The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-05-22
TO
carrying FEUEONS
No Germans wiz Be Landed At
American Ports Following
Declaration Of War

No German or Austrian passengers
win be carried TO America IN the future
ny the liners Of the Pacific Mail line
which was opened recently BY the
Nederland Royal Mail lime and the
Rotterdam Lloyd and which call a.
Honolulu. Since the United States has
declared war on Germany, Qermane
win not Bio allowed to land 1t Ancfi'
can points, ana since they are barred
from Japan also the Dutch liners win
not enfry Teutons on their east bound
v0y1tess This announcement WAS mhsle
BY me pufser of the Willis when here
and confirmed id tile Orient BY M. 3.
Wiersum; agent in Yokohnma for the
|new line. 20
The frst two vessels placed on the
new BatatiaSan Francisco lind, the
Reihbfnnllt aud the Goentoor, carried
German diplomats and consular of.
Icikl5 from China, Admiral Won Hintzo,
1.-THE German Minister TO Peking being
| % passenger on the Rehbrandff II u
| possible lbat such German officials AZ
have been granted safe conduct
! through the United States may have
the new rule waived In their flIvor,
| but private Germans cannot use the
| Java Pacife Mail boats in the future.
This decision means that hence
forward there viii be no Germans pass
Ilng through Japanese ports. Japanese
aud British liners have bared 0eflnhht
| FOR SOME time. American liners came
| 70 the same decision after the declhfa-
| tion Of war and now the attitude 81
| the Dutch companies makes the deci-
sion uhanimdhs. The dtties Of the
Jhpaneae water police Who have been
Extremely vigilant every time boat
| loud Of Teutons visited any Japhhese
1 port, win be considefablt liehl6iled'
Extfa policemen and interpreters had
been employed for the inspection .ol
lfeutOnic passengers. Z = IS. ,e "a
The new line across the Pacific Is
h0urishing. Although less fban twd
months old II already has " AN the
freight business 81 can handle. and an
lisPaee for It's ships has b6en sold foI
three months in advance A great
am0unt Of cargo for which no space
was available had been waiting at Ba
tavia, Singapore and Hongkons sfoi
shipment to the United States, and
fmueh Of this has fallen TO the new
dutch service. The Dutch boats viii
not Garry cargo from Japan for at least
lthfee months. $500 "A AZ sg.F
First and second class passage on I'll,
Dutch liners is, however, available
4 from Yokohama
The RiHdjani win be follower By
these vessels an the order named ut 10
tefxals Of two weeks: The Vohdel, vii
Tx, which have already passed through
Honolulu, Ophif, Koehigin der Nedef
1anden and Gfotius They are SEIZED
dled to reach Yokohama every Other
saturday ON their way no San Fran
cisc0 from Batavia. The ports Of cal
Efrom Batavia are Singapore, Hong
I'kong, NhghsaH, Yokohama, Honolulu
and San Francisco, ~
The Koenigin der Nedeflanden is tn.
prize liner Of the new service Thil
boat IS or 1920 TONS NET, considerabl,
Llarger than the Empress of Japan ani
almost as large as tbe Shiny6 aht
ITenyo. The KoeDigin der NedeflanheI
has -four decks and Is equipped Will
EVERY convenience that fs tliecessar,
for an up-to.date ocean liner. She hai
a spacious social hall, smoking room
cafe, 4 yeranda; gyMnasiuh and othe
Ifeathres. Her saloon Accommodation
Fdre for lR3 persons, With one cabin foI
each person. H6f second class accom-
m6dafions are superior to those Of oide
I tfAhspacife liners and D higher rat,
lis ehafg6d for second class passage
Her second class quarters hccommoda
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