Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-10-25

Rough weather outside tnc narDOr
delayed the coaling of the Japanese
liner IIongkong Maru yesterday but
1t is predicted that the infected steam
er with its yellow fever patient will
be able to proceed on the voyage to
Japan and China ports this afternoon
or this evening
The steam barge Pioneer with water
came along side the Hongkong Maru
today and the work Of pumping fresh
water into the japanese steamer was
completed at noon.
A large heavily loaded barge with
coal was towcd to the steamer by the
Matson Navigation tug Intrepid, and
gtevedores have been busy in the
transfer of the fuel to the Hongkong
Maru bunkers. The vessel is taking
on four hundred tons fresh water and
two hundred tons coal at this port.
The Hongkong Maru was formally
entered at the customs house this aft
ernoon. At the same time the Fed
eral quarantine medical officers paid
q visit to the vessel and executed
the necessary documents as prescrib-
ed by United States health regula-
lions.
The greatest care has been cxcrcis
cd by port officials In maintaining a
strict quarantine against the infested
ship. A guard has been maintained
and the quarantine district has been
under surveillance against any posi-
bic attempt being made to board the
vessel or permitting a passenger to
gain the shore. The period of deten-
ton Is said to have proved rather
ond class passengers who are en-
route from Central and South Amc-
rican ports to the Orient
The water and coal bnrges have
been carefully fumigatcd upon their
return from the steamer.
The Hongkong Maru may he given
an accumulation of mail destined for
the Orient.
DR.. Ramus, quarantine officer, today
received a cablcgram from Washing
ton directing him to enforce the quar-
antine regulations for cases of yellow
fever, the cablegram directing n gen.
cral enforcement of the rules laid
down by the service. The cablegram
read:
Washington, Oct. %
'Ramus. Notwithstanding your
cables twenty-One and twenty-five re-
porting arrival case yellow fever from
Mexican ports. Directed enforce on
vessels from such ports paragraphs
one hundred two to one hundred eight,
inclusive, regulations 1910.
COLEMAN, Acting"
Sierra Figures In Noiseless Departure
The departure of the Oceanic liner
Sierra for San Francisco was likened
absence of the blare of horn and the
wall from the long-necked bassOn IN.
der the boistcrous manipulation of
Captain Bcrger's band of musicians
being most noticeable.
The Sierra departed for the Coast
very SHpIlly dItcf inc SlTOke Oh Ten,
taking the mail destined for the main
land as well as a fair sized general
cargo amounting to thirty-fye hun
dred tons sugar, pineapples some
shipments of rice, honey and hides.
Forty-three cabin passengers will
cndeayor to add a little life to pref
ty empty ship. The Sierra can COM
fortably accommodate between two
hundred and twenty and fifty passen-
gers In this class.
There were sufficient staterOoms
without occupants to have more than
accommodated all local advocates of
coastwise suspension had they decd-
ed as one man to forsake these
shores.
Despite the absence of the band
which Is on an annual vacation, the
sailing of the popular liner was none
the less animated.
The Sierra carries a number of well