The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-11-26

| tour along the water 1rOnt OF bnls
city and counted the flags that float
from the masts of ocean-going ships.
To attempt to bring back the old
order by the free ships formula is a
course repugnant alike to the die
tates of patriotism and sound BUSH
ness sense. It's like administering
sugar-coated pill to a man suffer
ing from a lightning stroke. The
treatment to be effective must be
radical and drastic. Our natural
position is first among the great
maritime nations of the world. We
can attain to it by practicing the
employment of American built ships
not by purchasing feet of for
eign vessels. To this end Congress
should pass well considered naval
reserve bill, similar to the legisla
ton England has applied so success
fully to her steamship lines to this
port. Vessels built according to
naval requirements for passenger
service would thus receive subven-
ton equal to say, three per cent.
upon their cost for a term of years
during which time, in case of
war, they could be made available
for defense. Add to this subvention
a compensation for mail carriage and
postal service on a scale with for
eign expenditures under this head,
and we should soon find a feet of
magnificent vessels swifter and bet
ter than any that can be built
abroad, turned out of our own yards
and fit to carry our flag around the
world.
The report that the Canadian
Pacific Railway steamship service
between Japan and Canada will ter
inmate on November I'D is untrue.
On that date the three Cunard YES
sells chartered two years ago will stop
running, but the other steamers
which have been on the route since
the inception of the service will con-
tinue to make fortnightly trips.
There is another European sub
sidized steamship enterprise on the |
tapis. It is to be German Line to |
and is to receive subsidy
of $2,500,000 annually. 1t IL also
stated that another line is to be put
in operation in the Pacific, under the
Portuguese flag. its termini to be in
the Portuguese East Indian port of
Macao and at Salma Cruz in Mexico.
These steamships, it is said, are to
be subsidized by the Mexican and
Portuguese governments, and are to
,all for passengers and cargo at
dongkong, and touch at Hawaii and
San Francisco for the purpose of
cutting into the Pacific Mail and
Spreckels' lines.
Australian Federation.
Sir Henry Parkes in a circular
etter to the Prime Minister of the
Australian colonies, after pointing
nut the difficulties in the way of the
reation of federal army, gives in
letail the objects of the convention
gently proposed by him in
peech. According to his plan
of delegates from the
arious colonies would be held for
he purpose of constructing a fed
raj government on the basis of a t
'ederal Parliament. He further {
avs that the scheme will necessarily =
blow closely the type of the Gov
of the Dominion of Canada,
nd adds that the delegates to the v
roposed convention will also be t
uided by the rich stores of political Z
collected by the trainers !;
! the American Constitution and by =
hers since their time.
News from Brisbane, dated Aug t.
st II, 1889, reports that the British t.
Zip .Windhover, so we'll known on n
lis coast as one of the flyers, Cap a
in Plank, master, from Newcastle, t.
S. W., for Batavia, with coal, tt
ruck on Bramble Cay reef, about fl
rty miles southeast from the al
outh of Fly river. New Guinea, on al
g night of August Goth and was O.
andoned next morning, being then tt
most completely under water. IN
'ew saved. Wreck and cargo have in
ice been sold. cl
Sporting News. OF
John l.. Sullivan offers to meet We
y pugulist before the California III
ub for $4,000 purse. He per- In
nally guarantees Jem Smith of en-
gland, 81, 800 for expenses to reach NJ
n Francisco. or
Mayor Pond has vetoed the slogg- Pc
: ordinance imposing license of pa
600 per annum upon athletic M
lbs, on the grounds that slogging &C
} violation of the law of the state pll
/ cannot therefore be made legal. me
Young Mitchell the champion a
ldleweight of the Pacific Coast I'M
nts to fight Jack Dempsey. tire
Tames Faulkner in q wrestling to
tch for the lightweight champion at
p of the world defeated Chas. F. an
ton of Australia at Tacoma for pu
% side. mi
axe Kilrain says he wants to Ma
st j. L. Sullivan after their Miss del
ippi troubles are all over. Chi
tsnsbury, who forced Searle to nat
ze a record over the Paramatta sor
rse, has challenged the world for fro
zee over that or European course enc
f500 side. ant
here are sixty-three entries for the hay