The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-19
LAND LINE
READY FOR DEEP
SEA CABLE
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the work here, will be the representa-
tive.
In the evening after the days celebra-
ton, there will be display of fireworks
which will be made an event, owing to
the fact that the Fourth of July Com
mittee will turn over to the Gable Day
Committee the remainder of it's supply.
and this will be supplemented by the
addition of new pieces which will be
procured here.
1t was also suggested that a steamer
be secured for the purpose of taking
visitors out to the cable ship the ship
to leave the dock as soon as the pas
sengers can be got together after the
signalling of the Silvertown, probably
from Waimanalo The intention is if
this can be carried through, to make
such a charge as will not make the trip
a burden to any visitor, and give as
many persons as wish a chance to go
out TO the vessel.
The committee finally adjourned to
the call of the chair with the under
standing that the next meeting shall be
held as soon as the mail shall bring
definite information of the coming of
the ship, and the trade bodies of the
Coast indicate their Intentions to cele-
brate the joining of the islands to the
mainland.
The subcommittee named are as fol-
lows:
Transportation: ]. w. Pratt and
Stanley Stephenson.
Literary Exercises: G.. w. Smith, S.
Stephenson and ]. A. Kennedy.
Fireworks: w. w. Hall.
1t is understood that there may be
two days to elapse after the ship
reaches the islands before the complete
connections are made, owing to the ne
cessity to take in coal, for the engineers
to investigate the character of the land
ing and the general preparation for the
last work. The deep sea end will be
dropped when the ship reaches the
point indicated as proper by the sound
ings, and then the vessel will enter the
harbor and land the scientists and en-
gineers, perhaps remaining while coal is
taken in for the last work.
TROUBLE OVER DUTIES.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. o. An in
teresting complication has arisen in
the matter of the collection of the duty
on the shore end of the cable, and there
is possibility it may occasion some
NtldS OF pOSlpOHeIuenI Oh the CdDle
ships plans. Richard V. Dey, in
speaking of the matter yesterday, said
an appeal had been made to the Secre-
tary of the Treasury from the ruling
of the Collector OF Customs, and it was
hoped the matter would be adjusted be-
fore Friday. AS matters now stand
the Commercial Cable Company has
been called upon to pay an ad valorem
| duty of 40 per cent on four leagues, or
twelve miles of cable. The cable Off
Gals say that no duty whatever should
be charged, and that if the department
| insists upon the collection of any duty
| it should be only on three miles of
cable.
Two of our cables on the Atlantic
| side were allowed to land without the
payment of any duty" said Mr. Dey
| and on a third cable duty was collect
ed on three miles, which is the limit of
federal jurisdiction or authority on the
| high seas. The Collector of Customs,
through some new Interpretation of the
| law, wants to collect duty on twelve
| miles of cable, and an appeal has ac-
cordingly been taken to the department
at Washington. The matter ought to
| be settled one way or the other within
a day or two, but if not, 1 suppose we
! shall have to walt the pleasure of the
department.