Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-13

co are giving the China Mail their
undivided support" said Mr.. Fong.
On this trip, we turned away $50
steerage passengers and 5000 tons of
freight San FraRcisco's Chinese have
pledged US that they will not ship any
freight by the Japanese lines. and Chi.
nese passengers feel the same way.
Could Sell At Big Gain.
The China Mails secretary added
that the big corporation purchased the
China for 5000, 900, and that shortly
after the deal had been contaminated.
il was offered a sum between $780,
900 and 100000 for the staunch old
steamer. This was refused.
Both Mr.. Fong and Mr.. Sum express
ed themselves as greatly pleased with
the progress being made by the China
Mail. and said the outlook for obtain
ing support in Honolulu in the matter
of both freight. passengers and stock
subscriptions, appears very bright.
We turned away $50 steerage pas
sengers this trip, and 100 the trip be
fore" said Mr.. Fong. 1t is our hope
to be able to buy more steamers, but
we cannot do that until cash subscrip.
lions reach sufficient amount to
make this possible.
Purser K w. Clark said the China
Mail could secure business enough.
both freight and passenger, to keep
four steamers busy
Mr.. Fong said that the China Mail
allows German merchants to travel
from China to San Francisco and vice
versa. Since the Pacific Mail with
drew from the transpacific trade, il
has been impossible for German mer-
chants in China either to travel to
the mainland or from it, as the Japa-
nese lines, the only ones left, refuse
to GARY German passengers or Ger
man freight. As the China Mail is
an American line, it will carry German
passengers, or those of any other ma
tionality. -" s..~. ....
The liners American registry has
been changed from New York as her
home port, to San Francisco. The
China Mail is establishing agencies ev.
erywhere throughout the Orient.
Makes No Japanese Ports.
The China will not call at any Japa-
nese port I'd take on or discharge.
freight or passengers. No Japanese
freight will be accepted at any port
of call. III, ...
This voyage a special call will be
made at Shanghai on the outward trip.
Stops will be made at Nagasaki on this
and future trips, but for coal only.
The China Mail is proving a great
help to Manila, as the China will make
the run direct from San Francisco
and Honolulu to Manila, in % days,
with only stop for coal at Maya
saki. The China has on board 5000
bags of. mail of which 1900 are for
Manila alone. q.
This afternoon, from 1870 until
a reception was held at Pier
in honor of the China's first call
here under the China Mail flag.
Hundreds of prominent Honolulu
Chinese went on board the ship and
met NJ. O. Fong, the China Mails Sec
rotary; Director Jung Joe Sum of the
line, and the ships officers, who in
clude Capt. F. E. Frazier, First OIL
GER r. o. Demarest, Chief Engineer M.
Foley, Purser K. W. Clark, Freight
Clerk C. P. James, Surgeon F. Leach
and Chief Steward H. T. Morgan.
The Hawaiian band played a pro-
gram of selections appropriate to the
occasion and Honolulans in general
a hearty aloha to the China,
the first American steamer to re-enter
trade since the Pacific
Mail withdrew. A number of city and |
territorial officials visited the steamer |
and extended their wishes for prosper
ty and steady growth to the new line.