The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-13
IMITATION PRESERVERS NO GOOD
Japanese Sampans Must Have Modern
Equipment---Busy Day For Port To-
mOrrow---San Pedro Wars
Against False TOnnages--
China Here Today

Use of cross between surfboard
and a paling is the latest idea that
has struck some of the japanese fish
ermen. The adaptation Of the ides
brought pilikia on their heads this
morning, however, as orders were Civ
en- to the captain of one sampan to
fit up with the regular life belts or
else remain tied up to the wharf.
The new device is plank about
three feet long by foot wide and an
inch thick and, although it may prove
a very effective raft once you are on
board it, the necessary chase and final
scramble would more than likely tire
anyone out.
In order that the drowning person
may remain on the plank there is a
strap arrangement that fits round the
| shoulders and is then tied round the
plank. 1t was estimated this morning
that it would take somewhere in the
neighborhood of a quarter of an hour
for the person who fell overheard to
catch the plank, adjust the ropes and
finally feel that he was all snug aboard
the good craft Life Boat"
The Japanese on board explained
with much care that "haole say him
good. He say better than other" I'm
fortunately for him this did not go
with the customs man, however, and
the final order handed out was that
IL the other belts were not on board
by this afternoon fishing excursions
were OF.
BEFORE THE STORM.
Today is the lull before the storm
of tomorrow along the waterfront
Everyone is sitting back resting until
this afternoon when the China comes
alongside from the Orient about five
| o'clock.
Tomorrow morning the Wilhelmina
will make port at daybreak and will
berth alongside the Alakea street dock
about eight o'clock.
About noon the China is expected to
clear for San Francisco, while later
in the afternoon the Lurline should
pull out, also bound for the Coast
city.
Besides the big steamers the Inter
Island fleet will have busy time as a
number of the regular boats get away
tomorrow morning and there will be
others arriving from the various ISL
and ports.
SUGAR ON KAUAI.
The following sugar is waiting ship
ment on Kauai according to tho re-
port of Purser Aloau of the steamer
Kinau: Max 46,S63, X. K B. 5000, X.
s. M. $50, X. S. Co. $500, L. P. 27,446,
Mob. 55,632, v. X. $50, G. & R. 275O,
X. P. 1920, G. F. 1865.
ALASKAN ON TIME.
Arriving on schedule time the Anne
rlcan Hawaiian freighter Alaskan
made port yesterday morning and
locked at the railroad wharf where
immediate discharge was started.
She left Tacoma on May and had
a fine trip down to Honolulu. She
takes sugar here before she goes to
the island ports about the middle of
the week.
MEKAHALA FROM PORTS.
The Inter-Island steamer Mikahala
arrived yesterday morning from Maui
and Molokai ports bringing her usual
general cargo. 1t consisted Of $50
sacks of sugar, five cattle, sixteen
calves, forty-two pigs, some chickens
eggs and 1873 packages Of sundries
On board were twenty-four cabin and
fourteen deck passengers.
KINAU WITH SUGAR.
The Tnter-Island steamer Klnau,
thaL MADE port yesterday morning
from Kauai, brought sugar as the
main part of her cargo. She had
24OO sacks of Waimea and 5000 sacks
of Kohala.
Other cargo included a horse, a
quantity of empties and general sun
dries. She brought thirty-three cabin
and thirty-eight deck passengers.
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
Per stmr. Kinau, from Kauai, May
NV. M. Kruse, H. Hardy, Mrs.
Grace Pa, Mrs. Goodwin, Miss Kuhl-
man, J. w. Rath, A. S. Wilcox and
wife, ]. p Cooke, ]. N, Hackfeld, e
H. Paris. G. Schuman G. w SDitz