The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-09-24
0. S. K. WILL RUN
TO PACIFIC COAST
information Received Here Is
Panama Maru VIII Be Under
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Information received here Is that the
Osaka shosen Kaisha will open trans,
Pacific service between Japan, Homo,
lulu and San Francisco, beginning
about October j.
This win be the third Japanese line
TO have regular callings here. The
others are the Togo Kieen Kaisha,
now IL the japan -Honohlu-san Fran.
cisco trade, and the Nippon Yusen
Keisha, whose steamers are sailing
once a month from New York for the
Orient via Panama and Honolulu.
Panama Maru FIRST
The first ship TO call probably will
be fhe PaIfamn Maru, which has hg.
ured in press dispatches recently as
one of the ships the Togo Kisen Kai
sha would put in service between
Yokohama and San Francisco, to re-
place the Pacific Mail liners. Infornia-
ton that comes here indicates, how
ever, that the Panama Maru will be
in the o. s. X. service, and not as
T. X. X. steamer The despatch
that mentioned the Panama Maru as
one Of the ships that had been char
tered by the Togo KiseD Kaisha from
the Osaka Shosen Kaisha came to the
Hawaii Shinpo ffom Toxic, under
date Of September IS. IL stated that
the Panama Maru and one other had
been chartered for the Yokohama
Honoluln-San Francisco run. and that
the Panama Maru would sail for San
Francisco October / from Yokohama.
The later report and this despatch
1880 ,,,~,.,.,,4 A.. % kha nnYnnanyS mar
ating the ships, II Itt.
There is nothing definite as towheth.
er the o. 8. X. ships will call here
westbound, or as to the frequency OF
sailings, or as to whether they VII
carry passengers. t,....
Has Limited Cabin l.,,.,.
The Panama MaTu has limited cal In
accommodations but a larger Storage.
She was built in 1910 by the Mitsui
company at Naqasaki. She is equip
rcd with electric lights and wire'ess'
Her gross tonnage is 605S, net 800,
length 40S feet, beam 49.7, and depth
29.s. She is primarily freight r.
Her run has been between Yokohama
HoupkonQ and Seattle. The new Ha.
wall Maru made record passage Of
fourteen Knots on her maiden voyage
between Yok ehama and Victoria, aver
aging slightly more than fourteen
knots. The Panama Maru would %
slower than this. ~ 4 p -
~ Whatever house flag the shfps nv
they will Tighten, the hold Of the lap
anese ON trans Pacific shipping. Thu
month furnishes many examples, TIT
20 XIX. steamer Seiyo Mafa is d1'
tbs morning from SDpth Amerie"ifo
Yokohama; the N. " *. steansr Thy
ohashi Maru arrived yesterday ffor
New York via the Camel for Niad'
yostok; the steamer Bankoku Marna
off port now, waiting TO diseSarR' Goa
from Muroran. wberce she srri q
Monday evening; the training shiI
,Tajsei .Maru arrived from San Fran
cisco Monday; the Kaifuku MARI =
discharRing coal from Newcastle, hav
irp arrived Sunday; and other Jan
anese ships here during the month wer
the Mandasan. Maru from Mnrn-al
With coal Septersber 4: the SHINY
Maru from San Francisco Sertembe
10: the Ynhari Maru from Muroral
! with coal Seutember IL; the Asam
Maru from Seattle for Australia 10
hupkars Sentember l3: the Chiyo Mar
from Yokchama Sent"""her VIZ al
the Kumi Maru from Philadelphia
Hanfow for bunkers Sept"m' er -
Of Eo-tv-fonT arrivals so far TIL
month ten have been Japanese, 49,