The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-05-16
ANOTHER STEAMSHIP
LINE COMING HERE
Round the World Line Planned
After Canal Opens to Include
Honolulu in Tour.

Authentic information that the PENN
'ular and Oriental Steam Navigation
Company will initiate round-the world
line having Honolulu as port of call,
has reached this city The first rumor
of such move was printed on the main
land several weeks ago and was con.
'idcred more or less AS gossip connected
with the opening of the canal but it
has now been confirmed in official
advices to a local firm.
The company announces that it has
arried its plans so far that it has
placed orders for ten large steamers
that will be used on this line.
At the present time the company is
operating feet of nincty-nine vessels
etwecn England and India, China and
Japan. The new line will be independ.
cnt of the others and will not result
N the withdrawal of any Of its other
vessels from the lines on which they
now are. ..,... r.,-.... ...,
80 In anticipation of a rush that will
tax the passenger and freight facilities
of the steamship companies of the
world, writes one of the head agents
Of. the T. and o. in tho Orient, ''the
company has ordered the construction
of ton large steamships for trade
through the Panama Canal.
LIT is planned to operate the vessels
from London via the West Indies,
Colon, Panama and Pacific Coast ports
TO Honolulu, Japan and round the
world. ~ NH 't"'th" .Il ''' AH"' t'
Resume of New Shipping Plans.
In view of the approaching compile,
ton of the Panama Canal all indica.
tons now point to keen competition
)ctween the various steamship lines con.
erncd. SO far, however, it is evident
that the British and German com
panies will be chiefly involved. Their
interests in fact conflict at almost ev-
cry point
1t is already known, for instance
that the Royal Mail Steamship Company
intends to maintain a round.thc-w world
service through the waterway. At pres.
ent the Glen and Shire line steamers
which are under its ownership, run to
the Far East via Suez, and it is planned
that they shall extend their sailings as
far as Vancouver, Seattle and San Fran
cisco, and other ports on the west coast
OF North America, so as to connect with
the Royal Mail boats from Europe via
Panama. As a matter of fact, Will
view to the development of trade be
fore the short water route between the
Atlantic and the Pacific is opened
chartered vessels under the company.
control began running across the NORTH
Pacific to the Orient on April -.
a somewhat similar itinerary is pro
posed by the Hamburg. American line
though the service at first will be fol-
cargo only. In addition the German
concern is interested in scheme which
has been put forward by Mr.. Bernard
Baker, who was president of the At
lantic Transport Company before it,
inclusion in the Morgan combine, foI
sailings between New York and Sa,
Francisco, via Colon and other cana
ports, This is, of course, coastwis,
trade, which is at present confined Il
American ships, but foreign investor
an bold shares in the owning com
panics.
About year ago Mr.. Baker, who i
credited with being the only American
shipowner who has been able TO max
transatlantic service pay, endeavore,
to raise capital in the United States 70
an intcroccanic line, but in consequence
| of the hostility of the railroad interest
he did not succeed During recen
visit to Berlin, however, he discusse
the plans with Herr Balm. directo
general of the Hamburg. American Line
with the result that it was decided {
| put German money into the enterpris,
If this project is carried out, tc
steamers of 10000 tons each will
built for the route in American yard.
according to designs approved by tn
! United States naval authorities, an
with special reference TO their employ
mcnt MS auxiliary cruisers or for trans
port purposes in time of war An effor
will also be made to obtain the ma
contract from the United States govern
ment, which has been an offer durip
the past two years, but for which n
tender has vet been received.
As far as can be ascertained. il
not expected that there will be an
serious opposition on the other side q
the Atlantic to the German America
combine. Not very long ago it wa
announced that the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company intended to run vessel
via Panama, but as most of its stoc
Is held by the Southern Pacific Raj
road. and as the Panama Canal Act pre-
hibits ralway-Owned vessels from II,