Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-03

y DcllcNe lnHl ! VIII nave Nv uiHl-
Guilty in landing the specimens of Ha-
wallis beautiful FISH at sydney pre-
dictcd Captain John Glib, commander
IF the Australian liner Ma.
kura. which vessel arrived at Alakea
wharf at ten-thirty this morning and
is to resume the voyage to Auckland
ana Sydney this afternoon.
Captain Glib assured Secretary "
-. Wood of the Hawaii Promotion
Committee today that he would give
his personal attention to the care Of
the fifteen TO twenty beautiful and pic
uresQue specimens of the gaily color
ed finny tribe, that have been select
ed from the tanks at waikiki, for
ranshlpment to Sydney, where they
ire to be placed on exhibition at the
fine aquarium recently installed at
Coogee, one of the suburban resorts at
the New South Wales capital.
Captain Glib has provided a special
tank for the fish. The water will be
maintained at a temperature of sew
cnty-eight degrees. II will be con-
stantly changed and the greatest care
will he exercised under the direction
of the master of the ship. that the
attendants do not fail In their duty
Just before entering the harbor at
Sydney. Captain Gibb will attend to
the filling OF the tank with the purer
sea water found in the open road
stead.
Secretary Wood has personally sup
crvised the selection of the specimens
intended for the Australian aquarium.
The Makura made very brief stay
1t the port, calling here to discharge
general cargo including $50 cases
Il whiskey for the thirst ridden, 43l
drums Goldfish for the family and
packages of stationary for the indus
| ;riOus.
purser Barnett reports fine weather
with moderate southeast winds until
! three hundred miles of the Islands
when fresh northeast trades were en-
countered.
The Makura sailed from Victoria on
December 9th. New Years day pass
ii of In uneventful manner Shortly
otter clearing Flattery. round NJ
If stOwaways brought to light seven
unlimited passengers. These will pre-.
| humably be left at Suva as II appear,
| hat the Healandia failed TO meet witt
| the Makura and left no possible
chance Of transferring the gentry IN
| .nid-ocean.
The Makura was crowded to the
guards with passengers. Honolulu re,
| Ceived 40 from the list which mum,
Bered nearly four hundred travellers
| The through list includes 81 first. l27
second and l72 third class passen,
gers.
No serious trouble Is reported with
| the lireroOm crew ON the present triI
mainly due to the fact that the mo-
have not been paid of and that they
are without funds.
| Considerable complaint has been
registered by local business men over
the distressingly short period that the
| iilill ItlnulU
IT Honolulu. The Makura which stay.
Cd here for less than four hours and
with hundreds of travellers Is cited as
one Of number of Instances.
~
Charlie Freeman in "Customs Ser.
vice."
Genial Charlie Freeman, for years
he right hand man with McCabe
Hamilton and Kenny, the local steve,
doring firm, who Is known 10 every
skipper, or ship officer In sail or steam
IN the broad Pacific, has been made
= United States customs inspector
over night, Charlie awoke this morn,
ing to the startling intelligence that
he was no longer a boss stevedore at
the port of Honolulu but that he had
been assigned TO the wearing OF the
navy blue and the brass buttons.