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M '-&'(' I5uiIe"f1IsaTTvV'lU'maKel'ouwan'uwII, " T" '"" Evening Bulletin The Bulletin Has the Largest Circulation &p't wmmmmmaeii .mmaft l, ,-& Steamer Table. From S. F. Ventura Jan. 22 Gaelic Jan. 28 For 8. F. Doric Jan. 31 Alameda Feb. S From 8ydney. Mlowera Feb. 12 For Sydney. Moana Feb. 15 Place j our Ada. ' Where thousands eyes Will know the wants . You advertise. . ,r :o OSO Bulletin "Want Adt." reach : the greatest number ! of readers. Vol. X. No. 2030. HONOLULU, TERRITORY OP HAWAII, TUESDAY. JANUARY 21 '1002 I'lticn 5 Okkts. il ill! KHHVBlfN Company Held Strictly Down to Lawful Charges. DISTRICT JUDGE DICKEY RENDERS A DECISION Meter Don't Govern Bills Where the Legislature Has Prescribed Specific Lamp Rates-Evil of Monopoly. It Is considered In well-Informed quarters that tho monopoly of tlio Ha waiian Electric Company, Limited, lia been brought up against a legal stono wall, with respect to Its power of exaction from customers, by Second District Magistrate Lle A. Dicker's decision In a suit brought by the com pany against C. It. Urown. Although Judgment was given for the plaintiff, Its amount was held down to tho strict provisions of the franchise. Evidence was that the defendant had been charged $3.75 for the first month, $1.75 for the second, $10 C5 for the third, $11 20 for the fourth, etc. Mr. Drown refused to pay the bill. Judgo Dickey stated In his decision that tho electric company could not chargo any rates taken from tho meter that would exceed the Hat rate provided In tho statutes, or 00 cents for the first flvn lamps and 60 cents for all otheis Judge Dickey threw out the meter rates altogether, but gave Judgment for the flat rate, which practlcall) cut the bill In two. The conipan) gae no tice of appeal. The sectlou of the company's fran chise granted by the Legislature, upon which (he decision was based, reads as follows: "For all night use, or for uso by sa loons or bllliaid rooms, per month, $1 25. For stores, per month, $1. For dwelling houses, for first 11 e lamps, per month, per lamp, $0.90, Tor all oer flo lamps per month per lamp, uOc. For hotels, hospitals churches, halls nnd other places of a similar character wheic lights arc only oc casionally usd shall be given special rates, not to exceed an equitable chargo depending upon the circum stances of each cas " An electrician of long cxperlenco said to n Bulletin reporter this morn Inrf: "I think the Hawaiian Electric Com pany Is up against a hard proposition by Judgo Dickey's decision. It Is very probable the decision w 111 bo sustained by the higher courts, for the law should be strictly construed against the holder of an cxclusUe franchise Tho company will bo unable to uso tha meter sjstem for Its own benefit Cus tomeis aro entitled to every advantage of tho flat rate prescribed by the Legislature, which fixes the maximum charge for the (list flvo lamps In a dwelling at 00 cents each and that for every lamp exceeding five GO centR ) month. "Now. when people arc charged by meter they will not bo apt to burn lights unnecessarily Under t"'J meter system, therefore -supposing the elec tric light concern has S000 lights In its system, the engineer will cnlculato the probability as being that a 5000-llght dynamo will sutllce for the actual con sumption of turicnt That would bo tho proposition of lights figured as tha maximum number burning at anj one time. It Is a calculation similar to that of insurance companies oj the llfo expectations of theli policy hold ers. ' On the other hand, let tho custom er know tint ho cannot lawfully bo charged beyond a maximum fiat rate per live or more lights Tho prob.iblll I) Is that ho would tako all tho light ing he could obtain up to tho limit of what he Is obliged to pay an how Given 8000 customers under this flat rate sstem and the engineer would almost Inevitably find his 5000-llght dnamo overloaded "The charter of tha Hawaiian Elec tric Company had nothing to sa about rates, but when tho Leglslatm" rnmo to grant a franchise of fifty jeuis for tho use of tho streets It establish ed flat maximum rates So tho com pany may use as ninny meters as It nleaics yet cannot charge its custom ers an s more than the rates prcscilhed by law "Vcb It was short-sighted on the p-ut of the Legislature to have granted a monopolj In electric light and power without regard to future development of the city and the piobablo advance ment of elect! leal bcience There Is nl uad ample loom for competition evi dent Willi a capital of $300 000 a plant might bo ejected which, binning oil as fuel, could furnish Honolulu with elect! Ic lights at eight cents tho kllovaat I do not say that tho Hawa iian Electric Company could afford such a cheip servlco now, because Its capital represents a great mass or om nlunder Competition would ensue, however, better and cheaper seivice foi the public " Oet your periodicals bound at the EVENINO BULLETIN'S Bindery. UK IS OFFERED BY CAPT. CONDERT OF MOHICAN Is nxlous To Take Hawaiian Lads and Give Them Training in Service of Uncle Sam. What to do with )oung Hawaiian boys of the city and, in fact, of tho Islands at large, has been, a question that has often vexed tho minds of those who havo at heart tho future welfare of a race that Is now dying out so rapidly. Mnny tnings havo been suggested and, ns a result of va rious plans Bet on foot for proper edu cation nnd training, there arc many Hawaiian boys today who aro skilled in various branches of labor and mnny more who are ocupytng various office Jobs wl. credit. In casting about for posslblo occu patlon for Hawaiian lads, tho point has often been missed and It has been sought to push them Into uncongenial places which were soon left vacant. An opportunity has now come by means of which quite a number of Ha wallan ladB may secure employment that, from experience of tho past, will btt congenial to them and that will un doubtedly produce most beneficial re sults. When Captain Conden of the train Ing ship Mohican came ashore ester day ho went to the Navm Station to call on Captain Merry, tho command nnt. During tho course of the conver sation that ensued. Captain Condon Btatcd that he would llko to enlist a number of Hawaiian boys and give them tialnlng aboard the Mohican. He was heartily seconded In this by Cap tain Merry, who has ever been anxloui to sec Hawaiian oung men enter the Navy of Uncle Sam Heio Is a ehanco that should not be neglected Captain Merry in speak Ing of the matter esterda Bnld: "A career Is opened to iiung Hawaiian that they would do well to avail them selves of They will receive Incalcu lable benefit from tne training board Mich a ship ns tho Mohlcnn Ilesldes tho training, they will got thu educe tlon that comes from travel In foreign parts and will Wo broadened In every sense "There aro no better sailors In thu world than the Haw aliens and tho op portunity now offered b Captain C6n den gives nnttvo lads tho chance to show what they can do. I(y all means, there should be a great number of ap plications for places on the Mohican." J There were a large number of boys from tho Mohican ashoic last even ing Some wcro In attendance at tho Orpheum while others were luoklng nbout the city Four of tho number were caught with the sailors out at the lumber nrd near the depot at an call hour this morning. Tills morning, warrants for tho ar rest of theso four nnd three others who had overstayed their llbert wcro sent out from the police station at the re quest of tho captain of the training sblp All tho l)oj h arc now at tho police stntlon It Is piobablo that they will have no more liberty during their stay In port It Is understood that Captain Condon will keep the Mohican men here only ten dnys TO At a meeting of stockholders of the Hawaiian Sugar Company (Mnkawell) yesterday afternoon, tho proposition to Itsue bonds of $700,000 not ono mil lion as n contemporary reported was discussed without being decided Tho proceeds uio Intended for reproductive Improvements An adjournment of tho meeting was tnken until Friday, when tho question will probably be deter mined HIMALAYA ATJ(AANAPALI Lihalna, Jan 11 Tho bnik Hima laya In command of Captain A Iloig- man, nrilved at Kaanupall on the 11th lust, CI days fiom Newcastle with 1171 tons or coal for the I'louccr Mill Co. Tho captain uports rough weather In passing Tahiti, but fiom theie into poit oxperlenccd stiong northeast trade winds Alter discharging her cargo of coal tho vessel will be loaded with su gar foi San Fiaucisro, fiom which port the Himalaya Is chartered by the Alas ka Packers' Association to go to IlrlBtol bay Captain llorgman has followed the sea for tho past tvvcnt)-two years and can iclnto some hair raising experi ences of shipwrecks that would cause the average land lubbei to open his eyes In wonder nnd astonishment. The caso of C. Unite charged with assault and battel y cm n Chinaman, camo up for trial In tho I'ollco Court this foienoon and Is still on this after noon A O M Robertson Is appearing foi the defense nnd W. A Kinney for the prosecution. The burglar who Is doing tho Plains dlntrict effected a big lift the other night He got otf with a cago con taining twenty-five canniles, the prop city of Mrs, Albert Lucas, living In Klnau stieet, who Is a biecdcr of'tho llttlct sougsteit). . ' JOSEPH P. COOKE REPLIES TO THE NAHIKU PROTEST Joseph P. Cooke of Alexander k Baldwin, takes strong exceptions to the protests being made against the so called "Nnhlku" water leases, with particular reference to the expres sions of sundry persons reported In yesterday's Bulletin lly means of maps and various documents Mr. Cooke this morning Illustrated jvls contention that the objectors to the leases nbout to be put up at miction wcro altogether on a wrong tack. "In the first place, Mr. Cooke sa d, "It is a great mistake to have tin name Nahlku attached to the proposed tiansactlons. Land Commissioner Boyd called them the Nahlku leases, but without reason. They have noth- Ing whatever to do with the water for the NahIkU homesteads Or plantation.' uh iu mav RfH iiv inn mmm nnu mo n'cr ''cense. I Mr. Cooke pointed out the lay of tha different tracts Involved, Including the two for which the pending leases were cUavvn. and exhibited the water llconso granted to II P. Baldwin, W I Pogue nnd A Hocking, on behalf of the then proposed Nahlku Sugar Co, under date of the second day of Au gust. 1S98 Tho restriction of the wa ter conveyed by this license to definite, purposes iwas mentioned In yesterday's article but may bo repeated hero, ,h"I. . . .... .,..,, "The water from this tract shall be mod for the general benefit of the owners and occupiers oflands within tho Nahlku tract of public lands. Map No 20. for Irrigation nnd domestic pur- trmoa ni.l ..n iui..n . .Anosmia ol.n 1 1 i"" ""- w i"7""'" " i.ouiid a...... be deprived or tho use or any water to which the) would have been en titled In tho absence or this license ' Mr Cooke rererrcd to this piovlslon of the license Inter, In the meantime pointing out "Nahlku tract or public Inn.la linn Vn -0 no Ihn trnxf fnn ....... ...,. .... .... .... ..... ....... talnlng the homesteads and ns ad- joining the land ot the Nahlku Sugar VUHi'uii; . 0000000000000 I 0 THE SIFRRA UERE FROM COLONIES AFTER FAST RUN Many Notable Passengers for the Coast Well Known Kamaaina Returns to Town. The Sierra, which arrived from tlis Colonics this morning and departed at 2 o clock took several passengers fiom hcie. There were but six passengers left at till port, among them being II W Knight who Is well known here from his collection with Nolto's Mr. Knight has been mnklng an extensive tour of Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania and has been nway trom th city nbout a year He has greatly en Joyed his travels but Is glad to be back among his old friends again The other pabsengcrs for this port aro Itev Dean Grogan, M. G. Sears and vvlfo (J C Spilsbury nnd Ocorge Hi own The latter Is an urchltect. civil en gineer and scientist On meeting tbl Immigration ollkers this morning Mi Brown conveyed the Inclination that he was coming hero to labor under con. tract On this statement he was held tor investigation by Inspector Itldg 'way On further questioning It was learned that Brown had arilvcd here at tho call of tho "spirits" and had h rontiact with them to land here He originally started on his tilp from tho Colonics nt the command of the spirits who n few minutes before tho sailing or steamer nindo him pack up his goods and tuko passage It was the Inten tlon then or tho sclcntlct to go Btiulght through to Ran Francisco but yesterday tho "spirits" again com manded the traveler and he disembark ed here As there was no written contract or no second party to the undertaking moro tangible than tho "spirits," 1'ior Drown was allowed to land With nn Implied tontiact In existence theie is some doubt in tho minds of tho I mini -giatlon Inspcctois whether tho traveler has a legal light to land but pending 11 leclblon from tho Collectoi ot Cus toms anil the Commlsslonii of Immi gration nt Washington Mi Brown will be allowed ashore Contiacts of all kinds are regularly run up against by the- Inspeettiis but this is tho fiist time ono has been acknowledged as existing between a human and the spooks Regarding his visit to the (It) Mr. llrown had vol) little to sa He stat ed that lie was here foi pleasure an I while having his baggage examined at tho whair icplled to a question as tn the significance of the word "Mauioth" printed on his mail) boxes and trunks that that was his pom de plume Ha also stated that he was a scientist and would not put up at the hotel as he did not ljke public host,cli les but would The wnter privileges confirmed to the settlers In Map No 20 by tho II censo are comprehended that docu ment being quoted In ' tho tract ol Government land In tho district ol Koolau, Maul, lying above and adjoin Ing the lands comprising tho Nnhlku tract, ns shown on Public Lands Mnp No 20 and extending from the line ol lease No 492, to tho liana Plantn tIon company to nnd Including tho puakea stream between tho lands of Kapaula and Puakea." Mr. Cooke howod that theso landa ith their water for tho homesteads e altogether outside of the bounda rcs of tho two tracts described In the proposed leases. None of tho water comprised In these leases comes to the homesteads or to the Nahlku plan- tnllnn nrnnortf. vtilrj. U linnwn nil ... ......... ..- o- xt -i . rv.nin went on to sny: fot tract No 2, containing 0500 acres, we have offered an upset prlco of $4000 rental a year. The streams on this tract which furnish the bulk of the wnter are Waliun Ikl No 1. Wol ia Ikl No. 2, Kopllloula, Puakaa. Wal 0hul and another whose name I can not recall All the water of these six streams run Into the sea. not a particle or It being now used by anybody -For Tract No 1 containing 12.-.00 acres, though nearly twice ns large ns No 2. we offer an upset prlco of $1000 The reason for this difference Is that tilort. arc only two stienms In that whole big tract, Waliun mil and Kea nne Both are splendid strrnms but whoever gets this tract of land ..III ..... Il..l ... ... 1. . ..in e-i mm; ur nu waier iiui-uuhc- now most of it Is used by rice nnd tcio patches nt the mouth of the vnl lev Including the loud or Mr Omsted It Is safe to snv that these rice and taro planters will take nine tenths of nil the water from No 2 Mr Ora .Id'.. ru f ,l.,,l,.i !,. ... ....., on.,,. ...,,a ... .,.,.,,, ..nun .w ivH.ii Iv ridiculous. Ho slmnly cannot li deprived or water under the terms ol 1 1 hi. iliioe, tin IIIV llllll (IIHD Ul II I 111 ftLWl'lf UUlUtTR 000000,000000 00 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO try nnd find npaitmciits with a private 1 family Tho Sierra arrived off poit early thiB morning ntler n very rast trip In which considerable rough weather was ex perienced Tho big liner sailed rrom Sydney on tho 7th Inct . In tfie utter neon nnd Immediately after getting quit or the land ran Into high trade winds and a big head si For six hours she was inn under a slow bell and then the weather moderating some She mai'o bettci time and ai rived ul Auckland heroic she vvns ciuo rrom Auckland to' P.igo Pago moie bad weather was met but she made the run In line shjpc nnd arrived on schedule From Auckland to Pago Pago tho trip was Hindi' In lour days and four hours while a little over thiee davs was eon mimed In the run from Sydney to Auclc land To port from Tutulla the Sier ra nindo the run In six diys and two hours nnd her steaming time rrom Sydney to poit wiih fourteen days and ten hours. The current which hns been reported b) other steamers ui riving hero rrom tho Colonies nnd Orient was nlso no tlced by tho Sierra nnd her oflkers say that It Is growing stronger as the jc.v son advances With the strong cur rent and the trade winds which wero with the vessel nearly all the way to port she did remarkably well Her en glnes aie working In splendhl shape and she logged between lirtten nnd six teen knots ull tho tlmo oxcept when she was slowed down At this speed tho current was noticed to set her U the westward trom twenty to thirty five miles a day John Kldwcll by his attorneys, Itob eitson & Wilder has deiuuind to tho complaint or Frank Oodfiey an action to quiet title, saying It does not Btato fncts sufficient to constitute a cause of action besides being ambiguous, un intelligible nnd uncertain. High Sheriff A M Brown by his at tornevs. Itobertsnn &. Wlldei. lemurs . ........... to the complaint or 1 Lombaid claim- Ing damages for ralso Imprisonment saying, besides that It Is deficient Iu facts ambiguous, etc , 'that It appears on tho face or said complaint that tho mattciB and things therein alleged and by reason or which relief Is prayed occui red moro thun two ) ears prloi to the nilnr of said complaint and such icllef If an) existed Is now bailed by the' statute or limitations Deputy Sheriff II S Overend or Hilo has mado 1 etui n or summons as Berved on the defendant In a libel for divorce biought by William K Klna against I.IIen Kino The couple were married In Honolulu on Julv B 1838 by tho Itev Fathoi Heimano Theieafter the) lived togethei In conjugality In Honolulu nnd at N'apoopoo Hawaii until the month ot June, 89l. when the wife deserted tho plaintiff nnd has slnqo refused to cohabit with him inoy nuu iwocnuiiren, onoorovnom is Mcuicuim uiq uuit:i .men .M'tiitj rwiiu Is now- living with the husband's ra jenis at Nepoopco f- DEIH titlf nnd others aro perfectly secured In thin connection Mr Uool.c refer red to the Innuendo that the Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company was disposed to spoliation of wnter rights of small landholders Ho would have tho authors of such an Idea ask the native- kulcann holders of tho Wntluku valley whctiier that corporation had ever worked them wrong On the con trnry It would be found that those na tlves were getting water from the com piny without trouble ns had been for me-rly the case from Clans Sprockets It was never with the n C & S Co that they had experienced any dim cully Continuing Mr Cooko said " About that Nnhlku protest to Wash Ington It was based on an entire mis conception Tne protesters had an Idea that It was Intended to take away wn..... rPn. .t.n ...... .... who consults tho terms of the license with tne maps will think any thing of the kind. "That estimate of 240 to 250 million gallons of water every twenty foil" hours Is ridiculous Tliere m"g . e ,,ch a Mow In storms We measured 'all the- strenms however in .in weather last season and the total henil of 'water was flftcen m I Ion Ballon, 1 while n large proportion of that was ROd l.y tho people below from those two streams I avo mentioned " I Mr Cooke finally said that theie was likely to be unite lively blddli c for the leases at tho auction sale He Bides themselves the liana plantation people had applied for the water Should Hnnn secure Trait No " It -. ..... . ... m ' " wouiii nave to ditch the wnter ucioss Tiact No 3 that of the N'nlillm Kmrnr Company but lotild not tap an) or the vater now licensed foi that tract and the homesteaders With reference to tne- Nnhlku nlau tntlon project Mr Cooko had nnthlmr . ' ,' '..,... ""'.' mulling in ituj- hji- pit line at ion nut Intimated that the Hlinniim. ,..,!.? i. .1 .. ly elucidated at tho annual meetlnc nr WIFE OF U. S. INSPECTOR EXPIRES IN CALIFORNIA Was Expected by Friends to Visit Hero With Her Husband Who is Coming in the Ventura. The sail news or tho death or Mis (Jtiirrfo H Whitney wllo or Captain (! II Wliltnuy, inspector ot hulls unci lollirs, was tec lived hero 111 a late steamer fiom tho Coast. Friends of tho lad) In town were ox pccjliig her here- In thu Veiitutn to monow with hor husband -but the news ol her taking away was iccelved Mislead. 'I ho following clipping fiom the Humboldt Dally Times ot Janunr) 1st will bo or luterost to the man) 11 lends or Captain Whitney and his lute- wife in this city: "Yesterday morning, from the Flow ers homo on tho Isluud, all that was mortal or the late Mrs. .Mar) T Whit ney whose death occurred at Ited lands, Sun Bernardino count) on Do ctmher Jlst was laid to rest In the Fernilnlo Catholic cemetery says the Enterprise or Tuesday. Tho remains ui rived on Sunday s Pomona, ateom panled by tho unfortunate husband Captain George II Whitney nnd the Misses Annie and Sadio Flowers sis ters of the departed Tho burial sir viees vveu held In tho Catholic- church Bev Father Kiel) otllclatlng and an Immense concouisc of friends assem bled to pay their last tribute or respect to tho memory or her who held so high n place iu tho ulfectlon nnd esteem ot nil who knew her Tho pill bearers we 10 S .(1 Aggelor. C II Iluyntfjii L Y Hicks Will Damon, James Frlel nnd IVlIx Montgomery nnd the llornl pieces were many and very handsome It was a sad assemblage and to Cap tnln Whltnev the bereaved husband to his two little motherless chlldn-n ' ".'" '" '"'' 'i u-riess ciiiiiii li( llt ,llm(,ul par,.IUB MI and .Mrs William Flowers, and to tho sonowlnr sisters, binthers and othei lelatlves every sympathy goes foith. The following arrests were made yes terd.iy up to midnight Sweet Bmalla 'diunkeiiness. Schusslei. diiiiikcnnem Ko)ima and Charles Come), leaving hoise untied, Valentine Rodriguez aid Manuel Arthoidlo vumniio, Oscar Anderson, common nulsamn. Wlwl. assault and Intteiy on K.uiiiniil John Doe alias Henrv Shaw nmn.ili n.,.1 battery on A. Santa, Mjhaeno ami Kaalhuo (vv ) ndulteiy' Joe King Ta- n.ika and (Jeoige Anatoli' liivestlga- tlon, J .McKay assault and battel) on McCull) , Caesar Garcia pent John Wilght, J Kelly J Pleasanton and J Cook ilrULkennocs I - .. ,j .., ... i.b ...viiu bumuii ui .no specie)' Industrial edition Is now read for distribution. Get your orders In early. trice 23 cents - l Bulletin, 75c per morth. III! HEW ORDERS 00 rORWARD IN IIAHANO APPEAL To Return O.d Evidence and Take New Sailor on Board the Iroquois is Naturalized. Judge Estee signed two orders this moinlng which went forward In tho Siena mall One Is directed to the Uoird of Appraisers In New York for the 1 etui 11 of evidence in the appeal of II. Hamano from their ruling with re gard to Chinese shoes. It orders ' that the three United States Oencral Ap praisers on duty at the port of New York, State of New York, do with all convenient speed return to this court the evidence taken b) them In this matter " The other order directs the Hon II M Somen llle. one or the Hoard of Ap praisers to take such further evldenco as ma) bo necessary on behalf of Ha mano Chris Less of Norway was made a citizen under the Btatiite relating to na turalization of seamen. His qualifica tion was that he was a sailor on board the V S S. Iroquois nnd had been In the naval service of the United States' for three years past. HE WERE FOUR 1 J McKn) one of tin men employed lboard the Minimi I-oa was arrested latt night on the charge of assault und battery on J Mc Cully, the man who laid in the complaint. Tho caso came up In the Police Court this forenoon, but the complilniiig witness was not pi orient In the court room. The defendant pleaded not guilt) to the charge, stating that he was attack ed Ii) .McCull who was with four oth ur men at the tlmo ot tho troulllo McCullv struck nt but missed him He thereupon landed a blow on his nssall nut's countenance nnd felled him to tho ground I-ater on he was arrested Deputy Sheriff Chllllngwortli stated that an Investigation had been mado and that what tho defendant had said was the truth or the mnlter. Thero were four men to ono nnd McKay had to protect himself On this showing, the defendant was discharged. . IN 1SII0 FLEET Another new pleasure boat was put lu the water this moinlng She will bo put In commission Immediately and piobably have liei trial trip tumor row, lhc boat Is n compromise be ween tin- type or he lllhlmnnu and Skip nnd her builder t hnrle-s D, Walkei predicts that she will provu 'o be a vei) speedy sailer I'nlike the other two boats she has ruinarknbl) high fieebouril, nnd while she- is or the ci nterboard class Ii vuiy wide and draws but little wa ter She has little overhang forward and her stern Is cut off bluff like thu Myrtle her I udder being nrranged in the same wa) as 011 the little Austrn 'Inn boat. F J Testa much enJo)ed ills recent visit to Hilo He sn)s the Hllo Hall load Co jMssmger inra aro tho finest la tho Territory They aro finished In koa tttod nnd nltogellur comfoitnble as well as elegant. S. S. SIERRA, JAN. 21 Vest Bxpress Steamer to tho Coast snip iour rnckages by Wells, Fargo & Co. Express Ollleo with American Meskenger Service, Masonic Building. TELEPHONE MAIN 199. The price Ih high for n one. The Hnnnthtcr Ik ii llt-cut viu-lcty of Il-ii thorn Manufacturers Shoe Store 10S7 WE Spreckels Agents Are Discussing a New Route. NEW ZEALAND OPPOSITION MAY CAUSE WITHDRAWAL How People of Australia Talk of Proposals Made by American Line -Comment of the Press. Sydney, Jan C Messrs Burns, Phllp U Co, as agents ot tho Oceanic Company, have forwarded letters to the Federal Postmaster General, out lining tho company's Pacific mall ser vice proposals. They refer to tho marked expansion of the America Australian trade during the laBt ten years, and the probability ot still great er expansion in the early future. As Indications of future expansion and Improvement ot traffic In the Pacific tley mention that two 10,000 ton SO knot steamers arc now being built for the "Frisco trade between Frisco and China, nnd outer Important develop mints between 'Frisco, Manila, and Honolulu, which are being pushed for ward. The letter continues. "If the devel opment of trade which seems to bo foreshadowed is at all realized both America and Australia will probably soon think a fortnightly service Im perative Healing with tne various routes, mo letter suggests that tho S)dnoy to Frisco route vln Suva nnu Honolulu, is the (ti!ckcst 11) tills route it Is ilnlmed that the company could with uiit nuy Inereise of the present speed, curry the malls from Sydney to 'Frisco In eighteen dins Us adoption vvnlcli would uvold a detour to .New Zealand, would require special arrangements iu the Interests of that Important colony. This could bo secured by running a steamer to connect with tho Oceanic vessels nt Suva Tho New Zcnlaml malls could then be carried through fiom Auckland to 'Frisco also In eight een days It Is true that this would bo a day or two longer, but If the servlco became fortnightly New- Zealand would be better served than at present, for she would have a mall every fortnight. Instead of every twenty-one days. In regard to the service to Ixjndon, via Frisco the company havo already shown Unit letters can be- delivered In thirty two days, de-spite the detour to New Zealand. If a contract of Importance were made tl.e company would be enabled to mnlie special arrangements to make the Pacific service fit In with the express trains across America, und the lines of swift steamers across the Atlnntle. but without reckoning Im provements still to bo made tho com pany Is In n position to offer nn at tractive contract for tho conveyance of the malls right through to London In deed Messrs Burns Phllp & Co tin deistand that the directors havo al ready made representations to tho Im perial Government on tho subject. Sydney Press Comments. Sydney, Jan. 7 Tho Sydney Morn ing Herald says that the Oceanic Com pany's proposals are tempting. As nn offset to the scheme are tbo objections of Britain to abandon tho Suez con tracts which fit In with Indian nnd Far Eastern arrangements, the objections ii. both Britain and Australia to nay a j large subsidy to a service carried on .exclusively by American ships, under 1 American unutrncts, and contemplat ed as part or American commercial ex panslon Beyond these considerations U the opinion now largely cntcrtntneil that tlie day of maritime subsidies is drawing to a close und that trado will make it wmth while to carry mail mat 'ter at little moro than cargo rates, I and )e-t give us us i-iilck a service as w e now hav e ' The Doll) Telograplt says that tha desire to obtain shipping connection Is nt tho loot or tho matter. The Ameri can polk) is cr)stnltlzed in the phrase. (Continued on pa go 4.) James A, Banister Thin name on a pair ot hIioch mcniih a perfect tlttlng, sty lUli Hhoc, miiilc of the l)CHt iniitcrlnlti noil of the best workmanship. jinor hIioc, hut low for a good -vooel nlioc. Button or luce In from 0.00 to $8.00. FORT ST.