Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-23

"steeraae" and Not Second Class.
"Steerage" is marked across each
ticket except those calling for first
class accommodation sold for trans
portaticn on all the steamers handled
by the Portland agent of the San
Francisco, Portland & Los Angeles
Steamship Company. 1t is a new meth
cd recently adopted, and he finds that
1t is giving the best Of satisfaction.
Heretofore, the transportation was
designated as flrst-class and second
class. The latter was good for steer
age accommodations. Mr. Bollam says
that many people from the East we're
under the impression that travelling
seccnd-class was about the, same as
first-class. not ascertaining the differ
ence until they went aboard. It is
held that this is true in regard to
many of the ocean liners plying out
Of Atlantic coast ports, In order that
there will be no further misunder-
standing in this respect he decided to
put in force the new system.
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Swedish. Flag for German Ships.
The city Of Gothshbufg, Sweden,
has decided to take shares to the value
OF 2,0o0.000 kroner (about $780, in
the Swedish-American passenger line,
which it is now practically arranged
is to start business, the whole capital
having been found. II is proposed,
with, the permission of England, to
buy some German steamships OF suit.
able capacity now interned in Ameri-
can ports. a, - 4
War Cuts Into Passen Business. /
Comparative reports have been
made by the passenger steamship
lines bf Atlantic travel for the first
six months or this wear and last. The
enigrant showing was the most signi.
ficart. Last year 1888 thirdclass
and steerage passengers sailed from
New York for Europe. The number
this year was 25I037,, an increase OF
Is per cent. Arrivals OF the same
classes OF passengers at New York in
1913 were 6S3.SS5, and this year 1914,
537, decrease or SO per cent. Diff
In cabin travel to Europe for
the two years were relatively unfrn.,
portant at the port or New York. Last
year I33, 092 passengers went over and
ibis year f38,267, an Increase OF 4 per.
cent. There was decrease OF 90 per
sent IN the bookings 10 New York
last years figures having been 181, i
1873 and this years 1$9.g7S. Figures
Tor all classes Of passengers give 81. !
G1 bookings Tor Europe last year
rom New York, and 1885, 04 this year
IN increase for this year Of nearly "a
peta cent A decrease of more than
n per cent is siiJwn for all classes
n transit from Europe for New York
Freight P,ertltul su. Ships Are
Scarce.
Freight Is plentiful: ships are scarce
md the rates high, according to Bal
our, Guthrie & Co, owners and oper.
ltors of a numerous feet of british
steamships IN addition to others char
erred. The consequence is that every
.ffort Is being made to keep the fleet
moving and waste as little time as
in loading, discharging and
moving in and out OF ports. ..
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Iapaaese TAKE over British Trade.
The Osaka Shosen Kafsia, in add.
ion to It's passenger liners, will put
m the berth two cargo ships, the "Lu-
ION Maru, and lava Maru. " which
Will load at Victoria, Vancouver and
Puget Sound ports for Bombay via
Tspan and China. These vessels have
been engaged in the Indian trade out
IF Yokohama, but have now been div
erted to the North Pacific service in
view Of the Withdrawal Of the; Cana
liam Paciic ships.