Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-12-08
OCEANIC company TO MAINTAIN
THREE ROUTES IN SOUTH SEAS
Conformation Comes From Australian Agents Who Predict
Increased Patronage--New KIauea to Sail on Maiden
Mail for the Northumberland Loa Brought Varied Car
90 From KOna Ports.

A big passenger and freight BUSH
ness is looked for by the oceanic
Steamship Company, according to the
statements coming from the Sydney.
n. 5. W., agency for that line.
A positive confirmation of the OFT
repeated story to the effect that the
Oceanic company fully intended to
resume the san F'rancisco-A Australian
service Is received in the declaration
from V. A. SprOul. the representative
Tor the Oceanic Company at Sydney.
lie Is reported as saying that des-
vito the rumors of an increased steam
ship service by the Union Steamship
Company his san Francisco principals
were aware for several days prior TO
he Union Company's announcement
that there was every probability of
that company extending its San Fran
cisco Wellington service to sydney,
aud had advised him that II would in
10 way alter the program which they
have mapped ont for resumption. 1t
aeCmcd to him that the Pacific coast,
which has been neglected for some
years now. so far as u passenger SER
lice between sydney and San Fran
cisco is concerned, is going to be
handsomely catered for by the three
natural routes, which all shipping men
expected would sooner or later be OPP
Grated, viz
81. The main (and direct route,
san Francisco via Honolulu.
"2 The eastern route, from sydney
20 san Francisco via New Zealand
and Tahiti.
- The route from sydney to the
important Canadian seaport of Van
rouyer, via Fiji.
"All three routes" says Mr.. Sproul,
provided many attractions for the
eyer-increasing number OF tourists
proceeding to England via the Anne
rican continent, and the fact that
March and April sailings have al
ready their accommodation well taken
up show that these attractions are
not lost sight of by large percent
'Et VI 'ltHt WIZ ldNc 10
take the trip to the Homeland next
year.
Just look at the lines catering for
The passenger trade via Suez and the
Cape, and see how absurd It Is for
anyone to imagine that the trans-Pa-
ciilc routes should not be well patron
lied.
over In New Zealand the agitation
for the rclinking up of a New Zea-
iand-San Francisco service has never
abated during the last five years that
no such service existed; and even in
Australia, since II was announced that
The Oceanic intended resuming the
service there have been daily inquir-
les In regard to dates of sailings and
passenger accommodation. II would
also he quite unfair to start inyidious
comparisons between the merits of
the service via Tahiti and via Homo
iulu to San Francisco. Tahiti is not
80 well-known MS Honolulu ana,
while not yet possessing the attrac-
tions that the latter place holds for
the tourist, II is thought that the
opening of the Panama Canal will
bring Tahiti into prominence. Then,
again, the Oceanic service will make
last time between Sydney and San
Francisco, calling at the Samoan port
Of Page Page and Honolulu en- route.
The voyage from Sydney to San
Francisco will take up 81 days, and
passengers in this way may reach
London in 30 days from the time of
starting from Sydney. Naturally the
mails will be delivered in London in
the same time and in this way Aus
iralia will possess an alternative mail
route which viii land her mails in
i1nglanh's metropolis from this port
as quickly as the present suez Ger.
vice
However said Mr. Sproul in con,
clnsicn, you may take II rs definite