The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-08-07
PACIFIC MAIL TO
ABANDON MANILA


According 70 the Manila tnnIe News
the residents and business men Of that
city are up in arms over the poasi-
bilities Of the Pacific Mail steamship
Company cutting down It's service 10
the Philippines capital. Under date Of
June ~ Il says:
1.-The Pacific Mail Steamship Com.
pany is taking preliminary steps to
discontinue the greater part Of is ser.
vice to Manila and revert TO the routes
IL vogue 4 few years ago. Shanghai
win again be made principal port Of
call and Manila win be on the cold
outside, getting an outgoing or home.
ward steamer probably once a month.
IL Il likely that the ,tbif four, the
Mongolia, Manchuria, Korea and Sibe-
ria win skip Manila entirely on the
new schedule, the intermediafe steam.
ers China, Persia and Nile being the
Coming on top Of the announce.
ment that the Philippines Steamship
Company win withdraw the Rubi and
zaiiro from the Island trade, the pre-.
liminary plans Of the Pacific Mail, II
carried out, will be a tremendous blow
to the general prosperity Of the Isl
ands. II Is probable that all the power
possible win be brought TO bear by
local business interests 10 persuade the
Pacific Mail TO continue the existing
excellent service.
q Nothing definite has been done
yet, but plans are being formulated at
headquarters in San Francisco for the
withdrawal Of part Of the service to
the Philippines stated J. L. Davis,
shipping manager for the Pacific Com
mercial company, the local agents for
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
Friday.
:" We have received correspondence
to this effect from the home Office. 1
do not know just what the changes
win be OF when they will 70 into ef.
feet. II is probable that the present
schedule, which works till the first Of
the year, win be carried out.
{ = The Pacific Mail Company Is not
satisfied with the treatment received
from the government here. Docking
charges have been increased and the
steamship companies are being taxed
with every petty charge that can pos
sibly be put on to them. / believe
the company takes the view that IL
the government does not care whether
they call here or not, they (the p M.
company viii certainly not put them
selves out, If they can 60 elsewhere
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