Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-26
dutch STEAMERS
ABANDON ROUTE
BY SUEZ CANAL
Liner Stopping at Honolulu for
Coal Tells One Result of
Submarine Campaign

Compelled by Germany's subJnar-
inc ruthlessness campaign to abandon
the Mediterranesn-Suez route, the
liner Yondel of the Stoomvart-M aat-
scharpij Eederland Netherlands Roy
al Mail Line) arrived in Honolulu this
morning for bunkers en- route to the
Dutch East Indies.
Because of the change in route, the
yondel is travelling a distance MORE
than twice as far as che has been
steaming en- the voyage from Amster-
dam to Batavia. She is going two
thirds the distance around the globe
where her old route is hardly one
third.
VIII Connect at Coast
Although officers OF the steamer
would not talk this morning, 1t was
learned from passengers that her own
ers plan to use the Vondel to carry
passengers from San Francisco to Ba-
tavia, another steamer bringing them
from Amsterdam to New York, where
they will travel overland by rail to
San Francisco. AS the line has eight
passenger boats in the HollaRd-Jaya.
service II is thought possible half Of
them will r1n from Amsterdam TO
New York and the remainder from
San Francisco to the Dutch East
Indies.
Voyage Is Long One
On the present voyage the Vondel
left Amsterdam January 26. accord
ing to her passenger list; touched at
I3rixhaIn. England; steamed across
the Atlantic to Newport News, Va;
thence to Colon, Panama; then to San
Franchises for bunkers, and from the
California port to Honolulu She Will
resume her VOYAGE at 8. o'clock tomof.
row, morning from Pier Is. where she
locked at 9;s0. his morning. She Is
taking about 700 tons Of coal.
Old Route Ahandoaed
On asr old route, which was aban-
doned because of the German cam
paign Of submarine ruthlessEess. the
Vcndels rorts of call we're, beginning
the voyage from Ymli6en. at London
Quessant. Lisbon, Fan
giers, Algiers, Genoa, Messina, PORT
Said. Suez, Perrin. Colombo. Sabang,
and Batavia.
Capt. ]. Versteegh. the Vondefs
refused to talk for publ
cation and the officers were almost
as secretive. Purser p. J. Ebens SAID
the liner, has On board SO first-cabin
90 class A and 81 class
B second cabin, and six steerage, JAY
anese servants.
Eight Passenger Boats
Dutch was ABOUT the only language
heard aboard the steamer when she
locked this morning. although the
and purser spoke excellent
The pursei said the Neither |
lands Royal Mail lire has eight pas
senger and ~ cargo boats. As to
the route Of the cargo boats
would be changed he safd he did not
know. Passengers were sure that
here would be no direct service via
Panama after his voyage. but that the
voadel would carry passengers from
San Francisco to Batavia via Honolu- |
"a. other steamers bringing them to
New York from Holland and shipping /
hem overhead by ra:l.
Dutch Military Men Aboard
Z The Vondel's cargo is 2025 tons of |
merchsIdise. Among her
'irst cabin passengers are nine off
:ers Of the Dutch East Indian army !
md two Of the Dutch East Indian navy !
m route fer service in Sumatra end
lava. Their unusual uniforms OF
FRIGHT colors ai,:i novel cut made them
ook Ike characters out of light opera
'atasr than warriors. The Javanese
servants were clad in their native cos
umes and lent quite an outre touch /
o the scene. The fist and second
:abin passengers wure European
clothes.
There was no installing the Won
lers identity wnon she arrived this
On her sides were painted i
he words, "yon6el, Amsterdam In
etters two feet high. another sign
suspended aloft bore the same inform
.tion, while on both bows was paint
d the flag of The Netherlands.