Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-01-09
PAID $500 FOR
VOYAGE TO THIS
PORT ON SHINYO
Or. DUNCAN Had Close Calls
Enough for Movie Rushing
Here to His Father

Catching the Shinyc Maru In San
Francisco Just two minutes before thu
gangpIanS vas taken VI buying
ticket to Yokohama aud paying 500
fine for coming to nololhiu on Q jap-
Ianese liner fran tho coast. Dr. j.. A.
DUNCAN OF Greeley, Colorado. who
rushed here to reach his father before
the end came. as the aged man was
supposed TO be near death. viii re-
turn to the mainland Wednesday on
the Matsonia as his father, DR. D. r.
DUNCAN, is improving and WIN prob
ably recover
DUNCAN had snough close calls az
missing his bat to furnish \ g'a0d
sample reel for some movie serial
When he received cable In Greeley
telling hj,a HIS father was seriuslY
i'll here he threw some clothes Into
a suit sase and caught the next traia
for S4n Francisco.
sno storm Delays Train
he train was scheduled 10 reach
an Francisco early In the morning.
A snowstorm ragged In the Rockies and
made II three hours late, DUNCAN
walked down the steps OF eferry
building behind time but thinking he
had an hour and half 20 catch the
Shinyo He rushed TO the T. X. X.
agency and found to his dismay that
she was to steam at noon instead OF
I p. m. the hour which had been told
him.
The agency refused to sell him a
ticket to Honolulu owing TO the coast
wise laws which provide q 500 pen
atty. DUNCAN then bought q ticket 70
Yokohama, paying $500 for Il.
Next In order was the dash 20 the
boat. The doctor reached the liner
just as the last visitors, were being
ordered ashore. two sniinutes before
sailing hour. The gangplank went
down two minutes later: the NJ d.
heayed a sigh Of relief and the voyage
was on.
Wireless Caught AZ See
While aboard the boat Or. DUNCAN
wanted to send q wireless here IN
quiring how his father was While
talking through Chief Eugineer Ma
kano as an interpreter to the wireless
operator, who did not understand Eng
iish. the physician learned that the
operator had picked up q. message
sent to the mainland. sayinS The elder
DUNCAN was improving.
shlnyo Saved Five Days
DR.. DUNCAN, Jr., arrived here and
paid the customs authorities the 500
fine imposed by federal regulation for
each passenger coming here on 9 for.
eien steamer from an American port
He took the Shinyo because the next
boat. the Wilhelmina, on which his
father had been injured the previous
voyage by fall from Z bench On deck.
did not leave San Francisco until five
days after the T. X. K. liner
The elder Dungan's right hip was
broken by the accident on the Wilhei.
nina. The aged man, who n close
to so years old. was very III up to
few days ago but has taken 3 turn
for the better and his chances Tor re-
covery are now quite good
Fine May BE RENTED
Acting Collector Of Customs Ray.
mer Sharp said today be has acted
fayorab1y on DR.. Duugan,s petition to
have the fine remftttd and has recon-
mended its remittance TO Washington
because OF the circumstances sur.
rounding this particular instance
When ! LEFT Greeley blizzard was
raging. said Dr. DUNCAN. IT., to-
day Honolulu climate ct this time
OF year is certainly q big improve
ment on our Colorado variety