The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-08-27
International Line
Real Purchaser of
Pacific Mail Ships
Korea and Siberia To Operate
With Finland and Kroon-
Iand-Two To England


line, in last evening from San Fran.
cisco, brought details of the disposition
of the four big steamers of the Pacific
Mail Company.
They confirmed former Associated
Press edyices from San Francisco, but
with added details.
The. Manck iria and Mongolia, the
big ships, will 90 on the TransG tlantic
rum the Korea aud Siberia will go on
the New York. Panama.San Francisco
run. ..'f..'
Really Atlantic Transport
Officers of the Lurline said the Mon
golia and Manchuria would run with
the Minnetonka, Minnewaska, Mime.
haha and other ships of the Atlantic
Transport Company. This confirms be.
lief that, while the Atlantic Transport
Company of West Virginia, to which
the ships were sold, is an American
corporation, il really is the Atlantic
Transport Company, the British line.
II was stated also that the Korea
and Siberia would run between New
York and San Francisco via the Pan.
ANA Canal, making with the Finland
and Kroonland, a ten-day schedule.
The four ships, according to San Fran
cisco press reports, will operate under
the name of the Panama Pacific Line.
The Panama. Pacific Company is sub
sidiary of the international Mercan.
tile Marine, which also is over com.
pany of the Whit Star and Atlantic
Transport lines. The International
Mercantile Marine was the one ven.
ture of the late j. p. Morgan into ship
ping, and il was not a success, as IL
went into receivership which embar-
rassed the big British White S ar line.
he Finland and Kroonland have been
making a three weeks schedule.
Seems To Be Pau "
T. II. Larke, general passenger agent
for the International Mercantile Ma.
rine on the Pacific Coast, said that
the International ships could not cross
the Pacific in competition with the
japanese Togo Kisen Kaisha any
more than the Pacific Mail ships could,
which were put out of business by tho
tSeamen s Law, according to the con-
tention of the company. This reply
was made in answer to a direct ques.
ton as to whether the ships would
cross the Pacific.
The San Francisco Chornicle est,
mated, before the statement as to the
sale of the vessels for $5,250,000 was
made, that the ships brought $4,000.
| 900. That is nearer their value than
the sum they ostensibly sold for, and ii
bears out the statement made by The
4 Advertiser that the "sale" to the At
lantic Transport Company of West
Virginia was not bona fide. 1t will
be observed that the Korea and 81
IBERIA, on the one side, and the Man
churia and Mongolia on the other, have
made excellent arrangements with ships
Of the International Mercantile Ma
rine. What connection that company
has with the Southern Pacific is not
known, but it is true that the s. p
was not, in the old days of the Har
riman lords hip, a Morgan road. Nor
gan was the ally of James j. Hill OF
the Great Northern in his tremendous
railroad battle against Hartman, but
one can only guess as to what changes
have taken place since them.
To Some English Port
The route of the Manchuria and
Mongolia will be from New York tt
some English port. Officers of the
Lurlinc thought it would be Southamp
ton, but that port is closed, which
necessitatrd the laying up of the man
moth ErItannic and Olympic of the
White Star line. At any rate, there
is no doubt that the ships can fine
cargocs without trouble.
The Minnchaha is running between
New York and Plymouth; the Mime
apOlis, Minnetonka and Minnewaska
are on British government service, ac
cording to the New York MARITIME
Register. Transfer of the Mongoii
and Manrhuria to the Atlantic wOulc
give the Atlantic Transport Company
a good opportunity to take fFeigh
which Che use of the other ships by thu
British government prevents.
| The Lurline brought word of eROr
nous rates for Transatlantic cargoes-
fifty dollars. That simply overwhelm
all figures heard here, except Nladi
vOstOk freight for the States and Eu
rope which was Offering l25 shilling
three months ago. OF course, the fifty
dollar rate is final; that is, the shil
must PROV ide its own insurance TO
war zone risks, which cuts profits be
'ow the apparent figure the rate wOulC
indicate, rs INSURANCE. naturally is yer,
high.
! 1t is supposed that the Manehurii
and Mongolia will carry passengers be
wecu Eupland and New York. II
that ease, they hardly could seek an!
other port than Livernooly hut, so i
was reported from England, the Olym
pir and Britannic could not get il
there because of congestion.
| Ia all the reports no mention /
made AZ to the disposition of the China
She could make big money merely as
ramp.
1t was announced 10 San Francisc
hat the seven pauama ships of tn
Pacific Mail would be sold when pur
"haserS ar" found This statement wa
made by A. j. Frey, assistant TO tn
vire.prcSidCnt and general manager
These hips are the San Jose, San Juan
Peru, Para Pennsylvania, Newpor
and Aztec. the last being under char
ter to W. r. Grace 4 Co.
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