Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-29
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When the OGec r." steamship com
pany took a deci, ID stand against the
extension OF their South Pacific ser
vice to include New Zealand and a
call at Auckland. they paved the way
for entrance of the japanese into the
commonwealth.
The New Zealand government is out
for an improved passenger, freight
and mail service not only with the
United States tut also TO connect that
country with the mainland OF Aus
tralia.
The Oceanic liner SOnoma arrived
from Sydney by the way Of Page Page
this morning, bringing seventy pas
sengers and an unusually large ship
ment of refrigerated meat The So
mona left Sydney a few days after
the first intimation was received there
that the powerful Japanese steamship
company better known as the Nippon
Yusen Kaisha had announced a far
more progressive policy in its deal
ing with the South Pacific posses
sions.
The present mail subsidy between
the Japanese and the Australian gov.
ernments expires with the first of
March next year" so declared an Off
cial in the Sonoma this morning.
Sydney business men were ali ago
over the proposed extension of the
japanese line to Auckland, as II is
understood ii will make heavy in
roads into the business heretofore
practically monopolized by the Union
Steamship company. The Japan-Aus-
trallan line is at present maintained
by the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, under
the state subsidy Of 100000 yen, with
three liners (Yawata, Nikko and Ku-
mano), of between 1000 and 5000 tons
tnetD, the service being every four
weeks. The present arrangement of
the line is thought very unsatisfactory
and Inadequate to keep pace with the
progress of trade interests between
Japan and Australia, which have de-
yeloped remarkably in the past few
years. AS the grant of state sub
sidy TO the line terminates. next
March, the Auckland chamber Is
anxious that the government will con-
IllluC tuC 6ubcl0g tAC INV III l1h-
other term, and at the same time ex-
tend the line to New Zealand andAde-
laide, making the service at least
fortnightly, and having steamers of
from 5000 to 5000 tons.
A bunch of down-east" Yankees
becoming enthusiastic cricketers is
one of the marvels attributed to the
innovation of the American flag into
sydney harbor.
Cricket now serves as the chief
pastime along the line of deck sports
on the Sonoma.
Proud of their prowess at the bat
and wicket, Captain Trask. Chief Off,
Ger Koughan, Chief Engineer Towne,
Bully McNulty, Pprser, DOC" Clark,
Chief Steward Carleton and his able
assistant, BIZ Black are said by
competent British. critics to have ac-
quilted themselves as thoroughbreds
in the series of matches held on board
the liner during the smooth passage
from Sydney Heads to Page Page and
thence to Honolulu.
McNulty and Joe Carlton deny that
they had considerable difficulty in re-
sisting the tempting offer to take part
in the All-Australian crack cricket
team, soon to tour the world and play
a series of matches in Great Britain.
Il wanted time to perfect myself
in my British accent before paying a
return visit to dear cd Lunnon, you
know" declared the Sonoma's ever
agreeable purser this morning.
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at this port. Eighteen sacks of mail
out of several hundred bags were in,
tended for Honolulu. The Sonoma
was berthed at Oceanic wharf before
eight o'clock this morning.
One interesting item in the cargo
for discharge at Honolulu was 10000
pounds of refrigerated meet, con-
signed to the local u. 6. qaartermast.
er department.
Mail for Merrie England to the
amount Of $50 sacks is in transit, sew.
enty, sacks of which are for London
Rlone.
Among the steerage passengers are
ten enlisted men belonging to the
United States navy, who are return.
ing from the naval station at Page
Payo.
The Sonoma is scheduled to sail for
San Francisco at seven o'clock this
evening, taking fifty additional pas.
sengers in the cabin.
Japanese Turn To ShipbuiIdine In
Earnest
There are 23O shipbuilding yards in
Jal.an, not including junkbuilding es-
tatlishments, decrease of nine COM
pared with 1910. For the last year,
covered by available authentic stats.
tics, these yards turned out - steam.
ers of 24.479 tons, and 147 sailing yes.
scls of II ,097 tons. This is a decrease
of SO sailing vessels. the tonnage of
the latter, however decreasing 1895
This record does not include a number
of new steamers since completed or
authorized, which tends to strengthen
Jepan's North American and European
lines. All OF Japan's leading steamship
o., bull Cd 81