The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-08
NEW LINE
STEAMERS
MAY STOP
Ships Will Make
New Voyage
Soon.
MARsEILLES TO
SAN FRANCISCO
Extension of Route Which Now
Ends at Sydney-Would
Reach Tahiti.

Information has been received here
that plans are being made whereby the
trips of the Messageries Maratimes
steamers, which now run from Mar
seiIles to sydney will be extended so
as to include stops at New Caledonia,
Tahiti and this port, the terminus of
the run being San Francisco. The deal
whereby this is to be accomplished has
not been completed, but Information in
the last mail leads to the conclusion
that the added run will be made, begin
ming very soon.
The consummation of these plans
would mean the bringing into monthly
communication with the outside world
the French possessions OF New Gale
donia, where there are being made ex-
tensive developments, and the colony at
Tahiti, while the prospective coming of
the cable here win make this an inn
portant point in the run of the ship.
in addition to the trade which II is ex-
pecte1 may be developed if the ships
direct from Marseilles should decide to
make this a port of call. The inten-
ton is said to be the making of the
voyage one which could be completed
within two months time, and this
would mean the putting on the run of
eight steamers so that the interval be-
tween sailings would be only four
weeks.
The Messageries Maratlmes divides
with the Compagnie Trans Atlantique
Generate the distinction of being the
principal French shipping line. Making
it's home port Marseilles there ply cut
of the Mediterranean many lines Of
steamers, and it is said that under the
house flag of the line there are now
some sixty bottoms The principal lines
of the company are to South America,
to Cape Town, by way of Madagascar
to Yokohama by way of Chinese ports
and to Australia ports. It is the latter
line which viii be simply extended to
take in the proposed new run if the
plans are accomplished.
On this run at present are four ships
each of $500 tons, and they are models
of sailing craft, being in some ways
superior to the vessels of any line ply
ing the Pacific. The ships are Vile de
la Ciotat Armand Behic. Australien,
Polynesien. They are fitted in the best
style, have large staterooms with win
dows instead of ports on the maindecks.
and according to travellers of both that
line and the P. & o. are in fitting
superior to the English line. The ships
are differed by Naval men and the
routine is that which makes life aboard
the most pleasant. The service includes
wines at dinner and the cuisine Is that
of the transatlantic service.
1t is understood that the Oceanic
Company which has had mail con-
tract with the French government car
rying with it monthly service to Ia
hiti from San Francisco, has not found
such a service profitable, and that the
subsidy of the government TO French
ships touching at French possessions
would enable the Messageries Mara
times to make the new line pay for the
running, "Hue dt tnS same tiihS ~ -
thought there might be worked up
profitable traffic in the way of business
between Australia and the colonies OF
France as well as the return route.
Should the plans go through the first
trip is expected to be made not later
than December, and it may be that the
change in the schedule would include
steamer before that time. The steamer
Polynesien, Capt, ChevaIier, is schedul-
ed to be in Sydney about the middle
of November, the sailing date from that
port being November 24th, and this snip
may be sent on as the advance courier
of the new route in the South racine
The line from Sydney touches AT Co
lon1bo, Alden and then Marseuies.
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