The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-17

tnlIu snare OASIS VIII us bISdlhSl HS'-
landia, was but temporary one. The
Manuka was favorite steamer on this |
run some time ago. There is, of
course, the possibility that four steam
ers will be used, and thus give a three
weekly service, but this is hardly like
ly,
Better Steamers to Catch Trade.
Examiner: According to one of the |
officers of the Union steamer Manuka,
which sailed for Australia, Wednesday, |
it is said that the Union Steamship |
Company will soon replace the Natal
and Aorangi with couple of the best
aud most modern ships owned by the
company.
It is said that despite the mail sub
sidy received from the British govern
ment, the pair of old and out-of-date
ships placed on the San Francisco run
are netting the owners little or no
profit This is because the British col
onists refuse to travel on the Aorangi
and Natal, it is said.
1t is also said that if the Union Com
pany had not stepped in when it did
the Canadian Pacific Railroad would
have placed a couple of modern and
up-to-date liners on the run. AS the
Union Company succeeded in obtaining
the mail subsidy before the plans of
the railroad were mature, the venture
was for the time being dropped.
When Sir James Mills, the managing
director of the Union Company, ar
rives in San Francisco on his return
70 onLdon it is expected that an i'm
portant announcement will be made.
Asia Will Not Be Replaced.
Examiner: Announcement was made
by the Pacific Mail Company yes.
/ terday, that the steamer Asia, which
was wrecked and lost off the coast of
China two weeks ago, will not be re-
placed by any other ship. This they
say is because there is no vessel to be
procured, 1t is said, however, that
. within the next few months it Is pos
I sible that an order will be placed for
the building of a couple large liners
possibly sister ships to the Mongolia
and Manchuria.
Although at least two new ships are
i needed to enlarge the present fleet, AS.
sistant General Manager A. ]. Frye
said that he believed the order for
their building would not be placed for
some time.
SO rapidly is the traffic between this
port and the Orient increasing, that il
iG claimed that unless the present faci1
tiles are soon added to, much traf
fic will be diverted to other ports. II
is said every liner sailing from Chinese
and Japanese ports for San Francisco
is booked to it's capacity weeks before
sailing dates. In the case of the pas
senegers rescued from the wrecked
!, liner Asia, it was found that owing tt
: the full bookings of the liners Mongo
: liza and America Maru, most of thes
are expected to return via the Japan
=, csc liner Tambo Maru, which sailed
couple of days ago for Seattle.
The official hearing to determine tn
responsibility for the loss of the Ash
!, was begun at Hongkong yesterday
will be several days probably befor
the result is known. 1t is generall
believed, however, that owing to tn
: conditions of the fog and tide at tn
time of the accident, Captain Harr
Gaukroger will be cleared of all blame
Cleveland Has Been Put Forward.
!. H. Hackfeld & Co., agents. for tn
e Hamburg-American line, yesterday r,
v Iceived a notification that the S.
!. Cleveland, which has been chartered t
1. make another round the world tou
4 will leave New York on October 21 il
D stead Of November l, as originall
d planned. This, of course, will max
p a difference in her arriving and dc
: parting dates from here, and now sh
n will be here on January "a, and Wi
leave for the coast the following day.
On the return voyage to New Yor
e the Cleveland was originally to hav
f sft San Francisco on February II, bu
/. instead she will leave on February
d arri;ing lere on the 18th instead {
s February "a. She sails for Yokoha IN
on February IA.
; Wllhelmina on 24th.
e The Matson liner Wilhelmina is du
n to sail for San Francisco on May @
Z next Wednesday, with a large passel
# ger list. She will also take b
n amount of cargo away from here.
To-; The agents for the vessel announC
= that cargo will not be received aftt
q five o'clock at the railway wharf n