Honolulu star-bulletin., 1915-01-14
uncle SAM 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, ii is alleged, were paid on false
claims. The suit is one of number
Instituted by the government as an
of the criminal prosecution
OF officials of the Western Fuel Com
paIy for alleged false weighing Of
imported coal Under the law, when
there was a. duty on COAL an Amer
ican 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. H. Tid-
we'll 1t 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
1928, ,695. .16." The period covered is
from January 20, 1904, and November
IL, 1912.
II Is alleged that in each entry the
true weight was far less than the
weight on which the drawback was
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
is made that the Osaka
Shosen Kaisha american line is re-
suming business, Masking Manila a port
Of call In the outward and homeward
trips. These vessels ply from Tacoma
and Seattle to Japan, China and the
Philippines. They have. been import.
ant factors in the movement of cargo
and carry also limited number OF
cIaudine Back for Repairs.
To 90 on the floating drydock for
repafnting and the semtannual Ovel
the Inter-Island steamer
Claudine returned from the Maui ports
this morning, bringing 1929 sacks or
sugar. 45 head of cattle, 38 head OF
hogs, 81 sacks Of taro, 10 sacks Of
beans and packages Of sundries. The
schooner Defiance Is discharging
of nitrates at this port. Of
ficers state that $500 sacks Of sugar
are awaiting shipment from Kipahulu-
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eaby Named After Liner.
A baby girl born to Filipino par
ents on their way from Honolulu to
Manila in the Pacific Mail liner ST.
beria will bear the name of the popu-
lar line. The stranger made her ap-
pearance on board the steamer on
December IL, 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.
Sierra Taking Sugar Cargo.
When the Oceanic liner Sierra de-
parts for San Francisco on Saturday
afternoon more than 10o0 tons Of new
crop sugar will 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
Kaiufani Brings Kauai Sugar.
With 5000 sacks Of sugar supplied
1t Kauai ports the Inter-IslaRd steam
er Kaiulani arrived at the port this
morning. A smooth sea and favorable
wind served TO make The trip a pleas
ant one. Officers in the steamer re-
pert 1882 sacks of the sugar await
ing shipment to Honolulu from Maka-
we'll.
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