The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-14
new VESSELS FOR DIRECT LINE
Honolulu to be Port of Gail for Sydney
London Direct Line---China Away
Observation-Disclosures in---The
Makura Is Full Up.

That Honolulu is to be a port q
call for a direct line of steamers t.
run between Sydney and Londor
after the opening of the Panams
canal is the news that reached here
on the steamer Wilhelmina this
morning.
The news comes from London and
is said to have emanated from the
offices of the Union Steamship Com.
pany, owners of the Canadian-Austra.
liam line for which two big steamers
are now building, as announced some
time ago.
When the company placed it's order
for big 13,5OO-ton vessel a contract
was made with the builders to have
it constructed on the same plans as
the latest vessel being built for the
Orient company that runs between
London and Sydney. This was done
following an offer by the builders to
cut $4,000 off the price for the dupli-
cate order. The Huddart Parker Com
pany, New Zealand corporation, i'm
mediately placed an order for a veg.
sci along the same plans and were
given the reduction in price
Both companies run in conjunction,
as far as the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES line
is concerned, and will therefore be
interested in the direct route. It was
thought that the big steamers would
be permanently placed in commission
for the Vancouver trade, but now it
appears that there is every likelihood
of the twin ships being put on the
direct run between Sydney and Lon
don, via the Panama canal and call
ing at New Zealand and Honolulu on
their way across the Pacific.
1t is understood that this plan will
not go into operation until the boats
have been some time on the Vancouver
run, however as a bitter war IS ex-
pected between the present line and
that which Spreckels is to start again
with the Ventura and Sonoma.
WILHELMINA IN EARLY.
Arriving off port before daybreak
this morning, the Matson steamer
with almino moe Do,,od h., A. H..
tors shortly before Z O'Clock and came
alongside the Alakea street dock at
a quarter to eight. Captain Peter
Johnson reports a fine passage
throughout.
The Wilhelmina brought a big
cargo and a large number of passen-
gers for this port. Among the pas
sengers are number of tourists. On
board were the negro minstrels, who
open at the Opera House tonight, and
last night they gave their services at
a concert that was held on board.
CHINA OUT TODAY.
The Pacific Mail steamer China ar
rived from the Orient yesterday and
sailed at 1 o'clock today with 41S
which, according to Pur-
ser Landers, is the largest number
she has carried since he has been on
board.
The China brought $50 tons of
cargo for this port out of total of
$500. There are eight passengers for
Honolulu in the cabin, seventeen Rus
slams, forty Japanese, three Chinese
and 131 Filipinos. The largest item
in the China's cargo list is a ship
ment of 1902 bales of raw silk, valued
at $1,OOO,OOO.
On May 10 two of the passengers
were due for birthday, and as the
meridian was crossed on that day
there were two May los, each Ct
which was kept up in manner suited
to the occasion.
Among the passengers on board are
Captain Harlow, who is returning to
and Paymaster J. f.
Hatch, another naval officer on his
way home.
Father o'Callaghan, of the Philip
pines, is on his way home for a rest
after several years work in the Wis
ayan Islands. He is noted as one of
he most popular priests in the arch
pelago.
T. o. and Mrs. Rinker of the bureau
If education are off home after FIVE
'ears spent in the Philippines, and
llso of the same department are Mr.
md Mrs. G. w. Caulkins.
Governor Frear leaves today for a
rip to Washington, where he will
meet Mrs. Frear and also look into
matters political, afterward attending
no ID urItoL h.