The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-06
|0R|EN TAI
PEN|NCS
Batavia sProposed
Steamship
Line.
"A BIG TUNNEL
FOR YOKOHAMA
Warships Concentrated at Shsng-
hai-Good Times in That
Seaport.

Negotiations between this company
and the Netherlands colonial office IN
relation to the amount of subsidy to
be allowed by the government have
been going on for more than month.
The company, however, is still con-
sidering whether the ships will obtain
sufficient cargo at the American, Chi
nese and Japanese ports to make it
pay. Should this line be opened, San
Francisco will be the American port
of call, with landing at the Hawaiian
Islands on the outward and return
passages.
YOKOHAMA-NEGIS TUNNEL.
A report is current that some for
ign as well as Japanese residents OF
Negishi propose to make a tunnel be-
tween Negishi and Yokohama. One
foreigner is said to have offered a SUBJ
scription of 10000 yen towards the en-
terprise.>
The necessity of such a tunnel IN
connection with a tramway line has
been pointed out more than once, and
a tramway line to Ota along which
small suburban residences with garden
plots, at low rents. should be built,
either by the tramway company or by
"a building society connected with it,
The principal difficulty which the pro-
motors of such schemes would have
to encounter would be the jinrikisha
coolies, who have already frightened
the town council into abandoning the
electric railway lines that were to be
constructed in Yokohama. It will be
remembered that early last year when
the Question was discussed by the
town. council, some of the councillors
were assaulted by coolies, and negotia-
tionsshad to be carried on with later.
Finally, however. a concession was OBJ
tanned and work was to be begun with
in six months from it's date. A year
has passed since and nothing has been
done yet The coolies have asserted
| their sovereign power and continue to
| prey upon the community. As soon
| therefore, as the Yokohama-NegishI
tunnel plan takes shape we must be
prepared for another coolie veto te
which the city will probably bow.
AFFAIRS AT SHANGHAI.
SHANGHAI, Aug 19.-Shanghai ha.
had a very gay summer this year TIL,
| hotels have all been crowded and OF
account of the remarkably cool wealth
er which has so far prevailed, the PEG
pie have taken great interest in base
ball, cricket and other outdoor sports
Theatricals have also held sway, an
only on last Saturday evening wer
the successful performances of tn
Amateur Circus" brought to a close
| These performances were given in
tent by the local talent on the rae
that 1t was necessary to give severa
extra repetitions. Even at the last, tn
sign Standing Room Only" was hum
up at the entrance
| The temperature here is certainly 4
marked contrast to that which ha
season, and probably the knowledge O
this fact and discouraging reports O
the heat from Hongkong and othe
ports have made tourists linger a
Shanghai. Bubbling Well Road is re
splendent each afternoon with the eiao
crate equipages of the monde an,
demi-monde, and the remodeled Asto
House, which can now compare favor
ably with any hosiery in the Fa
East, is constantly the recipient of or
ders for private dining rooms, and tn
Moscow, London, Berlin and Chicago
winch are the names of the four rooms
are always we'll filled with guests. TIL
bands from the different warships i
the river give concerts at the hotel o
in the public garden every evening.
Speaking of warships, there are abou
as many here now in the river a
there Were this time last year Their
are about twenty in all, and they ex
tend from the Woosung Forts clea
down past the Bund in front of tn
city. strung out in formidable process
sion. The foreign troops are still al
here, camped in different parts of tn
concessions. The French, English
Sikh and Indian troops and many sail
ors are constantly about the streets
and the city presents quite a militar
appearance. But there is absolutely n
need for all this armed show, as tn
town is entirely tranquil, except 70
the brawls among the sailors an
troops themselves. There is no rumo
OF any intention to withdraw tn
soldiers or ships in the near future
However, Shanghai is well satisfied
She is having cool summer She
crowded with tourists. She is cen