Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-11
HINDUS NOW PLAN
TO CHARTER
Il STEAMER

Should a large steamer bearing
from 500 to 1000 Hindus drop into the
harbor at Honolulu some morning, 1t
need occasion no great amount of sur
prise for such an exodus from the far
east to the British Columbian coast is
planned, and steps toward effecting a
satisfactory charter are declared as
under way. with the possibility OF the
deal being speedily closed.
For months past. several hundred
Hindus have been assembling at Ma
Mia and Hongkong, awaiting an OPP
portunity of continuing the journey
from Calcutta, Bombay, and the Mala-
bar coast TO Great Britain's posses
sions on the north American contin-
ent. Fired by the wonderful stories
told by agiib-tongued immigration
agents who have extensively toured
the Indian peninsula. thousands OF re-
crIIits have been enlisted,
The plan as announced is for the
immigrants to proceed from Manila
or Hongkong. across the Pacific, Vic.
toria. B. c., being the destination of
the party, with strong possibility Of
call az Honolulu, for the purpose OF
securing supplies and coal The East
Indians claim the right to enter the
British port That they will eyentu-
ally find their way into the United
States is generally believed to be but
a matter OF time, - .s+.. ..
Charge srusgIine on Alaskan.
Al number of men connected with
the crew OF the American Hawaiian
treighter Alaskan now at island ports
for sugar. were placed under arrest at
the Instance Of federal authorities
upon q charge Of smuggling opium
while the vessel remained at San Fran.
cisco. Following the arrest ON the
steamship ALASKAN of Duane Fong.
steward; Frank Talbert. ships car
penter. and John Berta. engineers
mess boy, on the charge of bringing
opium into that port, the two white
men confessed to the traffic In the
contraband between Salina Cruz and
Honolulu, by way of San francisco.
A seizure of Ia tins, which il Is said
the men intended to sell at the Ha-
waiian port for about $1,000, was made
by custom searchers, says a coast ex-
change.
Berta and Talbert told Assistant
United States Attorney Walter Hett-
man that their Chinese companion
was the head of ring that has been
doing q big business between Mexico
and the United States. Opium can
be purchased, according to their story.
for $13.50 q tin at, Salina CRUZ ana
sold At Honolulu for about SOS. In the
afternoon they repeated their state.
ments to the federal grand jury.
Scule Takes Bridge Of HiIonian.
Captain A. I. Soule, a navigator OF
many years experience In the Pacific
as master Of sailing vessels, and re-
Gently Identified with the Matson Nav.
1gation Company as an officer In the
steamer Lurline and Wilhelmina. has
been placed in command Of the freieht
and passenger steamer Hflonian, now
on the way from the Sound to the isl.
ands, and due to arrive here about
April is. Captain Soule left Honolulu
IN temporary command Of the Lurline
taking the position vacated BY the pro
motion Of Captain NJ. A. Madsen tol
the bridge Of the Wilhelmina. Cap
tain Peter johnson, now in the Will
helmina. had been delegated by Cap
tain William Matson, general manag-
er OF the Matson line, to take the Hi
lonian, when ii was later decided tol
relieve Captain Madsen Of further!
duty I'm the Wilhelmina, and with al
vacancy In the Hilonian, Sonle was
given the billet.
Captain Soule win be rememberedI
in the islands as long identified with
the Martha Davis, one. Of the several
sailing packets operated between the
islands and the West and East coasts
Of the United States.
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President Dearborn on the Coast T.
For the purpose of gaining first
hand information concerning the bust
ness dsne along the Pacific Coast,
President George S. Dearborn of the,
American Hawaiian Steamship Com.
pafy with headquarters at New York
has recently visited San Francisco
San Diego, Portland, Seattle and Ta-1
coma. II has beeh given out that
the branch service operated by the
American Hawaiian line between San
Francisco and Portland may be abari-
doned with the opening Of the Pana.j
ma canal the larger vessels on their
way. 10 the Sound paying regular
call at the Columbia river port.
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Columbian Officer 10 Trouble.
Third Officer Stimson of the Amer
ican-Hawaiian freighter Columbian re-
Gently at Hilo completing a cargo of
sugar for Salina Cruz. is reported to-
!; have gotten into trouble at the Hawaii
port over his alleged failure to meet
certain financial obligations connected
with his stay ashore. II is charged
that Stimson attempted to eVade pay.
ment of hotel bill and later he is
alleged to have uttered a worthless
check. Friends of the officer came to
his assistance and the matter was set
tied out of the courts.
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