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

Few tourists will leave the mainland
for Hawaii and the coast of Asia I'M
til the end of the great European war.
is the opinion expressed by G. Lacey
Goodrich, passenger representative OF
the Togo Kisen Kaisha before a 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
will be practically at 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
list business in all parts of the Orient,
due probably to the cessation of tour
list activities during the conflict. He
thought Japan might gain slightly by
the San Francisco exposition by virtue
of Oriental journeys by exposi-
ton visitors, but this gain would ba
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 identified 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 +.
K. K. liners.
Matsonia Comes in First.
Leaving Honolulu one hour behind.
the Pacific Mail liner Mongolia, the
Matson steamer Matsonia with $50
cabin passengers arrived at San Fran
cisco three and one-half hours ahead
Of its rival, according to a cable re-
ceived at the port yesterday. The
Matsonia was reported at the Golden
Gates at z o'clock yesterday morning,
the Mongolia following at 10: 80. Ra-
dio messages from the Matsonia to
Honolulu stated the. liner began, to
forge ahead within 80 miles of Homo. 4
lulu. 1t continued to maintain it's lead
throughout the transpacific voyage.
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Shipped Through Canal. j
That the canal will play a tremen-
dous part in the lumber business of
is Indicated by the car.
goes now Offering. The outlook gives
promise of such aecargo movement
that, as told recently. the American
Hawaiian line has placed the orders
Tor two great lumber carriers with At.
antic yards. The new vessels viii /
zach have a cargo capacity of 6,0o0,.
200 to 7,o00,000 feet. s.s... II !. ~:
An. Inaugurates Fse-Day Service.
Portland firms will. enjoy I'VE days
service from New York with steamers
,f the American Hawaiian fleet, in.
stead of a 10 days service that has
,een maintained since fall Steamers
will leave the eastern terminus OF the
inc every FIVE days during March ard
| more extended schedule is fully ex.
1eeted to be arranged shortly.
Two results will follow the inaugu
.ation Of the faster schedule, the con.
yestion at Brooklyn will be cleared
away and shipments win be handled
more rapidly. s, =. no. 80.
Rio Pasia Has Many Troubles. -
. More trouble has been piled up for
he steamer Rio Pasig, now at Seat
lie loading cotton for Vladiyostok.
libel for sac, 900 has been filed against
he vessel by the International Har-
ester Company, the claim being for
$50 bales of hemp claimed to .haye
,een damaged during the steamers
'oyage from Manila to Puget Sound
N
-urline Carried Banner Cargo.
The largest consignment of sugar
:arried by, the Matson steamer Lur-
Inc this season was shipped to the
cast in that vessel yesterday after
loon. The Lurline received $500 tons
# sugar at Honolulu and 1000 tons of
nolasses at Kahului. Six hundred /
ons of sundries were added to. the
cargo at both ports. Thirty
hree passengers departed for the
mainland in the Lurline, which steam
d at 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.