The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-11-02
FISH SITUATION
GREAT SURPRISE
TOCH|LL|NGWORTH
Didn't Know Catches Were Be-
ing Held In Holds Long After
Arrival Of. Sampans In Port
THINKS INVESTIGATION
SHOULD BE CONDUCTED
With Scarcity In ealMarket %
Monday There Was Plentiful
Supply Inlce Wells of Vessels

mUHudy tneTe was FlenLlIuI
Supply lnlce Wells of Vessels
eff fishing conditions are az I have
been told they are" said Charles F.
Chillingworth yesterday afternoon,
when asked the reason for sampans
holding their catch in the wells for
twenty four hours and sometimes longer
after arrival in port, 'tf am ignorant
Of them. However, should they be, and
have no reason TO doubt what I have
been told, certainly feel that IL is for
the best interests Of the public to have
them investigated Immediately. ~
1T IL within the province Of the
food commission to appoint some one
whose duty it shall be 20 see that all
sampans are unloaded as soon as they
arrive in port, and 'al1 who violate any
ruling that might be made should have
their eargocs condemnedD
Mr.. Chillingworth expressed his graf.
ification at the way The Advertiser
was delving into the fish situation and
exposing conditions such as he had
never suspected existed. He was also
very much surprised to learn that Sam
pan 10, Captain 0tani, which came in
about one o'clock yesterday afternoon
with four wells filled to capacity with
fish, failed to unload yesterday after.
noon. Whether the catch viii be dis.
charged this morning or be held in the
vessel until tomorrow morning could
not be aseertained last night. This
sampan belongs to the Hawaiian Fish
cries, Of which A! +. Cooke is secre-
tary. ~. .sHE ... r.
Smells to Heaven .rls
Waterfronters have long complained
of the stencil that is caused by the
pumping out of the bilges of some of
the sampans after fish have been held
for certain length of time. In fact
the Odor is said to be so strong at times
that men working on the mauka side of
Pier l6 cross over to the Eva side for
breath of fresh air. 81 ttas r.r.l
+. Sampan So, registered inlthe name of
Hilamatsu, which arrived at the dis.
charging wharf Saturday morning, is
still in port. Arriving Saturday morn,
ing, this craft unloaded part Of its
cargo and then closed the matches.
Water and supplies were taken aboard
Saturday and the balance of the cargo
was discharged Sunday. The captain
and the crew were ready TO sail Mon
day morning but it was noticed that for
some reason the sampan did not get out
on schedule time.
Big Boss No Speak
When asked by bystander as to the
cause of the delay, he said, "Big boss
no speak yet. " This can be interpreted
in several different ways, and just
whom he meant by " Big boss" has not
been explained. Mr.. Chillingworth was
extremely indignant when told of this,
saying he could not understand why a
remark of this kind was necessary, for
he was positive the vessel was in no
wise receiving instructions for its
movements from the Pacific Fish Com
pany. Mr.. Hilamatsu Is position among
the fishermen has never been defined.
& so whether or not these boats are uns
der his direct supervision could not be
learned. 1t has been rumored that he
il identified with one. of the leading
fish companies, but in what way Is a
matter Of conjecture as yet. 80,
1t was generally reported that 0
scarcity in fish existed at the local
market on Monday, yet there were
fish in the wells on one sampan and
possibly more on that day. If this
shortage really existed, the question is
asked, why did not sampan 100, oper-
ated by the Pacific Fish Company, un.
load the twenty-five baskets of fish
which were in its wells upon arrival at
nine O'Clock Monday morning. instead
Of waiting until early yesterday morn.
ing before putting them upon the mar
ketf n"
He Didn't Know s..a ..>3.i b.
When asked this question yesterday
afternoon, Charles Chillingworth said
he knew no plausible reason why all
fish should not be unloaded upon ar
rival in port. He was not sure just
what method was followed. He tele'
phoned Yamashiro, manager of the Pa
cifc Fish Company, and asked the
ownership of Sampan l99 When told
it belonged to their company, he asked
the man In the Office why the fish car.
90 of this vessel had not been placed
on the market the morning of arrival.
He was told that the craft had not
come in until nine clock and that
this was too late for the eight o'clock
auction, SO instead of going to the ex-
pense Of hauling them to the ice house
they were left in,the wells of the sam
pan until the following morning. A
few minutes before Mr.. Chillingworth
had stated that il was his belief that
auctions were held at frequent inter
walls throughout the day. When told
by the man in the Office of the Pacific
Fish Company such was not the case,
he expressed surprise saying things
might be done differently now than in
the past. '..f' ~.'..
g Sampan 266 also n Pacifie Fish Com