The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1870-03-16

exists between Australia and San Fran
cisco, that peculiar and regular commerce
suited TO steamers Is Yet to be created !;
which, although under the circumstances
not difficult TO create, its absence at the
commencement will necessitate 3 de
pendence upon the subsidy, not 50 much
for the profits of the enterprise as for its
expenses
We also learn from very reliable
source, that a movement has been set on
foot in Australia to Immediately maugu-
rate line of steamers on the proposed
route, and that parties in Sydney have
chartered two OF the PeninSular and ORR
entail Company's steamers, lying in that
port, to make the initial trips, one OF
which is understood to sail on the 18th of
this month. These are probably to be
the pioneer steamers of the Company
with whom the contract is reported TO
have been made in London That the
vessels have been chartered, is proof
that they do not intend that others shall
start in the business before they do.
That these lines of steamers will make
this a way port there can be but little
doubt. as it Is almost in n direct line be
tween San Francisco and Sydney, or Mel
bourne, and at convenient distance from
the former port for coaling and recruit
ing station. The distance from San Fran
cisco TO Honolulu is about POO miles
from Honolulu to the Fyis, where it is
understood the steamers will stop, is 26sO
miles, and from the Fiijjiis TO Sydney, 1850
miles, making in all $3.50 miles for the
entire distance, which, though one of the
longest steam routes. without doubt passes
over the most peaceful ocean route in the
world The terrific gales experienced on
the route from San Francisco to Japan
and China are unknown on this route, and
the difference in the sea-going qualities OF
side-wheel or screw steamers Is OF but
little importance, as the calm seas through
which they would pass, make them equally
safe.
1t would be difficult TO over-estimate the
Importance to this country of the perma-
nent establishment of the Australian line
of steamers. 1t would not only open to
our products an important market, but
the large amount of travel would add
greatly to our prosperity, provided we
are prepared TO take advantage of the OPP
portunity offered TO us. If we are obliged
TO inform passengers who may desire to
land here, that not having any hotel or
proper places of entertainment, we will
be unable to encourage them to remain
here for any time except during the short
stay of the vessels, the benefits to be de-
rived from passenger traffic viii be greatly
lessened to us. But it is to be hoped that
our citizens, alive to their own interests,
will bestir themselves and provide for this
want in time to reap all the advan-
tages offered. Our delightful and healthy
climate offers inducements seldom equaled
for the visits of those who desire to escape
from the rigors of less favored climates,
either for health or comfort, and all the
inducements required to make them avail
themselves of it, is facility for getting here
comfortably, and of being comfortably
entertained while here The proposed
steamers will afford the desired facility
for any one either in California or Aus
tralia to avail themselves of the benefits
of our climate, and it is to be hoped that
our citizens will not be behind in making
provision for their entertainment.
Another necessity which will be felt, if
anything, more than it is now, is the ne
cessity of mter-Island steam. The past
year has taught our people the inconveni-
ence, and not unfrequently the pecuniary
loss of being without reliable steam COM
munication between the Islands. 1t may
have been fortunate, in one respect, that
for the past two or three months, plant
ers on the other Islands have not
been able to get their sugars to the
market on account of the impOssibility
of the schooners making their usual
trips during the alternate calms and
gales we have had during that time
We say, the planters may have been
fortunate, that their sugars have been
kept from poor and declining market by
stress of weather. but it may be, that
some of them have been seriously embar-
raised by having their sugar kept back,
when it was quite necessary for them to
have it in hand, to realize upon, to enable
them to carry on their plantations with
out loss. We have no hesitation in say
ing, that the embarrassment occasioned
by the necessities of the planters in this
respect, has more than balanced the pro-
liable gain of the forced " delay. We
think, this win be generally conceded, and
therefore have no doubt, that the public
at large, viii hail with pleasure the de-
termination of the government to put the
Rilouea in repair, and again place her in
the coasting trade. Some may disagree
with rs. but a great majority Ito sneak