The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1871-11-22

TIE importance Of the P. n. s. s. Cos
steamers touching at HouolrIu on their way 70
Japsn and China has been previously remarked
upon though With little probability of such an
arrangement coming into operation Should these
steamers call at this port, tbeT woali undoabt-
edly command fzir proportion Of freight and
passenger traffic from San Francisco and as a
Treaty nov exists between japan and this King
dom. : trade win probably spring into existence
that viii supply freight Eor Yokohama, as vel
as from that port TO Honolula: besides which.
it may be remarked that this port Is convenient
c5ziing station for that line Of steamers. At
present. passengers from the Australian and New
Zealand Colonies for Chi1s and japan, have
either to engage passage in some coal-lzisn
vessel sailing from Newcastle, a Somewhat ineon-
veuisat point Of departure-;hough these
opportunities are not frequsat-ori in the P i o.
Cos steamers, By which route their voyage Is
circuit0uz, long and tedious, and also very ex-
pe1sive. In proceeding by way of HonolalV-
from Auckland to this pert, and rice rsysa, BY
the Webb Iine-their course Eould be more
direct and less expensive, With the certainty Of
speedy passage TbGs It Is Obvious to every
one that this route would take precedence Of the
2. 4 o. Cos And If the opportunity Of visit
Tnz the Hawaiian Islands we're offered rs 81
induceuent FOR travelling per Pacific Mail
steamer. to persons gong FROM Europe to japan
or China. mary would choose the American
route in preference to the one va Susz. The
interest these Islands haz long excited IN the
minds Of travellers and tourists Is Pr0verbial
Requiring the dsi91z from their direct course
that the steamers vould make IN calling here,
The extra distance Eoali ls1gtheu the rip
aeross bat little, # s1yi and It Is therefore
cutie feasible to concisie that If Houolull we're
made an intermediate port, the enterprise would
provs both profitable 70 the Company and grati-
fyinr to the mercantile aud travelling pa5lie
generally.
Following Is az announcement taken hOn
the :. F. BHzsia, II referring to which Ee
nav b allowed, n Passa-li. = fsE obssrTatioUs
regarding China aa5 japan
TIE PacrE. Mail Steamship Coupau!. 10
8 circular issued from the New 1ork o-lcs
rnser date Ct Cc.5bcr n AM si-ue5 5y AEe1
McLane. President states that 5Hsy vii bega
a ssni-uosthiy uaBs-PaciEc line between Sa1
Francisco. japan and China ca the 18th Nay
1872 with regular departures thereafter fFoul
San Francis-o. o. the Ist and 18th Of every
nonth. exeeut Ehsa such dates fall On Sunday.
zhen the departures vii take Place on the
SATURDAY presiding. TIE statsmeut i also
made that the Company vii be prepared to
supply additional tonnage should the trzae
require it."
That the establishment Of this semi-mouthly
service VII Be highly satisfactory to residents
IN japan and China. a also 70 the United States
and the commercial world geHeraily. Is uHqlez-
tio1zhis. The great increase Of trade which
has faaaeea the PMS. : Company to dstsr-
uire oa raining two steamers an9nth upon this
ruuts sufficiently indicates the gT0=iag trade
Nth the t=O great empires OF China ard japan
A rapid change from their I71gchsrzhsd
isolatiou to eonparztiFeIy opsa intercourse With
Foreigners has been especially cbserEshls n
Jsuan. Not 6 With Chinz, t5- H0tEithztz1diaE
the Tznsnzs trade carried OF for nznT years bg
f-rsiru rnerrhants With that nzs7cu the Chinese
have ever been sztrsnely 5salc1z Of he intrusion
Of forsizrszz-elEa7s slow and EusiIH1g .
saapt f1reiEu appliances ard iaEsatiouz CT 70
pztr11izs foreign P-si1rtious= sl~s7s E7Psrsz-