The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-07-14

Shanghai should be limited, in its
means of communicating with vessels
at sea, to even 14O miles, is manifest
ly absurd. When will the Ministry
fulfil its implied promise?
French Colonial Wireless
South China Morning Post: An i'm.
portant development of the wireless
telegraphic system to connect France
with all her colonies, with the eXcep-
ton of lndo. China, is announced. The
EiHel Tower can communicate directly
with Dakar Cthe capital of French
Western Africa, a French wireless
station is in course of construction at
Monrovia (the capital of the Liberian
Republic), and at Konarky lin French
Guinea). Other stations will be es-
tablished on the Ivory Coast and in
Dahomey, and will be eventually con-
nected with French Equatorial Africa
Another system of importance is to
be constructed as soon as possible
South Oran will be able to communi-
cate with Paris, and a message will
be transmitted to Timbuctoo in two
hours. Later a powerful station win
be established in Wadai bordering
the Dariur district of the Anglo
Egyptian Soudan) which will commun-
icate with Dakar on the West Coast,
and with Jibuti on the East Coast,
while Jibuti lin French SOmaliland)
will be in communication with NADIA
gascar and Dakar with Cayenne. The
great difficulties experienced hitherto,
owing to atmospheric disturbances in
| tropical climates such as the Sahara,
have been overcome by a most ingen-
ious discovery of a French officer,
| lCommandant Ferrie. This officer, by
the use of alternative high-frequency
currents, has been able to produce
with his instruments a high fute-like
sound easily distinguishable.
Blue Funnel Line.
South China Morning Post: The
Blue Funnel line is reported to have
plans for extensions of service follow
| ing the completion of the Panama
Canal, and Mr.. A. F. Haines, general
freight agent of Dodwell & Co., has
been dispatched on an extended tour
to observe conditions at the ports on
the Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico, and
many other places to make a report
on the possibilities of new business
that will arise as a result of the con-
struction of the canal. The Railway
and Marine News of Seattle says:
while the Blue Funnel line has
made no definite plans to become eff
fective when the canal opens, it is
thought likely this great fleet win cir
cumnavigate the world by means of
three lines, viz, one fleet plying from
, Great Britain, via the Suez to the
Orient; a second fleet operating only
| between Manila and Puget Sound, via
China and Japan, and direct line be-
tween Europe and the North Pacific
via the Panama Canal. Mr.. Haines'
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possibilities of traffic under the pend
! ing new conditions of current moment.
I'm this connection it is also known
that Blue Funnel officials have been
investigating the possibilities of
Prince Rupert as port for large YES
sells. 1t is reported that the Grand
Trunk Pacific has opened negotiations
for traffic agreement, but as far as is
known nothing definite has been de-
cided. Those in position to know be-
lieve that when the Grand Trunk Pa
citic finishes its through railroad, the
Blue Funnel is likely to place several
of its smaller vessels in commission
between Prince Rupert and Hongkone
via ports. 1t is not thought that the
large steamers now on the run from
Puget Sound will call at Prince Ru-
pert, but that from the latter port a
separate fleet will be maintained"
Passengers Arrived.
Per Mauna Loa from Kona and Kau
ports, July AT. OBrien, w. c. Bar
tel, Mrs. Perry and three children,
Miss A. Gouveia, Miss L. Carris Mr..
and Mrs, J. S. Campbell, Miss Hen
riques, Mrs. T. O'Brien, ]. G. Smith.
L. Macfarland, F. Greenwich, r. A. Nc
Wayne, Mrs. Chang Kim, Miss l.. Lam
bert, Mrs. Serrao, Mrs. Gabeler, Mr..
and Mrs. c. B Mckenzie and three
children, A. Sheppard, T. Marumoto
and son, j. l., Fleming, e. e. Bartels..
j. McVeigh, Mrs. E. L. Miller, Mrs. A.
Amaka, F. Geary, j. Makanchiwehi, G.
Nawahi, Mrs. Kalama, Mrs. Pierce, II.
McCubbin, w. G. Scott, Goo Lip, Kim
Sing and wife, J. O'Brien, C. II.
Akana, G. G. Seong and daughter, All
Kwai and daughter and 1873 on deck