Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-01-28

mune to the action of sea- water.
he attention given in the prepara-
ton Of the bundles simply bears out
the contention made by the customs Of
iicials for some time past, that a great
bulk of the opium Struggled into the
Territory of Hawaii enters here by the
ala OF Sampans.
Believed More Is on Board.
/ According to INFORMATION that has
been impaired to the Federal author
tiles here, five packages OF opium are
| the Siberia during her brief layover at
llongkong. Each bundle is said to
have contained two hundred and fifty
tins of the prepared drug.
When the packages We're opened in
the presence of the collector of GUS
toms, his assistants and a representa-
tive for the Evening Bulletin
this morning, it was plain to see that
a change had come over the spirit of
the dreams of the would be smugglers.
An examination of the newspapers used
in wrapping the tins showed that they
all bore San Francisco date lines. Some
of the papers We're of quite recent is
sue, displaying dates including Novem-
Der 16. This would indicate that prep
arations Tor concealng the drug and
mlliing an attempt to get the contra
band ashore at Honolulu or San Fran
The bundles We're so tied with ropes
or straps that a small float could
readily be attached to each before cast
ing over the side of the steamer.
The train of DISCOVERIES, following in
the wake of the seizure and arrest of
four men connected with the Siberia
this morning, appears to prove to the
satisfaction of Honolulu Federal Off
Gals that a more or less continuous
stream of opium is being brought into
the Territory, and mostly through Ho-
nolulu, by the assistance of friendly
fishing sampans or other craft.
To a person familiar with the meth
DDS in vogue and having been tipped
off concerning the steamer bringing the
dope, it is claimed that it would be a
very easy matter to pick up shipments
such as brought to light on the Siberia
today With proper float attached
the drug could remain in the water for
days before it needs be gathered in by
the interested parties on board a SAM
pan. t'
Chinese Firemen Are in the Deal.
Chang Young, the Chinese fireman
who was taken off the ship before that I
vessel sailed for San Francisco this
admitted in the presence of
a Federal officer that most of the opium
was the property of the Chinese mem
bers of the engine and 1reroom staff.
Or more, are known to club together
and contribute large sums of money
Tor the purchase of opium from
Ilongkong opium farmer They take it
aboard the several vessels leaving Ash
ttic ports, and as there are no laws at
'hinese ports to stop such traffic, the
lope is stored away in all sorts of hid
ng- places until required for their in
lividual use or for sale.
The local officers practically turned
,ver all the coal in the ships bunkers
n pursuing their search. Taking their
ne from the great quantities of drug
'rought forth from the sister ship Ko-
ca by San Francisco officers, the local
ustoms staff went at the search with ,
intense interest. /,
Roberts May Secure Bail.
Maurice Roberts, the American steer
ge steward, has been connected with !
he liner Siberia for some time He ,
as always been rated as an obliging :
nd efficient official. Under his iuris-
lotion comes large staff of Chinese .
is part of Roberts duties to look .
fter the hundreds of Asiatics who .
'ayel backwards and forwards in the f
nor Some trips he has as many as
We hundred passengers under his care.
mere is every temptation placed in the !,
ay of such an official to supply con- :,
aband drug, if sufficient pressure is
'ought to bear in making such re-
lest
A preliminary hearing of the four
en- will be conducted at the Federal
curt. Roberts may secure bail.
The arrest and seizure caused n de-
Y of nearly a half hour in the dis l
itch of the Siberia for San Fran
SEQ. Hundreds OF people lined the
,per galleries of the wharf and watch
proceedings with keen interest L