New Competitors on Trans
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pacific Routes.
From Our Own Correspondent.
Honolulu, Mar. 24.
E UROPEAN nations once more are taking an interest in steamer routes across the Pacific.
The Hamburg-American Line, which before the World War operated trans pacific services, has entered member ship of the Associated Steamship Lines in Manila, whose present run between the Gulf of Mexico and the Orient has been subject to irregularities because of China-Japan hostilities.
German and Japanese interests, as a result of the recent diplomatic agree ments between the two countries, evi dently will get into step in exploiting what is a lucrative field.
The Salen line, of Stockholm, will begin regular freighter service from San Francisco and San Pedro to Yokohama, Hong Kong and the Philippines on April 15, it has been announced in San Fran cisco.
The company will operate under the name of Transmarine Navigation Co.
It is announced that Japan will build two 22,000 ton liners for the trans pacific trade.