The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-02-26
NEW IMPERIAL BONDS.
Prospects of the Steamer Line and the
Gable Project.

o'ueI stcdtutiS, ShC h"o op'y b'O
days at each end for discharging,
loading and coaling.
Though the Arawa was chartered
for six months only it is not unlike
ly that her engagement will be ex-
tended, as the Miowera's repairs and
alterations cannot possibly be effect
ed in the three months remaining of
the charter time. II is possible,
however, that a faster vessel than
the Arawa may he secured.
Repairs to the Miowera while in
dock at Victoria we're triiliug. Her
rudder post was strengthened but
her bottom was not touched other
than to be scraped and painted. The
Miowera will be practically made a
new boat at Newcastle.on-Tyne.
Mail advices received at Victoria
shortly before the Arawa sailed con
firm the report that the Canadian
Australian Line have ordered { he con
struction of a third steamer, to run
Ia knots and be especially adapted
for the intercolonial trade.
James Huddart, promoter of the
Canadian Aust ralian steamship ser
vice, has arrived at Montreal from
Great Britain. Speaking of the par.
ticular object OF his visit to London,
Mr.. Huddart said il was the general
belief there that a subsidy would be
granted to the line by the Imperial
authorities.
An article in the Colonies and In
dia. a paper issued in London, pays
o high tribute to the enterprise OF
Mr.. Huddart in adding the intercol-
onial line to his other large steam
ship concerns.
j. +. Hogan, NJ. T., writes on the
New Imperial Highway" in tue
Westminster Review. at was a case
Of the hour and the man." he says.
He is positive in the belief that a
telegraph will follow the steamers,
Mr.. Huddart is praised for his pub.
lie spirit in having the steamers call
at Fiji both ways without guarantee
Of assistance. Mention is made OF
the recognition of the route by tn.
British Postmaster General. to tie
extent OF sending the mails to Aus,
tralia that way when they are SC
marked, but something more /.
needed" the writer says. "A sub.
sidy Of a little over half that now
given to the British Columbia aud
I hina service would put the Austria
lian line on sound permanent,
basis, enable the sailngs to be mad,
more frequent, aud insure the new
steamers being available for armed
cruisers, for which, by the way, the,
will be specially built"
J Speaking on the report from Lon
don that all three Of the routes fo,
Pacific cable proposed by Sandfort
Fleming had been abandoned a,
impracticable, Post ter Genera
, Kidd, Of New South Wales, said IA,
had forcsecn this from the first an,
il would have been ridiculous to on
terrain them. Mr.. Kidd asserts tha
he is not only favorable tn the cabl,
touching at Samoa and Hawaii, bu
also AZ all the other islands in tn,
Pacific al route to Vancouver island
where practicable and likely To pro
duce revenue. Mr.. Flcming's schem,
to have the cable pass through Brit
ish territory only would nccessit at,
stretches Of cable 1850 miles long
and this would not only be most ex
pensive To manufacture and lay, but
once laid in the deep waters Of tn,
Pacific il would bo almost inpossi
BILE in the event Of an interruption
To raise il from the bed 81 the oceai
for repairs. The best route to b,
adopted, in Mr.. kidd's opinion, il
to go direct from Bundaberg To Fiji
and thence To Samoa, Tanning l.
land, and Honolulu. all these bein,
workable distances. He does no
consider Mr.. Sandford III ming
proposal is likely To meet with an,
favor from the colonies, because tn,
Australian Governments will not ak,
up the cable a. Government under
taking, and says that unless Nj
= Fleming is able To form syndicat,
to carry out his views, there is Yer,
} little prospect Of accomplishing tn,
task no has set himself. Mr.. Audle
Coote is now in England, aud from
, the cablegrams, Mr.. Kidd says, j
would appear that he has mad
arrangements Tor continuing tn
French cable, and it is probable tina
he will shortly forward a propose
! for carrying out the extension Of tn
French cable to Vancouver Island
to be worked and managed from FIJI
onward under the direction OF Brit
ish officials, which would probabl
meet with favorable considerat ion a
! the hands Of the Austria allan colonie,
sanford Fleming, the eminen
Canadian engineer, replying To tn
structures Of Postmaster Genera
Kidd, OF New South Wales, on tn
cable scheme, says that Mr., Kidd /
the only public man in Australi
!" who is against the project. Whe
the conference meets at Ottawa i
June next flood OF light will b
thrown on the subject which vii
surprise the opponents OF the cabl,
MIR. Fleming, it will be remembered
J passed through Honolulu a fe,
months ago on his way to Australi,
and spoke warmly to Bullet
representative on what he deeIne,
the folly Of Australian assistance T.
!. the French cable scheme.