Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-06
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Fight FOR TRADE

when II comes 10 a careful considera
tor OF the advantages offered by the
Panama Canal, AMI several shipping
companies are quietly but none the
less thoroughly preparing for the new
route, by the construction OF new ton.
mage. ~=r-
The board of directors of the Nip
Don Yusen Kaisha are now rusaIn9
the construction OF a fleet of large
steamers to be. used in new line 20
be established by that COMPANY, run.
ming between japan and New York.
via Hongkong, Manila, Honolulu ans
the Panama Canal. II is expected tina
the new vessels will all be ready II
so on the new run as soon as the Pan
anna Canal ie thrown open to tn
worlds shipping. IL. 49,. .
prominent Japanese official, nor
travelling to the United States as
passenger In the Togo Kisen Kaisht,
liner Tenyo Maru, an arrival at Homo
lulu this morning was authority TO
the above statement together with th
declaration that the new line will have
six very large freight vessels. two o
which have already bene acquired /,
Europe, and each vessel will have &C
commodations for twenty or tlirt,
passengers. Four of the vessels vii
be constructed in Japan.
The opening of the Panama Canr
win considerably reduce the time be
tween the Orient and New York. Tn
trip to the western mouth of the cane
woHla not consume more than thirty
five days. and the distance between
tho canal and New York can be cover
ed IN six days The possibilities II
passenger traffic also looks good, If
the Of cost to travellers whose destipa
tionAi sthe eastern Fart of the Unite
States. A first class passage fror
Hong Kong to San Francisco cost,
about s225.00 u. s. currency, and tn
railroad trip across the continent Il
Now York means ABOUT S1e5.00 more
making $4,000 u. s. currency in all
am sure that the voyage could D.
made BY the new route at q much low
80 cost than that. The trip across thu
6tatcBby rdilsIeAes from Hlb 10 tixs
days. so that the ali-water route woul,
not delay the traveller more than
few days.
SD TldIngs for Furser eFasctt.
n. ]. Grasett, parser In the Toy
Kisen Kaisha liner Tenyo Maru, wa
the recipient Of sad 4iGIngs with the
arrival Of the liner at this port thh
morning.
n. Stanley-G rasett, son OF Mr.. Ora
set in the Tenyo Maru passed away
at Baltimore, Nd, on January 20sh
according to the receipt of cable.
The news came as terrible shock
20 the steamship Officer, who bus q
few months ago had enjoyed wiki.
from his son, upon the lattefs return
from school. The young man mad
been student with the John Hopkins
University, and gave every promise o
rapidly making his mark in his chos
en- profession.
Purser Grasett has the sincere sym
Yathy Of a large following OF friends.
i'd this, his hour OF greatest sorrow.
- 81.
Hall Returned With Sugar.
The steamer w. g, Hail completed
round trip to Kauai ports yester-
day under the guidance of Captain
nicholson. i ne NgtStt Df0uSnl tual
cargo of sugar iaciudins 5000 sacks
CT this commodity, a number OF crates
OF chickens. 20 paesa2es srndrles anu
so empty wine barrels. The Han is
scheduled to sail for the Garden Is
land at. 5 O'Clock this evening, taking
passengers, mail and freight.
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Kauai Sugar Report. .-ye
Purser Logan IN the Inter-lsian6
steamer Hall reports the following
sugar as awaiting shipment at Kauai
ports: l. p. 5000, III. A. X. 795, G &
n. s29S, Bob. 1878, K. &. NJ. 4f50, NJ
+. .S7S5, Y. K. 1100 sacks.
Hawaii Sugar for TransbipmeHt.
For transhipment to the mainland,
the InterJsland steamer Niihau is an
arrival from the island of Hawaii with
$500 sacks of this commodity. The.
last OF the sugar was discharged yes
terday.