
anila on schedule time, that was
esterday. If she has left as stated,
len she will be here soon after the