The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-08-11
CHINA MAIL BUYS
OLD PACIFIC NAIL
NILE IN AONGKONG
China Brings News Of Deal; Aus
TRAN Vessels Unsuitable Be-
cause Too Small

Hhip company, owner of the steamer
China, Of the old Pacific Mail steamer
Nile became known when the China
arrived from San Francisco Yesterday
morning. Price is not known. When
the Nile will make her first VOYAGE
under the China Mail flag is indefinite,
as Honolulu stockholders were advised
at a luncheon aboard the vessel yes
terday noon that she was being used
by the British government as a hos
pital ship. England was paying 800
600 n month for her. Former news
dispatches received here said that she
had been released by the British from
service as transport.
Under American Flag
II is considered certain that the YES
sci will 60 under the American flag,
said &. X. Al, one of those who were
at the luncheon. The host was Yee
Ling of Hongkong, director Of the
China Mail, who went to San Fran
cisco in the last eastbound voyage.
At this luncheon it was stated that
the Nile had been purchased by a hui
of Chinese in Hongkong, but that an
understanding had been reached which
put her under the China Mail flag.
Stockholders were advised that the
China had made profits of $500 900. her
/ purchase price, and that one voyage
showed $4,000 profit.
| Mr.. zee stated that the China Mail
had been offered $8OO,O0O for the
China. This is almost three times her
cost less than year ago. The China
Mail certainly got a bargain in her.
Considering New Ship
There also was discussion of new
vessel for the China Mail, but great
obstacle to this is that builders can
not promise delivery. Capital stock
may be increased in preparation for
building, however.
The Nile will run on the same route
as the China
Officers Of the China, who knew of !
the purchase, said that they expect. |
ed the Nile to load at Hongkong for
San Francisco, not calling here on her
first voyage. They said that, so far
as they knew, she was at HongkonR. |
She is reported last as at Newport. !
England, July ,. Captain Powell was
master.
Recently the Nile was reported sold
to II. +. Carmichael of Hongkong, who |
was her ostensible owner for a time
when she was under the Pacific Mail |
nag. He sold her to the Hongko ng
hui, 1t is stated. The vessel has not
oeen here since July 81, .9I4.
AuStrians Are Too Slow
That Capt. T. H. Dobson of the
China had looked over three Austrian
vessels in Shanghai was admitted by
officers of the China, but they said |
haf 1
China, were too slow: eleven and one |
half sea miles an hour, and lacked sui.
Iclent steerage and freight space.
They appeared to be convinced that
the China Mail would not purchase two
were no prospects of getting them un.
til after the war, granted that the
China Mail wished them.
The Nile is vessel of 1888 tons
g. oss, 3l3J net. APO feet length. 52
beam and 23.5 depth of hold She was
built at Glasgow in 1893 Engines are
three. cylinder triple-expansion. Whetb
or she will be transferred to American
registry by the China Mail, whose
other steamer, the China, is under that
nag was not known by officers of the
nina. She could not engage in trade
between the Islands and San Francis
co, even If put under this flag, unless
the shipping bill passes and the ship
ping board should decide that present
facilities were inadequate. 1t is only |
under these circumstances that the new
Pacific Mailers, Dutch built, will be
able to engage in eoastwise trade.
Certain This Time
There have been different reports of
he China Mail buying vessels, and all
have been discredited. The China Mail
was organized a year ago to buy the
emma, for which it paid 5000 900 to the
Atlantic Transport which had bought
her of the Pacific Mail China Mail
stock is held extensively by Honolulu
and San Francisco Chinese. The in.
vestment in the China has been a good
one. |
j. f. Farrell is the new chief stew
ard of the China. He formerly was
OF the Mats0n steamer ManOa. George |
Barry Is expected to be the new stew
ard of the Manoa. That Hugh Nor I
gan, former steward Of the China. |
would be in one of the new Pacific Mail |
vessels was report in San Francisco. |
other rumOrs were that Captain Nelson
would have the Ecuador and that Can
tains Rice and Feeder would have other |
W ssels, but it also was stated that Can.
tam Rice would not have one of them. |
Mail officerS in China
AS passengers in the China, bound to |
the Orient, there were the following
Pacific Mail officers and employees: r.
l.. Goldsmith and Mrs Goldsmith. cash
lrrs at Kobe; II. F. Palmer of the
Yokohama freight office; 8. r. Shep.
pard, Yokohama freight manager; l..
ThorP, cashier at Yokohama, and W. B.
Davenport, general passenger agent at
hongkong. They are old =. NJ. EN-.
Ployrs.
For Honolulu the China brought two
hrtt cabin, three second cabin and one
t""rage passenger, and for the Far
East had l2O first cabin, thirty one sec.
'hd cabin and 259 steerage passengers
'argo was four tons for Honolulu and
~" tons through, which was rather
small She took twenty five tons from
honolulu. Mail for Honolulu was 500
sacks. Outgoing the China took three
trst.cahln, two second cabin and forty
'lght st"erage passengers. She was
IN" fourteenth arrival Of the month,
which promises to be much better than
lust month, when only thirty eight YES.
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