Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-19
SAMOA INFECTED
!, WITH SMALLPOX
Quarantine Officers at This
Port May Take Special
Precautions

The United States quarantine medi-
cal officials at the p9rt of Honolulu
may be called upon to take special
precautions in guarding against a pos
sibIe infection OF smallpox from the
Samoan Islands with the arrival of
the Oceanic liner Sonoma, due here
on or about July IL.
With the arrival of the Canadian
Australasian liner Mariana from
Suva came the report that a Chinese
immigrant steamship with a thousand
or more coolie laborers aboard arrived
at Apla, Samoa, with smallpox aboard.
The steamer was freighted with Chi
nese, under contract to labor on
Samoan plantations, three members
OF the party having died of the
sC,urge before arrival.
At Apia the authorities promptly
put the steamer in quarantine and she
had to anchor outside the reef, no
communication with the shore being
permitted. Several patients who were
down with the disease were segre.
gated in punt. which is lying well
Oft the land in an adjoining bay. 1t is
said that three more have died since
arrival.
The Samoan natives arc naturally
anxious, and mass gathering attend
ed on DR.. Schultz, the German gov
ernor. and requested him to order the
ship and her passengers to return to
China, and not permit anyone to
land.
Armed patrols are guarding. the
shore TO prevent anyone from the
ship surreptitiousiy landing.
The American authorities at Page
Page, Tutuila, are taking no risks
and have declared Apia an infected
port.
Many Steamers Turn Maulward
Maui is to be the objective point
OF lovers of sport on July Fourth and
with the aid of the Inter-Island s. N.
Company the visitors will be able to
see the best races Maui can provide
at very little cost. The company has
planned three different trips, one to
inclnde the races only for which a
price Of nine dollars will be charged.
Another will include visit to lao
Valley the day after the races and
the third takes in the ascent of the
great Haleakala crater, the cost, of
which viii be thirty nine dollars as
against nineteen dollars for the lao
Valley trip.
Holders of tickets will be carried in
automobiles from the steamer to the
Maui Hotel where breakfast will be
served and provided with picnic
lunches to be discussed at the track.
Cars will carry them through the val
ley and to Idlewild where rest will
be had and the trip continued on
horseback to the summit from which
the grand sunrise will be had. The
return to Honolulu viii be by the
Claudine, for those who make the
valley and crater trips, arriving in
Honolulu early Sunday morning. The
company is booking passengers at the
Queen street office
n
Ciaudiue Back From Maui
The Inter-Island steamer Claudine
was the only coastwise arrival at the
port this morning, this vessel return
ing with a miscellaneous cargo includ-
ing shipments of hogs, horses, 2 pom
toons, so casks taro. crates chickens
and ISL packages sundries.
Purser Kibling reports moderate
winds and seas on the voyage. A
small list of cabin and decq passen-
gers arrived from Maui ports.
WEIGH Will Take Sugar.
The bark. Andrew WEIGH is to be
supplied with full shipment of SUI
car destined for Pacific coast REIN
cries. This vessel is expected to sail
for San Francisco on or about July 4.
The andrew Welch arrived here with
much mainland cargo and supplies for
the government A half dozen pas,
sengers have been booked for the
coast in the sailing vessel
The repair to a road leading to the
uackfeld wharf will be much appre
cciated by hundreds Of pedestrians who
are daily required to pass that way in
yisItine transPacific liners.