Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-11-22

Nippon Maru which made u short stay
at Honolulu yesterday manage to keep
IN ear pretty closely trimmed for
catching rumors as well as authentic
reports Of changes taking place in
rival steamship lines.
According to the story brought TO
honolulu In this vessel the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company has reduc-
ed its fixed charges between 100000
and 100000 year. This saving Is
effected through the purchase of the
steamships Mongolia and Manchuria
from the Oregon Short Line Company
or Hartman Estate.
The company is also figuring on
four new giant ships. In the year
ended April 30. 1908. the Pacific Mail
showed deficit of si2S,sl7. The net
earnings have improved each year
since, reducing the deficit to sl99.276
In the year ended April 3Oth last.
with the reduction In fixed charges
the company promises henceforth to
show an annual surplus for the stock.
The Mongolia and Manchuria cost the
Oregon Short Line approximately ST.
Instead Of paSilg A, ,peE cepit; iptsrest
tai S5A5t.t1a. the .Ptie ND Mall paya ~
percent on a si.o0o.O mortgage f6t'
the year l9l2, and on ,$25nDY0 less
each shdceedlng SeaG. iIhsnance and
premium ibgcorfespondingly decreas-
ed. '"'' ~ ..,,..
u yice-Prssidept apd General ,Manag,
"a ri P.NSgilweriH i! rebefte4 as IN
tie st.iMete ~. hat cohbl(ted all
nrtTneemeTts FOR taking over the
Mongolia and Manchuria from the
Hartman Estate.
There IL another story current in
San Francisco shipping circles that II
Is only matter OF a comparative
short time that the Pacific Mail will
be- entirely eliminated from the Paci-
&c trade. II Is stated that the social
ed Baker Company is In the field to
purchase the fleet now owned or char
tered but operated by the Pacific Mail
and with the completion Of the Pa
'hHdl 'i'Nt NNSS'lN WIN Dt
transferred to the Atlantic.
Asked what this meant, the Nippon
Maru officers smile and finally admit
that II would probably result IN the
trans-Pacihc traffic being left to the
japanese liners. The Nippon Maru
is predicted will he In the intcrme-
diate class when she next visits this
port after the first of the year. There
will follow marked reduction In
fares while 1t Is claimed the same
tanned.
Siberia a Holiday Visitor. ..,
The stan of II. Hackfeld and Com
pany have begun to look upon the
good ship Siberia of the Pacific Mail
line as "A regular holiday visitor. The
Siberia has sailed from Yokohama
with 100 tons Oriental cargo and Is
due to arrive at Honolulu on Thanks
giving Day. According to statistics
has a penchant for appearing off the
farbor with the dawn of n holiday.
The vessel Is listed to return from
the Coast on Christmas morning, ac-
cording to the schedules. There is
room for sixty passengers from this
port and thus far all applicants for
transportation to the Coast can be
accommodated.
Rig Of the Thetis May be Changed.
The damage sustained by the Unit
ed States revenue cutter Thetis it,
II storm while steaming along the
Alaskan coast to Unalaska on Septem-
Der 18th has proved greater than at
first reported. In fact the storm Is
declared by Captain Cochrane and her
officers the worst that they have ever
encountered. During the height Of
the gale the vessels foretop mast.