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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1909
Page
7
The text blends political critique and agricultural snippets. It references Territorial Grand Jury matters, local appointments, and reformist critics, interwoven with Hawaii Station agricultural reports noting tropical fruit experiments, cotton yields, pineapple issues, rubber tree planting, and growing U S Japan goodwill. Mentions Henry Wetater and several unnamed figures.
A local tribute notes public service dedication within the city and county police administration. It laments limited control over a floating underworld and calls for stronger leadership and capable effort to address rising crime and urban challenges.
A troubled report accuses Sheriff and police leadership of political manipulation and incompetence. The piece denounces a chief who protected an ineffective detective, urges public action to replace the head of the police department, and demands accountability to root out corruption and restore trust.
In his annual report Secretary Ballinger notes proposals to suspend equitwise whipping laws for Hawaii passenger service. He warns of plans that could shift inland transport and coast trade to foreign ship owners, and mentions talk of transferring the U S merchant marine to Japan, though he believes such moves will be thwarted by American interests.
Company and Captain Thomas K Clarke inspected the Cattle Chief this morning. the court's master authorized the tow at the command of the dinner. KOON was sent from Mauna Kea and Mikehala. One other vessel was dispatched to the scene. About 5,000 horsepower strained the stern fittings of the British vessel as Castle Chief Hien plowed toward shore until the steam fired. The vessel’s release from danger remained uncertain amid hostile seas and weather.
The Celtic Chief, a 1 7?9 gross ton full rigged ship of 266 feet length, ran aground on coral reef near Honolulu amid rough seas. Captain Jones and Manager Norman Watkine of the Hawaiian Fertilizer Co. plan salvage with the Mauna Kea steamship and local tug anchors. The ship, owned by Celtic Chief Shipping Co. of Liverpool, has a 24 year service history and was launched in October 1855.
Report from the harbor notes Helene awaiting inspection and remor under repair while the Celtic Chief endures fierce swells. Pilot Macauley reportedly boarded the ship around early night but remained aboard as the vessel struggled near the reef and near-channel entry remained blocked by foggy conditions.
Secretary Ballinger reviews land and timber issues in Hawaii, urging amendments to land laws to aid small settlers and prevent tree loss. He notes Honolulu port ownership and foreign control, and calls for a temporary expansion of passenger transport between Hawaii and the mainland to improve transportation.
$125,000 in Ookala paid out today as McBryde at 6.87 percent leads the largest block of Black Exchange activity. About seven hundred shares traded between 6.75 and 6.87 percent with buy orders still on the tape. Salon of Walalua at 126 and Honokan to 20.25 support a market rally, Pioneer Koapa steady and at 125,000 dollars pulled from Ookala. A five dollar per share dividend declared by the travtors in charge closes the report. A woman admits employing a girl to care for her children, police busy with city crime reports in San Fran.
A large fishing party of more than a dozen men traveled by Haleiwa Limited to Kaena Point, stopping twelve miles beyond Waialua. The group collected salt water gear and lunch supplies for a crowded day, reporting several dozen fish caught amid high curiosity from local onlookers.
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