The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-13
ORTERIC



thoroughly cowod. aud be- then had
some oft the rnnlendoff on either aide
arrested. pat into irons and thrown
into n iail that had been erected on
the bridge deck They we're kept On
there Tor three days. and then nboat
cd. thoroughly chasicnud M spirit
Jan Sentence Aboard.
This was not the nrst time the tenn
porary Jail had been used. for lot
Of thloving was going on among
them a favorite place for them was
near the galley They would hang
around there for some time. and then
when favorable opportunity present
ed itself they would steal some of
the food that was being prepared. For
these offenses they usually got about
twenty-four hours, n they were old
offenders. Sometimes according to
the circumstances, they would be
reprimanded and allowed to go free.
Frightened But Well Behaved.
Il was a thoroughly ignorant crowd,
and when the vessel rolled at all, they
nearly all started to cry and feared
that they were going to be drowned.
During these times they would all
retire to their hunks, and the walls
that would reach the decks were aw-
full, the officers say But taking ev-
erything into consideration the Off
GERS considered that they were a well
behaved crowd, and left but little
room for complaint
Local Arrangements.
Arrangements have been made for
airing the bedding, etc, on the wharf.
A temporary fence has been erected,
and from this at regular intervals,
wires have been strung to the shed.
Across these the blankets, etc, will
be thrown and aired. The immigrants
will be housed in the big shed Bunks
have been fitted up for them, and they
will be in there all day today, and
until some time tomorrow, as they
all have to be examined by the Fed.
eral officials before they are admitted
to the Territory. The ordinary exami.
nation by the doctors this morning
served to show that there was no sick.
ness among them. All the same great
care is being exercised before they
are released.
There were, of course, some side.
lights. One individual with a william,
GUS countenance and trombone play
ed some awful music, and wound up
by executing the French National An
them. Someone in the crowd OBJ
served that Berger would be swiping
him for his band if he only heard
him.
The Orteric is a new vessel, an(
this is her maiden voyage. The agents
here are Theo. Davies & Co. She hal
a cargo of phosphates for this port
and it is anticipated that she will b,
ready for sea again on Monday, whel
she will proceed to Vancouver. Al
already stated, she is a Bank liner
and has been built especially for thu
trade between Vancouver and Hong
kong, calling at Yokohama She is
, of course, essentially a freight car
rier, but she has some excellent pas
senger accommodations. At presen
the Canadian Pacific line has the bull
of the trade, but the Empress boat
are chiefly passenger carriers, an,
they keep their schedules, irrespeC
tive of the cargo that is offering. TIL
, Bank Line and the Holt Blue Funne
line are working togethe on thi
route. The Orteric is 6,S12 tons mel
! and is capable of carrying 10000 ton
= dead weight. Captain Findlay is tn
h commander, and associated with hi1
are: Chief officer Atkins, Second Off
Ger Yeadon, Third Officer McNab
Chief Engineer Cannon, Second Perry
/ Third Bailey and Fourth Bowie. Bert
sweller is the wireless operator, an
n there are two English nurses, Mis-
a Hyde and Miss Merrington.
1t was a matter of establishment t
II those. on the shore to see the wire
. less installation, as everyone was ie
y norant of this. Inquiries on boar
; ELECTED the information that the OF
orator tried for fOur hours last nigh
!, to get Kahuku, but failed, and was a
last forced to give up the attempt.
Immigrants Leave Steamer.
The immigrants began to pour O.