Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-14
Uncle SAN FILES
ACTION AGAINST
PACIFIC NAIL


The United States government has
began suit against the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company for the recovery
of $323.69516 in drawback duties
which. it is alleged, were paid on false
claims. The suit Is one of number
instituted by the government as an
aftermath of the criminal prosecution
Of officials of the Western Fuel Com
pany for alleged false weighing Of
imported coal Under the law. when
there was duty on coal, an Amer
lean steamship using imported coal
was entitled to the amount of the duty
that had been paid on the fuel.
United States Attorney John w.
Preston drew up the complaint on the
basis of Information furnished by Spe-
cial Agent of the Treasury w. II. It'd
we'll Il is set forth that "the defen.
dant, pursuant to the single and con-
tinuous purpose and intention to de-
fraud the revenue of the United States.
entered at this port with the collector
Of customs claims for drawback duties
on 541, 635 tons of coal and received
$323, $685." The period covered is
from January rs, 1904, and November
Il, 1912.
1t is alleged that in each entry the
true weight was far less than the
weight on which the drawback was
computed; that In some cases the Gus.
toms duty had not been paid and that
in some the coal had not been i'm
ported.
A suit against the Western Fuel for
the recovery of $S26,000 was begun
four months ago. Other suits against
the Western Fuel and steamship com,
panies other than the Pacific Mail are
in preparation.
Oriental Line Resumes Business.
+ With the passing Of the German
cruiser Emden from the Pacific, the
announcement is made that the Osaka
Shosen Kaisha american line Is re-
Stunning business, making Manila q port
of call in the outward and hOmeward
trips. These vessels ply from Tacoma
and Seattle to Japan, China an the
Philippines. They have bee TT
ant factors in the mOvemer 20
and carry also limited OF
passengers.
claudine Back for Repair
To go on the floating lock for
repainting and the ~ dal ovel
hauling, the Int, 4 steamer
Claudine returned froa. ne Maui ports
this morning, bringing 1920 sacks or
sugar. As head OF cattle, SO head OF
hogs, 81 sacks of taro. 10 sacks OF
beans and packages Of sundries The
schooner Defiance Is discharging q
shipment OF nitrates at this port. OF
ficers state that $500 sacks Of sugar
are awaiting shipment from Kipahuln.
Haby Named After Liner.
A baby girl born TO Filipino par
ents on their way from Honolulu to
Manila in the Pacific Mail liner 81
IBERIA will bear the name of the popu-
lar line. The stranger made her APP
pearance on board the steamer on
December II, eight days from the PHI
lippine capital. A substantial sum OF
money was raised by the passengers
to be used in the purchase Of suit
able present.
Sierrv 'akine Sugar Cargo.
w - the Oceanic liner Sierra de-
parts for San Francisco on Saturday
afternoon more than 1000 tons Of new
crop sugar viii be included in the
outgoing cargo. Several hundred tons
of pines, bananas, coffee and other
products will be supplied the vessel.
The Sierra was today shifted from
Pier 10 TO the railway wharf.
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Kaiulani Brings Kauai Sugar.
With 5000 sacks Of sugar supplied
at Kauai ports the Inter-Island steam
er Kaiulani arrived at the port this
A smooth sea and favorable
wind served to make the trip pleas
ant one. Officers in the steamer re-
port 1892 sacks of the sugar await
ing shipment to Honolulu, from Maka-
we'll