The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-02-19
LONG Drawn FIGHT .
.FORMORE SHIPPING
IS now half WON
T. K. K. Steamers Given Permis.
sion To Carry Passengers
and Perishable Freight
RULING is ONLY FROM
HONOLULU TO MAINLAND
Now Remains For Islands To Sc
cure Extension So As To
Secure Fresh Foods

cure Extension So As To
SECURE Fresh Foods
Hawaii Is long fight to secure the use
of passenger accommodations on foreign
liners, particularly those Of the Toyo
Kiser Kaisha, between Honolulu and
San Francisco, has been won, hut the
fight TO obtain the same privileges over
the steamship line from San Francisco
to Honolulu has still to be continued.
the company having been granted a
general permit for all it's vessels cali
ing Mt Honolulu en- route to San Fran
cisco, thereby opening the splendid
vessels to tourists, assuring them Of a
certainty Of always getting hack to
the coast no niatter how restricted the
neeomm odations may be on American
vessels bound for the mainland.
Only when the Shipping Board de.
tides that the use of these accommoda.
tions is no longer necessary, will the
commission be cancelled.
Fruits May Leave
The permits include also the carry
ing of perishable freight, so that Ha-
waii may be assured of constant space
for fruits under this classification.
Immediately upon learning Of the
decision. which was made public by
Castle & Cooke, local agents for the
T. X. K. line, the promotion committee
cabled to J. Walter Scott, superinten-
lent of the committee activities upon
the Pacific Coast, requesting him to i'm.
mediately notify oil passenger agencies
between San Francisco and New York,
including all offices of Thos. Cook &
Son" Raymond & WThitcomb offices, the
Frank Scott agencies in Chicago, and
Hawaii 3 railroad and steamship friends
in New York, Philadelphia, ST. Louis,
Denver, Los Angeles, Portland, Salt
Lake City, and Boston, that passenger
accommodations will be plentiful on
this line of steamers and accommoda.
ions certain to the coast, and that per.
mits may also be granted soon for open
travel from San Francisco to Honolu,
lu. Castle g. Cookies notice was as
follows:
Notification is Issued
"Pacifc Commercial Advertiser
We are in receipt of cablegram ad-
vices this morning from the San Fran.
cisco office. of the Togo Kisen Kaisha
stating that the United States Ship
ping Board ut Washington has granted
the privilege to the steamers of the
royO Kisen Kaisha to carry perish
able freights and first class passengers
from Honolulu to San Francisco, but
that this privilege is subject to can
collation. Without previous Botice.
1.-THE subject of transporting all
slesscs of freight from Honolulu to San
Francisco is still under consideration
by the United States Shipping Board. "
w. H. Avery assistant to the gen
eral manager, who has visited Homo.
lulu several times in the last few
months in connection with the suspen.
sion of the coast wise law which open.
ed the way for the compauy'ito' accept
local business on their vessels, said.
while here short time ago, that if
the United States Shipping Board gave
the company the long term permits
asked for the company would accept the
offer.
Company to Advertise
The promotion committee has also
been Informed that through Mr.. Avery
the company will launch a general ad-
vertising campaign all over the Uni
ted States announcing the new ar
rangement and soliciting Honolulu
business. The promotion committee
considers this a most favorable OPP
portunity to retain it's hold on the tour
list business, and to that end will inn
mediRtcly launch a new advertising
campaign upon the mainland, its first
move being the instructions to Super
intendent Scott.
Sh1nyo Maru First
Probably the first liner to visit Ho-
nOlulu under the new arrangement will
be the Shinyo Maru due from Yoke
hama about February 26. She will be
available for the carrying of local pas
sengers from here to San Francisco.
Raymond c. Brown, secretary of the
chamber of commerce. felt that the
work of the chamber of commerce,
which passed a resolution few weeks
ago faVOring the issuance of long-tem
permits to the Japanese line to carry
both passengers and perishable freights
between Honolulu and San Francisco,
has been thorough. The matter was
placed in the hands of George Mex.
Mcclellan, the chambers Washing
ton representative, and he was urged
to lose no opportunity to urge the
shipping board to issue the permits.
He was also authorized to bring all
influence he could possibly bring to-
gether to secure this result.