Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-18
Shipping
CHOLERA AND TYPHOONDELAY
PERSIA EN- ROUTE TO HONOLULU


hal, deaths resulting from which are
reported 10 have rotaled as high as
one hundred a day, served to detain
the Pacific Mail liner Persia five
days at Japan ports, on the voyage
from Hongkong to Honolulu.
The malady Is said to have spread
over the native and foreign city and
the adjacent country to an extent
that many Europeans have died from
the scourge. The police department
of Shanghai has lost several mem
bers, many being in the hospital al
the time the Persia called at Woo
sug, the port Of entry for Shanghai.
The Persia called at the infected
port, to take on a quantity of raw
silk. Upon arrival at Nagasaki, Ja-
pan, the japanese health officers i'm
mediately placed the liner in quaran-
tine. Following three days deten-
ton at Nagasald, the Persia was re-
leased, the quarantine officials per-
hitting the vessel to proceed to
Kobe.
A general order has been issued by
the Japanese government which pro-
hibits vessels coming from Shanghai
to enter Nagasak until the five days
quarantine has elapsed On one Jap
aTese steamer at Nagasapi at the
time OF the visit of the Persia. three
genuine and nineteen suspected cases
Of cholera were found on board.
Officers In the Persia on arrival at
Honolulu this morning stated that
shipping trade at Moi is also badly
affected by the cholera at Shanghai.
The p. & o. steamer Oriental, the
Wakamatsu-maru and Darien-maru
III. which arrived at Moi from Shang-
hal had to undergo rigorous medical
inspection.
The Chnyetsu S. s. Co.'S steamer
Ksga-maru. bound for Wakamatsu. Is
being detained at Matsure Island.
near MOii. owing to one Of the crew
suffering from diarrhoea.
The Japanese Government has
given. the following instructions to
vessels calling at Shanghai:
No steamer calling at Shanghai
must be supplied there with water
vegetables, fruit, fish or milk
No member of the crew il allowed
to land At Shanghai except on urgent
business.
Passengers are to be requested not
TO SO ashore.
Passengers embarbdng at Shanghai
are TO be subject 70 special medical
10aDoctfOn
Captain I'M met with very heavy
fyphoOh as the Persia steamed in the
vicinity of Turnabont Island. in the
China sea The wind was OF intense
velocity, though the little Pacific
Mailer is said to have suffered no
damage save the partial wrecking Of
one Of her life boats. For some hours,
the Persia steamed in the central
zone Of the typnoon, where a dead
calm prevailed. The officers de-
clare that during this particular
stage Of the storm thousands Of
birds filled the air and hundreds
sought q resting place on the decks
Of the liner. The SAME storm, which
broke over the island Of FOrmosa, re-
suited In much destruction of prop
erty and loss Of life. Telegraph posts
were blown down. q large number Of
houses were destroyed or badly dam
aged. while the crops are also dam
gged. Upwards of q thousand persons
have been rendered homeless. The
telegraph service between Formosa
and Kyushu Is partially interrupted.
With the arrived of the Persia
comes the information that the Togo
Kisen KRisha liner Shinyo Maru and
the Pacific Mail steamship Korea,
now IN the Far East, Will omit call
at Shanghai owing to the prevalence
of cholera there.
The Persia arrived here with s.
cabin and SO steeFage passengers for
Honolulu. OF the latter 20 are Fiji
pin0s recruited for island plantations.
The through list of passengers in
clndes SO cabin. second class and
1S7 AsiAtic steerage.
Honolulu cargo amounts to 244i
tons including general assortment
Of Oriental produce and merchandise.
The Persia is carrying over one mil
lion dollars worth of raw silk besides
other consignments of valuable
freight.
The liner Is listed for dispatch for
San FRANCISCO at five o'clock this
evening, taking few layoyer pas
sengers and a later accumulation Of
mail for the mainland.
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Maripcsa Piled On Alaska Shore.
Honoiulans will be interested in the
fate of the former popular Oceanic
liner Mariposa now one of the vessels
IN the Alaska Steamship northern
fleet. wireless messages received at
San Francisco at the time of the de
parture of the Sierra for Honolulu was
Is the effect that the steamer Mari
posa. of the Alaska Steamship COM
pany, Is still ashore at Valdez. At
fernpts TO float her were futile The
Mariposa, returning from a western
Alaska voyage, crashed into the wharf
II Calder and then ran ashore. where
.he stuck in the mud. She has
heavy list to starboard, but is appar-
entIy uninjured and should be foated
4 the frst high tide. The accident
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