Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-05-24
Shipping
OFFICERS Swarm
DECKS OF W|LHELMINA
Vessel and Some Of Her Crew Given Considerable Attention
Seek the Elusive Tins of Dope - Iner-iSIand Arrivals
With Sugar-Marine Railway Goes In Commission
AGAIN.

Probably not in months has there
been such a distinguished delegation
of Federal and Territorial officials on
board steamer at the port of Homo
lulu at any one time as the few min
utes preceding the sailing of the Mat
son Navigation steamer Wilhelmina
for San Francisco at ten o'clock this
morning.
The Executive building was practi-
cally emptied of its galaxy of depart
mental heads, who from Governor
Frear down the line of lesser lights,
all were on hand to pay their res
poets to the departing Delegate Ku-
hio who Is off to Washington, while
Territorial Treasurer Conkling anil
Attorney General Hemenway are en-
route to New York to attend TO the
floating of over million dollars in
Territorial bonds.
The Federal branch of the govern
ment was none the less conspicuous
at the departure of the Wilhelmina.
United States District Attorney Brec-
kons was fitting about the decks q
the steamer seemingly with no parti-
cular object in view but at the same
time apparently did not overlook any
thing that might be going on.
A large squad Of Federal Customs
inspectors were intent on keen
watch kept on all persons who board
ed the vessel as well as those who
left before the casting of Of the last
lines.
While some inspectors kept the up
per decks, others delved into the very
bowelry Of the ship and now and
then appeared on the surface wear
ing a worried expression as II sue
cess had not exactly attended their
efforts.
Certain quantities OF opium is be-
lieved to have been placed aboard the
wilhelmina before the departure Of
that vessel from San Francisco. The
alleged broaching of certain boxes OF
general cargo Is a matter that has
given a little coterie of Federal Off
cials here much concern. II Is also
known that during the stay Of the
Wilhemina at the port several mem
bers OF her crew have been under
partial surveillance, although no ar
rests we're made.
The last of the customs squad did
not leave the steamer decks this
morning until they started to lower
the gangway.
Harbor Police Officer Carter was on
the jump in rounding up supposed
stOwaways. II is understood that in
the stewards department of that YES
sci are several rather well known
young men about town who have been
added to the force In order to care
for the unusual number of passengers
The Wilhelmina departure was at
tended by the melody of the Hawaii
an band and the presence of hun
dreds of gaily bedecked ladies'. The
sailing drew out large concourse Of
people who at times crowded the
wharf near the gangway to suffocation
One hundred and forty cabin and
seventy-five steerage passengers left
by the vessel. The cargo included
about five thousand tons sugar, 5000
cases of canned pineapples, 5000
punches bananas and 200 tons of sun
dries.
@ 9 o o @ 9 9 . 9 o o o o o o o.
and most interesting addresses they
ever listened to.
Big Brothers Busy.
James Wakefield, president of the
club. had for his theme the big
Brother" movement which the mems
club has taken up to help look after
the boys who come before the juvenile
court. Beginning last week, every lad
that comes before Judge Whitney Isl
to the care of some one of
the Big Brothers, who looks after him
and endeavors to keep him straight
The mems club. as brought out byl
President Wakenelds talk, Is heartily
In sympathy with the movement, and
every boy viii be looked after.