The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-03-27

herewith The Memorial. 10 q well written document,
and sets forth with clearness and force the arguments
in favor Of the proposed line. II is a noteworthy
fact that China, whose people have been so long the
least enterprising in the world, is now apparently
becoming awakened TO the importance of eommuni-
cation with the outside world.
Memorial u Clso Caesar Moreno. Special agent
Of he China Merchants Steamship Navigation
Company. 10 His Royal -Mgesty HaldkdUd, King
Of The .SGHdlsich Islands, and 10 their Ercellen-
cies His Cabinet Ministers.
HoxoLULU, H. l.. Dec. 25th. 1879.
To HIS MAJESTY KAIAKAUA. KING OF THE HA-
wAHAN ISLANDS, AND THEIR ExCELLENcIEs HIS
CABINET MINISTERS. THE FOLLOWING MEMORIAL
Is MOST RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:
The Orient Anake.
SmE The China Merchants Steamship Navi-
CATION Company OF Shanghai, China, in view
Of establishing and developing commercial
aud postal relations between the Chinese
Empire and the Sandwich Islands, where
over II 900 Of Chinese subjects have immigrated,
and Uther Cinnamon very likely will immigrate in
the future free emigration being al inherent and
inalienable right of mani, thus necessitating a
direct and permanent intercourse with their father
land. said company has decided to run a line of
steamers from Canton, China. to Honolulu Ha-
waiian Islands. and probably extending it to San
Francisco. California. provided the Hawaiian Gov
ernment will concede to this new line of steamers
from China the same privileges and subsidy as
now enjoyed by the Australian line-I mean the
subsidy appropriated by act of the General AS
sembly of this Kingdom, approved the 9Th day of
August, 1878, for foreign steamship lines-36, 900
dollars biennially.
Considerations
This line of steamers direct from China comes
from a friendly and not a rival nor aggressive ma
ton. which nation does no longer mark the time
but she is marching in the path OF progress, knowl-
edge and modern civilization. A single ilustra-
ton will show this. For the first time in the
worlds history the Chinese Imperial flag has been
seen in the middle of the Pacific ocean, displayed
over. she is on the eve of developing her i'm
mense commercial. Industrial. agricultural
aud mining resources, and where there is no
want OF capital for carrying out any enter
prises that China and the Chinese may undertake,
Tor the Chinese Empire has been aptly called, the
Long-cIosed tredSure-hOuSe Of the I0Orld where for
ages the Spanish and Mexican pillar dollars. the
East India rupees, the United States trade dollars,
aud vast sums of gold of every nation have found
their way. and have remained there boarded and
unproductive for want of investment.
The line of steamers from Australia comes from
a country which has the same productions. and
with few, IL any, Of her citizens resident in this
Kingdom, and is a powerful competitor on the San
Francisco market.
The line Of steamers from Australia touches at
Honolulu once every four weeks and remains in
harbor but six hours Of daylight. whereas the line
OF steamers from China to this port will remain
twelve hours or more, as may be agreed upon or
as may be deemed most satisfactory, and arrange
ment will be made so as to arrive fifteen days in
advance or fifteen days later than the Australian
steamers. so as to give to these Islands the advan-
tage of a regular semi-montbly communication
but what is more important is, that each steamer
from CbiRa will bring passengers who will pay
two dollars per capita on landing, and may reside
permanently on these Islands, thus giving the
benefit of their labor in every branch of industry
which enhances the national wealth while the
passengers by the Australian steamers, on the con-
trary, go direct to San Francisco without benefit
to these Islands.
The failure Of the Australian line OF steamers,
the City Of Nel1 York on her last trip. to stop at
Honolulu according to the subsidy contract, should
admonish this Government of the necessity of
availing itself OF the new line from China which i
propose. in order to provide for the business com
munity Of these Islands a more certain and relia-
BILE commercial aud postal advantage. The line
OF steamers from Australia brings little or nothing
that will pay Custom-house duty at Honolulu or
elsewhere in this Kingdom. whereas the line OF
steamers from China will bring every voyage
merchandise and other productions from the
Middle Kingdom that will pay Custom-house duties
more than enough TO overbalance the subsidy
which the Hawaiian Government may grant TO
this new line OF steamers. This is the theory of
exchange aud cOmpenSdtiOn-MiS is the true and
Icise political which His Majesty King
KaIakaua and His Ministers, in their wisdom. fore
sight, patriotism, sagacity. craftsmanship and de-
termination. should not fail TO give serious con-
sideratioD.
The Importation of productions from China las
it is well known that the Chinese resident here
import a large proportion of the necessaries Of lite
direct from their mother country which will pay
Custom-house duties must continually increase
through the facilities afforded to commerce from a
direct line of steamers from Canton to Honolulu.
thus the subsidy which the Hawaiian Government
pays to the China Merchants Steamship Naviga-
ton Company will prove to be u profitable invest
ment, for the reason that these Islands will be the
gamer in the end.
The geographical position of the Hawaiian ISL
ands, in view of the accomplishment of the grand
project OF the worldwide known Monsieur lie
Comte Ferdinand de Lesseps, the inter oceanic
canal across the lsthmus of Panama, which will
alter the geography OF the world and revolutionize
its commerce., ought certainly to inspire His
Majesty the King of these Islands and his Cabinet
Ministers to avail themselves of every opportunity
to enlarge the area of their commercial relations
with every country with which commercial and
postal communications can be formed, especially
IN the tar East with the Celestial Empire, which
boasts OF a population of the third of the sons of
Adam and a territory as large as that OF the great
Republic OF the United States OF North America,
and an importing and exporting trade of over
500. 600, 900 of dollars per annum, susceptible of
almost limitless extension, for the simplest of all
reasons-namely. that in proportion as a nation, "a
people a company or an individual enlarge their
commercial intercourse with the outside world,
dn they enhance the wellbeing Of themselves as
well as that OF their own nation.
Commerce is the life OF nations enterprise is
the vital artery forecast and resolute will are
progress. prosperity and safety.
The Sandwich Islands will, by manifest
destiny, become the Singapore, CeyiOa, Jaud
and SnmGtrd of the Western Pacific - viz,
the commercial depot betweenAsia. Ans
tTalia and America. as well as the rem
devious Of all the whaling ships for orders from all
nations navigating this great ocean. if quick and
direct communication are established with China
on the one hand and more frequently with the
American continent on the other. and IN the near
future the laying of a trans Pacific cable COT which
enterprise | am the projector) between the western
coast Of the United States. Japan, Corea and
China, via Sandwich Islands. the latter being the
only civilized country now isolated from the rest
OF the world, thus completing the last and only
link needed for encircling the globe with tele-
graphic wires.
The China Merchants Steamship Navigation
Company COT which a high Mandarin of the Chinese
Empire. the Honorable Mr.. Tong King Sing. is
President) is a powerful corporation. willing and
able to fulfil all its engagements al Herdm, and
no other steamship navigation company plying in
Chinese waters Is at present in so favorable 4
position as this company is to establish a direct
line OF steamers across the Pacific from the far
East TO the far West; consequently, and by logical
reasoning. this my proposition of a direct line of
steamers from Canton to the port Of Honolulu in
my Judgment / conclude is most Opportune.
Grand opportunities present themselves seldom
more than once in the life OF a nation the words
nnrLt not to be lost with the wise and bold. |