The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-06-29

FEER. W. HUrcHISox.
Niasis- q Izse-iac
THE arrival Of the Wonga Wonga on
Wednesday last. on her second voyage
from Sydney and Auckland. was greeted
by our citizens with only less pleasure
than the irSi arrival Of that vessel at the
Inauguration Of the service. Although
the number of passengers brought by the
vessel on her last was much less than BY
the irst trip, yet she brought, probably. a
paying number, and nesrer no doubt the
average that viii take passage by the Gne
until the size and speed Of the vessels EN-
ployei are increased. The arrival of the
vessel on her second trip is 5 guarantee
that the undertaking Is something more
than an experiment. and marked reflt2i
Of the proCnoStication Of those who fore
bcded that this particular enterprise was
merely itfnl and unreliable effort to
make sensation. by irresponsible parties.
II has proved that those who have inaug-
uratei the line are worthy Of confidence.
and that they have introduced steam
communication between the great Aus
trSlian Colonies and san Francisco.
in the proper way, by undertaking
the matter AZ once, withoui-AS we
see Others making effort 70 do-iemand-
ing guarantees in the shape Of subsidies,
that their undertaking shall from the be
ginning pay them heavy dividends, but
they have seen that $ great trade can be
created between the slresdy wealthy
snd constantly growing colonies snd the
western coast Of America, and with sim
ply sufficient mall contracts 70 insure them
against loss. they have boldly entered the
field Whatever steam company OF steam
ships may in future succeed in occupying
the route, which Is now almosi certain 70
be always occupied BY line Of steamers,
the honor Of inaugurating the service viii
always be due to the projectors Of the
present line, snd II i but justice to them
20 hope that some Of the substantial re-
wards Of the great commercial benefits.
which are sure 10 Arise from the inter
course Of which they A7e the pioneers,
NAV be theirs IS well
By the Australian znd New ZeAlsnd
papers. we learn that there Is greAs riiySl-
" between Melbourne and Sydney IS TO
which port shAn be the terminus Of the
route In Australia. IS vel IS 5 similar
competition SIS 70 whether Auckland on
the North, OF Wellington OF the middle
Island shs1 b the po-7 Of cal In New
Zealand Mr. Collie, the agent Of Mr.
". II. Webb. who / now in the colonies
with the ParPose Of securing subsiieS
from the different Colonies. seems TO al
with the greStest impzriiAliiy in his s.
susnoes 70 the people OF the different
ports that theirs shall Be the terminus OF
the port Of call. inzsnuch IS be unheSita-
tingly asSureS each thSs Il would be the
utmost folly 70 presume th2t any po1t bzt .
theirs could by any possibility be chosen
This course Of Mr.. Collie b2s h2d the =
fecs TO plunge the people q the riE5I
ports into mos delightful uncertainty -
70 which would Be the fsvo7ed spoi IN
oase the company represented By hin
should eventually b Successful II getting
subsi5es fron the countries as each end Of
the route. In the meantime. the p7ess II
the Different cites o; New ZeAlznd zre
unspsrng IN Their denunciziions Of Their
rivals and eloquent n praise q the Acili-
sie< Ofsrrei By their own ports The
press Of one pors Ssserts th1t TIE currents
I'm with such violence a. another tbs, L
Is Nc, over safe 10 approach !, II the day
time. znd thAt 10 mariner = DO understands /
his business would think u approaching
N the night Of oozrse the slz2de1ed
party repels the insinuSsiOa viii insiiEzz- 4
TN sai wonders th2t the people Of zn
obscure village. On = remote sid zlmoSt II f.
accessible oo4ss, should Y1eS1rae 70 elzin
p-eoeienoe over the Snez hz-bOr n tie
mos fertile district q the three klza5s
which constitute New Zezizni The
riv2lry bssween Melbourne &nd Syiney l.
qzite IS intense, zlrhO1gh undoubtedly
more Gigui5ei, Is becomes tEO rieh @ni
POPzlO1s cites Thiz nv&lry, besides b.
ing sOoe~h4. <aassng 70 diSiuss-essed
parties. shows the 6sse-ullzsion q The
people q the Colonies 70 hzEe Ene Of
steamers fon some per- N Aaz-zEz-
tolehinz 5: SINE Po-5 II NeE Zealz7d 10
San Fr4ncisoos and L < grzsifsing 10 Is
70 know thzs the Inc + selion talked q
excsps N connection with Hoaolala Is
one Of the POrts q czl q the rozte