The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-10-30
DIVERT TRAVEL
TO CANADA ROUTE
LONDON AND HONGKONG AND
LONDON AND YOKOHAMA
BROUGHT CLOSER TOGETHER.

The Empress of Ireland, which sailed
from Liverpool on August oath, inau-
gurated the accelerated Canadian Pa
cific Railway service which under a
new contract will bring mails (and
passengers to Yokohama in about
twenty-five days, or by about Septem-
Der 18th. Reuter- says that under this
new contract the route between London
and Hongkong is shortened by az days
and that between London and Shang-
hal and Yokohama by 81 days in each
case. This aCceleration is matter for
great Congratulation in the East, and
will be specially greeted in Japan as
affording a closer material connection
between the allied countries. In fact
| the innovation makes the c. P. r. more
than ever The Alliance Route" But
generally by travellers, as well as by
eXiles who can OCCASIONALLY take a run
home" and who are always eager for
home letters and home mali, will the
considerable shortening of this route
be welcomed. One effect of the change
it is thought, will be the diversion Of
much travel through Canada via Cana
dian ports instead of through the
| United States via the port of New York
which as hitherto been favored both
on account Of the luxury of liners run
ming to New York and the saving Of
time. But the luxury part of the su-
perority has been elided by the con-
structiOn of the new c. p. r. Atlantic
Empresses and this new contract as
sures that the time-ecOnomy reason
must now also be eliminated. On these
points a recent issue of Engineering, a
high-class authority, said: THE two
Expresses Empress of Ireland and
| Empress of Britain) were constructed
in fulfillment of a long-cherished hope
by the Canadian Pacific Railway to
form complete chain between Eng
| land and the Far East by way of the
Dominion. The Canadian Pacific route
has grown in popularity, because OF
the very fine scenery which abounds in
| Canada, the admirable character of the
management, and the shorter passage
1t affords to the Far East than that by
way of the Suez Canal. The East
bound passengers from England have,
however, in most cases adopted the
New York route, principally because of
the superiority of the Atlantic liners
trading with the great American city;
but now there will be no need for the
passengers to make this detour via
New York, as the two new Canadian
Pacific vessels sailing from Liverpool
to Montreal are equal in every way to
the American liners, so that passengers
may journey under the care of the
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
from England to Yokohama or Shang-
hal, going by their new steamers to
Montreal. by their railway to Vancou-
YER and themes by their ever-popular
Empress liners across the Pacific. 1t
is instructive to compare the distance
/ by the various routes. The mileage of
the Canadian Pacific route via Mon
treal and Vancouver is 1929 miles,
while via Halifax, Montreal and Van
couver it Is 10,4SS miles; from Liverpool
to New York and then via Montreal it
| is 1O,9O4 miles, while the route to Yo-
kohama through the Suez Canal is H.
7S7 miles. Similar comparisons might
be make in connection with other desti-
nations; but those quoted are typical.
The Canadian Pacific Railway Com
many have thus done well in organizing
! a special Atlantic service."-Japan
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