The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-11-24
Arrival Of the Stmr. City Of Sydney
The New Zealand and Australian
Mail Services.

BY the arrival of the P. NJ. S. s. City Of Sydney
/ IN port here on the sd inst, from the Colonies
definite information has been obtained relative 10
the detention Of the Oceanic steamer Aiameda,
also with regard to the programme arranged for the
steam service between San Francisco and the Col
| onses via Honolulu.
The steamer Alameda has been held back in
San Francisco for the arrival of the English mails
due there the 2lst inst, and, If they arrive on
time, the alameda will be due here on the 18th
or 9th inst. In accord with arrangements made
with tho Union Steamship Co. of New Zealand the
Alameda Will proceed from here to Auckland
with the Colonial mails and thence to Sydney.
! The public feeling in Sydney found vent in
resolution that "the interests of the country de-
mand that direct and uninterrupted service from
| sydney TO San Francisco should be arranged for
In consonance with this expression OF the popu-
lar opinion, the Agents of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Co., were instructed by the owners to so ad
vertise the steamers and the following is now the
Official advertisement of that line: The 5. \.
Australia" will sail from Sydney on the list OF
December for San Francisco direct, calling at Ho-
nolulu.n The vessel will therefore be due at this
port December 18th
|. The Union Steamship Co., of New Zealand, now
the contractors for tine carrying of mails 10 the
Governments of New Zealand and New South
Wales advertise that, The service viii be per-
formed BY the steamers Mararoa Ga vessel of
1900 tons burden, lately built in Glasgow aud des
cribed as one of the finest vessels atiOat) and the
Alameda which will DO dispatched from Auck-
land, as follows Mararoa." Tuesday, Dec. eth;
tue Alatlelh, IQeSQAy otu3 AooVs
Tho result Of the difficulty existing at present IS
that the steamers Australia" and ''Zealandia"
will run opposition boats TO those of the Union
Steamship Co.. which latter corporation, Will, for
a time, make use of the steamer Alameda" in
conjunction with their service. The situation is,
however liable to change by action of the New
South Wales parliament either by ratification or
rejection of the subsidy question.
In connection with the service to be performed
the boats belonging to be Mr. Elder, information is
obtained from gentleman, resident of this city,
that either the Alaska" or "Arizona" will be adj
ded to aid the australia and "Zealandia,n if
found necessary to keep up the service intended:
Relative to the foregoing the Auckland Star
of Nov. 9Th, has the following editorial: Adylces
received III town this afternoon, NOV. 9th,l not
only confirm the tiding, but disclose sudden aud
unexpected change in the relations between the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, and the Union
Company of New Zealand. 1t will be remembered
that the latter Company, who are the chief con-
tractors under the new service recently entered
into by the New Zealand Government, had ar
ranged with Mr.. Pearce TO charter the tZealan-
dia" and "Australian for q time, until their own
steamers were ready TO take up the running be-
tween Sydney and Honolulu. The agitation IN
Sydney must, however, have led Mr.. Pearce to
withdraw, no doubt i'll the hope of securing hand
some subsidy from the new Government, which IS
1t is ut any rate clear that the direct running of
the "Zealandiap and Australia, is to be In oppo-
sition to the New Zealand Service.
MIR. Henderson, the local representative of the
LulOu OOiupdu1g has EeCSlNel u AeleHIhnl inc
head office, instruoting him that the "Mararoa'
and alameda" are to carry the first mails under
the new contract. Messrs. Brown, Campbell &
Co., agents for the Pacific Mail Company, have
also received advices that the Company s steamers
start direct service from Sydney to San Fran
cisco next month, calling at Honolulu, but emitting
Auckland. This news is not very welcome; for uf
if the traffic was insufficient to pay one line
of steamers, the running of two must prove ruin
Gus. When il is remembered that three fOurths
of the trafic-passengers and gOods-carried by
the Pacific Mail steamers was to and from Sydney,
it will be seen what serious blow to the Union
Go. will be the starting of the Sydney direct route,
the latter will naturally receive the bulk of the
trade.
If it also secures the postal contract from the
New South Wales Government, with the with
drawal of that colony's subsidy and hostages from
the New Zealand contract, the result will be that
our Government will have to choose between IN
creasinG the subsidy or abandoning the contract.
The Stuart Ministry, as presently reconstructed,
may hold the reins of Government in Sydney and
prevent such crisis arising; but there is every
reason to fear the worst and that New Zealand
will be thrown on her own resources for the main
tenance of the mail service between this colony
and the United States