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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1898
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR shows Wilder's Steamship Co notice with names and dates unreadable. The readable portion indicates a formal notice likely about a Graves Mokoldy matter dated in June or July, but details are obscured. Replace with precise extraction if readable.
The steamship Claudine Cameron will depart Honolulu Tuesday at 6 p m bound for San Francisco and Kaupo on a second attempt. The company reserves rights on access and arrival times and disclaims liability for consequences. Consigners must be at the landings to receive shipments and ships bear risk for live stock and valuables above a stated amount. Freight received without a receipt is at shipper risk. A 25 percent surcharge may apply.
A Chinese visitor arriving from Oakland on a six month residence permit in Honolulu is refused departure on a steamer for not paying personal taxes. Officials insist tax receipts are needed, noting exemptions only for sick, indigent, or sixty plus cases. The man faces a heavy bond and potential stay, while the British Benevolent Society reports Queen’s Birthday ball proceeds of 369.15 from 332 tickets and 310 donation, with expenses of 8470.85.
The English mile remains 1760 yards in this country while other nations use diverse mile lengths. France uses the kilometer, Belgium and Holland adopt 1094 yards per mile, Spain has 1522 yards, Russia 1167, China 609, Norway and Sweden 11690, Germany three English miles, with Italy 2025, Portugal 2250, Austria 8297, and Denmark 8238 yards.
Pay scales list annual and monthly rates for ranks from Major-General at 7500 dollars to Private at 13 dollars per month. Mounted pay adds 2000 for First Lieutenant and 2000 for Captain, with 20 percent active service uplift for privates.
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