Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-11


can ports via Central America, the
Togo Kisen Kaisha liner Hongkong
Maru, with a large general cargo .oi
products OF these countries destined
for Japan and China rides at anchor
off the harbor of Honolulu awaiting a
thorough fumigation at the hands OF
the United States Marine HOspta
and Public Health officials.
DR.. Trotter. in charge OF the local
station. visited the Hongkong Maru
Immediately on arrival Of the Japan
csc liner this morning He lost no
time in deciding that the vessel go
into quarantine pending a fumigation
Of her passenger and crew quarters
The. vessel comes from ports along
the Central and South American
coast. where yellow fever and other
infectious diseases prevail.
The local staff of Federal medical
officers are not taking any chance of
possible infection Of this port through
the Introduction of mospitoes.
The Hongkong Maru is to be
brought into the harbor, and will take
q berth presumably at Hackfeld wharf
tomorrow morning, where seven hun
dred and fifty tons coal will be plac-
ed aboard before the vessel is dis
patched for Japan and China.
The Federal customs officers did
not go aboard the Japanese liner to
day pending the quarantine.
The Hongkong Maru is reported as
hearing a large number of Asiatic
steerage passengers TO the Orient
The vessel has no cargo for dis
charge at this point. ..
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Carry Coal.
With the charter of two more big
curriers' the Government has added to
its feet of coal steamers from the At
lantic TO the Mare Island (Cal) Navy
Yard. The latest fixtures include the
steamer Texan Of the American-Ha-
waiian Company's line and another
steamer of 1000 tons dead weight
capacity. For October loading the
Texan gets rate of 81 and for Sen
tember-O October loading the other YES
sci is receiving 1874. The Texan is
American and the second carrier of
British registry. The Government feet
now en- route from the Atlantic to the
Golden Gate consists of the, British
steamer Ockley, from Newport News;
and the British steamers Strathearn,
Strathdene and Strathlyon from Nor
folk. The British steamers In the coal
feet are already under charter for out
ward loading. In this trade a great
number of "Strath" liners have come
10 this coast to carry lumber to the
Orient and Australia, the British
colony trade drawing most of them.
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SpreekeIs Charged High Tonnage Tax.
Customs Collector Frederick s.
Slratton has requested John ID.
Spreckels to pay tonnage duty of
S4l16 on the Spreckels yacht venetia,
in accordance with the requirement
that all foreign built yachts must pay
q duty In proportion to their tonnage.
Spreckels suggested that it might be
well to wait for the decision of the
ULited States Supreme Court in a
case now before ii, in which the con-
stitutionality Of the tax is at issue
The matter was submitted to the Sec
rotary of Commerce and Labor, who
win await the Courts decision.
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Schooner compeer May Be
Total Loss.
The schooner Compeer. Captain
Winters, is reported ashore at Bristol
Bay. The vessel, which is owned by
Olson Bros. was driven on the beach
at the salmon canning station July
Is, and according to advices the pros
poets of floating her are slim. The
Compeer left San Francisco in April
last and was anchored in Bristol Bay
when severe weather came on. The
moorings parted and the wind and
tide sent the craft on the beach.
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Crew Recruited, Sudora Sails. NJ
Destined for Tacoma, Washington,
there to load grain for an European
port, the British bark Eudora, squared
away this morning for the open sea
The Eudora rode at anchor off the
port for twenty-four hours pending the
ha6 managed to break away from the
vessel during the stay at this port.
The necessary men to man the ship
were forthcoming latS last night and
the Eudora is now on the way to the
Sound in ballast
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lwaiani In And Out
The lnterisland steamer, an arrival
from Hawaii ports this morning is not
destined to make very long stay at
the port of Honolulu. The vessel re-
turned with % head cattle and several
packages sundries. The. Iwalani is to
be dispatched for Kau ports this after
noon where full shipment of sugar
awaits the arrival of the coaster.
Santa Maria Back With Oil.
Oil for the local branch OF the I'nion
Oil Company to the amount of 5000
barrels besides about eight hundred
cases of petroleum has arrixed at Ao-
nolulu with the American tanker San
to Maria.
CAPTAIN Winnet reported a fair trim