Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-12-30
GREAT NORTHERN
WON'T OBSERVE
OLD UNDERSTANDING

Tie following dispatch from Port.
land, Ore, to the San Francisco Chron.
icle is believed to mean more for Ho.
nolulu than appears on the face of 1t:
Portland, Ore, Dec. 21.-An agree
ment dividing territorlally the Orient.
al flour trade between the large trans.
Pacific steamship companies came TO
an end today as a result of meeting
Of the representatives of the different
companies held here for the purpose OF
Inducing the Great Northern Steam.
ship Company to confine itself to Ore
gon and Washington and not to invade
California. The conference failed to
induce the Great Northern to recon-
slider its determination.
THE Morning Oregonian, in COM
menting, states that there IL no doubt
that Hartman will establish agencies
in Portland, Seattle and Tacoma and
that the Boston Steamship Company,
operating the Nippon, Yusen and Kai.
sha lines, and the Canadian Pacific
will enter the California field.
"A. G, Kerrell. general passenger
agent for the Pacific Mail Steamship
entail Steamship Company, said TO.
night that his lines would no longer
hesitate to go after the traffic in Ore.
gon and Washington. The Great
northern refuses to observe the old
understanding he said, and with
them coming into competition with us
in California we cannot do otherwise
than enter the field which has hereto.
fore belonged exclusively to the north.
ern lines"
1t will be noticed that Mr.. Kerrell,
general passenger agent for the Pa
cific Mail. and the Occidental and ORR.
entail Steamship Co, Is quoted as say.
ing that the Great Northern refuses
TO observe the old understanding"
It is believed that 1.-The old under.
standing" referred to Is the trust form.
ed some time ago by the companies
with regard to keeping away from Ger.
tain territories.
With the Pacific Mail Company send
ing boats to the Sound II Is only nat
ural that the Hill interests would in
wade the formers territory, not only
touching at California ports, but es.
tablishing an agency here and going
after its share OF the freight and pas
senger business. This will mean that
the Great Northern boats will stop
here both going and coming from the
Orient.
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els Swanzy, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mac.
farlane, Governor and Mrs. George
Carter, Miss Goodrich, Miss Alice
Mactarlane, NJ. A. Lewis and Mr.,
Frank Armstrong.
Mrs. Charles Cooper and children
are spending few days at Aiea.
4 4 4
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Morpole, prominent
railroad people, are stopping at the
Moana Hotel for few weeks.
4 4 4
Mrs. w. ]. Dyer has received the
sad news OF her fathers death.
r r
Mr.. Henry Cooper has gone to Kona
On business trip.
4 +
Mr.. and Mrs. +. NJ. Hatch have talk.
IN the house OF the late DR.. Cushman
too' l street Washington, d. c., for
the winter.
captain and Mrs. Niblack gave q
dinner on Thursday evening for Miss
Goodrich, a charming girl, who has
been much entertained during her
visit here.
+ 4
DR.. and Mrs. +. II. Humphris enter
t1ined on Christmas eve at the Moana
Hotel by giving a charming dinner.
Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond de B. Layard, Mr.. and Mrs,
Lewton-Brain, Mr.. Deal, Mrs. A. G.
Hawes, DR.. Edward Armitage and Mr..
sheffield Grace. Nearly all the dinner
guests went on to Mr.. and Mrs. Alex.
ander SCOTS impromptu baby party,
which was given in their apartments
ct the Alexander Young Hotel. A
Christmas tree on which were only
toys for the guests created much mer.
riment, and they acted the part of
children to perfection.