The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-10


my ship, said Captain Bent of the
Tenyo Maru on his recent call here,
for we remain there for a week or
so, but / don't see what's the use of
coming i'm person to the custom house
at a port where we remain but a few
hours. This is the only port at
which we stop for so short time
where it is required OF a master to
call personally at the custom house
after having made a preliminary en-
try at sea"
4 Inquiry at the custom house devel.
oped the fact that the Collector of the
Port now has no option in the mat
ter, but that until recently there was
no specific provision on the subject
made in the custom regulations;
/ therefore, for a number of years the
: courtesy was extended by the Collec-
tor permitting masters to make pre-
Iliminary entry at sea and excusing
them from calling in person at the
custom house.
The Act of February 10, 1911, re-
Gently went into effect and, after pro-
viding for preliminary entry at sea,
states:
Provided, further, that when pre-
liminary entry of a vessel shall be
made by the master as herein pro-
.vided, he shall not be relieved from
making due report and entry of his
vessel at the custom house in accord
ance with existing law"
Long Distance Wireless.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2S.-The
Pacific Mail liner Manchuria. which is
now far to the westward of Honolulu,
was in direct wireless communication
with the local station of the Unitel
Wireless Company Thursday night.
Although 1888 miles of water and
space separated the two operators, they
chatued together as easily as if they
were talking on a telephone A nlm-
Der of private messages were ex-
changed between San Franciscans and
RELATIVES and friends on the outward
ihound liner. At o'clock Thursday
evening the Manchuria was 1893 miles
on he other side of Honolulu. Cap
.tain Andrew Dixon ieported all well
ol board.
May Be Oil Burners.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. go. Dun
Ion, engineer of the Union Steamship
Company Of New Zealand, has been
inspecting oil-burning appliances at
/ this port, and it is said that his rec
fermentation may result in the ole
feet of the Union company being cen
,NeIIed into oil burners. The first YES
sells to make the change, it is Iudcr
stood, will be the Makura and the
Mariana, which operate on the CIuad
IAN Australian line.
Boatswain Was Killed.
! SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3O.-The
Americana Hawaiian freighter Nevad
an, Captain Wright, arrived yesterday
morning from Salina Cruz minus one
of her crew who was with the vessel
when she cleared from here early in
the month and before she encountered
the terrific tempest which ragged off
Lower California several weeks ago
AS previously repOred, the Nevadan
sustained minor damage about the
decks from the immense seas which
thundered upon her Rails, stanchions
and companion-ways were twisted and
smashed. The sad part of the expert
ence was the death of Tom Johnson
who succumbed from injuries received
by being knocked down by a heavy
boarding sea. He was buried at sea
on October 6. The Nevadan brought
heavy cargo of merchandise shipped
from New York over the Tehauntepec
route.
Hard Luck Line.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3O.-Ship,
ping men are commenting on the fact
that the Australian Mail line service
has been receiving more than its
share of hard luck in the past few
VparS The 1ntoct 1pcc in This fleet