The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-13
ALL ABOUT THE CABLE.
the MISSION OF MESSRS. MERCER
AND FLEMING.
To Lease Seckar Island-Branch Line TO
Honolulu Want "a subsidy
Opinions.

The arrival of Messrs. w. II. Mercer
of England and Sanford Fleming of
Canada in Honolulu. and the fact that
they were closely connected with the
cable project, has called forth great
deal of comment among the newspapers
as well as among men in political and
business life. The matter having been
quickly turned into diplomatic channels
and thereby made in large measure
secret. misapprehensions have arisen
and false assumptions appear in quite
every report to date. OF course truth
is found in every newspaper article up
on the subject, but most of them have
been in some measure guess-work.
The Government has kept the matter
very quiet, but from high authority the
STAR is enabled to present its readers
to-day with the facts in the case which
will be found wholly and absolutely
correct. The matter is as follows:
Mr.. w. II. Mercer is an English harris.
ter, connected with the Colonial De-
partment of the British Government,
and comes here as representative of
England IN the matter OF the racine
cable. lie Is therefore the central inquire
IN any negotiations TINS Government
may choose TO nave WIN the Comthis-
sion. Mr.. Fleming, also a prominent
gentleman REPRESENTS urec''y .he III
tereSts Oh 'he caoie company LII lac'
he may De truly cali'u ''ie la'uer Vi Ihe
cable scheme Tor he mas peeh It's prin
clpal aHtator lor several years. ne Ii
an engineer Oh "iue repute'
ihey nave met ii'elilOers Vi tlie 'ao''
net at lea7t Twice since l'st SATURDAY
during M"Ic'i part Il 'o' all vi rnc''
propositions were iil"ne A''o"n' i"''
ASK, III tlle nrs' place. ior 't"Se o'
NecAar lsl"Ilu lor perlou Vi tlile ~
long az 'ley may see NJ " USE ~ ioi 'i''
Oa,aoi""--> ''9 u "''''' T'oie' Inc i'i"ii'
VIII NC uSeu ior no o'iei purpose "i"''
soeNer' anu the! "sIee 'n"t 'ne soNer'
eiGh'y u 'he neptune VI il"""il over
'He property '"'.' o' pi''ei .'u'
" '''o" VI WIS V
neoA"i lsi"iiu tile9 o'iel W coiiheo
iioi'oiu'u WIN 'ne '"ole ny laying
Drahch iine from 'here 10 'iiis place
lhls VIII pe uoile "' no expense u ln'
uo'e'hliei'' "iiue' 'i'o ioiesoihs ProPo
sItioh' anu VIII DC oPera'eu ny 'h'
company
Inc secohu part ol the proposition II
tilat Ihe coniP"i! ueslres d SUBSIDY %
S'Voo' vi he"rly Fo''ooo per ahhlihh ioi
hiVeeii years from tile ii""ailah Govern
hieht' III consideration OIL 'his advance
they ofer 10 make very reasonable rates
ON caulegrains sent from ana TO TIM
country Ihey suggest shllilhg ol
twenty-five cents per Word on ordinary
messages ana about nan rate lor uov
erhiheht anu press dispatches sent t'
America Inc commissioners claim
mat the cable Is yet ii mere project, pu'
IL Is 700 well known that the project
Is cut ana urleu TACT ana that the
caDle VIII Immediately follow the negotl
atoms, II any are consummated, WITT
TINS government
iha' Is 'he pam SITUATION IN nut
smell Inc gentlemen are mere they
nave toid ther story ana IL remains &c
the government 10 act IL Is OF COURSE
uhuerstoou lhat the company woulo
prefer 10 lana the caole at Honolulu
out the gentlemen also understand that