The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-07-25

The Victoria (B. c. Colonist of July
saysc
Inc subsidy to the Canadian-AustraI-
ian line has been increased $50. 900 a
year, the amount paid the steamship
company formed by the New Zealand S.
>. Co., which owns the Miowera. and
+, Aonang1, and the Union s. S. Co., which
owns the Moana, being $3.50, 900 a year
Tor monthly mail service between
Australia and Canada
News to this effect was received by
the steamer Miowera, which reached
port yesterday after fast passage.
According to j. S Larke, Canadian
trace commissioner in Australia, who
was passenger on the steamer yester-
uay, the Australian government wishes
TO nave this line improved, and made
the great mail route to England and
europe Much influence is being
brought to bear upon behalf of the
San francisco service, but the Austria
i1ans favor the "All-Red'' route. They
seek to have fast steamship service
! across the Pacific, which will assist IN
landing the mails in London faster
| than can be done via the Indian ocean.
! But the Australians are averse to 'hav-
ing the steamers call at New Zealand
| They seek a direct service from Aus
| trailan ports.
| The trouble is that the present bust
ness does not warrant the placing Of
another line, but the government is
anxious for an improvement and sub
sides may be increased to allow of
steamers being built A new turbine
be delivered in May next, and this yes
sci may make her first trip in this
service. If arrangements can be made
when the height of the season is near,
next summer it is probable that the
new steamer and the Manuka, which
has already visited Victoria, and the
Moeraki, vessel equally fine, will
form the feet in service. There are
difficulties IN the way, in that the
Union s. s. Co., which operates the
steamers mentioned, has but one of it's
steamers in the Canadian Australian
service. the Moana. If the New Zea-
land S. s. Co. could be induced to take
off their two vessels the matter could
be arranged
Mr.. Mills, who conducted the negotia-
tionS with the Australian postal au-
thorities, which resulted in the increas-
ed subsidy for the line. asks $500, 900
a year further increase for his COM
pany if the service was to be improved
An arrangement was made for the con-
tinuance of the contract for year
from August /. Under the contract
which ended this year, the company
received 100000, of which Canada con-
tributed slightly over S170 900, New
South Wales and Queensland about
$4,000 and Fiji the balance. To this
sum now is to be added $50, 900 a year,
of which Canada will contribute half
The original contract was for three
years. This, just made, is for year,
the ports of call remaining as at pres
ent for the ensuing twelve months. To
provide a faster and more frequent ser
vice the company asked an additional
100000 subsidy which proposal was
declined. Unless three months notice
is given before July 81 of next year
the arrangement will hold for the fol-
lowing year.
NEW DREDGER COMING,
john McMullen, general manager of
the San Francisco Bridge COMPANY, is
dredging the harpor and channel has
expecting official word that his bid for
been accepted at Washington. His bid
was the lowest and Lieut.. Slattery has
practically approved it.
AS soon as official word is received
McMullen's Company will start a
steamer towing one of their huge dred-
gers from San Francisco to this port.
McMullen anticipates that there will be
no difficulty in doing this as the COM
pany have sent dredgers all over the
world.
+, All. MOVEMENTS.
The Texan which is now in port will
probably get away for Kahului and
Hilo on Wednesday with 1000 tons of
sugar. She will complete her load
there, then sail directly for New York.
The next steamer from Puget Sound
will be the raskan. which is due to
leave for Honolulu direct on Aug. z.
The next steamer to leave San Fran
cisco for this port direct will be the
Arizonan which will sail on Aug 5.
SHIPPING NOTES.
The steamer W. G.. Hall sails for
Kauai ports at p. m. today.
The S. S. Sierra is due from the Coast
The Mauna Loa and Kinau will get
away on their regular runs at noon
today.
The s. s. Korea will arrive from the
Coast on Friday bringing two days
later mail than the Sierra
The steamer he Au Hou sailed for
IA aa. Anahola. kilauea, Kalihiwai,
and Hanalei yesterday afternoon at 5
o'clock.
The bark ST. Katherine, Captain
Saunders. sailed for San Francisco yes
terday with her last cargo of this sea-
sons sugar. She took 1850 tons
The s. s. Siberia is due from the
Orient on Thursday afternoon. She
brings 500 tons of freight for this port
and viii probably get away for the
Coast some time on Friday.
The American schooner Helene which
arrived off port Sunday night came in
to the harbor yesterday morning and
locked at the Allen & Robinson wharf.
The Helene brought a general cargo. in