Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-02-16
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| brides the fairest daughters of Dia
| Nippon who are included among the
| large number of Oriental passengers
on board the Togo Kisen Kaisha liner
Chiyo Maru that is expected to come
alongside the Hackfeld wharf tomor-
row morning, may be temporarily
barred from participating in long
contemplated dream Of bliss, through
| the exercise of ever Watchful sollcl-
/ tude and care, of the United States
quarantine officials Of the port
Horrible to contemplate but never
! theless It's true that Japanese brides
, as we'll as other peoples of other races
and nationalities are subject to hook
worm disease.
| Fortunately for the brideS-tO-be,
there is said to be section in the Re-
vised Federal Statutes that permits
| aliens certified by the medical exam
! liners 10 be held for treatment wheT
such course seems advisable" to
meet the ends of justice and human
| ity."
Picture brides" have been drifting
into Honolulu in large numbers by al
most every Oriental liner. The Man
churia recently brought delegation
of the little maids of Japan. A solid
phafanx of eligibles of japanese male
persuasion soon found their way to
the immigration station and they do
say that Nipponese parson has been
doing a land Office business in effect
ing a proper matrimonial splice.
1t was learned this morning that
the examination Of Japanese for the
presence of the insiduous hookworm
has been going on at San Francisco
quarantine for but few. weeks.
For having been found with the de-
bilitating hookworm in their possess
sion, a number of Hindoos have been
passing through Honolulu enroute to
Hongkong. These East Indians were
deportees at the behest of the medical
officers at the California port.
1t is claimed that Representatives of
the Japanese government are now tax
ing steps to have heir countrymen com.
ing to Hawaii examined for the hook
worm disease before leaving Japan.
The Chiyo to arrive tomorrow will
also bring between fifty and sixty Fill
ipinos.
Walters Would Shy at Honolulu Run
Before the Oceanic steamship 81
ezra sailed from Honolulu yesterday
morning it looked for a time as if he
complement of walters would fall shy
Of the required number needed to cat
er to the one hundred or more cabin
ranks were filled in by several old
hands a. the business who had been
touring" the islands. With the pros
pective opening Of the Alaska season
marine stewards and walters always
flock to The North Pacific coast The
so-oaled Nome season is considered
a harvest time for the men who look
to the material wants of the ocean
going traveller. While the tourist sea-
son is on in Hawaii, the danger of a
shortage in help is considered remote
from the San Francisco end of The
line.
While marine walters receive a sal-
airy Of $40 on the Atlantic coast they
are allowed $50 a month on the Paci-
fc coast. During the Nome run, ac-
cording to well informed steamship
men, they average a monthly cleanup
of 800 and more beside having only
to work one way on each voyage, as
the travel is either all north or all
south, according to the time of year.
The walters have been spoiled by
The Nome run said a prominent ST.
ezra official yesterday. "They expect
and almost demand a big tip from
each passenger served. The liberality
of rich Alaskans is largely to blanc
for this
Because the men work but one way
each voyage we require more than
twelve hours service from them. IN
port they only work eight hours but
az sea they are on call when need
ed"
chyo Maru to tIackfeId Wharf.
The palatial Togo Kisen Kaisha
liner Chiyo Maru from Hongkong by
the way of Japanese ports of call is
due to arrive off the port on or about
nine O'Clock tomorrow morning. Ac-
cording to the present calculations of
Castle e. Cooke, the vessel will be