The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-07
MARINE

very shortly be looked for. It is stated
that the company is planning to build
two new liners for the Atlantic ser
vice which will be larger and faster
than the two Expresses now oelns
used on the Atlantic, and when these
are put in commission the Empress or
Ireland and Empress of Britain will be
at once sent to the city for service on
the Pacific. Trade on this ocean mas
been increasing enormously of late
years, and although the Expresses In
service on the Pacific are excellent yes
sells, their supremacy is now threaten
ed by faster and larger steamers
placed in commission by competing
lines. The steamers of the Pacific
Mail have cut into the passenger trade,
and further competition is promised by
the three new 12,5O0-ton turbine liners
building for the Togo Kisen Kaisha at
Nagasaki.
The intention is to divert the pres
ent Pacific Expresses to the Australian
line, which is VIGOROUSLY observed by
the present steamers, the Moana, Mio-
vera and Aorangi A mail subsidy OF
100000 is now being dangled by the
New Zealand Government for an I'M
make the run from a New Zealand port
to Victoria in eighteen days. and 1t is
presumed the Expresses when placed
in this service will make the New Zea-
land call en- route from Australia, per-
haps emitting Brisbane.
The step has been mooted for some
time, and what is inducing the Cana
dian Pacific officials to give serious
rxrlSf ft1
been periodically placed before them
by their officials on the Pacific Coast
is the prospect of competition by the
Grand Trunk Pacific from Prince Ru-
pert A port without adequate steam
ship service is Of little utility, and II
may be taken for granted that the
Grand Trunk directorate is making ar
rangements to have good steamship
service on the Pacific as soon as It's
trains reach this coast.
It is we'll known that the Grand
Trunk intends to boom this route as
the shortest and most convenient
available between Great Britain ana
the Orient, far eclipsing the Suez Canal
route and also every other existent line
across this continent. From Liverpool
to Yokohama by the Suez the distance
is about IL $50 miles, while via the Ber-
lin, Moscow and Transsiberian Railway
route it is $3.50 miles. Over the Grand
Trunk Pacific's route the distance Is
only 9517 miles, made up as follows:
Liverpool to Quebec, 1882; quebec TO
Prince Rupert, 1925; Prince Rupert TO
Yokohama, 1850. This is nearly 1000
miles shorter than by the Suez route,
more than 1000 miles shorter than via
New York, the Union Pacific and San
Francisco, and 500 miles shorter than
via the Canadian Pacific. 81
The Grand Trunk is now negotiating
for steamers to ply on this route ana
rumor persistently connects the Allan
line with the project, some steamship
men going so far as to assert that this
line will provide the service for the
Grand Trunk Pacific on both the At
lantic and the Pacific ocean. 1t may
be added, according to private infor-
nation from England, that there is
probability of the Dominion line join
ing with the Allans in furnishing the
necessary vessels for this service.
LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Honolulu, T. H, February 4, 1907.
Pearl Harbor, Oahu Island, Page IA.
Entrance Range Day Beacon, white
structure, consisting of two l2-inch
boards crossed in the form of a wind
mill, supported by two 4snch iron
pipes, reported blown down February
4, will be replaced as soon as practical
BILE.
BY order of the Lighthouse Board,
J. F. CARTER,
Lieutenant Commander, U. S. n, AS
sistant to the Inspector of the 18th
Lighthouse District.
NEvADAN BROUGHT MAIL.
The S. S. Nevadan arrived here early
yesterday morning from San Francisco
and locked about o'clock. She left
San Francisco January 20, so brought
three days later mail. The vessel ex-
perienced fair weather to port, She
had a cargo of 1900 tons of freight for
Honolulu and Kahului. There were
thirty-three head of horses and mules
aboard for this port. Some pigs were
also brought as deck cargo. The YES
sci is to load sugar at Honolulu and
Kahului for San Francisco.
ISLAND STEAMERS ARRIVE.
Three island steamers arrived yes
terday morning. The Helene came in
from Kauai ports with $4,000 bags of
sugar the Mikahala from Kauai with
5000 bags and the Noeau from Honokaa
and Kukuihaele with 1920 bags OF
sugar All of the vessels reported
heavy weather. The steamer Kauai
got in Tuesday morning from Kauai
ports with $500 bags of sugar.
ALAMEDA DEPARTED YESTER-
DAY.
The s. S. Alameda departed yester-
day morning for San Francisco. she
took 202 Japanese in the Storage ana
had a very small crowd of cabin pas
sengers. She took the usual assort-
ment of island products. She is due IN
San Francisco next Tuesday.
CHINA HAS TINY CARGO.
H. Hackfeld & Co. have received ad-