Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-16

Several highly-educated Chinese
business men and others connected
with the imperial diplomatic service
who are proceeding to the Orient as
cabin passengers in the Pacific Mail
liner Siberia, experienced consider
able difficulty in gaining shore lib.
erty at Honolulu today, following q
drastic ruling from WashingtonS now
enforced By the Federal authorities al
this port, which prevents the free &C
cess Of Chinese from ship to shore.
Pacific Mail officials have added
duties heaped upon them in that the
men who don the white and gold lace
must take unusual precautions on ar
rival at the Chinese ports, against
the importation of firearms.
The Siberia, an arrival here this
morning from the Coast, is believed
to be well supplied with arms as well
as ammunition, held in custody by
members of her crew or the Asiatic
steerage passengers. AS the order
now stands, the effects of all Asiatics
will be rigidly searched before they
are permitted TO go ashore at Shang.
1
, The same rule will apply TO Pacific
Mail steamers 1on leaving Hongkong
or Shanghai.
Heretofore limited Number Of chi
nese belonging to the engineers and
stewards departments were issued
passes which permitted them to land
at Honolulu during the brief stay of
the vessel at this port. an order
from Collected OF Customs Stackable
caused the immigration officials to
decline to.dsspe further passes unless
1t the REQUEST of The Pacific Mail Of
ficers. The result of the new order
OF things has caused many prominent
Chinese to enter protest at the en-
forced detention on shipboard, How
ever, orders ara arder1r in Pacific Mail
circles, and despite mutterings Of dis
content. the Orfentals now placed I'M
der.the ban are forcibly detained from
participation In the mad delights to
be found at the Hawaiian capital.
The Siberia was an early arrival
from San Francisco this morning. the
vessel coming to berth at Alakea
wharf before Is O'Clock. The Siberia
Is bc0b0uioU ~ MrhS d thtiASh We,
stay al he port the sailing hour hay-
ing now been fixed for tomorrow
morning. The vessel is to take on
several hundred tons OF ystgar milling
machinery destined for Formosa,
which consignment has caused some
delay in the dispatch Of the liner TO
the coast Of Asia.
Honolulu drew fifty cabin and fiye
seconded passengers. Through pas
sengers include so cabin, nine second
class and l5g Asiatic steerage.
The Siberia will discharge Sl4 tons
OF general cargo from the Coast. which
includes one automobile and 700 bales
OF hay.
The liner carries but a little over
one thousand tons of cargo for the
Orient. The Siberia is to omit Ma
Mia on the trip.
The local postoffice received 32S
sacks OF mail from the mainland.
There were no stowaways aboard.
Among the prominent through pas
sengers are Alice Hogan Rice, author
of the famous Mrs. Wigs of the Cab
bage Patch; Gale Young Rice, her
husband, also an author, and Mrs. s.
w. Hogan, her mother; Commander A.
e. Amy. United States Navy, retired,
and wife, for the round trip; A. III.
Tones, merchant of Shanghai; II.
M. Tuska,. a curio dealer, and his
wife. Chang Chin earn. secretary to
the Chinese consul at Panama.
N S
Amerlcan-Hawaiian Frelshter Is
Rammed.
An American Hawaiian freighter,
the wellknown Nevadan, was rammed
at San Francisco, the freighter Mon.
tara coming into collision with the
bigger vessel, but slight damage was
done. The American Hawaiian steam
er Nevadarl, in charge of the tug Sea
Queen: collided with the Pacific Coast
Steamship Coinpahy's freighter Mon
tara. Both vessels we're trying to
dock at Oakland long wharf, The
Neyadan struck the Montara on the
starboard quarter. 1t was light blow
and the damage is estimated by the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company at
not to exceed $500. One of the Mon
tara's plates was slightly cracked and