The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-15
ANOTHER TRANSPACIFIC LINE MOOTEO
Australian State Will Subsidize Line to
Vancouver---Mauna Kea In And
Out--Another Canal Is Now
TaIk---Quiet on Front


this morning and, although Honolulu
is not definitely decided on as a port
Of call. it is thought the new line
will, in all probability come here
The new line will be subsidized by
The state of Victoria and will ply be
tween Melbourne, it5 capital and
vancouver. The vessels will be
freight steamers but may be follow
ed later by passenger service. The
reason for the step being taken IS
that Melbourne feels that it has been
left out in the cold as far as COM
munication between Canada and Aus
tralia is concerned.
Major Harris, the Victorian repre-
sentative in Canada, recently made
tho following statement in regard TO
the new line:
The Victorian Government is pre-
pared to subsidize a line Of steamers
to carry both passengers and freight
between Melbourne and Vancouver
ard negotiations with that end mi
view are already on foot. The Mel
bourne merchants have been greatly
concerned over the loss OF direct
communication with Vancouver since
the trouble that arose with the Union
Steamship Company of New Zealand
regarding the calls to be made dt
Australian ports. At present New
Zealand reaps all the advantage ot
the direct steamship communication,
and the Victorian Government, rec
ognizing this, has made up its mind
IN make a bid for the trade, particu-
Iarlv since the New South Wales
Government has entered into an ar
rangement with the Spreckels inter
ests in regard to the San Francisco
route.
"Two vessels which would be suit
able for the Vancouver service are
at present being built for the Hud'
dert Parker Company (the company
which charters the Zealandia to the
Union Steamship Company of New
Zealand). and it is thought probable
that an arrangement may be come
to whereby these vessels would be
nut on the Vancouver route, instead
of being utilized, as was originally
intended for the Interstate trade.
Also. / believe, that the Victorian
Government is sending Mr., Cattanach
(who was in Vancouver recently in
connection with the State-aided i'm
migration scheme of the Government
to England to conduct some Eegota
tions with the shipowners there
Whatever be the outcome it may be
taken as certain that the service to
Vancouver will be established very
soon. The Melbourne merchants are
very keen on the idea and their in
fuence is sure to make itself felt
Incidentally it will be seen that
Major Harris confirms the story ap'
pegring in the Stor of last week as
to New South Wales substituting the
Oceanic line.
NoEAU AN ARRIVAL.
The Inter-Island steamer Noeau ar
rived this morning from island ports
after an uneventfu voyage.
She brought 1850 bags of sugar, 81
bags of rice five bags Of potatoes
and thirty-seven packages of sundries
She left 28OO bags of sugar benin,
at Kilauea.
MAUNA KEA IN AND OUT.
The Inter-Isand flagship Maun
Kea arrived on time from Hilo an
ports this morning after fine tri
throughout
She leaves again at 4 o'clock thi
afternoon for her weekend run f
Hilo. This is the trip by which pas
sengers are not only enabled to Sc
the volcano at greatly reduced rate
but are also able to get back to tow
again by Tuesday morning,
1t is becoming very popular an
will no doubt become more so a
time goes on.
QUIET ON WATERFRONT
Matters were very quiet along tn
waterfront this morning, the onl
boats working being the Inter-Islan
steamers and a few odd windjammer
taking out their lumber.
Next week matters will liven u
again, as on Tuesday there will b
two steamers, the Nippon Maru an,
Zealandia, arriving and departing 70
the Coast the same day, while tn
Honolulan also gets away. The Ma
kura is due from Vancouver on Wed
nesday and the Wilhelmina from thu