The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-11-02


was the Salvor, then known as the
Danube, searched in vain for her, be-
fore the derelict was finally picked up
and lowed to Port Townsend by the
steam collier Mineola. The Canadian
Australian line steamer Miowera had
picked up the steamer some time be-
fore and started to Victoria with her,
but tbs towline broke during a heavy
gale and the Canadian-A Australian
steamer continued on her way to Ho-
nolulu.
Those Transport Charges.
WASHINGTON. D. c., October IA
Quartermaster General Alshire, when
shown the San Francisco dispatch
about the repairs TO the transport
Logan, declared there was nothing ia
it. The facts were. he explained. that
the Logan was being overhauled regu-
larlv in accordance with the policy of
the department to repair the trans
ports one at time whenever it be-
came necessary and funds were avail
able. It so happened that the Logan,
when examined last wear, was found
far beyond what could be done with
the funds available for such work
Thereupor it was decided to confine
the work 70 the most important fea-
lures within the limit of the funds on
hand, which amounted to about 800,
coo. A contract was made for that
work and when the present years ap-
preparation became available another
contract was made for additional nee
essary work to put the vessel in
proper condition for service, amount
ing to about $4,000.
New Pacific Line.
VICTORIA, B. c., October 15.-Ar-
rangements are being made by East
ern capitalists represented by Mr..
Morrison, now in Bellingham, to estab-
lish line of freight steamers of large
tonnage between Seattle, Tacoma, Bel
bingham and Australia. The promoters
intend to ship lumber mostly and bring
return eargoes of wool from the An
tipodes The project is said to be in
connection with the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & ST. Paul Railway.
Wireless to Portland.
PORTLAND. Ore. October 1.-THE
United Wireless Telegraph Company =
station in this city was in communica-
ton with Kahuku Point, Oahu. in the
Hawaiian Islands, Saturday night and
congratulations were exchanged The
air line distance between Portland and
Kahuku Point is about 2300 miles.
Japan and Pacific.
VICTORIA, B. c., October 12-Ae-
cording to adviees received by the
steamer Lennox, which has reached
port from Yokohama, the Nippon |
quotes Rempei Kondo, president of the
Nippon Yusen Kaisha, as saying with
all reserve that if the japanese Gov
eminent withdraws its subsidies from |
the European, Victoria and San Fran |
cisco services, those lines will have to |
be abandoned, and the japanese flag
viii nc longer be seen in the trans |
pacific trade. Some people have said
that were these services abandoned by |
the Nippon Yusen Kaisha and the |
Tovo Kisen Kaisha they would be |
taken up by the Osaka Shosen Kai- |
sha, says the Nippon Yusen Kaisha /
president, but the Osaka Shosen Kai-
sha can aot afford to run steamers at
a loss, any more than other companies
can. It would be simply surrender
of the lines to other flags.
The question of shipping subsidies
wiz be brought up at the next session
z 1 Il
NAV sound rather strange that some
Japanese newspapers and a section Of
the puslie are now proposing the ad
visibility of reducing the amount Of
the state subsidies to the various ship |
ping companies at a time like the /
present, when the shipping business is
dull. The Kokumin
is OF the opinion that the subsidies
should be fixed and granted in proper
ton to requirements of the state and /
people towards the shipping concerns
in the future. Reviewing the history
Of Japanese shipping enterprises dur
ing the past twenty years, it is shown
that the authorities concerned had only /
adopted temporizing measures so as to
suit the requirements of the occasion,
and that the shipping companies had |
acted IN conformity with official in
the result being that steam
ers had increased in number and moth
ing else. Instances were not few that /
the Japanese shipping concerns. back
ed by the great subsidies, had pre-
pared plans far beyond their power
and had unnecessarily entered into
with foreign as well as
Japanese concerns.
The conference of tramp steamer
owners. held in Toxic on September
is. did not result in any agreement.
The Toxic representatives introduced
a proposal for taking the charter value
Of the ships as a pooling basis, but
the Osaka owners frankly advocated
union for the purpose of raising
freights. Both proposals had to be
but the feeling of the
meeting seemed to be in favor of the
latter.
Notice to Mariners.
San Frar sseo, October q, 1908.
San Luis Obispo Bay, California