Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-27

the British Government is granting
other nationals the same privilege as
TIC Britishers in the coasting trade in
India and other territorial waters, Jap
an. should give a similar privilege to
Britishers and other nations. More
over, the Nippon Yusen Kaisha which
is now competing with the British
shipping companies in Indian waters
is receiving large subsidy from the
Government and for this reason the
British shipowners are experiencing
great difficulty in competition.
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New Japanese Mail Line.
Al proposal has been made to extend
the Japanese mail service to Adelaide
and New Zealand. At recent meet
ing Of the Yokohama chamber OF
commerce, the committee passed a
resolution to make representation
to the government for the extension
of the steamer line between Japan and
Australia. The Japan-Australian line
is at present maintained by the Nip
pom Yusen Kaisha under the state
subsidy of 100000 yen, with three lin
ers (Yawata Maru. Nikko Maru, and
Humane Maru), of 2000-3000 tons net,
the service being every four weeks.
The present arrangements of the line
| is thought very unsatisfactory and IN
adequate torkeep pace with the prog
ress of trade interests between Japan
and Australia, which made a remark
able development in the past few
years. As the grant of state subsidy
| to the lire terminates next March, the
chamber is anxious that the govern
ment will continue the subsidy on the
| line for another term, and at the same
time to extend the line to New Zealand
and Adelaide, making the service at
least fortnightly and having steamers,
say, of 5000-6000. tons net.
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ship Frye 10 Raptism of Ashes
| PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 4.-The TOUR
masted clipper ship William P. Frye,
the largest square rigger afioat, has
arrived in this port after voyage of
l160 days from Honolulu, in which II
was buffeted by gales and several
times escaped peril on the rocks. The
Frye had not sighted land since last
June until one day a week ago. II
was repeatedly blown out of its course
and had not been reported for more
than two months.
The strangest adventure of the voy-7
age happened Thanksgiving day, off
the Delaware capes, for with the
abatement of the wind, which died
suddenly with an overcast sky, there
was a downpour of ashes which cover.
ed the deck so deep that it took the
crew nearly 20 hours to shovel things
loft clean again The captain says 1t
was unquestionably. an ash shower,
from volcanic eruption somewhere,
and while he has heard OF similar
phenomena before, he never had ex-
lperienced such a thing.
| While rounding Cape Horn, GuJo
Haschachiki, Japanese seaman, was
blown from a yardarm $50 feet in the
air. They fished him out of the boil
ling sea five minutes later at the end
of a life line, with two nine foot
sharks still in pursuit Of him. -.
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New Water Route to Siberia
| Efforts for a long time have been
/ IldQS@ 10 open up pIduc UctHCCu SnLS
country and Northern Siberia, says
the Pail Mall Gazette. Indeed, it will
be remembered that several years ago
Captain Virgins organized an ex-
| petition to the Kara Sea for the pur-
pose of establishing regular steam
ship service during the open season
of navigation Unfortunately, the
scheme did not materialize, for, al
| though he carried out his initial plans
with considerable success, the diff
culties encountered led to an abandon
4 ment of the enterprise.
Some twelve months ago, however,
the. auxiliary barquentine Nimrod-
the vessel which took Sir Ernest
Shaekleton to the Antaretic-was COM
/ missioned for voyage to the Far
North, and, as result of the expert
ence then gained, company was
formed, with offices in London and
4 Christiania,' for the purpose OF trad
ling between England, Norway and
Siberia.
Captain Webster, who was in COM
mand of the Nimrod, suggested the
running of q line of whaling vessels