Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-11
Shipping
To GUARD AGAINST INFECTION
H0NGKONG MARUT in QUARANTINE

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Torty-nine days from South Ameri
can ports via Central America, the
Togo Kisen Kaisha liner .Hongkong
Maru, with a\Iarge general cargo oil
products OF these countries destined
for Japan and China rides at anchor
off the harbor of Honolulu awaiting a
thorough fumigation at the hands oil
the United States Marine Hospital
and Public Health officials.
DIR. Trotter, in charge of the local
etation, visited the Hongkong Maru
Immediately on arrival of the Japan,
,ese 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
injections 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
6befti1 presumably at Hackfeld wharf
tOm0rrow morning, who're 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 lis reported as
bearing large number of Asiatic
steerage passengers to the Orient.
The vessel has no cargo for dis
charge at this point.
Aneriean-Hawalian Freighter To
Carry Coal. #A :
With the charter Of two more big
carriers the Government has added TO
its fleet of coal steamers from the At
lsiItic to the Mare Island (Cal.) Navy
Yerds 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 So and for Sen
tember-O October loading the other YES
sci is receiving 1894. 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,
StrHthdene and Strathlyon from Nor
folk The British steamers in the coal
feet are already under charter for out
ward loading. In this trade great
number of ''Strath" liners have come j
20 this coast to carry lumber to the
Orient and Australia. the British
colony trade drawing most of them.
spreekeIs Charged High Tonnase Tax.
Customs Collector Frederick S..
Stratton has requested John ..
Spreckels to pay a tonnage duty of
$4116 on the Spreckels yacht Nenetia,
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
GLited States Supreme Court in a
case now before IL, in which the con-
stitutionality of the tax is at issue.
The matter was submitted to the Sec:
rotary OF Commerce and Labor, who
will await the Courts decision.
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Schooner compeer May Be
Total Loss. H4fah
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 /,
~, and according to advices the pros. |
poets Of floating her are slim. The
Coff1peer 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.
"a
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
recovery Of one or more sailors who |
had managed to break away from the .
vessel during the stay at this port.
The necessary men to man the ship
were forthcoming late last night and !
the Eudora is now on the way to the
Sound in ballast.
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lWaiani In And Out.
The Interisland steamer, an arrival
from Hawaii ports this morning is not
destined to make a 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.