The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-06-16
GREAT NORTHERN
ANNOUNCESSERV|CE
Many New Features In Schedule
viii Benefit Honolulu, An
nounces r. W. WaIdron

Making faster voyage TO Honolulu
than previous records established, the
Great Northern Pacific Steamship Com.
pany's liner Great Northern win sail
from San francisco for Honolulu, via
Hilo November z, arriving in this port
November IA, and will remain in port
four days, making the first run of the
newly prepared and permanent schedule
to the Hawaiian Islands.
The foregoing announcement was
made yesterday afternoon by Fred l..
Waldron, after his arrival from the
mainland in the Canadian. Aust ralasian
steamer Makura.
The Great Northern people have
set forth many new features in their
Honolulu service that will receive an
enthusiastic welcome in this city,"
said Mr.. Waldron.
Many New Features
One of the features to be particu-
larly enjoyed by the oversee travellers,
will be that the liner will be only four
nights on the water, and instead of
sailing Mt eleven clock ut night from
Honolulu, she will depart for San Fran
,'iseO at ten o clock in the morning. de
parting iIph ndH II TuHClhCO III tne
same hour.
During Carnival week, the Great
Northern will remain in Honolulu six
days, arriving here February 10 and
sailing for San Francisco February %.
THE guarantee which was advanced
by the merchants of Honolulu, TO re.
tain the Great Northern on perma ne mt
run 70 the Islands, had wonderful ef
feet upon the officials of the Great
Northern Pacific company" said Mr..
Waldron.
Good win Over Guarantee
president Gilman, at a meeting in
which the tentative plans were pro,
posed for the new service, declined to
accept the guarantee, but instead said
owe want no guarantee, but the
good will and the business from Homo
lulu. 1t remains entirely with Homo
lulu whether or not the permanent ser
vice will be established, and ] am pos.
tive that from the spirit shown by the
men of Honolulu who have so generous
ly subscribed toward a continued ser
vice, there is little doubt that we will
receive the stanehest support from
your Islands.
Immediately following the announce
nent of the formulated plans, all the
railroad stations and trains in the
Great Northern service were equipped
with literature on Hawaii, and u sched-
ule of the island run was placed in
all the railroad folders. President
Gilman and Traffic Manager Jackson
viii arrive in Honolulu in the Great
NOrthern's first voyage. This will be
Mr.. Gilmanis first visit to the Islands
and q large reception will be prepared
for him upon his arrival.
Holiday Schedule Will Be Enjoyed
The Great Northern will leave San
Francisco for Honolulu on the following
dates, sailing at ten clock in the
morning and arriving here at the same
hour: November and 27; December
Is, January 4 and %; February IL,
March 8 and 90. During Christmas
holidays Honolulu people may have
their Christmas dinner here and enjoy
the New Years Day meal in San Fran.
cisco.
She will leave here for San Francisco,
November IS, December 3 and 70; Jan.
uary Is, February 3 and IS; March l6
and April 80. Steaming time from San
Francisco to Hilo is six days, arriving
here the day following.
The banana shippers will be bene-
ftcd greatly by the new schedule, az
there will be plenty of room for fruit.
Space for an additional four or five
Thousand punches, in excess of the pre-
vious shipments, can be had on each
voyage.