The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-04
Admit Their Guilt.
CANADIAN LINE
MAY soon QUIT
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this, it will mean that the steamers
plying between Australia and Canada,
via Honolulu, would be run at a loss,
and. sooner than incur this the COM
pany will absolutely discontinue the
line. Sir James Mills, it is understood,
is doing his utmost now and has been
for considerable time past to avert
this contingency, but the Laborites
have SO far held firm against his
propositions, one of which was, in ex-
change for the subsidy, to take off
the Aorangi, which is well along in
age, and put a brand-new steamer of
the best type in her place.
So it has come about that, unless
the subsidy is continued and unless
the Laborites make change in their
policy in the very near future, cabled
word will be sent out to all the agen
cies of the Canadian-Australian line
if this has not already been done--to
accept no bookings later than July.
This would have quick effect, and it
is said that popular clamor in Austria
liza would not permit such a state of
affairs to exist for very long.
Besides taking away the only direct
steamship line between Australia and
Canada. this action on the part of the
steamship authorities, who themselves
have apparently no alternative at the
present time, would affect Honolulu
materially. There is seldom steamer
of this line which does not bring from
twenty-five to seventy-fve passengers
both from Australia and Canada to this
port. With the extra amount of travel
| between here and the Northwest, which
| there is bound to be during the summer
| months, on account of the Alaska
| Yukon Pac iic Exposition, Honolulu
will be left in sad straits after July
| if the Canadian-Australian line is dis
| continued. 1t will also mean the diver.
sion of vast amount of tourist travel
from this port, many people stopping
| over here on their way to Australia OF
around the world, arriving on the Cana
| dian Australian steamers.
As for the Aorangi, she is getting 6
trife too old for this run, and her mex
voyage was to have been her last one
any way At least, that was the orig
inal plan. She was to have been put OF
the Australian interi island run, prob
ably. no steamer taking her place oil
however, the Australian government i
willing to continue the subsidy, tn
fight against which is now being made
it is said that the company will piae
a beautiful new steamer on this route
+ "It is absolutely true that the lin
will be discontinued, said one of til
officers on the Aorangi yesterday. "ur
less this subsidy is granted. Look a
the Oceanic line of steamers. A nobi
: effort was made, but it was impossible
to even meet expenses without some sol
: of a subsidy In consequence. tn
steamers were taken off the run entire
". And this is exactly what will b
I, done with the Canadian Australia
boats if our subsidy is discontinue
Those big liners like the Manuka an
| the Mariana cannot be run without go7
: ornamental aid. The whole thing he
! been agitated for some time past. an
:. now it has come to head. It's one {
0 two things for certain; either a subsid
X and splendid line of steamships, I
a no subsidy and no steamships. 1t s L
to the government to deeide.'