Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-20

termediate steamers flying the fla,
both the Pacific Mail and the 7
kisen Kaisha, may be restored tn
fnImeB exceedingly low hguRe
vogue to and including the first
year. 90,
The passenger rate of S115/ ar
San Francisco and HongImlar
Manila, apparently provede in.
with employees of the Phjtb tbe
sular government as well the Far
missionary worker througy H..
= East. .s.. rocu1ted
Then came change travel in
in marked falling ofbina Nile
liners such as the Pe5er Nibpon
and the japanese Advertised to
Maru. A new rate Ynning of the
take effect with the OF a through
Year that sent the to SIS.
ticket soaring FROM that re-
The Pacific Ma Honolulu on the
Gently passed thried barely a cor.
outward voyagekayelers with q
poraPs guard tween intermediate
difference of $Eice, the increase in
and ffrst-class timuIate business in
ger Iln6rs. 49,.
FAVOR OF IN calling at Honolulu on
Inc ChlR demonstrated that the
EAST Iuesqermediate rates has not
increase marked degree Of popu-
me- Wlt4he travelling public. The
larlty We'd through here with one
1nlna Illest lists of passengers in
OF they.
her h,,itot;on batweer the manage.
A the Tovo Kisen Raisha and
menMail is believed will result in
Restoration of the lower rate be-
thf points in the Far East and Hon
and San Francisco.
ne official is quoted as saying:
The smaller ships are a splendid
DE OF vessel. but there Is little OPP
ortunity to sell tickets for these to
missionaries and others who receive
~ rebate on the big ships. BY taking
tile smaller steamers they actually
lay more money. ...
There is a possibility, however,
that the matter may be adjusted by
doing away with the discount on the
lug ships and granting one on the in
fermediate vessels This would tend
TO restore better proportion of travel
to the small steamers. ] believe the
matter will be taken up by the man.
agement of the two companies in the
near future. ..... !
Threaten to Invade North Pacific.
With a fleet of fifteen freighters of
large cargo capacity, the American
Navigation, Company, which has just
been incorporated under the laws OF
Delaware, will invade the North Pa
ciflc, inaugurating service from New
York 60 Seattle with the opening Of
the Panama canal Seattle steamship
men and dock and warehouse owners
have been informed by letter from
New York of the plans OF the new cor
poration. 1t is the purpose OF the or
Eanizers of the company to operate
tramp steamships, at first stopping ut
San Diego. San Pedro and San Fran
cisco or at any port on the Atlantic
or Pacific where cargo offers. If the
plans of the new company carry, 1t
will operate the first line OF tramp
steamships ever owned in the States
and sailed under the American flag.
~
auue Vessel Joins Pacific Fleet.
The Egrowing trade between Liver
pool and Australia will receive a
marked impetus this year with the
advent of the new Blue Funnel liner
Nectoss The tonnage OF this huge YES
eel is 1880. and she will be eonsid-
erably longer than any other steamer
In the Australian trade. She is of the
combined passenger and cargo type,
providing room for exceptionally large
freights and some hundreds OF first
class and Storage passengers. The
Nestor will make her maiden voyage
from Liverpool April IL, and will aft
erwards be followed by her sister ship,
the Ulysses, now in course of construc-
ton.
American Tonnage Comes Back" .
In the production of merchant ton
mage in 1912 the United States made
gain over the previous year OF 90
per cent. a greater increase than any
other country Germany was next
with an increase of 80 per cent aud
taly third with As. While the British
production showed a decrease. there
was a net increase in shipping in It's
favor. The tonnage of merchant ships
tnrned out in the various countries
totaled 2.90I, 769, of which 2S4.223 tons
were produced in the United States.
korea on Port Tomorrow Morning.
The Pacific Mail liner Korea is pre-
dicted will be off the port at an early
hour tomorrow morning. this vessei
coming from San Francisco and. TO
land 65 Honolulu passengers.
The Korea is to berth at Alakea
wharf. Less than 200 tons cargo is
iutended for discharge here. The yes
sci NAV be given an additional supply
of coal before proceeding 10 Japan
ports, Hongkong and Manila.
Mexican Line 10 Be Discontinued.
After eight wears running at loss
thu Elder Dempster steamship, pas
senger, freight and mail service be
AoNipn will bQ