Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-29
NAIL WILL
REDUCE VISITS
At SHANGHAI

Shanghai, the gay North China met.
ropolis on the Wangpoa river, is miles.
inland from Woosung, Is slowly yet
steadily losing its popularity as aport
of call for steamers In the Pacific Mail
service. The liner Korea, that has
Just completed It's 10 days OF sdeten.
ton there because OF plague, result
! ing in that vessel ssteaming to San
Francisco by the way Of the great
circle route, and its elimination OF Ho-
rolalu, Is not expected to visit the
Chinese pert for some time to come.
Efforts made by the publicity COM
mittee Of the Manila Merchants As
sOciatiOn to tap the trade of tourists
that makes, its way down the China
coast from Shanghai to HongkoHg and
thence TO Singapore without visiting
/ the Philippines, has brought out an
expression OF warm friendship for
the port of Manila on the part Of p.
r. Schwerip. VicepEesiden and gem
eral manager of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, who frankly adj
mits that as it is impossible to take
In both Manila and Shanghai. the
North China port has been sacrificed
/ in favor of the call at this port. Mr..
Schwerin's letter in part follows;
Il agree with you fiat il would be
most desirable from your point Of
view to have all eur steamers call at
Shanghai on the outward voyage but
unfortunately this is inpracticable for
the following reasons. f.. n
When we arranged to have all our
outward steamers cell at Manila il
was necessary not only to eliminate
the Shanghai call but also to some
what shorten the lay at terminals in
order TO provide the necessary time
for the Manila diversion, and under
the present schedule the terminal lays,
as well as at ports Of call, have been
reduced to an absolute minimum.
Now, in order to permitsthe steam.
ers to cali at Shanghai in addition to
Manila would necessftate the lengtheR.
ling or the round voyage and this
would mean that instead Of each yes.
sci making five round trips per year,
or say a total of 80 round trips for
the seven ships, il would be necessary
to open up the schedule to provide
fer the additional time required by
the Shanghai diversion and this would
lnecessitate q reduction in the pun.
Der OF round voyages to about 50 per
Iannnm4 Il take it that Il, is, the de-
I sire Of the people Of Manila that the
steamers of this company should call
at Manila as frequently as. operating
conditions will permit, and that II
would be more 20 the interest of your
port to have what is practically To-
day service without the Shanghai call
rather than to have this extended to
about l2-day intervals. ,.r-...-.. ...
There is another point to be con.
Isidered in connection with the Shang:
hal cab and that is the heavy tonnage
dues and the long lighterage between
Woosnng and Shanghai proper make
this our most expensive port. OF call
in the Orient. and while the amount
Eof traffic to and from that port Is con.
siderable, the heavy expenses very
materially reduce the net revenue.
Considering all these conditions ]
regret our inability, &C this time at
least, to have our steamers call at
Shanghai outward, for 7 believe that
should this be. done II would neeessi.
tate reduction il the frequency OF
the Manila calls which would eyentu.
ally result to the detriment Of the port
of Manila" l.:
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