The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-12-08

stations like ourselves, in this new Pacific Ocean
cable line, we will thus be placed in immediate
communicat ton with those groups. AT present
the Fits have steam communication monthly
with Sydney. Now, IF we are going to have
Geographic communication with those two
groups, it certainly appears reasonable to endea-
YOUR to secure steam communication with them
likewise. We might thus get up a second
monthly communication with Australia, as a
continuation of our new bi-monthly steam service
between this port and San Francisco. In this
way, we could send on a second monthly mail
from Europe and the States Uia the Pacific to the
Colonies. Besides, we would give our Samoa
cousins a monthly mail service placing them in
contact with the rest of the world. Perhaps
they might be induced to join in the Confedera-
tion scheme to which We alluded recently, II
they were brought within steam communication
with ourselves. Some time ago, We thought we
were going to lose our steam line completely.
one steamer passed US by, as a beginning; we
then apprehended a total break off of our
monthly steam communication with the colonies
and the States. Now, instead, we are going to
have a bi-monthly steam line between Honolulu
and San Francisco. At the same time the pleas
ant news reaches us that some very kind people
are seriously talking Of giving us cable commu-
~nication gratis with both the States and the
Colonies. We are indeed lucky to be just where
we are on this planet, and not at the North or
South Pole-out in the cold To still further
improve the advantages of our position, q little
diplomacy might get us a steam line Uia Samoa
to the Fijis. If an enterprising company or firm
hcre-some of our merchant princes-laid
down a steamer on the line proposed. we think
that the owners might readily obtain a mail SUBJ
sidy from the British government of the FiJis,
and also from the British Australian govern
ments. The British Home government and the
government of the United States would also have
a decided interest in aiding the scheme. In fine,
our own government, and even the government
of Samoa, might add a little help. Altogether,
there seems to be just IL plan of getting up a BIZ
monthly service between San Francisco and
Sydney, in the way we indicate, ola Honolulu,
Samoa and FIJI, on three separate lines Of steam
ers, which might all three run in connection.
Perhaps the p. NJ. S. Co., would not exactly like
such a scheme ; but really, we do not think that
it would be found to hurt The interest of that
company at all. Possibly Sir Arthur Gordon
may see the advantage of this proposed line for
the Fijis, and it might be worth while for our
P~remier-whoever he is-to instruct an agent
TO moot the matter incidentally with the govern
ment of Sir Arthur, who, we think, would be
likely to give the proposed plan a very hearty
approval, and lend most important aid in the
furtherance of the business. 1t will remain for
King Kalakaua to initiate negotiations with the
Samoa government on the confederation scheme
after steam and cable communication is estab-
lished between the two groups of " cousins"