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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-12
FREIGHT RATES OUT OF j..
SIGHT," SAYS N. E. GEDGE

Business is good in San Francisco.
and the shipping trade is booming.
said Norman E. GedSe, secretary and
treasurer of the Inter-Island Steam
Navigation Company, Ltd, who re.
turned with Mrs. Gedge this morning
on the Great Northern from the coast,
after vacation lasting nearly two
months. Mr.. and Mrs Gedge left here
November &c. .".: ...."..
The shipping business is great :
said Mr.. Gedge. Freight rates are
out of sight, and the demand for ships
is unprecedented There is tremen-
dous demand for tonnage" Mr.. Gedge
attended to details of the transaction
by which the 1nter-Island purchased
the steamer ShoshOne. - =.
While in San Francisco. Mr.. Gedge
was honored with appointment as dep,
uty Inspector of the Scottish Rite Ma
sons in the Hawaiian islands. This is
one of the highest honors in Masonry
and gives Mr. Gedge authority over
all Scottish Rite Masonic lodges in
the islands ...-.
The appointment was made by the
sovereign grand, commander of the
Scottish Rite for the southern iuris.
die ton While on the coast Mr., .Gedge
was initiated into the 33rd degree.
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Travellers SAY
HILO INSPECTION
MADE WAIT LONG

A delay of two hours in securing
inspection from the I. 5. quarantine
official at Hilo has aroused genuine
anger among the passengers OF the
liner Great Northern. who voiced their
Indignation upon arrival today. -.
The steamship company and the Of
ficers of the Hill liner had done every
thing possible to get the passengers
early to Hflo and through the Quaran-
tine inspection. The passengers We're
asked TO be up early and line up for
inspection before breakfast, which
did The liner was in Kuhio bay early
bat no public health officials appeared.
Passengers said today that it was not
until 3 - O'Clock that DR. l.. l.. Sex
ton. acting assistant surgeon, and his
assistants. were on the scene, and
that by this time many Of the pas.
sengeTs were aCutelv disconnected
both by the heat of waiting in the
rooms, and oI going without break
fast II ...s... -.
Formal complaint is to be made, of
ficers Of the liner were told by the
passengers, to the bureau of the pub
lie health service in the treasury de-
partment 1t is alleged that the in
spection force at HilO is too small and
does not properly appreciate the sit
uation of big liner arriving early in
the day SO that the passengers may be
landed early Some Of the passengers
are said to have reached HilO as late.
as noon yesterday. and their stay on
the Big Island was necessarily so
shortened that they could not see as
much Of the country around HilO as
they wished =: IL. -:
One passengers said today that afr
davits will probably be secured from
passengers detailing their delay.
Passengers on. the Great Northern
declared DR.. SEXTON did not board the
liner until 8: 40 yesterday morning.
although the pilot was picked up off
Hilo at 1920. They said his methods
were arbitrary, and that as a result
of his delay the Pauilo trip had to be
given up, as the last passengers did
not get ashore until 11:3O yesterday
morning. = .>.." ... p.
Officers of the liner asserted pas.
senger5 became violently angry at DR..
Sexton, calling him all sorts Of cpl
thets and uncomplimentary names.
They said passengers declared the
methods to be arbitrary,
and lacking in common
sense" ~.s ...... 49,
For while we thought there was
going to be 4 fist fight" said one Off
Ger. -. =. - ........... ...=
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big liner Brings
HALF THOUSAND
PASSENGERS
Great Northern'S Captain Re-
ports Sea Like Boiling Pot"
Ala People From Coast

There was swell like a boiling
| pot II was the toughest voyage we
have ever had said Capt A. Amman.
commander OF the Hill liner Great
| Northern, which arrived today from
San Francisco, San Pedro and HiIo.
on time to the minute, docking al
exactly ~ O'Clock at Pier 6. +
We had bad trip all the way
across, said the big liners big com
mander "A heavy sea, the swell. and
winds from north and north-northeast,
shifting to southeast. kept us plenty
busy. The Great Northern got in
exactly on time, however, as usual,
both at Iilo and here.
Captain Amman said the steaniing
time from San Pedro to Hilo was 1OS
hours, exactly 4 days and II hours
The steamer arrived off Hilo at 1920
yesterday morning. on time to the
minute I'VE are always on time"
said the commander
Steaming time from Ililo to Homo
lulu was hours and so minutes, the
liner having left there at 1890 this
morning. Captain Amman slackened
speed number OF times coming from
iliio, in order not to arrive ahead of
schedule. On her last trip the Great
Northern came over from Hilo in s
hours and "a minutes.
Pier Stringer Snapped.
Half a thousand passengers stream.
ed down the gangway this morning as
the liner locked. When she was be,
ing warped in to her berth, buffer
block was not lowered far enough.
owing to the tackle fouling and the
ships side drove the block against the
piers upper stringer. swapping the
stringer with report like a dozen
rifles The wharf was not damaged
The Great Northern brought exactly
5l4 passengers to Honolulu, of whom
Ala were from San Francisco and Los
Angeles. The remaining 100 got on
at Hilo and included a number OF
Honolulans who went over on the
Mauna Kea to meet their families and
return on the liner with them TO Homo
lulu. Only two coast passengers book
ed TO Hilo.
Running time from San Francisco to
San Pedro was Is hours and AZ min
utes or the Ala passengers from the
coast, 27G are first cabin, 122 second,
and 16 steerage OF this number 10
got on at San Pedro Clos Angeles
harborl.
Freight brought by the Great North.
ern is disappointingly small, only $3.50
tons. On her last trip, the Great
Northern brought 374 passengers from
the coast. and on her first voyage, 22O.
Todays passenger list is 40 persons
larger than on her last call here De-
cember %.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-12
TO
HOLD HEARINGS
At LOCAL PORT

The board of general appraisers,
with main offices in New York City.
will conduct bearings of importers
protests, both classification. and valu-
alton, in Honolulu on May Is. accord
ing to docket which has been drawn
up by ] B. Sullivan, president of the
board Il. .... ~....-
Commenting on the proposed trip OF
the board to ports outside New York,
the New York Times says:
This is the second time the board
has included Honolulu in its schedule,
thus saving importers their time and
money in the matter of getting their
protests before the board. the former
procedure requiring the filing Of pa
pers or personal appearance at the
boards New York Offices"
The general schedule includes hear
ings by both single general apprais
erS. and by boards Of three. 49,.
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BY AUTHORITY.
SEALED TENDERS.

Sealed Tenders will be received by
the Superintendent of Public Works
up until IL o'clock noon of Wednes'
day, March s, 1916, for the furnishing
OF Metal Furniture for the Judiciary
Building, in Honolulu, Oahu.
The Superintendent of Public
Works reserves the right to reject
any and all tenders.
Plans, specifications and blank
forms of proposal are on file in the
office of the Superintendent of Public
Works, Capitol building, Honolulu.
A. c. WHEELER,
Acting Superintendent of Public
Works .~
Honolulu, January 4, 1916.
6362-10t 49,.
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BY AUTHORITY.
RESOLUTION NO. 4o5.

Be it resolved by the Board of SUI
pervisors of the City and County of
Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, that
the following sums, aggregating Five
Thousand Six Hundred Dollars $5,600.-
00) be and the same are hereby appro-
priated out of all moneys in the Per-
manent Improvement Fund in the
Treasury of the City and County of
Honolulu as advances against the
cost of preliminary engineering ex-
pense for the following purposes, the
same to be refunded out of the mon
eys to become available therefor from
the bonds for said Improvements, and
to be expended for Salaries, Payrolls
and Incidentals to wit: =. -. -.
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oLeuo HooLAHA.

0Y. X. You anne Chu Ming, ia hoo
hui ae nei ia laua malalo o ka inoa
hui o Y. X. You & Company, no ka
hama ana aku Ike kuai ana i ma
meaai anne ma huaai ma Ike Alanui
Moi Akau, mawaena 0 Ike Alanui ka-
mika anne Nuuanu, ma Honolulu.
Y. X. YOU,
CHU MING.
Honolulu, Hawaii, Ianuari II, 1916.
6369-2t
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NOTICE.

Y. Il. You and Chu Ming have form
ed copartnership under the firm
name Of Y. X. You & Company, deal
ers in groceries and fruits, at North
King street. between Smith and Nuu-
anu, in Honolulu.
Y. X. YOU, f..
CHU MING. -.
Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan. y, 1916.
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" ...@ R. w. SINGLE,
+. H." Supervisor.
Honolulu, January s, 1916. ..... -.
1 hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution passed Second Reading as
amended and ordered to print at the
meeting held on Tuesday, January II,
1916, on the following vote of the
Board of Supervisors, to wit: III
T.. Ayes: AHA, Arnold. Hollinger,
Horner, Larsen. Logan, Single.
Noes: None -. -. ="
T.. f. BUFFANDEAU,
Deputy City and County Clerk.
6369-Jan. II, Is. ii. -.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-12

In Japan private individuals own
oEly the surface of the land and its
products, all mineral deposits beneath
the surface being the property of the
government ~ ~. III. -.
An education scheme which has
been under way at Siam for 20 years
has lead to the laying of the founda-
ton rof Bangkok University's first
building, for arts, medicine and en-
cheering.
A factory in which radium is being
produced has been opened in Scot
land by Scotch chemist.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-12
NON COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS CLUB OF
.*... MILITIA IN SESSION

Officers were elected last night at
a session of the noncommissioned Of
ficers club. National Guard of Hawaii,
and honorary membership was grant
ed three lieutenants who have been
promoted from the ranks. Capt. Lin
coin, senior nspector-instructor. was
asked to meet the members of the
club next Tuesday. "
The officers elected were: LIST Sgt
Westcott. O. NJ C.. president: Sgt.
Henry Yamp of Company F, secretary,
and Sgt. r. McEldowney, Company
b, treasurer. Membership committee:
Sgt Hopkins, Company F; Sgt. Pinao,
Company G, and Post Sgt. Kepano.
Lieut.. Harold Godfrey. retiring chair.
man; Lieut. Will Miles, and Lieut..
Sing were elected honorary members.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-12

Rumors have been spread in Swed
ish- papers that the German torpedo
Eoats which detained the steamship
Arago flew the Swedish flags.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-12
ID THREE l.
Honolulu Stock Exchange
MERCANTILE
did Asked
Wednesday, Jan. IL.


/ Alexander & BaidWin.I.t -. -.
SUGAR -. =. =. -.
Eva Plan Co 2CIs 26a
| Haiku Sugar Co .... :. -. 20j H..
| Haw Agri Co .............. 49,. 2G5
Haw. G. & Sug Co.. -. a.
Haw. Sugar CO. ........ 80. SO
| Honokaa Sug. Co. ....:..-. 6
Honomu Sugar Co -.
Hutchinson S. Plan. Co. 49,.
kahuku Plan Co .........>s. 80. 1Sls
kekaha Sugar Co =.
koloa Sugar Co 155
McBryde Sugar Co, Ltd. s24 SIS
Oahu Sugar Co. ......... 2gA 29ls
Olaa Sugar Co. Ltd. -. gA 9ss
Onomea Sugar Co. @......> 80. -.
Paauhau S. Plan. Co. -. 49,.
Pacific Sugar Mill 80. ......-:. H..
Paia Plan. Co. .......... =. -. :. poe
Pepeekeo Sugar Co. ....a
Pioneer Mill Co ..... 344 81
San Carlos Mill Co, Ltd. =. -.
Waialua Agri Co. 2715 27A
Waikiki Sugar Co. .........'..... -.
Waimanalo Sugar Co. ........... 80.
Waimea Sugar Mill Co...
MISCELLANEOUS. :
Haiku F. & p. Co, Com.
Haiku F.. & p Co, Pfd. =.
Haw. Electric Co. -. So. -
Haw Pineapple Co. 49, -. 81, 4
Hilo Il. r. Co.. Pfd. -. -.
Hilo Ry. Co. Com. -. 80. -.
Hon B. & NJ Co, Ltd. liz Is
Hon. Gas Co, Pfd. ...... -. - -.
Hon. Gas Co, Com. 49,. 10 -.
Hon, r. T. & l.. Co..
LII Steam Nav. Co.. 200 205
Mutual Tel Co. ........ 1875 20
Oahu Ry, & Land Co... 14I12 1870 /
Pahang Rubber Co. -. 49,.
Tanjong 0lok Rubber Co. 80 -.
BONDS. ....> =.
Hamakua Ditch Co. 6s.., -. -.
Haw. C. & Sugar Co. 5s. 80. -.
HaW. Irr. Co. IS ... $40" -.
HaW. Ter IS, Pub. Imp. -.
HaW Ter. Pub Imp As. 49,. -.
Haw Ter 412s ........ -. 800
Haw. Ter. 312G5........... ..... :. -. -.
Hilo r. r. Co. 6s Issue OF ....,',.= -. :.
Hilo RRCo. RE. Con6s -.
Honokaa Sug. Co 6s.. 49,. -.
Hon, Gas. Co, Ltd. Us. 1913 104
Hon r. r.. & L. Co. 6s 104la -.
Kauai Ry. Co. 6s. ....... 100 -.
McBryde Sugar Co. 5s.. -. 1001a
Mutual Tel IS ........ LOG 49,.
Oahu Ry 4 Land Co. 5s -.
Oahu Sug. Co. 6s. ...... 1854 109 /
Olaa Sugar Co. 6s 1904 !
Pacific G. & F. Co. 6s... -. 49,.
Pacific Sugar Mill Co. 6s "a -.
San Carlos Mill Co. IS. -. 80.
Waialua Agri. Co. 5s...- -. -.
Sales: Between Boards Oahu |
Sug. Co. 29%; so Pioneer $3.50; 20,
SO. $50 Waialua 271a; 100, so Nc
Bryde Ss; 100, 100, 200, so Olaa 81
$4,000 Oahu Sug. Co. 6s l0S1h.
Session Sales-20, so, 80 McBryde |
SIS; 5 Pioneer So; 10, 10. 5, % Waia-
lua 2715; so, 5 Haw. Pineapple Co. |
Ban; 100, 60, Is, 5, Is Oahu Sug. Co. |
39R
Latest sugar quotation: e6 deg. test,
4.63 cts. or SEP go uer ton .@. i
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FOR RENT.

A nicely furnished bungalow, garage
and servants quarters; rent $35 a
month. Apply 1884 Magazine St, or
phone 5274. 6369.tf
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Expected here from Guam and Ma
Mia about January 20 is the U. 5.
cruiser Sartoga, which left Guam
January 10 January 8 Honolulu
time). The cruiser will take bunk
ers, water and provisions here and
sail for Bremerton navy yard direct.
She is the former flagship of the Ash
attic fleet, and was recently replaced
by the cruiser Brooklyn.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-12

Mail for Yokohama direct will be
taken by the T. X K. steamer Tenyo
Maru, due to arrive Friday morning
from San Francisco, sailing Friday
afternoon for the Orient.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-12

Members Honolulu Stock and Bond
-. Exchange.
Fort and Merchant Streets
g.. Telephone 1908 /.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-12

At ~ O'Clock this morning the Mat
Sonia sailed from Pier u for San
Francisco, taking passengers, mail
and freight II. =. ~
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-12

The w. G. Hall will take no passen-
gers when she sails at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon for Kauai. Explos-
ives and combustibles prevent her
from booking anyone. Next passen-
ger steamer for Kauai will sail Mon
day afternoon, when the Maui will
take the Halls run.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-12

Mail advices received here yester.
day by Ching Shat, manager of the
Oahu Rice Mill Company, confirmed
previous news that the Chinese crew
of the China Mail steamer China have
successfully passed the able seamen's
examination, and been awarded their
certificates.
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Passengers sailing on the Matsonia
this morning for San Francisco were
So cabin and 80 steerage. Freight was
$500 tons of sugar, 1900 cases OF
canned pines, and 1000 punches OF
bananas. III @-: "
The Irish standard., 1916-06-24
LOYALTY SHOWN
BY REPUBLICANS
(Irish Press and News Service.)

Irish Press and News Service.)
Dublin, June 16.-The testimony be-
fore the Royal Commission proved that
there were no spies or informers
among the Irish Republican forces.
The government officials testified that
mo friends" of the government had
been located in the councils of the reb-
els and that no information of their Sc
cret proceedings or movements were
Forthcoming. The Irish press is pro-
hbited from printing the American
press comment on the executions. Sew.
enteen wounded soldiers and eighteen
civilians have died from wounds suf.
fered in the uprising. The American
consul is inquiring into the case OF
Mortimer O'Connor, an American citi
zen recently arrested in County Kerry
Some so young girls have been located
In Mountjoy prison.
The Irish standard., 1916-06-24
THE REVoLT,N GALWAY.

The testimony before the Royal
Commission showed there were 3.704
Irish Volunteers before the war and
5,191 after Mr.. Redmond's three
branches turned over to the Sinnfein-
ers. In the riding were 1910 active
Sim Fein rebels. The rebels took po-
sitions in the hills, from which they
were elected by shells from war YES
sci, the troops landing at Galway. A
number of young priests co-operated
with the rebels, according to the testi-
mony of County Inspector Rutledge.
The older clergy advised against
armed rebellion. The Gaelic Athletic
Association was influenced to rebel by
American advices. Their sports were
covers for sedition. In the east riding
we're 700 active rebels. Captain Mel
lows Cat large) organized the volun-
teers at Athenry and headed 1000 men
who marched to Moyfore Castle tear
ing up the railway lines and cutting
the telegraph wires on the way. The
rebels Communicated foodstuffs from
the farmers. OF these rebels 270 were
in prison and ~ had been sentenced.
The Irish standard., 1916-06-24
WASHINGTON NEWS
Interesting Catholic Churches and
National Legislature

dent Wilson be reelected and serve
two terms, he will be the second presi-
dent since Grant to so fill the great
office.
The presidents who served two con-
secutive terms were: George Wash
ington, of Virginia; Thomas Jeffer-
son, of Virginia; James Madison, Of
Virginia.; James Monroe, of Virginia;
Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee, and
Ulysses S. Grant, of Illinois.
The presidents of the United States
who have been elected twice in sue
cession, but who did not complete
their second term because of assassi-
nation, were Abraham Lincoln, of llli-
nois, and William Mckinley, of Ohio.
The president who was twice elected,
but not in immediate succession, was
Grover Cleveland, of New York.
The presidents who have been can
didates to succeed themselves, but
who failed of reelection, were John
Adams, of Massachusetts,; John
Quincy Adams, of Massachusetts,;
Martin Van Buren,, of New York; Ben
jamin Harrison, of Indiana; Theodore
Roosevelt, of New York, and William
Howard Taft, of Ohio. Several single
term presidents not among those al
ready named have desired to succeed
themselves, but failed of nomination.
Among the double-term presidents
who, before entering the presidential
office, or during their first term eithel
inveighed or argued or demonstrated
against second term, but who &C
cepted such term was George Wash
ington, Thomas Jefferson, and Andrew
Jackson. Madison and Monroe avowet
their willingness, or their desire, TO
second term, and the same may b.
, said of Lincoln, Grant, Harrison
, Cleveland, Mckinley, Roosevelt, Tai
, and Wilson.
w. II. Harrison was the oldest mai
, elected to the presidency and Roose
welt the youngest. Cleveland was tn
only president married in the Whit
House, and his second daughter tn
only presidents child born therein.
Eight presidents, Washington, Jeffe1
: son, Madison, Monroe, w. H. Harri
l son, Tyler, Taylor and Wilson, wer
) Virginians by birth. Six presidents
3 Grant, Hayes, B. Harrison, McKinle
: and Taft were Ohioans by birth.
The Irish standard., 1916-06-24
MEMORIAL TO THE "NUNS OF THE
BATTLEFlELD,"

A Joint resolution was introduced in
the senate last week by Senator Rob-
ert F. Broussard, of Louisiana, grant
ing permission to the ladies' auxiliary
to the Ancient Order of Hibernians in
America to erect in Arlington National
Cemetery monument to the memory
of the various orders of sisters who
gave their services as nurses on the
battlefields and in the hospitals during
the civil war.
This bill was referred to the COM
mittee on library of the senate, of
which Senator Broussard is chairman.
The other members are Senator Hoke
Smith, of Georgia; Senator Francis G.
Newlands, of Nevada; Senator ]. G.
w. Beckham, of Kentucky; Senator
John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi;
Senator ]. H. Gallinger, of Massa-
chusetts; Senator Albert B. Cum
Minis of Iowa, and Senator Henry A. du
Pont, of Delaware.
The Irish standard., 1916-06-24
CLOSING OF GEORGETOWN UNI.
VERSITY.

The scene on the Georgetown CAM
pus last week at the closing exercises
of the university was vivid one.
More than 5000 persons were seat
ed facing the stand for the honor
guests and speakers erected before the
east portico of the gray college build
ing, which was decorated with Amerl'
can flags and Georgetown banners.
The program was preceded by an
academic procession Of over two
thousand Georgetown professors, alum
nj and graduates, with other dignl-
taries. 1t was led by Rev. A. j. Don
lon, S. j., president Of the college, es-
corting Chief Justice Edward d.
White, of the United States supreme
court.
Former President Taft, who deliv
cred the address to the graduating
class, was introduced by Rev. A. j
Donlon, S. j., with the suggestion that
he should some day be chief justice OF
the supreme court.
AS president of the league to en-
force peace, Mr.. Taft defined the aims
of that league and advocated that the
participation of the United States II
such league of nations was the onl!
safe course in the present days Of dan
ger. He pointed to the difficulties o
maintaining neutrality in the presen
war as strong argument for prope
and adequate arming.
The applause that echoed Mr.. Taft
unexpectedly emphatic and striking
sentences was loud and prolonged.
In the law school, which rank
among the largest in this country, Al
bert r. Scanlon, of Minnesota, with
general average of 9719, and j. LIE
O'Connor, of Kansas, with a genera
average of 97.O6, won the facult
prizes for the best average in recita
tions and examinations during tn
year.
The Irish standard., 1916-06-24
PRESIDENTS WHO HAVE SERVED
TWO TERMS.

A double-term President has be-
come to be more unusual in American
history than such an occurrence was
within the first half century of the
lifetime of the republic. Should Presi-