Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-10
Would Welcome the British.India

Line.
VICTORIA, Sept. &c. - The Brit
ish-India Navigation company is to es-
tablish trans-Pacific steamship line
from Calcutta by way of Hongkong
and the usual ports of call in the far
east to Victoria and Puget sound, &C
cording to a report made to Washing
ton by the United States consul gen
which recently absorbed the Apcar
line in the Calcutta-Japan trade, is
one of the strongest Of the British
shipping companies. The new serv-
ice is to be maintained with four lin
ers of 10000 tons register. Another
anticipated increase in the trans-Pa-
cific lines is the coming of the Glen
or Shire line across the Pacific.
When Mr.. Nash, representative of the
Royal Mail Steam Packet line, which
controls both those services, was in
Victoria investigating conditions here
in view of the opening of the Panama
canal, he announced that the coming
of line from Europe by way of the
canal would be followed by the extern
sion of either the Shire or Glen line
across the Pacific to connect with the
Royal Mail line by way of Panama.
Glen liners have already piled to Vic
toria, several having been used by
Dodwell & Co. when that firm main
tanned a tranS-Pacific service.
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Piracy a Menace in Chinese Waters.
Piracy continues a menace to ship
ping in the inland waters of southern
China, according to stories brought
to Honolulu with the arrival of the
Pacific Mail liner Siberia. AT the
time the Pacific Mailer was lying at
anchor in Hongkong harbOr, the re-
port was circulated that the pirates
who made the raid on Dumbell island
made a larger haul in money than
was first stated. Besides looting the
safe at the police station, they robbed
paWnshOp and grocery store.
Dumbell island is large fishing cen
ter, and the arrival of the gang
aroused no suspicion because it was
thought they were fishermen. AS
soon as they landed from their junk
they went to the police station and
shot down the Indian constable guard
ing the door. The other cOnstables
ran to his assistance and they were
murdered at once.
While this attack was being made
others Of the gang held up the pawn
shop and grocery store and it is esti
mated they got about $4,000.
The European sergeant was arOus- !
ed by the shooting, but when he ap-
peared the gang fired a volley at him,
failing. however, to wound him.
Escape was made in a launch WhiCh |
the gang seized. There were two
launches at the landing and one of |
them was disabled to prevent pursuit
before the gang showed off in the !
other.
The pirates ran to COloWan in the |
launch and there abandoned it, max |
ing off in another junk which they |
seized. Further trace of them is lost. |
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Five-Day Service to Portland.
PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 22.-NegO-
tiations now pending between Swayne
Il Hoyt and the owners Of the steam !
ers Yale and Harvard, operating be-
tween San Francisco and Southern
California ports, are likely to result !
IN direct connection with these !
steamers from here, according to a |
telegram received by Frank BOllam, !
local agent Of the San Francisco, Port |
land and Los Angeles Steamship Com |
paly
In his advices BOllam says that it
was stated more deck space and pas !
Senger room are to be added to the i,
steamer Canine, which will give her
for 125 first-class and !
80 steerage passengers. Passenger &C !
commOdations will be put on the |
steamer Navajo, while the new steam |
or ParaisO, now under construction.
is to be launched in December She