The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-16
MARINE

The steamer Kinau brought in full
passenger list yesterday morning IRON
4ilo and way ports. The members Of
the California editorial party who
have been exploring the wonders OF
Kilauea. returned and expressed their
complete satisfaction with the trip
their appreciation of the hearty wei
come and reception given them oy the
Hiloites and their delight in the Deau-
ties of the Big Island and the grandeur
OF the volcanic scenery.
There was some little seasickness
among the tourists on the outward "Trip
the steamer hulahula proving too much
even for those who had dared the ocean
to do its worst when crossing on the
Alameda Once they arrived at Hlio'
however, all the discomforts of rough
water were forgotten and as the chan-
mel was comparatively smooth on the
return trip there was no recurrence 10
blight the favorable impression made
at the crater.
MANILA A FREE PORT.
WASHINGTON, September S.-All
tonnage and navigation dues in the
Philippines have been abolished by an
act of the Philippine Commission
passed August 31st, of which notice has
just been received. Heretofore on the
entry of a vessel from port or place
not III the Philippine islands, a duty
OF s cents per ton, nut not to exceed
80 cents Der net ton per annum, as ex-
o, essed in its international certificate
of registry, was levied. 1t is now pro-
yided that in case of a vessel loading
or disckarging cargo less than the net
tonnage of the vessel duties of 20 cents
might be imposed, at the option of the
consigned, in lieu of the usual tonnage
dues. In announcing the change. the
Bureau CT Irsular Affairs says:
The government of the Philippine Is
lands was authorized to modify, sus-
pend or repeal the provisions quoted
respecting tonnage dues by section IL
of an act approved February 6, 1905,
which was continued in effect by sec
ton 90 of the act of May 8, 1906, above
to. By this act of the Philip
pine Commission. Manila becomes in
the act the only free port, in so far as
and navigation dues are con-
sidered, in the Orient. Hongkong,
which is usually referred to as free
port, imposes a tax. designated light
dues" of 1 cent tMexican) per ton;
light dues of cents per.
ton; Saigon, Is cents per ton; Shang-I
hai. 90 cents per ton. which includes
al tonnage dues at that port and other
open ports of China for four months;
Yokohama and other japanese ports,
IL cents per ton for each entry, or
IL cents per ton for a period of
welve months without additional
charges.
The vessels most, favorably affected
~ this will be those from the United
states and the other places remote
rom the Philippine Islands, which in
general had to pay the full cents per
on under. section IA of the act Of
March 8, 1905 heretofore in force. The
-essels least affected will be those sail
ng between Manila and Hongkong,
which. making from twenty-four to
hirty entries in Manila in one year, |
" taking advantage of 80 cents maxi !
mum per ton per annum. paid little
ver l cent per ton on each entry. This, /
is thought, with the very greatly |
port facilities in Manila, will,
emove the last complaint against that |
ort.
The income to the Philippine govern
nent from the above source, which is
" this act given up for the future, |
vas between 100000 and $4,000.
CURRENTS AND WRECKS.
The loss of two great ships-the NAM |
huria and Sheridan-so closely follow !
lg each other in the Hawaiian archi-i
elago indicates some probability of |
acent changes in the bed of the sea
/ that vicinity of a magnitude sufh- |
lent to cause changes in the currents. |
here is nothing improbable in such a |
elief The seismic disturbances of the !!
lst two years on the rim of the Pacific |
lay very we'll be connected with |
nanges occurring in the bed of the
cean and which will ultimately be |
roved by soundings.
The Manchuria and Sheridan were !