Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-10
ISIT OPIUM
OR STEADY JOB?

last chance at continuous connection
with the paymaster's department.
Take your choice between dabbling
with opium, or retaining a steady job,
is the slogan that has been sounded.
The discovery Of a single tin of
opium in the quarters of an officer or
employe of the Pacific Mail Steam,
ship company will hereafter result in
the officers discharge from the COM
pany's employ.
This, the most drastic action ever
taken by a steamship company oper-
ating out of San Francisco, has been
decided upon as result Of the numer-
Gus discoveries of contraband in the
staterooms and quarters of the Pa
cific Nails employees.
In each of these cases a fine has
been levied against the company and
the amount of fines now assessed by
Uncle Sam has resulted, it Is said, in
the company determining to assist the
government in the elimination of the
traffic.
For months it has been the conten-
ton of the San Francisco customs Of
ficers and special agents that although
the opium has usually been discovered
in the possession of the Chinese en-
ployed by the company, the traffic has
existed with the full knowledge of at
least portion of the white officers on
board.
According to customs officers the
action of the Pacific Mail will result
in the practical elimination of the
opium traffic on their steamers. II
the same rule had existed during the
past year it is said that dozens of the
officers now in the employ of the Pa
cific Mail would have been discharged.
The company has concluded that it
is time for it to take some decided
action in the matter" said one of the
officials. 1T seems to be the impress
sion among many that the officials are
winking at all efforts of the smugglers
to carry on their business while en-
ployed by the company.
This is not true and does not re-
fleet the attitude Of the company
| toward the men in it's employ that
break the laws of this country. If
there is any doubt about what the
company means to do in the matter
just wait and see the result of the
first case in which tin of opium is
discovered in the quarters of one of
| The men.
1T will not matter who the officer
is. Even if a five-tael tin OF the smok-
ing drug is discovered in the quarters
of one of the captains, the result will
be the same. We will get new COM
mander. The rule will apply from the
skipper on the bridge to one of the
watchmen or Qllartermasters below
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Chiyo Brings News Of Many Changes.
A number of important changes have
taken place in Pacific Mail official
circles in the Far East according to a
report that reached Honolulu with the
arrival of the Japanese liner Chtyo
Maru. r. C. Morton, agent at Shang-
hal, has been promoted to the Kobe
agency. w. w. Campbell, who was the
agent at Kobe, has been transferred to
! Yokohama and w. A. Mattesen, who
was chief clerk in the Yokohama Of
flee, has been appointed agent at
Shanghai. These officials are all more
or less we'll known at Honolulu, having
passed through the port in transit from
the Far East to the coast on several
occasions.
The story also comes from the coast
by the Shinyo Maru that A. N. Gar
land has resigned as freight and traf-
fic manager for the Pacific Mail Com
Eany and that F. F. Conner has been
appointed as his successor.
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Hawaiian Pines May Be Saved.
Two thousand cases of preserved
pineapples from the Hawaiian Islands,
| supplied the Harrison Direct Line
| freighter Workman as part cargo on
! the occasion of the visit of that yes
| sci at the port some months ago
may not prove a total loss as first
supposed. A cable at San Francisco
received from London at the time of
I departure of the Shinyo Maru was to
! the effect that the Workman which
! went ashore near the entrance to the
! harbor of Rio Janeiro is leaking but
slightly, the pumps keeping down the
water to a satisfactory extent 1t is
reported that the results are uncer-
! tain and coupled with heavy expense
| the prospect did fair for the refoat-
ing of the vessel. A portion of the
: heavy cargo of preserved fruits has
! been jettisoned.
Salvador to the Marine Railway.
The keel of the schooner Salvador,
which was badly damaged through
! contact with the reef, some weeks ago
will be replaced and the vessel was
j hauled to the marine railway this
! morning in order that the necessary
repairs could be completed. The Sal
vator will be given a general over
! hauling before proceeding to the
Sound to load another cargo.
! The AmeriCan-Haw aiian freighter
! Columbian is to sail for Sa!ina Cruz
/ by the way of island ports tomorrow.
| The Columbian is expected to carry
| the regulation 10000 tons sugar for
! transhipment at Salina Cruz.
Nearly $500 tons oriental merChan-
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