Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-18
DESERTED, CHILD
TAKES A Long
JOURNEY

Alone and depending upon the kind
~ administration of strangers, Jessie
Platinoff, little 9-year-old Russian
girl, is now on the way TO her home
and parents, at ST. Petersburg, and is
q passenger in the Pacific Mail liner
Manchuria. that reached Honolulu
from the Coast this morning.
This little Russian girl, a good
many months ago, came to Hawaii as
one of the hundreds of people who
were induced to migrate from the far
OF steppes of Siberia and eastern Rus
STA to take up their laDors in island
sugar estates.
With her parents, the family, i'm
company with other countrymen, final
ly iourneyed to the California coast
Twas at San Francisco that Platinoff
and his party were confronted by the
stern regulations as laid down by the
federal immigration authorities.
The Platinof family were singled
: out for deportation. The time came
Tor them to take passage across the
Pacific to the coast of Asia.
Then came further visitations of iii
luck The little girl, now enrolled
among the second-class passengers in
the big Manchuria, met with the mis-
fortune to fall and break her leg. Her
injuries were considered as sufficient
ly severe to cause her to be sent to a
hospital.
Despite fearful protests from both
parents, the father and mother were
obliged to take passage on a steamer
sailing at that time. The little child
was left behind, to be later sent on
the way back to Russia.
Officers in the Manehuria from
Captain Dixon down the line to the
humblest CABIN boy, are striving toI
make smooth the way of the diminu-
tive traveller. who is now on the first
part Of a journey that will require
over ten thousand miles to complete
The child is TO be turned over to the
Russian consul upon the arrival of
the MenchuEia at Kobe, Japan. Here
the little one will be provided with
transportation by sea TO VladiVostok
and from the Siberian terminal will
board transSiberian train, crossing
the vast area of mountain and plain
CT Siberia and Russia to Moscow and
St. Petersburg, seven thousand miles
distant
Pacific Mail officers are provided
with letters, TO be delivered to. vari |
Gus agencies throughout the Far East,
that are believed will serve to make
the long journey a pleasant one for
the friendless girl.
-
Harbor Board TO inspect Channel
For the purpose of making an in
spection of the site of the proposed I
$1,S00,000 dredging proposition to |!
connect Honolulu harbor with Kalihi |
harbor, the board of harbor commits |
sioners will make the trip to Kalihi |
Saturday afternoon. Although the |
work of dredging the channel will be
under the direction of the federal |
authorities, the board has been asked !
to make their recommendations as to |
the feasibility Of the scheme.
WIlhelmina Back Sunday ~
The Matson Navigation steamer |
wiIhelmina now taking on sugar and
being discharged of general cargo at
Hilo is expected to return here by
Sunday morning The vessel is
scheduled to depart for San Fran
cisco at ten O'Clock next Wednesday
morning, taking between six and
seven thousand tons cargo mainly
composed OF sugar. and large list
of cabin and steerage passengers.
Nc
oil From Oceanic Wharf ..::..
If is possible that the Oceanic
liner Ventura will be able to remain
81 Oceanic wharf during the entire
stay at this port. Arrangements
have been made whereby the vessel
is To receive fuel oil from the newly
laid mains. Heretofore, vessels were
Obliged to shift to the railway wharf
for Oil. -: . +
The arrival of the United States
revenue cutter Thetis at San Fran
cisco Yesterday indicates that the YES
s sal met with fair weather on the ! !,
s ,.s,,a a, 70 m Coast The Thetis sail
- from Honolulu on April 5. Q