Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-30
HIGH FREIGHTS
mean new Ships

Referring to the frequent reports Of
purchases Of vessels by Japanese in
ferests, Y. Mikami. manager Of the
Manila branch OF the Aitsui Bussan
Kaisha. declared: "At the present
high rates for ocean freights along
the China coast ship win pay for
Itself IN three years. and. while it is
reasonable to presume that the carry
ing business will continue to flourish
for some time, the prospect OF having
to pay Is yen per gross ton on for
eign vessels registered at Dairen after
this year stimulates the movement to
buy all the ships that may be needed
now before the customs tariff of
Japan is extended to Dairen. This
duty is now assessed on foreign ton
mage purchases and registered at any
port in Japan and for this reason en-
tries made at Dairen to escape the
duty. This has caused IN agitation IN
Japan for the extension of the tax
10 the Manchurian city occupying the
strip Of territory leased from China,
or subleased from Russia after the
war. The proposition to extend the
tonnage tax is coming up for consid-
GRAFTON at the next session of the inn
perial diet and will probably be passed
by that body
At the suggestion that Japan's lease
to the territory In southern Manchuria
1i,i1ss ~ iSz 90, s1t. MlAaiil lausl,eu
ana repiieu. ies, Due We are soins
70 nave that tease extended Ior Iur-
fher term q nlnety-nine years
Many Book for sononia.
As the Oceanic liner Sonoma, now
fproute from Sydney to Honolulu,
has room for one hundred and twen-
ty-fiVe cabin passengers. large
Nllmber of prospective travellers now
hooked at the local agency can be ac-
c0mmodated with transportation to
the coast. The Sonoma sailed from
re Antipodes with room for 125 adj
ditirual passengers. The Sonoma
should arrive here on July 18th and
will be- Given q prompt dispatch for
the COAST As the second cabin ac-
commodation was pretty well sold
out before departure from Australia
there win be little room for travellers
from this port in that department.
The Sonoma is reported as bringing
large amount of refrigerated meat
x local importers.
N
Sierrass Cargo
Wharf SUPERINTENDENT James W.
ceeded in slowing the following items
Of cargo into the eapacious hold of the
liner Sierra before that vessel cast off
lines for San Francisco on last Satur-
1887 cases canned pineapple, 3S4
J. crates fresh pineapples, 1905 punches
Bananas. 1910 bags coffee. 924 bags
rice, 40 crates sweet potatoes, I25
packages macaroni, 922 bundles hides
and skins 329 barrels and kegs, 40
bales sisai rDer, o. packages JUNK,
dog tfox terriers, motoTcycies' 100
packages mercnanalse, Meiis.faTgo eS .
press matter ana ov sachs =. ?,
mai. a loeal VI 1.oV sons'
n...,,,.;. ar,n,;,c May
The Pacific Mai liner Manchuria
:. s,,s- fs,,.t aocSva,ro ~ q lata wire.
lee yoSbived a. fhe agency of IA
5sckfeld e comnany The vessel is
ana III arrive from San Francisco
ear,y "Wednesday and II is predicted
that ninety-six cabin and nineteen
second-cIass passengers will land heret
The local postal officials have been
informed that the steamer has 14s
sacks of late mail for the Islands.
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Japan port emma ana the Fniilp'
pines AZ noon ihorsaay'
Siauofne 70 carry Ezcurs'on'sss.
Ihef inter-isiana steamer Shsuains
VIII De pressed INTO service IN tne
transportation OF s.ne iarse cnoWa 81
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