The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-23


port from the Orient the first thing
= yesterday morning with number
of passengers from China and Japan,
and about four hundred tons of mer-
chandise for this port.
About s o'clock she was alongside the
Pacific Mail wharf, and her passengers
came ashore to make the most of the
opportunity of seeing the sights of the
Paradise of the Pacific. On account of
the freight for this port and the coal
which she had to take on here the YES
sci remained in port all day, and did not
get away for San Francisco until early
this morning.
The Picking brought eleven cabin
passengers, five European steerage,
thirteen japanese and sixty-four Chi
nese for this port, besides a good sized
through list.
She was expected here, at the latest,
on Tuesday morning, but was delayed
by bad weather and strong head winds
from Yokohama. She sailed from Hong
Kong on the 1st instant, and left Yok-
ohama on the 18th instant. She was
detained at Makow for a whole day,
where she had to stop to take on a
cargo of opium.
After leaving Yokohama the weather
was so rough that for several days the
vessel made anything but her usual
speed.
Apla Line is Here.
The first vessel of the new steamship
line between Honolulu and Apia, the
ten miles to the south. She came into
port not long afterwards.
The Samoa is eleven days from Page
Page with small cargo of freight and
several passengers for Honolulu, in
Guiding the promoters of the line.
G. Kunst, well known to every Homo
lulan, acquired the Samoa especially
for this Honolulu line. He promised
an independent line between this port
ard Apia and, true to his word, the line
is a fact, and the steamship Samoa
proves it.
The Samoa used to be the Ringa-
rooma of the Union steamship line. She
has been refitted and provided with
commodious accommodations for pas
sengers.
On the present trip she has not as
much freight as she vill have on flu
ture runs, as she. left Samoa before
shippers had had sufficient time to ar
range for shipments.
Kunst went from Apia to Page Page
to catch the regular mail boat for this
port. but on account of the Sonoma be-
ing late, his vessel was enabled to make
special trip for him.
Captain Spence of the Samoa says
that in the future the vessel will make
better time on her runs. On the present
trip she burned an inferior quality of
coal, and so was not able to do much in
the travelling line.
1t is the idea to furnish regular
three weeks service between Honolulu
and Apia. In the future Page Page will
be left out altogether
On Tuesday or Wednesday next the
Samoa will start on her return trip.
1t is the opinion of Kunst that a
great deal of trade can be established
between the Hawaiian Islands and Sa-
moa. He believes that his company will
be in a position to handle all the
freight being sent to Apia. 1t is his
idea that instead of the freight be-
ing sent to Pago Page, and
then reshipped to Apia, that it will be
sent by his line direct to Apia.
1t is the intention to increase the
number Of steamers of the line, and ne
gotiations are even now pending for
another vessel. The following are the
officers of the Samoa: Captain, D.
Spence; first officer, w. Walker: second
officer, Dickerson; third officer, Nc
Greggor; chief engineer, Jones, and Mr.
Voight, the travelling agent of the COM
pany.
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The Puget Sound naval station will
go through period of great develop
ment during the next two or three
years. Plans have been drawn for the
Improvement of the station at a cost of
$2,OO0,000 in round numbers. While
these plans have not yet been submit
ted to the navy department at Wash
ington, they shortly will be. And in
view of the favorable attitude of the
bureau officials of the navy, it is be-
l1eved by the friends of the Bremerton
station that at it's next session Cong
ress will provide for the completion of
the station and its equipment as a
navy yard of the finest kind.
acquisitions lately made by Captain
Burwen, the commandant, have been
approved at Washington. These pro-
vide for the immediate expenditure OF
100000. Much work is now going on at
Bremerton, including the construction
OF new 500-foot dock, new sheds for
torpedo boats and other needed build
ings.
To make the Bremerton station such
an establishment as the government
needs on the Pacific coast, however.
will require the expenditure of practi-
cally $2,000,000. This sum will be asked
for In the next session of Congress. The
needs of the station will be fully set
forth in report to be made by the
secretary of the navy, based on reports
to him from the heads of the various
bureaus of the navy department and
from reports from Captain Burwell, the
commandant.
One of the improvements which win
be asked will be another dock of the
size Of the present structure, which
Will cost approximately 81, 000, 600 In
the opinion of competent authorities,
the construction OF the second dry dock
is imperative. In view Of the demands
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