The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-30
CABLE
COMING
Dec. 1ST
approximate Date
Has Been
4 Fixed.
FRUIT SHIPMENTS
FROM HlLO PORT
Oil for Hawaii The Knights in
San Francisco-Islanders
in the City.

SAN FRANCISCO, August 22.-Mr.
s. s. Dickenson, representative Of the
Pacific Cable Co., is staying at the
Palace hotel He is booked to return
to Honolulu on the Korea, leaving here
the goth. He will probably soon go on
to Guam to arrange for the cable land
ing there upon the same lfaes that ne
has been doing at Honolulu. The ca7
bic has been finished and during the
next few days the loading of it aboard
the steamer will be completed. There
have been some unexpected delays,
however. and the probability is that
the steamer will not get away from
England until the first or second week
in September, and the completion OF the
laying of the cable will accordingly De
likewise postponed until approximate
n December 1. The terms proposed to
the cable company by President Roose-
Welt upon which he will allow them the
free use of the ( -undings between Ho-
nolulu and the Philippines, have not
vet been accepted by the cable COM
many. and it is not likely that they will
be unless modified. The principal
ground of objection is that the propos-
ition requires the cable company to al
low the government to take possession
of the cable and operate it free OF
charge during war time. The cable
company do not object to the govern
ment taking possession during war
time as the government has the rlght
to take possession of any property un-
der such circumstances, necessary tor
carrying on the war; but they do not
see the justice of requiring them to
surrender their property for an indefi-
mite period without compensation 1t
would be cheaper for the company 10
make their own soundings.
Another minor point is the require
ment that the operators shall all De
American citizens. 1t is fact that In
the United States the Morse system Is
used exclusively, whereas all foreign
telegraph and cable companies, as Wen
as all of the American cable companies
across the Atlantic, use the lnterha-
tional system of signals, which is en-
tirely different. Very few Americans
have learned the International system
and in case an American operator OF
rd;sabIed or unobtainable foreign op-
orator could readily be picked up, whlle
the restriction to American cltlZehS
would endanger the whole operation oI
the cable The company are sun III
hopes that a modification of the re-
quirements by the government VIII oe
made If not, there will probably De
an additional delay in laying the cable
beyond Honolulu, but this Will not al
feet the laying of the San Franclsco-
Honolulu section.
PUNAHOU TEACHERS.
Mr.. Griffiths. the new president OF
Oahu College. accompanied by his WIRE,
ia at the Occidental They are booked
TO go TO Honolulu by the Korea, when
will land them in Honolulu on the 4th
or 5th of September, in ample time Loi
the opening of the institution on the
18th. Two other teachers newly enSag'
ed by Mr. Griffiths win follow him OF
the Sonona. leaving September 4. Miss
Hassforth, who has been spending the
summer in and about San Francisco
also returns on the Sonoma
THE FULLERTON.
The Fullerton, the Union Oil Com
pany's first tank vessel, after NUMBER
of delays finally sailed for klhel on
Tuesday last. carrying load OF NJ
tie less than 5000 barrels of fuel oil
1t is noteworthy that the Fullerton Is
the largest and most expensive woodef
ship ever built on the Pacific coast
that she was built for Cailtornls
4 company by a California shipou'ldlns
Z connnanv almost exclusively of Cali
fornia materials; was christened witt
a California name. by a California Ma
tive Daughter. and will handle only
California products; all of which goe'
to show that with all its modesty. Gan
fornia is getting there all the same.
FRUIT SHIPMENTS FROM Hli-o
The steamer Enterprise arrived thl
week from IIilo with shipment