Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-17
No TOURISTS TILL
WARENDS, SAYS
TRAFFIC NAN

Few tourists viii leave the mainland
til the end Of the gre9t European war,
is the opinion expressed by G. Lacey
Goodrich, passenger representative of
the Togo Kisen Kaisha before gath
ering Of business men at Manila prior
to the sailing OF the steamer Shinyo
Maru for San Francisco by the way
Of Honolulu. {
The tourist business In the Pacific
win be practically at A. standstill
while the European nations are en-.
gagged in deadly conflict, he said.
The end Of the war, Mr.. Goodrich
thought. would find an increase in tour
ist business In all parts Of the Orient,
due probably to the cessation of tour
ist activities during the conflict He
thought Japan might gain slightly by
the San Francisco exposition by virtue
of Oriental journeys made by EXPOSE
tion visitors, but this gain would be
very slight and probably would not
affect the islands. He said that the
big hotels of Japan which depended
almost entirely on tourist trade had
been hard hit by the European war
Goodrich has been idenIifed with
the passenger business In the Pacific
for many years. Before taking office
as travelling representative for the Jap.
anese line he was purser in several I.
X X liners.
Matsonia Comes IN First.
Leaving Honolulu one hour behind
the Pacific Mail liner Mongolia, the
Matsonl steamer Matsonia with $50
cisco three and one-half hours ahead
of its rival, according to.a cable re-
ceiEed at the port yesterday. The
Matsonia was reported at the Golden
Gates at 7o'clock yesterday morning.
the Mongolia following at 1890. RAJ
do messages from the Matsonia to
Honolulu STATED the liner began to
Jorge. ahead within so miles Of Homo.
lulu. It continued to maintain its lead
throughout the transpacific voyage.
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Lumber Shipped Through Canal.
That the canal win play tremen-
dous part in the lumber business of
Washington is Indicated by the car.
goes now offering. The outlook gives
promise OF such cargo movement
that, as told recently, the American.
Hawaiian line has placed the fordefs
for two great lumber carriers with At |
lantic yards The new vessels will
each have 3 cargo capacity Of 600.
coo tos7 600 900 feet
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A..t4. Inao6urafes Five.pay Service.
Portland FIRMS will enjoy i've days
service from New York with steamers
Of the Observation-Disclosures fleet, In
stead Of q 40 days service that has
been maintained since fall. steamers
viii leave the eastern terminus of the
line every i've days during March and
q more extended schedule issflilly ex.
pected to be arranged shortly.
Two results viii follow the inaugu
ration of the faster schedule, the con-
gestion at Brooklyn will be cleared |
away and shipments win be handled !
more rapidly.
Bio Pasig Has Many Troubles.
More trouble has been piled upsf for |
The steamer Rio Pasig, now at Seat |
tie loading cotton for Yiadivostok
Libel for $4,000 has been filed against
he vessel by the International Har.
gester Company. the claim being for
1880 bales Of hemp claimed to have
been damaged during the steamer'si
voyage from Manila to Puget Sound. |
Lnriine Carried Banner Cargo.
The largest consignment of sugar
carried by the Matson steamer LiIr-
Inc this season was shipped to the /
coast In that vessel yesterday after.
noon. The Lurline received 6529 tons
,f sugar at Honolulu and 1000 tons OF /
n0lasses at Kahului Six hundred
ions of sundries were added to the
cargo at both ports. Thirty
.hree passengers departed for thel
in the Luriine, which steam
ID at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
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