Show TAHITI WINS LOWER STEAMSHIP STEAl RATES r Tahiti March Ship Ship Shippers Shippers pers of Island produce In Tahiti have long been dissatisfied with the excessive excessive sive s1 freight rates charged by the he only steamship line Jina serving servin the tM and arid efforts have been bee I made to find other carriers One trading concern has negotiated with the Canadian government government government govern govern- ment line to have one of ot their steamers steamers steam steam- ers era call at Tahiti at regular Intervals The com coming In of ot the first steamer under that contract produced a fall In freight rates on copra to San Francisco of 5 a a. ton In addition to the above a number of American capitalists are preparing to Institute a direct steamship service from San Francisco to Ta Tahiti on the lines tines of ot the old Oceanic Steamship service of ot some years a ago ako o an oil oil- burning freight and passenger steamer l sailing to the mA Islands every ery thirty she days calling in at the Is- Is en route |