Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-31
NIPPON MAKES
SHORT VISIT


Despite I'VE days riding out a storm
ca the Japan coast, the little white
yaehf OF the Togo Kisen Kaiiha ser.
vice. the Nippon Maru reached Homo
hid much ahead OF time this morning.
Bringing three hundred tons of
oriental cargo for discharge, a large
force of men were put to work in the
vessel with q view OF dispatchfng the
lirer for San Francisco at four o'clock
tits afternoon. - IT,.
The Nippon Maru brought s cabin
and II Aslatic steerage passengers for
Honolulu. The through list according
to the ever genial Tommy Mccombe
pErser in the liner, includes IS cabin
aIld>I00 Asiatic passengers. y =.
Firty four Filipinos were received
hy agents OF the Hawaiian Sugar
Planters Association.
FIVE stowaways were dragged forth
flortly after leaving Japan. These
are Japanese and will be left here, to
await the arrival, of the Chiyo MARI
from the coast, which vessel is ex-
pected to return them to their native
country.
The little vessel made remarkable
time IN the voyage across the Pacific.
The through cargo is a Halaabie on
and much Of 1t is silk for tranship-
ment across the continent.
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Nanehuria Interested Customsmen.
The brief stay of the Pacific Mail
liner Manchuria at Honolulu on last
wednesday, proved of interest to local
customs officers in that the liner IS
comflon1y supposed to have carried
opium to The value OF $50, 0e0 conceal
ed in many hooks and corpers of the
big vessel
Manchuria officers while here adj
mitfed that during the ten days the I'm
er remained at San Francisco q mi
mute search Of the ship was instituted
~ federal cnstomshien. That large
percentage Of the drug was smuggied
ashore at the Coast port is believed
certain
The secret information obtained by
the government intimated thar II the
opium searchers made a careful exam
nation OF the "booms,p which are
mast extensions utilized for the hand
ing OF cargoes, they would discover a
large percentage of the esH nd.
TidweIlss men be2.sa = Eesf eli D ~
vessel as co.. us the Manchuria en-
f6rp tde port, but when they examin-
ha.fs1e booms they discovered no
opium, but certain, unmistakable evil
dences that the Blooms" had been used
to conceal large amount of the drug.
That the contraband was discharged
before the customsmen arrived is be-
1iered to be without question, although
the governmentmen we're not to blame,
according to information received. The
etip, was q late one, and while the
searchers were ready for q careful
scrutiny Of every part of the vessel,
they had no intention of examining
the booms first.
Greene 10 Take BRIDAL T6nr.
Captain Woodns Greene. master of
fhe Japanese liner Chiyo Maru, may
not be found in command OF the pala-
fial trans Pacific leyiathan upon the
next visit OF the steamer from San
Francisco. The prediction was made
on occasion Of the lastscall of the Chi
20 at Honolulu that Greene, who final
" succumbed to Cupid's wiles, was to
take an extended. honeymoon trip, a
Journey that would include visit to
Great Britain and tie continent
Captain w. CT. Filmnr is under
stood to have been appointed to take
over the command of the Ghiyo Maru
during the Greene leave of absence.
The story brought to Honolulu in the
Manchuria was to the effect that
Greene, upon completing his vacation
in ireland, was to take command of
one Of the recently purchased Atlantic
liners by the I. K K and bring that
vessel to Hongkong by the way Of
Suez. -.
Evans Welcomed Back in Service. -.
AL. Evans, rated as one of the best
liked steamship stewards In the trans
pacific service, was accorded a warm
welcome with his arrival as chief
steward in the Togo Kisen Kaisha
liner Nippon Maru from the orient
CHS morning. The joYial officer, who
has spent many years catering to the
whfrns of host Of travellers, joined
the trim little white yacht in the T. +.
X line at Nagasaki. Japan. Evans
passed through Honolulu some weeks
sivn "a a passe aaer IN the 'Chiyo Maru.
Re has now been assigned to the
Nippon Mau. Before joining forces
win the japanese line. Evans served
we'll and faithfully with the Pacific
Mail.
Radiuln Spray cleans everything but
Guilty conscience. Have you tried
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