Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-07
SHIPS
Renew Fight Against Chinese Crews.

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WASHINGTON, December THE
Great Northern Steamship Company
OF Seattle hires Cinnamon at Hong
Kong at $40 per month for crews Of
its ships, according to the testimony
OF G. G. Lacy of the Company, in the
The, Chinese do not understand the
orders of the officers and have to have
the orders translated before they can
obey.
Notwithstanding this condition,
Lacy declared the clause in the bin
prohibiting ships from carrying crews
unable to understand orders in Eng
lish, il enacted into a law. would cause
his company to put its beet under the
japanese or English flags, as the COM
pany could not compete with foreign
lines if higher wages were paid crews,
which would be necessary If Chinese
were not employed.
Bruce Gibson, representing the Ma
rine Engineers r, Association Of San
Francisco, declared three-watch sys-
tenn in the fire rooms and a two.watch
system ON deck are necessary for the
efficiency. and health Of the men. Rep
resentatiyes of the Lake Owners As
ISOLATION testified that firemen and
deckhands on the lake steamers are
forced to work an eighteen-hour shift
twice and sometimes three times a
week.
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BIG Change In Pacific Mail.
The local Transportation world was
gwen a surprise yesterday when it
was announced that a., NJ. Garland,
f! eight traffic manager, mad reslsned
from the service Of the Pacific Mail
company with which he has been lien-
tilted for q years. He will be sue
ceeded by J. J.tConnor, the announce
ment of hfs appointment also having
been made yesterday,
Garland entered the Pacific Mail SER
vice as clerk on the company's dock
at AspinwaIl, now Colon, and served
as freight clerk and purser on the
Panama run and at the time he was
appointed freight traffic manager was
special agent in Guatemala He has
been in poor health for some time. and
will take d long rest before resuniing
active work -. e ... =, ~ ,s}'.
Conner, The new freight traffic man
aser, was Pacific coast Representative:
of the Panama railroad. for number,
of years. he gave that up to take the.
management of the Metropolitan LauTi-:
dry company. He Joined the Pacific.
Mail service last October as assistant
freight traffic manager, - =, =. Ii
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T. x. KS New Passenger Agent.
w. H. Avery, assistant general man
aver Of the Togo Kisen Kaisha, has
announced the appo tinent of william
H. Mages to. be general pass enger.
agent of the Togo Kisen Kaisha, to
succeed the late Alfred E. .Rennie.
Magee's appointment dates from Janu.
airy l. When Rennie was taken sick
Magee took charge of the passenger
department and has been its acting
head ever since. :
Magee. was in charge of the Pacinc.
Mail passenger department unGer a
former administration. When the Togo
Risen Kaisha started its service to
this port Magee was appointed purser
OF the first ship, but soon left the serv-
ice to accept more important posi-
ton.
For time he was in Mexico with S.
Pearson & Sons and was engaged on
the Vera Cruz port works and the con-
struction Of the Tehuantepee railroad.
He was in Europe for several years in
the steamship business and brings to
his new position wide experience. His
headquarters will be at the companys
Office in this city.