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CONTENTS FOR JULY. 1912. FROXTISPIECE THE FOURTH OF JUT" IX THE MID-PACIFIC By B. B. U:stcr 3 FASHIONS NEAll THE EQUATOR By J? R. Bishop 9 CHILDREN OF HAWAII By Jlrs. Gcoryc J. Browll 15 SO)!E -NEW ZEAL.L'\D TOURIST XOTES By H. A. Parmalee 2;> THE TRAVELIXG BASYA-, TREE By E. S. Goodhllc 31 THE BULLFIGHTEUS OF PEIlU By Grace D. Sedywick 37 THE MID·PACIFIC I~S'1'I'I'U'l'E By lVUliam '}'. Ewarts 47 AUSTRALIA'S ~LEHCHA.'T lIARL,E By TV. H. Clarke 59 THE MAIDEl' THAT CA.)[E nACK By ]I. B. Blnerso" 67
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75he MID-PACIFIC MAGAZINE VOL. 4 JUNE. 1912 No. I.
• The Fourth of July In the Mid-Pacific
BY B. B. USTER
The Fourth of July being the birth speak during" the days of revolution in day of the Republic of Hawaii, as we'll as llawaii. Down in the Oriental (Iuarter that oi the American l~cpt1blic. the cele of Honolulu the Chinese ami Japanese brations at the Cro~sroads of the Pacific awake the day with the explosion of have a double significance. C Kapiolani Park the British sailors the occasion is celebrated with as llluch worked hand ill hand with the American bunting and enthusiasm as it is anywhere lads in the celebration of the sporl5 of in America. the Fourth, and worked like Trojan,; to Down in l\lanila it is Independence maintain Anglo supremacy. American Day and the Filipinos assist in the celc~ soldiers, Japanese and American citi bration. Everywhere around the Pa zens in their thousands lellt an inter cific the day is respected and gradually national aspect to the celebrations. It it is becoming the day of sports, as in was indeed a lreat to sec the cOOpera America. tion of Britishers with Americans in the In lIa\\'aii an earnest effort has been celebration of JnclcpclHlcllCC Day, the made to introduce the old New England cordiality which exists between the citi idea of a literary observance of the ciay zens of the two Anglo-Saxon races being and the reading of the Declaration of emphasized by the participation of the Independence, with the idea of instill Britishcrs in the sports arranged to sig ing loyalty into the hearts of the young nalize the day. Hawaiians and the ehi1dren of all races The Fourth of Jlily nowadays is cele in the Territory, but the yOllng folks arc brated all around the Pacific. In Japan, more apt to wander off to take part in the Japanese celebrate wilh the Ameri sports, for the Fourth being a legal holi cans because of their respect for Perry, day, every moment of it is precious to the American who made possible New the youngster who wishes 10 be out Japan. The English take ,\ hand be doors. cause, Japan not being a British posses There is 110 place like Hawaii for sion, they look upon the Americans as sports on land or water. Lale on the brothers, and then too it is a good ex afternoon of the third the many yachts cuse to close shop alld office to have a flit out of Honolulu harbor for cruises day of field sports. to the other islands. In Samoa, the Germans feast with the Early on the morning of the Fourth Americans 011 the Fourth, and in Aus the land sports begin. There is a foot tralia, if there happens to be an Ameri race in which those of a score or na can fleet anywhere in Australasian waters tionalities lake part. Til E MID-PACIFIC. The ,\mateur .\th1ctic L"nion has on the Glorious Fourth international been organized in Ilawaii. and its mem baseball will be the event of the dar. bers have their records to break. Then There is a growing tendency in Ila there are the horse races, motor cycle waii to make the Fourth a day celebrated races. bicycle races. In the harbor on some one of the islands in particular. there are rowing races; at the army posts For mallY years the horse racing on polo alld baseball. the Island of ~1:lI1i was the attraction The harbor even IS in Honolulu on the that compelled steall1cr eXCl1rsions from Fourth arc increasing in favor. The Ha the other islands. Lately llilo. on thc waiians send their outrigger canoes and Island of Hawaii. has undertakell to sailing canoes to compete for honors, the make the Fourth more glorious in l1ilo small boys cnter .5..1.iling bo..1.t!'i: in fact. if than elsewhere in the islands. Aeroplan. all the cvents of the gloriolls Fourth ing. horse racing. auto speeding. box were spread out o\-er a weck Hawaii ing. baseball. football and fireworks are could offer the most unique carnival of but some of the attractions offcrcd, to say inter-racial sports that it would be pos nothing of a Fonrth of Jnly excursion sible to hold anywhere. and picnic to the nearby and ever active The japanese celebrate the Fourth "okano of Kilaut'a. with wrestling matches. jujitsu exhibi The Australians and the British in tions and archery contests. Each is 't1.waii used to obserye the day wilh wcll worth s~ing. for the inimitable cricket matche:<. and still do so if they japanese toreii is erected. and on the can tempt a yisiting team to stop ov::r in big sqnare platform may be witnessed Hawaii for the Fourth. wresting and jujitsu contests as real as There is no prejmlice against national anything of its kind in japan. holi(lays in Hawaii. The birthday of The Chinese play bascb.1.l1 and it is Kamchameha the First. the lIth of JUlle. more than likely that they will contest is a Ic~al holiday in the Territory cele· either with the Japanese. lIawaiian or brated by all. In October the birthday Portuguese teams on this day of days. of the Emperor of Japan is obseryed not Even the Russians on I £awaii arc organ only by the Jap.1.nese citizcns but by the izing their basehall team. and hereafter society of Honolulu. for in the leading 6 THE MID-PACIFIC. ,,; t u .5" i5 a;o ~ Z" THE i\IID-PACI FIC 7 hOiel a great ball takes place. given by Could all the varied nationalities of the Japanese Consul. and atlended by ex Ilawaii tmile on one week of their na Queen Lilillokalani. lhe Govemor of lIa tional game~ and entertainments in cele waii. lhe General of the army and the bration of the Independence of America .\dmiral of the flee!. and of Ilawaii a carnival could be of fered that would attract in smlltncr visi \Vhen the birthday of the German tors from every part of the world as the Kaiser comes around there is another Floral Parade on Washington's birthday celebration. and the birthday of Eng attracts vi,::hors during the winter sea land's King is also observed by all alike. son. and there is practically no differ· Ew~n th(' rhinc:,e ha\'e a day that at enee in I-bw:lii ~tween winter and sum tract~ everyollc to their celebration. lII('r. Hawaii being probably the most when the Celestial citizens in Ilawaii dekctable summer resort umler the keep open honse an(\ receive their white American flag. It is alway,:: the Fourth and Hawaiian frien(\:, with feasting and of July and the 22ml of February in IJa· music-Chinese music. waii. 8 THE MID-PACIFIC. The Dress of the South Sea Christia.n. Cannibal Headdress. Fashions Near the Equator BY F. R. BISHOP The nearer the equator the fewer the tourist notes the changcs that civilization garmcnts and the more rigid the forms brings, to level up all ranks to thc atroci and rcquirements of fashion. I passed ties of mach inc-made clothing of uniform through the New Ilebridt"s. met natives type. of nearly a hundred different villages, I followed the ~ew Hebrides Islands and saw a hundred changes of costume. from south to north as far as the Torres each scant)'. but each at variance with and Banks Groups. and from beginning those of other yil1a~es. Only in "Xew ,to end it was a kaleidiosoopic change of Guinea did T find a sameness in fashion, CO<:IUlllc. for unlike l1Iore civilized na and therc a coating of cocoanut oil tions. fashions never change in given seemed to he, <'I11l01lg" all trihe.... thc most localities: yOIl travel from place to place fa.<.hionahlc mode in "og'uc. 111 IllOst of to observe the varying" fashions. thc sub-cCJu3torial islands. ho\\,c\'cr, the At Ain)'tiulll. the 1110st southernly of fashions ar(; picturesque in the extreme, these islands. men's fashions arc mostly and it ie; with regret that the average in back behs: the women wear a skirt 9 10 THE ~IlD-PACIEC. Heathen Style for Men, New Hebrides. 1'1-1 E ~II D,Pf\CI FIC. II made of pall(b.nu~ l~'a\·es. thai i,.. thcy often the most .;;killed mel1 ill the tribes make a cird<'t of the Ica\'cs torn into work for l:l0lltlls and years cUllin~ shrerl.. and sometimes don :I number of minute circles from sea shells and the these circlt'ts. the dallg1ill~ strip of the cocoanut. which in some remarkable wa\, lean'~ hanginjZ down to their knees. On the)" wea\'c together into a ...p:telllatir Tar1ll3. the islalHl illllllediately north of whole. Oftcn these armlets C0111111a11(1. Aill)"tilll11. the skirt is evcll shorter and evcn fro111 thc white lrader~. a~ high a morc elevated in thc rear. i\t Erall1:IlH!O price as fifty dollars apiece. while the en the style-in pandanus (\re~ses-is tnily tire outfit of a heathen lad\' Illay he. a; magnificellt. The women of the \'illage a mle. purchased for a few sticks of spend (3)"5 chewing the dried p..mdanu,; tobacco. ka\"e~ 10 gi\"~ them a mottled appcarane<::. There are fashions for children. too. The leafy skirls arc WOfll to the ankle.;. in these Call11ilJal blands. The fivc-)car and as there are often twclHy to twenty' old SOil of som(' honon'd marl-cater in lhe live of these leafy skirts one above the southern isles will revel about the heach swingin~ other. there is a rustling. effect all day in the pride of a belt of feathel that is quite catching. Some of these from the breast of a barnyard rooster. Eralllall~o iadic... of color wear Iraim; of The usual robe. Itowe\·er. is one of sUIl Dress of the Non-Christian Women in the South Seas. THE MID-PACIFIC. 13 Chiefs and men all but naked attend the folio\\". This is wll\' in ~ew Guinea the mission gatherings. and should yOll ask authorities forbid the natives to wear even the white women present how the clothing olher than the simple breech guests were attired they would be un· c1ont. able to recall whether there were presellt There IS but one fashion on all the i~lands any savages in the tlude, unless yOll for the civilized, or converted, asked the new comer for information. rmtive----thc hidcOllS bag-like 1"'fothcr I1ubbard. bc1tlcss and waistless. for the The first sign of Christianity in the women, and fragments of the white man's Equatorial islands is the clothing of the wear for the men. I doubt if there are white m:ln. It clings 10 the uTltutored any islands in Ihl' world more intcrcst savage when it rains, and he lets it cling, illg' for the variety of the native costullles with the result that pneumonia is apt to and fashions than the :\ew Hebrides, A Chid's Daughter. Til E ~IID-PACI FIC. A Daughter of Hawaii. Children of Hawaii BY MRS. GEORGE J BROWN I f one can's to judge the ~Ircllgth of a According" to reports for the year cnd country. look at her people: to know her iug- Decemoer 31. 1910. the numoer of future. study her childrel1. children of school age. () to 15 years, was The prosperity am] advancement of a 25,i7Q. By Ihe Iir.q of Feomary it had nation depend on her pcopk's ability to increased to 28,64i. and allowillg for llleet conditions and an)' land producing those who have since arrived the total a race of weaklings. mentally. physically will reaeh nearly 30,000. Jl1st how or socially. sooner or later must suomit lllany are I1IHkr school aRC wOllld be hard to the cruel law of the survival of the 10 determine, bllt, jlldg-illg by appear filtl'St. ances, race suicide is not one of 1lawaii's \Vilh few exceptions the childrl'n in accompli shn1('nts. flal\'aii today will he the men and \\"0111e1l The most remarkable feature of child of tolllorrO\\". ;\SStlllllng the g:ovcrlll11cnt. life in 1lawai! is the number and variety financial and business obligations, and of the races of which it is made. Tribnte cstabli~hing homes. seems to havc bcen levied upon the na Just how well prepared they \\'ill be tions of the earth and the result dropped tor sl1ch quents. and willy-nilly the offenders arc returned to the bosom of their school rooms. 1 have ltC(:n truant officers riding :llong with lillie tods "creepin~ like snails" to school. Of public schools there arc 161. elll· ploying 588 teachers, with an enrollment of mOTC than twentv thollsand children. Public school property is now valued at S885,3;7 with $35..J.,()()J more being spent. The ~..early amount <;pent 011 teachers' salaries alone is $812,213.50. Besides the public schools there arc 55 private schools, employing- 296 teachers and en rolling- 6,lS9 children. There is not a child in the Territory, of school a~e. not cvcn in the most re mote or isolatl,"d district who cannot rcad and write. Often there arc found. when least expected, bright p.1.rticular stars who excel in penmanship, drawing or A Doun Nationalities. music. There is 110 color line in ~chool, chil complicated, lIot only to those who arc dren of races from the uttermost corners trying: to fl.'(lucc the whole vari-colored. of the ~lobe sittil\~ sidc In- side and rc polyglot and mOllcy clad regiment of ceiyinj::: lhe same instnlction. youngsters to the .\mcrican plane of Childrcn altend <;(:hool from 9 to 12 clothes, language and ideas, but for the a. m. and from 12:30 to 2 p. m..\n in se~sion little beings themselves. termission in the Illorning' per con~ It is a long g'uess as to whether the mits the chihlren to relax from their children of Bnbcl can sec the same things finement anrl acts a.s a safety valve for as we sec thC'lll; undcrst'llld conditions youthhll spirils. that mig-hl otherwise de· as we understand thelll. If it is hard prive them of their proud record of being' for the white face it is doubly hard for the best bchaved yQlmgsters any teacher ever tanght. the others. We aTC not required to part with our inherited and inhorn ideas, but \\'hat a surprise it 11ll1St be to some, they arc, and at the same time :lcccpt our who consider it ulls:lfe to tacklc dogs and mode of lang"n:lg"c. ideas. and standards. children. when Ihey find it possible lo The nationalities Illosl numerous arc make friends with allY chil<1 anywhere llawaiialls, Americans, British. German, and receive ":Ol1rlesy and respect. Any POrlug-llese, Japanese, Spanish. Chinese, one who has left hcre wilho\ll Ihe leis Porto Rican and Korean. Under the and love of at least onc little young-ster head of "Other NatiOnalities" are in has missed one of Hawaii's greatest cluded 585 children, and what an array charms. they make I ~ulllerically the Japanese Teachers, like the pupils. are <]iversi lead with 7262, while Great Britain, with fied ai reg-ards nationality. showin~ the 152 is in the minority. possibility of any child's aspiring 10 such \\'here there arc children one expects occupation regardless of race. Hawaii to· find schools. Our territory provides is a school te:lcher's paradise as far as public schools, in £n1:"lisl1 and compul the pupils themselves are concerned. sory attendance is en forced. Discipline, snch as is known on the Truant officers regularly "ISlt all mainland. is unknown. and nO matter schools. ')('Cure the names of all who arc what nationality or age th(" pupils arc. a absent and proceed to ronnd up the de1in- teacher does not ha"e to comider dis- THE MID-PACIFIC. 17 A School on the Island of MauL eipJinc the first and foremost of her trials. better, thcn they arc not of this world Seldom Olle finds downrig-ht meanness Bo)'s who would be honest in every other responsible for the children"s short com particular, stump their tDCS, figuratively, in~s. but rather carelessness, heedless when mang()("s show their color :ullong ness or thoughtlessness. The old belief the glossy leaves. Then evcry little saint that childhood had certain inalienable hecomes a captain of industry and farcs rights to general cussedness is soon ex: forth in the pursuit of the luscious fruit plo<1cd here. and woe betidc thc mango upon which The most decided charm about our his eag-Ie c}'e alights! But who can children is their simplicitv and lack of blamc him? self cOllsciousness. They keep their child In many ways thc childrcn present ex hearts long after other children on the tremes in styles of living". ?-orost children mainland arc blase men :'.nd women of in the Territory have Ile\'er been Ollt of the world. Teachers On the mainland this group of isl;mds, probably not off who have had their hopes fall below zero the island on which they werc born, and on some exhibition day would experience some even there arc who have never left a thrill of exquisite joy to sec the chil the district where they came into being. dren rise to the occasion ami cover them Others ha\·c visited not only the main -"ch'cs in glory. Failures and break land of );forth .\mcrica but havc an inti downs are entirely unknown. and no lIlat mate knowlc 2-1.f. P. • 18 China. Japan, k·monadc). fog, fro:-.t or 1111rricanes arc .\mong the children's spOrt", tho"c hilt idle names \0 lIlall)' chihln:l1, bUI they COllllCCI('{! wilh Ihe "lid, as sl1dl)OOlnl rid· can teach lllall)' ;\11 ol(1cr head thing'~ ing-, "Wil1l111ing'. di\'ing', hO:lting-, yachling: about the occ:ln liners. ",urfil1~. tropical ami "l1rf I>Q;Lt riding. rank fir"l ill im iruits and 1)]:ll1t". ami the :-hells of the portance. "'ca. I~ch day the \'alll\' of knowillf! how Some childrClI have Ilc\"cr known the to swim is broug,ln home to pan'lIb and cxqui,;ilt.' joy oi removing- a pJir of new children alike and each Two Groups of Chinese Children. Ilor~{'back riding ;'Ind automobiling School chil(lrl'n play thc old fashioned :lfTord excellent alit door exercil>C but gallll.:S of the mainland. such as jUl11ping athletic sports of evcry kllld sccm evcll ropc. Inarblcs. hidl'-all(l-~eek, besides Il'ore popular. Thcrc J'e('lll no physical many of their OWII. One \"ery poplllar ;:::ame~ but what arc carried to a state of h"allle alllollJ{ al1 cl:b..cs i<; played with perfection by the island childrcn. "ticks. nOt \"a"tl)' difl"crent frOIll .J{olf in Tel1l1i..,. foolball. running. fool racing. principle. cxcept ill the arca co\"er~l. broad jumping allll all the counll('ss The most \'ital part of the gamc seems to g Hawaiian. keeping his kimona shut. There. by t:ncle Sam's future Gibraltar, with palm trees wi\\·ing idly against the tropical sky, those tiny tots were playing a vigorolls game of ., Pussy \\'ants a Corner." In attempting" to perform some fancy slnnts on a spring: board O\'cr the water, that bo\' lll;\nilg'cd to bounce off. Un daurltc(i he climbed Ollt and persuaded liS 10 take hi" picture. \Vith his one wet ~arlllcllt clinging loving-Iy about his stur dy legs he posed for our camera Wilh a dignity that a late Stuart in exile might 11:1.\'C envied. Dancing. generally supposed to be ex clusively a girl's pastime. at least while boys arc very young. is thorotlg'hly en joyed hy both sexes, and all aTC remark· ably graceful in their movements. The boys enjoy dancing just as much as the girls and are not at all self conscious or bashful. With all their lovable traits, the children are not without their faults, but Chinese THE MID-PACIFIC. 21 stOries reflecting credit upOn physical labor, it might have some influence upon the young minds that afC so ready and willing 10 receive all)' instruction th.1I will be of benefit to them. Domestic Science is such a crying need in our schools that it seems a positive crime not La have it. Let the willing lit· tle girls learn cooking in a scientific way and it will 110 longer be drudgery, but a real plf':t!'iure and benefit 1I0t only finan cially but for digestions as well. Tn nearly all schools some form of sew ing is carried on and the results are SO amazingly encouraging th:l.t any lack of materials or proper instruction seems Ull forgivable. To be good independent AlIlerican citizens the bright little island children must learn the di~lity of labor and raise it to its deserved place in our Territory. No one WOuld accuse the children of being spendthrifts yet the case with which they part with their money and their lack of forethoug-Ill in s.wing, makes the question of a savings bank system in schools or home aile of the greatest im Mostly British. portance. Whilc Japancse children lead in nUITI bc:rs, they also lead in lllany deSirable nas rcscmble nothing- so much as a bevy traits. foremost among them being their of bright-hued birds or butterflies. powers of mental and physical endur :\Iany of the girls are extremely prett}'. ance, equalled only by their little Chinese .\s they g-row older, they forsake their neighbors. These two Oriental races set bright-hued g-arments, adopting more a pace that other races cannot equal. subdued tOiles. until by the time they arc ~rown Besides their regular attendance in gov their kimonas arc only of very ernment schools, they attend either be dark materials. Obis may be, and usual fore or after their regular work, Japanese ly are. bright and e;;;pensive. or ChiIlcse schools for some hours every In their home life, the Japanese chil day. Probably at first the tiny ]apanesO' dren are the happiest little souls one can arc restless and inclined to be self-willed find. They are free from restraint such in school. but as soon as they understand as some children ful, but lise their free what is expected of them. these traits dis dom with such ~ood common sense that appear and they make very desirable they are never offensive. Usually, by the pupils, as they arc naturally bright and time they reach the period of adolescence. learn quickly. they become vc::ry quiet and dignified. take Just how many of the ]apaneso:= chil a '·b..'lc.k seat" when their ciders are dren arc boys I do not know, but a,; there around and otherwise conduct themsclves is a very large pcr cent. who will, in a wih proper dignity. few years cnt quite a dash when they It has been often said that pure Ha are given the franchise, it behooves us waiian children are few and hard to find. to instill as much love for their nc::w but according to school reports there are home as for their own Japa.nese. 4,35-t. which, added to the Ilumber ot The tiny girls in their gorgeous kimQ- p.1.rt-Hawaiians, brings up the total to 22 THE MID-PACIFIC. Imitating the Japanese. ROi2. It is apparent. tlwtl, that the Our new lillie emigrants from Spain drl'ailly eyell. dusky nativcs predominate. ami Russia are shmly looking" and Cll A~ a clas... , Ilawaiian children arc docile ug"ctic and will rC:ldily ado]ltthc .\llIcri :uul amenable to correclion. respectful to can version of life in gcneral. their cider". learn quickh' whate,'er is Therc arc 3:;0 Porto Rican children in .J!i\·cll them and arc eXlremelr affC(; the tcrritorr and 270 Koreans. It i... I\ot tionale. oftell ~howerin~ their objC(;t of uncommon to S<'C Porto Ricans showing" adoration with any and evcrr thing they unmistakable si.J!n~ of .\fritan ance,>tors. possess. but with few other exceptions the .\fri~ There are Il('arlr 5,000 Portng\lCSe can c1emcnt i!> 1Iot a faclor to am' marked children in our schook :\Io!'t of them extent in our popubtioll. . arc descendants from contract laborer!l; The Koreans arc quaint and bright, in the early day~, The\' arc often vcry neat and cnerg"{,tic. Qne day I saw a handsollle. arc ardcnt Catholics. bright Korean mis:" trying- 10 make her mother'~ and quick in their !'Indies and thrifty and grass-lincn jacket (under which there indllQrious in lheir hOllies. Prob:l.lily was 110 other g-armcnt) meet thc top oi nOlle of lhc ¢rI.. ('ouM be found who can her skin. which it did not reach b\' two not cook. or !iCW and embroider beauti g-ood inches. .\" fa~t as the child 'could fully. They have the Old World respect J!cl the jackel pulled (lawn in the back. for their cldcr~ .llHl arc cxcellent arti it would Ic;we a double "pace of bare sans. brown body \'isihlc in front. 1\ \\'a~ the :\Iallr of the girl,. arc vcry handSOllle same with the side~. The g"irl her"elf .mll arc kept at home so carcfulh' and worc .\lIlerican clress and prohahly al rai ...cd so guarded from \\'orldl\' in wilYs will. f1ucnccs thai for olle to go astray' is an Xearh- 3.CO> Chinese children arc in unheard of condition. attcnda,icc at school and a large lIumber THE MID-PACIFIC. 23 arc found in hig-her schools ami colleges Of American children there arc a few <,"ell 011 the mainland. Tn dress Chinese llIore than a thousand. \-Ve all know the boys arc strictly American but many of ,\meriean child. \Ve havc seen him on the g"irls yet remain truc in rlress to old his own native heath, but in following China. The uncanny wisdom of the him across the wide Prlcific to the palm Chil1('~e and their power;; of endurance fringed shores of 1lawaii, we fin(l he h;ls arc trulv remarkable and en -"E, o t •o ..".• -;• ..: Some New Zealand Tourist Notes BY H. A. PARMALEE The first we heard of Xcw Zealand Italy, and when it arrived there and was was its echo. Out of the darkness came echoed back. it spoke in Italian. six loud blasts froll! the whistle. At The mOOn tried hard to stnlg"g-Ie out of least so it sounded. As I stood (·n the the clouds, but it was "nip and tllck," but captain's bridge. howe\·cr. he asked me, the clouds were g-enerally the winner. "ITow many times did the whistle We passed the Hen and Chickens, then sound?" 1 replied. "~ix times." He smiled the Little Barrier, and then the Great and said, "No. the whistle blew only Barrier islands. h was apparent that we three times. The other three you heard would not reach Auckland until one or was the echo." \Vell! It was the most two o'clock in the morning-. then we remarkable echo T cn'f heard, unless it would anchor in the stream, and at 7 or 9 was the one at Katoomb.'l. It was surely rhe doctor would come off, and then in as loud and dicline! as the whistle itself. about two hours we would be at the dock. I have heard, however, of another echo so lily wife took a 1110st sensible view of in Europe that was more remarkable. things and went below and to bed in an I read of a tourist Oll on(' of the Alpine orthodox manner. 1 went below. bnt I Peaks. whose guide pointed out to him a wanted to see the entronce to the harbor, peak that had a most remarkable echo. as at Suva. Brisbane. and Sydnl'Y all had One could shout a SClllCllCC which would been approached in the night. At aoout be rcpeatcd hack. and thcn reflect 011 an II p. Ill. 1 laid down wilh clolhes on. but other mountain peak, and from there it too nervous to !liceI'. so at midnigoht I goat would be caromed over on to another up-my wife still sleeping $oLl1Hlly-and peak, which was o"er Ihe line. and in putting on top*Coat went lip 011 deck :"!nd ..O· 26 THE MID-PACIFIC. watched Ihe shores g-o by. \\·ilh polite and brillia11lly liJ::lued, and were a \'Crr wei· couru'ou'" officer~ to talk 10 and explain cOllle as \\ell a... pretty .sight. Ihings, all of which was very intere.. till~ The engine room bdl rang for ""Iow" and in~trl1ctive, \Ye p..1ss('(1 the island of and thcll "~top" and wc kept ri:.;ht on Rang-iloto. which is near the entrance to lllo\·ing-. blll <:lower and slower. and while the harbor--abollt 20 lllile~-which has waitin;::- to hear the anchor drop. the StlS· three peaks. amI is remarkahlc from Ihe I'ell"e becotlles almost painful. There is fact that it looks just the sallle from something" very majestic and illlpres~i\'e \\'h:ch e\'cr wav il is appro.1ched. That to tnt' seeing a large ship comt,' 10 anchor. il'. it hao; the ~11Ie .<:kv linc from which She ~eem!' to be the perfect ..ymool of ever wa\' VOli look ai it, and mariners dignity and power. ,\n<1 \':-;periencing in sighliili it al night cotlld 1I0t tell ex Ihi" in a dark night with dark unknown cept ~ for 'the light-hollses. from which ",hores close at hand. caused a feeling of way they wcre approaching i\. Tt is an awe which call nOt be describCI!' It was extinct \'oleano. and in the crater at the perfectly still when the eng-incs .~topped. tOp is a small lake of fresh watcr. hut soon the boatswain's whistle sounded, ~o\\' the purser said, "Look to your then ralll(:-~o-bang wenl Ihe anchor right! \\'hen wc reach that poin!. we chain thrott}{h thc haws<:hole. the ..l.ip will turn to the right. and we can thell "hmldered. then the "ignal 10 back, then look strai~hl inlo' ,\uck!and Harbor:' "'top. amI "there ye are." YOli mlll't 'remember thai .\ uck1and is on Our fir ..t venture a<:hore \\-a" in an the cast side nf :\ew Zealand. I was alllO. It w;h a speeding" machine. ncvcr quite "ure ahout that. as 1ll0,,1 of \Iy cyes were :-tickinJ.{ oul ~() thai r our lIlap'" arc so indi"'tinct on this IXlint. could sec 011 hoth side" of mc at once. ,\bout all the map!' that I have cOllsuhed and a" wc wcre splillin~ the attl1(hphere made it al}pear to me thai :\ew Zealand acro..s Ihe lOp. I ob"'('T\'ed all elderly was c011111O"ed of Ihree i.<:lands instead of Kentleman wh(fhad heen onc (If our fcl two. bul thc"e arc hllt IWO. bllt therc arc low pa"sellg-er". lie had (\'illl-lltly jll ...t almost three. There is only a very walked to the top for he wa~ jtbt g-ettillf.(" isthtllllS that pre\·ent:-. This narrow hi~ handkerchief (lilt 10 wipe hi", brow. strip is. I should say, not over 3 or 4 I .... \tp[lo.~e: a1)(1 whcn he saw 1l~ coming: milcs wille. So you sec. that after we over the peak and go ~cootilll! an cars, ";\0 pulice! :'\0 pu~hee! Go scats all their gral>... banks and wittless aile same like hellce!" The ~pecd '~'as any of the b'<\lllCs in progress. There wllIething terrific. and I can now easily is room enough for any number of dif ulldcrl>tand how the motor car en fercnt g-ames going- 011 at one time. IhusiasL"- are so apt to o\"erspeed alld be Therc are Dowling Greens, Tellnis come reckl('ss. It is certai111v "the Courts, and e\'erythiul{ you can think of. poetry of motion." ~Iu;;t be wl~H·t!ling and a good many thing"- that yon can not like b.'111ooning. I should imagine. think of. Theil there is the Race Track I will now preface lily remarks with 3 both for running" and trOlling horses little histon', which will fit in latcr. although thc)' do not go much 011 trot Somc yeari ago olle Sir John Log-an ting'. Then inside of this is a "tan Campbell. a wealthy man. presented to bark" track for men to rUll on. and away the City of .\uckland, for the g-ood. aIHI outside of thi" i~ a track for hurdle pleasure of the gencral public. !'Ome races. where it goes miles outside into thousands acres of land. riKht in. and the cotllltn·. where the horses have to ad;oining the city. It is now a part of jump !"tone walk fences. gates, ditche!<. the "Domain" and more particularly and over valleys and hill!<. through the known as "Corl1w311 Park," II is a \'ast woods and fallen trees. and all manner domain and one vasl park. llere arc of obstac1e~. Thc~c Slceple Chasers arc large Cricket and Polo KrOtmds. and free for all those that want to sec, they where Ih('se latter are situated j., an iekal arc run for the Inn. or the privile;:.:-e of "-pol for sport"-. The~c J.::rouncl~ contain the riders breaking their neeks, and in ing Illany hundred"- of acre"- arc like a ! A Ntw Z~3land Skyscupcr. 30 THE l\HD-PACIFIC, The Traveling Banyan Tree BY E. S. GOODHUE X:lwthin's true-it only 'pears so. .\len tiered inland to :'\agpore. I lere. 111e. I dOIl'\ die. the earth ain't rQlllHl. roses nat'rally got broke. amI went to live with ain't fed: it":, all stories, and minco as SOllle llatives. good as any of' em._.Pa/we/we Plllwsop0'· All ole man nallled :-\shmid lived in a One pleasant afternoon as the I (a son of hilt under a banyan tree, the only waiian SUll was sinking into the far one of any considerable for miles around. rimllled !'ca. we came to the r,ahail];! \Vhen the hot Still beat dOWll. it was fine COllrl-hullSe yard, and sat under the ban to git under cover of the great .~hady yan's ~hade, where scats \\"ere provided branches. allli go to sleep. in a cirde abollt the trunk of the tree. Ashmid had two sons aIHI three daugh It was vcry large rind spreading, several ters. The g-irls was pretty. a style of of its hranchcs being all of seventy-five beauty. me. 1 always admired: dark skin, IOl1~. feet The jurors had been locked snappin' hlack eyes and jet black hair. I1p. and as there were some Scotchmen They was coy and 1II0dest. and cooked among them, we knew that they Illig-hi the lIIeals for llIe and the ole man. :\ow lIot C0111(' 10 an ag:rCCl11cnt for a long yOll knows that when a women cooks time, ! come from another country. for this tree in law suit", but they fmally got out of was a traveling tree. always on the go. toWll safe, Formily it was located in a distant \\'hen they came to a river, as sollie of we"tern di"lriet of India. hilt it had :"ahma'l> allce"tors bad done at Indore, reached :"ab'POre, coming o\'er monn, where the tr('(' went into the :-.'erbudda ting-s. plain". acro~t ri\·crs. and was now river, the)' made a l>o.1.t. tied il to the tending eastwards. limbs of the bam'an, and liwd in it. It \\'hen it reached thc sea. the)' didn't \\as rather inCOli\'eniellt, but that lasted know what would hCCOllle of thelll, the)' only fifteen or twenty years. The tree :,aid, having no idce th;lt they cOllltlle;l\'c was going faster now, :\ahma said. the tree go 011 alonl', Sech is people's We look a map and looked it up (for l conniptions, Thcy would be dea(!. they was great on gography at school), and was ~ure. .\Ie. I comforh:d them as we found that latch', thai is. for the last much as I knows how, hundred )'ear~ or ~, Ihe Iree had been Thi" i... thl' way the trcc p.'\,,~ed o\'er all going due nOrlh-ea~1. .'\~ thi~ rate and that cOlllllry, It appears that in this direction. lIIe. I told:" ahma that it would \'ariety of banyan. only the branches strike the bay of ilengal, and thell there toward... thc ea... t a(l\'aJ1ce~, and puts was no telling how fa .. t il would go! down prop~ which turn into trunks and, .\Ie. [ loaled aroulld the banyan for a" thesc reachl'd Ollt jest as this does. 75 six 1110nths morc, and cngaged 111yself 10 or 100 fect ahead. new suppOrts took l\ahma. ilnd then wellt olf IQ Calcutta mot. while the original trunk mrning ole and took ship to Santa IJarbara where I ami gray ;111(1 dry. it was cut dO\\'n for had a fricnd who was a priel>\. .\"ahma wood. In this war the tree got o\'cr the didn't belic\'e in long engagements. She country jest about a.. fast as one of my ~ilid they wcre only for them fellow'" as ole lIlule~. It wa~ "low but sure, couldn'l :>cratch up enough to keep a The ole man's dallglncT said Ihat they wife illld ,.ix childn,'n on, and she was had come only a mile or so in the la"t len aooul right. But I didn't take the hint. yean:, and sense I arrive, me. [ eoultln't \\"hl'l1 [ sec that tree again, me, 1 was ~ee much g-oing forwanls. Hut it wcut in lJurrna\ long after, as it haa t:rossed fast enough for us. the Bay of J:engal. :\Ie, 1 had put 111)' .\"ahma "ho\\'cd me the records, tellin~ initials '"I.:. B:' in large leuers all the whcre the gcneration" of her grand tTllnk like a fool, knowing" well that Ihe father" W;b oorll("d ,lIlll raised. married ole trcc would die back, and be lIl>ed for and buried. Them records wa-; in their kindling: but. me, I was in lo\'e. On own lang-uag-c. so IIll', [ couldn'l rCiid for Ill)" second \-isit. the ole man wa" d('ad. 1Il)'seif. bllt :"ahma she Il{"\"{'r lied. She buried in Chittagong, ~ahma said, But was lite epytollle of truth, she didn't have much to say to tile. ller I f some one die, the)" huried him at the husband was there, ami ~he referred me \\'esl end of the tree, and bahies was al to him in a hlame, :-.arcasm way, Sev ways borned at the ea.. t under Ihe grow eral babies had been borned to her, and ing branches. for luck. The ole. dying her brothers and sisters was all married, trunks wa-; good ellough for the dead, with their thirt\· children. makinl! marc The)" was poets. them people. fambl)" than I c;red abou!. \\'hell her ~reat-~randfather .\Ierrut I wa'nt at home a'i I used to be, and was borned, the trec had reached .\h· :"ahma's hIl5b..1.I\(1. Bijapore, said he had Illedabad, and went straight through always heered that ~Iexicans was treach IOwn. 1l1ame if it didn't even hmr\' it erous. self! The mayor and others wante',1 to It's strange how marrying alters a have it cut 3-M. P. TilE ~IID-PACIFIC. like a woman's love, but unless y011 jc~t slip of paper he took out of his pocket. gits lip and marries a woman after you "YOIl sec." he continued... the tree kept have made love to her, she's as meall as pushing the crow-bar Cast in the direc she can be. )ole, rve tried it and knows tion of the main branch. and it was so what I'm talking about. Their whole long and so large. it couldn't be Illo"ed genlle. Jambish attitood. slushy and up or down when a new tnlllk was ..wect as Calcutta mangoes. undergoes a formed. It forged ahead in the mO\'ing complete revolution. That was the way limb. ?\o matter where the tree went. with Xahma, and she treated me darn Bill Bonty's crow-bar would go likewise. shabbily, me, I can tell yeo All those Then, me, I departed in peace. As the 1)<151 days and nights of tenderest rela poets So'!y: tion didn't ha\'c a pin's weight with her 'J folded my tents in the night now she h:1.d what she wanted. And stole all I could away.' \Vell, me, 1 soon left, bllt before T Among other things Nahma told ll1e started I made up my mind to mark that them moonlight nights, she told me that tree so I knowed it when 1 sec it again. banyan trees like them often stopped :'fc. I expected to see it once morc. Any traveling. The Gods interfered, for yotl mark that didn't move to the new trunk, knows only sacred tree~ wa" travelers. wouldn '\ stay longer than the old trunk, ::\Ie, J want to call attention to that. .\11 and. of course. Ihal didn't tr;wc1 but was the banyan trees in India by no means chopped into kindling. as me. r n::lllarkt.-"<1 travels. f'\'nd this famblv of Kahma was before. ::\Je, I laid awake two tli~hts high-castc to be borned under such a thinking ovcr a plan. and finally. me, I hi~h-caste, tramp tree. got it. As the tree always growed Well. me. I went to Peru and Chili. towards the cast. the grain of the wood and them countries. But some friends 1)\Ishing that way. me, I put a large iron of mine, &1ilyers going O\'er the Pacific crow-bar stamped on one side with a seas. reliable as me I am myself. told me "B" into the hori7.ontal limb, with the that they seen the brances of a trce stick point to the easl. ing out of the sea north of the island of ":'Ire, I'll (Iraw it," and here Dill on a Lmmn :tnd, later, oth{'r~ reported the THE MID-PACIFIC. 35 same a little farther east. They said in this ole tOWII of L... haina, when, me, that they could see dowlI several fathoms, I spied the tree gradually stepping up on and there was a big tree with trunks and the beach, all dripping like a great dark limus, amongst which the fish SWUlll. sl>ook! It wa'nt delirious trimmings, Barnickles clung to it. either. It waS going faster than CC'lll Theil, you remembers-no you oon't mon, so mc, I cOlild sec it move, It was yOli was too young-the papers came out jest dark. The banyan passed over the with all account of a tree climbing" alit of beach to where S0111e buildings formily the ocean onto an island called Call1ira. stood, then camc to this spot, and herc it They followed it to the Gulf of Tonquin, is, the very identical trec! and watched it step (lown inln the water. ~fe, 1 proved it by pulling- out the one limb aher another, until it had quit crow-bar before a crowd of men. who land. It was that identical tree. The can swear to the facts, if they wa'nt all family was all there. A sailyer friend of the dead. Then me, I p.1.id for the of mine said that about 500 persons gath. drinks, :\Ie, I dOIl't pllrtend after all my cred around. all the descendants of those reading in the endypcdia, that me, I can borncd under the trec. and sech a wailing explain these phenomenons. But as for and catcrmauling and carrying Oil, he the storr, it ain't like 1lI0st of them you said he never seen, and never wanted to hear told. it is every word true, sec. The strangest part is that the blame Then Ihey left it, forlorn and helpless. tree stopped when it got here, and has without the sheltcring- branches that had staid here ever since, \Vhelher it was watched ovcr thcm for SOCK) to 1,IXlO,1XlO satisfied with Lahaina as a place of resi years probably. The tree jest kept its clem:e, and together with the rest of us head above water, yotl sec, so's to keep become enamoured of the kanakas, or alive. It wa'nl a sea plant, and had (0 whether it jest gOI lazy in this climate, put out a few leaves for air, ~Ie, I ~I(', I can't say. AliI know is, that this shouldn't wonder if the dove that callle banyan tree you arc sitting near is the back to Noah hadn't lighted on that tree. same blessed one that me and Nahma )Jaw what do you 'sposc? Me, I was tied to do our courting under in ole here in this i.slands, standing one night Nagpore," 36 THE MID-P ACIFIC. The Bull Fighters of Peru BY GRACE D SEDGWICK There i511 'I a great deal here in the abollt the "Bonita Rosita:' (The Span way of recreations. \\'c have our be· ish language leads itself easilY 10 poetic loved boob-··blc,.~cd be the man who effusions.) • invented hooks"-and we Illake OUf (,!WIl Do not be shockcd-l have seen a bull music. Occa"ionally there cOllies to fight. I went to thi~ one because I knew Trujillo a second rate theater or opera it was to be only an amateur alTair, and troupe that affords all1l1~C11lel1t if llot CI1 therefore not g-ory. r did elljoy the terlaillll1cnt: and we do have circuses novelty of it, bllt I am vcry sure 1 should that afC wonderftll and thrilling. 1 saw nOt want to witness a reg-ulatiotl fight a little (Iram • 38 THE MID-PACIFIC. • THE MID-PACIFIC. 39 T am sure you never saw such a queer o1her carried a basket containing four little place. It is entirely surrouuded chickens. while from" rope tied around by a high lIlud wall, and its only entrance the bUffO'S middle. danglcd and clattered is through an archway that reminds one the kitchen utensils, tin pans, cups and of pictures of the gateway at Jenl.salem. kettles. Two women brought tip the The streets are very narrow and paved rear-two fat women on one lean, lanky with cobbles. The houses arc only one horse and a g-ood sized child wedged in story high, and all joillcd together by a between. The woman ill front led a continuous adobe wall. One man paints goat by a rope, but as we drew ncar, we blue whitewash all the outside of his IleaI'd her call to the man, who slipped house, another P\lt3 pink. another green, ofT his burro. deposited his basket oi and so 011, so that the effect as you look chickens in the road, wenl to the goat. down the street, is like that of Joseph's lifted it up in his aflllS and hoisted it 011 coat-of Illany colors. It was a flourish the horse in front of the woman. The ing village Ollce, but since the railroad party then went happily on its way, sure was taken away it has dwindled and of fresh milk and eggs for dinner. wilted till there is hardly any life left in \Vc found e\'crythin~ in gala attire it. The finest hOllse in the town, con with tissue paper and flowers. People taining eight rooms. a courtyard and a werc walking brick I)" about the strects. corral, may be rented for the extravagant and dogs camc harking at our horscs' sum of one sol a month, and one sol is a heels. \\'e heard thc sound of drums Penl\,ial1 dollar and equal to fifty cents and dariollets. and the peculiar thud, of our 1110ney, thud of fC<'t that announces the :\Iari I Jere is a rhYlIle J made up the first nera-a most graceful and attractive time I rode through Sanitago: da.nce in great fa\'Or with the peons. \\-e followed the sound and came to a house Such avery, verr queer old town where a crowd was standing. As we ap \\'ith queer littlc houses a-tumbling proached wc heard the whisper-"Grin dowll, g"os. Grillgos"-the !lame thcy givc all And queer little l)COple a~standil1g in English-speaking people. A man callie doors, out and said with grcat pride, lor speck lcetle Eenlish," I gavc him a sol and And queer lillie things a-hanging III stores; said we wanted to see the :\rarinera, so But the queerest part of all to me. the band struck up the fascinating music and a man and woman danced it to per Is that every thin~ )'0\1 chance to see \Vhether man or child or dog or sheep fection. Seems to be walking about asleep, Kext, wc rode on to the church. Xow the church-buill of adobes in true Span ish style and architcctmc-is the crown But at this one t;me during thc year, ing glory of Santiago. and the crowning the sleepcrs rouse from their stupor for g-lory of the church is thc pipe organ. fi"e days, and the people from round If on1r )'011 could see Santiago, J know about leave their little mud houses and you would exclaim. "A pipe or~n !" join in the revek Yes. a pipc or~an with pipes and bellows. \,"e also journe)'ed thither on horse· but the bellows wcre so much more visible back the first day of the fiesta, On the and audible than the organ itself that r war we lIlct a family who had the evi really can't tell you what it was like. I dent intcntion of remaining the whole know that it was a g"ift from a gcntle five days, as they can'ied their household man in New York, that it cost $100Cl and arrangcments with them, First came two that the people think it \"ery grand in Illen on small burros-so slllall that the d<''('11. men's legs just missed the ground, One IJigh llla$S was being celebrated in held a large bundle tied lip in pink calico honor of their patfon Saint. I waited -the family wardrolx-. no doubt-the outside a minute to removc m), hat, for 40 THE MID-PACIFIC. no woman in Peru mav cnter a Catholic of Ih(' fie~ta; the four day;;; and a half chuTch wearing a h;t. The graceful that remained. were to be gi\-en o\'er 10 Sp.,llish mantilla. a scarf of black lace Of earthly plca~l1res. :;uch a.. drinking and silk. is usually worn. The de\·olee". dancin~. cock fighls and gambling. mostly women and children. were kneel The !-:,rcat c\'elll of the clay. was a bull ing- on the floor holding lighted candles, fighl at thrl'(' o·clock. In !'erll. as in and candles were burning before all the Spain and 'lexica. a bull fight is tile shrines aml images. Presently a hell great ! - L= .. best-new black and white suit, white up along' the side,> of the .\lcalde·s palco. shirt. ret! -"tockillgs. laced shocs ami new two d07,ell or lllon'-what shall r GIll hat: the other \\'a" bare-footed. and his them-gewgaws. r a~ked my husbamL clothes \Vue not ncw. The lir".! boy was who had seen hull fi!-:,ht~ ill :\lexico. \\'hat a talkati\'c tittle chap. I a..,kcd if the part thes(' had to play in th(' '>('"CIlC. [ other boy was his brothcr. ":"\0:' he leamed they were the b.:mderillas. .\ answered. "no es 1111 hcrmano. cs Ill; ser banderilla i~ a b.1.rl)('d dart about t\\'o feet "jelllc" (he is not Ill)' brother. he is Ill)' long. decorated with puffs and festoons ..en·ant ). That greatl}' amused me for of bright colored dOlh or paper, and we knell" the bo{s father, anr! accorcling spangles. tinsel. ribbons-anything' that to OUf ideas. it would he ann a long capa (cape). One capa was couldn't help thinking of the iron point red with a blue lining, another. red with underneath the gay adornment. green lining. another, red with )'ellow I IIllist tell you that bulls always charge lining. etc.. the color red appearing in with eyes shm. and for this reason it is them aiL for red you know, is an abomi possible to elude them. Few buH fight nation to a bull. ers, I fancy, however skillcd, would at They marched Iwo by two to the center tempt to cnter tlte arcna with an in of the ring-. turned, and came directly furiated cow, for cows charge with eyes to the Alcalde's box where they took off open and their attack is sure. Thc capas their caps, bowed low and saluted. The serve two pllrposes-Qne. to tantalize the horseman callle riding up, received from bull by its bright colors, and the other, the Alcalde one of the round bandcrillas, to protect, for the taro rushes at the capa and rode to the inner corral which we and the Torero jumps aside. 1 forgot to could not sec. sa)' that in the ring ncar the wall were The exciting mOlllent arrived: lhe bars three b.uricades-places of refuge where WCfC lowered, and a taTo--smal1. black. the Toreros could Ace when hard graceful--camc nlshing in, pawin~ the pressed. dust and shaking himself in a frantic at After running about for some time. the tempt to get rid of his decoration. for on taro halted and looked around. The his shoulder was a large rosette of blue Toreros appro..ched waving their capes satin. with a white silk butterAy sparkling aud attempting to provoke him to a with spangles, and long streaming rib charge. I Ie sccmed bewildered by so bons. many attractions. and looked from olle to "Muy bonita. lllll)' bonita. el taro." the the other hut did not mo\'e. The Toreros people cried (very pretty, the bull), but I came still nearer and flaunted their capas TilE MID-PACIfiC. 43 -, • again, and suddenly, he lowered his head sort of a brandishing exercise which 311d dashed after the red and green cape, seel11ed to disturb the toro's composure charging into it, while the Torero sprang not in the least. It required some time lightly aside. Enraged at finding only and teasing to urge him on to the com a yielding mass of soft clOlh when he bat, but after much persnasion, he darted wallled the body of a man. he began a forward and just as his head was bent series of charges right and left, occa to the gronnd and \'Cry dose. quick as a sionally taking the Torero at sllch dose wink the Torero reached over, thru~t in quarters that he had to run to the barri both banderillas, and jumped away, amid cade. the cheers of the populace who cried Aiter the play with the capes had eOll "Bueno, bueno" (good). Only one ban ttinued sOl11e fifteen minutes or more, a derilla held fast, but this new tantalus Torero stepped to the Alcade and re roused his ire and for some minutes ceived two of the long banderillas. there were lively scamperings. Kow it is a rule of the game that a Among the Toreros was one we had Torero may thrust his dart only when obscr\'ed particularly from the first, and the taro is charging. The skill comes had dubbed him "The Swell." because of in, in reaching over the head and placing his gorgcous attire and his bold and the banderillas on each side of the neck dashing swagger. It was just at this at the !'all1e time. and with such force point in the game that his pride was laid that both remain. To do this, requires low, for the 101'0, pausing to gather ,\11 uncomfortable nearnes!' to the bull, strength after a series of onslaughts, and a great deal of strength and dex charged again and sent him rolling in the terity. dust. The other Toreros. seeing their The Torero willI a red and a white comrade at the mercy of the bull. ran b'l.Tlderilla in each h:\ml. stationed him forward to di\'ert his attention. 1lad he self in front of the bull. and began some been an ill-tempered bea"I. it might h;,ve 44 THE MID-PACIFrC. gOlle hard with our fricml, but a 1I10st but thi<: one a["o wa<: endowed with ;.:('11 charitable a11<1 forgiving "piTil was 1ll311i tklH.'''~. and :liter a f~w mild charg"e~. in f("tcd. one of which our "Swt'll" \\'a<: :lj.."':lin Xow a charitable and forgiving spirit sprawled on thl' ~rotlll(1. it likt'wisc was towards one's ellemies is a great virtue retired. The "Swell' made hi<: exit at the 53111e time amid ShOllt" and laug"llIer 110 doubt. but it does not conduce to a lively and exciting- bull fig-hI when ~l1ch a frOIll the palco~. for whcn hc picked him spirit is 011 the side of the bull. and the self ttl' from the ground. it was evident people beg'Hl shouting for another loro, to the 'lpcctators that a great renting- and so this llluch abused and long suffering separation of garments had taken place. creature was sent back to the corral. One 1c~ of the erstwhile gay breeches had !'uf{ere \\"ith pink ril>bOlli streaming. dashed into l1uced. The people \\'ere disappoinled the rillg". they wallted th~ fierce one returned lie leaped. he ran. he pawcd the bllt he wa~ Illliu~ too much for the ~roulld. be bellowed. he shook his migluy Toreros, who by thb time YOll have l'iidcs-um ~till the pretty ro~cttc staid rig-htly mi ... trll~ted, were but all1at~llr;;, 011 and ::Illng him 10 fury. lie roared, Skilled Torero.., would han' prm'oke'.l the he raged. his eyes seellled 10 blaze, his mild loros to rage, and met the raging longue lolled from his 111outh, he was ones \\"ith calmness. wild.-frcnzicd. The last ma{le 111;1.11\' minutes of excite \\"here werc now the brave Toreros mcnt. and two bandc'rillas \\'erc S\1CCe",s~ who a momcnt before dotted the field fully th"n~l \gain 0111' "Swell," whom with their brig"ht color.. : They who be \l'e might rightly ha\'c named ·'Iloodoo." fore had beell so boltl. were honring" rcne\\"ed in his app BY WILLIAM T. EWARTS From eyery part of the Pacific the SOns Here the Hawaiians mingle with the and daughters of Illen come 10 Hawaii to other ract's of the Pacific. and here the receiye education and exchange ideas. sons of many races that ha\"e mixed The most extensive buildings in the city their blood in Hawaii arc educated with of HOlloluln are tho~e of the educational those of pure blood from the farther· institutions where lhe youth of all na Illost lands. tionalities of the Pacific rccci\'e instruc· The Institute possesses sixty acres of tion in a dozen different languages. finely situated land in the beautiful and The most cxlemive of the city's educa healthy valley of ?Ianoa. A portion of tional buildings arc those of the J\lid· this is reserved for park and garden Pacific Institute, built to house Imndrt'ds, purposes, play grounds and athletic of those of eyery race and creed from fields. while a large portion is de\'oted to the fOllr corners of the gre:'.t t)ce~n. fanning and gra7.ing-. .\ valuable asset is the famous spring of \Vailcle which TilE l\IID-PACIFIC. Girl Students of Different Nationalities. TI-I E i\'1ID-PACI FIe. 49 assures a complete water system to the education of their children was consider+ institution. The ElldowJ1lerlt Fund has cd by the l\Jissionaries as a privilege and to its credit over $9O,OOJ, and ~2OO,00J a duty. Lahainaltma, Kawaiahao Semi has been spent all school buildings. In nary and tile Hilo Boarding School, the twq departments of the Institute schools for Hawaiian children, early there arc gathered nearly three hun opened their doors to the children of dred students, young Illen and young Ol·ientals, but it was not until 1892, with womCll, boys and girls, represellting ten the founding of l\lills Institute, that any different races. Instruction is given in special provision for them was made. not only English but three Oriental lan In 1896, a Christian boarding school guages. Grammar and High School for Japanese \\'as opened, and this, while grades arc open to all, and special simply a home for children attending the courses arc also givell. Commercial, Government schools, has done excellent Industrial and Agricultural traiTling arc work. given in ~Iills School, a part of the .Mid In September, 1905, after years of Pacific Institute, while in thc Seminary planning and preparatory work, the I-Ta~ department girls are instructed in Do waiian Board of i\Iissions appointed a mestic Science, Sewing and K ursing. Board of l\·ranagers for the Mid-Pacific The lnstitnte is distinctly Christian in Institute. This Board was authorized to character bllt undenominational. an(1 devise plans for a union school; to sc1(ct open to all nationalities. ?I'luch has al a suitable site for such an institution, and ready been accomplished, but the work to solicit funds for the establishment of stands today on the threshold of its great the same. and international work. The Board of Every available tract of land within ?-.Iallagers oi the Jnstitute arc setting reasonahle distance from the city was themselves to the task of bringing tlp the thoroughly galle over and finally an ideal endowment to $1,000,000. site was fouml in beautiful Manoa valley. The story of the )Iid-Pacific Institute This tract is known 10 the ITawaiians is the story of the races that arc peopling as Wailele, Leaping Water. It contains Hawaii. over forty acres oi land, with command A thousand years ago, perhaps, the ing building sites, a splendid athletic Hawaiians came from Samoa. A hun field, ample room for agricultural and dred years ago New England sent the dairy purposes, never failing springs of pioneers of the white race. pure water. patriarchal trees. and superb The first foreign laborers ever brought views of ocean. 1110u-lltains and vallev. to the Hawaiian Islands were Chinese, Jt is easy of access, being within ol;e and the first of these were landed in Ho block of the Rapid Transit's valley line. nolulu from the bark "Thetis" in 1852. In making the purchase of this mag Subsequentl,r they came in increasing nificent tract, the Jfawaiian Board parted numbers, as the plantations needed them, with the premises of the old North Pa until annexation with the United States. cific :i\lissionary Institute and the Ka Exclusion laws then stopped il~lIl1igra waiahao Seminary, both in the city of tion. Other laborers, principally Japan Honolulu. ese, but also many Koreans. Portuguese, With this tract of land in their posscs and other n 4-M. P. THE MID·PACIFIC. THE ::\IID-PACIFJC. 31 52 THE ]o,UD-PAClFIC. THE ~I1D-PAClFJC. 53 lIolllillational 3ml inter-racial character. closed with the benediction in Ilawaiian. It receives all races and all nationalities; opportunities for the moral, mental and it is decidedly religious, but denomina physical trainillg' that constitute the ideal tionalism and dogma find nO place in its preparation for a life of usefulness. teachings. The intermingling of studcnts of all Regarding the ceremollY attending the races will de\'elop a spirit of liberality, turning of the fir~t sod for Ihe girls' and fricndship will be made that through building, we quote the following from life will pro\·e. to the individuals at The F,.iC/ld; least, the fact of the lIni\'crsal brOlher· ·''\Ir. F. \\'. Damon. chairman of the hood of man. 1lanagers. arranged a mn", dC'lightful Ilawaii's great task has been to take and significant ceremony at the grounds thc widely diverse elements of her popu of the .\Iid-Pacific [nst;l\1tc on the occa lation and with them build up an Ameri· sion of turning the tina sod for the foun call comn1l11lity. It has been proven datiOn of the new Kawaiahao or Girls' lhat the undertaking. while arduoll"', is J)cpartmcllt. The portion of the 111 nOt impossible of achievelllent. and its slillilc tract where Ihis building is to tremendous importance to the Territory, stand had been lastcfull\' decorated with to the L"nited States. to Asia. is sufficient the American. Ilawaiian", Chincse, )apan justification for the most determined and c~e. Korean, Portuguese and other flags. persistent effort. It is the object of the the students of I'awaiahao. :\li11s. the :\Iid-Pacific Institute to take these ele Japanese and Korean schools were seated ments of the population which by tradi· on the grass about a fine algaroba tree tion and habits of life are farthest re· where the speakers' desk stood: while a 11l0\'ed fTQm .\merica. by ennobling en fringe of Hawaiian pastors. delegates vironment and educational forces to and friends of other nationalities formed make thc11l useful, intelligent citizens, all amphitheater shut in by trees and able 10 appreciate the blessings of poli Lmckgrounded by the :'Iano:t hills. The tical liberty and of the truer and greater afternoon was perfect and the scene one lil>crty. This institution will work in of great beauty. After brief singing heartr cooperation with the forces 31· by Kawaiahao girls and :'Iills bors in read)' at work and will, in a large meas· English. by the Japanese and Kor<."an ure, fill the gap in the prescnt system of students in their native languages, the private schools by providing for those K3waiahao Seminary sollg in llawaiian races not already provided for. The in· was sting. prarer was offered and th('fl dustrial work is along lines laid down in the grandson of the lat<." Joseph B. government institutions. and the agricu:· Atherton, to whose mcmory thc new tural work, so far as possible. prepara· building is erected. stepped forward and tory to that of the AgriClllulral Collej:{e. turned lhe first sod. The ceremony was Thus it will be a valuable ;lcl<1ition to the closed with the benediction in Ila- educational forces of the Territory. wauan " bringing its influence to hear upon hun The ultimate influence of such a dreds of homes and lifting thousands to Christian educational institution, inter a higher standard of life. racial and lIndenominatil'ual in its The :\lid-Pacific Institute is destined br<."adth. cstablish('(j in this interesting to take a prominent !)",\rt in this general ocriod of international history and at educational work. The schools of which this convenient mccting place of the East it is composed have already done much and the West. is impossible to estimate, toward bringing together the East and hut ccrtainly it is most inspiring in its the \\'est in this Territory, they have prospect. With its splcndid equipmcnt exerted a salutary influellce in China for academic and industrial training. through their fonncr students, and thcy with its ample provision for both sexes have sent to America splcndid specimens of all races. with its broad fields and de of Oriental youth who have made most lightfnl surroundings. the ~rid-Pacific fa\'orahle impressions and given to many THE ~!lD-PACrFJc. THE :'IUD·PACIFIC. 55 a more corn.-ct opinion of Qril'ntal char Institute will teach the languages, Eng4 acter. lil>h and )apane::.c, in Ihe rcgular school .\ member of the Jap.;ml'S(' ParliaJlll'nL hours, and ollr childrcn are 10 receive who has recently visited Hnwaii, has left snch a ben('ficial ....ducation." this graceful and satisfactory tl'stimony: i\lany of the more ambitious of the "This is a beautiful country and the yOllng Koreans have already been stu most astonishing thing I have learned dents of :'Ilills Institute. anl! othcrs arc during my shon Sla)' here is the har4 anxiously awaiting the advantages of the mOllY which exists in this co<;mopolitall more completely equipped inSlillltioTl. tOWll, where nearly every nation of the The large and constamly increasing: earth is reprl'sl'lIted. L will report fav lltlluber of Portuguese, Spanish, Ital~ oralll)' Lv the home go\'crnlllClll Oil the inns and other nationalities now coming conditions and thc treatmcnt of the jap to these islands will in a few years grcilt4 anese rl'siding in Hawaii:' This shonld ly increase the demand, ~ be ever the Ill('aning of Ilawaii to ,\sia. . The Ilawaiians arc already well pro Ilere is a tichool, M't in the mid"t of a \,.ded for, but tho~e who wish the ad landscape of surpas~ing b('a11l)" in a cli ,'antages of Ihi" school will be heartily matc of u1ll1<;ual charm. welcomed. The Ilawaii:1T1 girl<; arc al Principal Okulllura, of the Japanese ready well repl'e~elltetl ill Kal\'ai:thao Boarding School, bclic\'cS that the :\Iid Seminary and it is hopcd that the !xys' Pacific Institute is the agent appointed schools. will have an C\'CII lar.....cr reprc- to accomplish this great work. He say<;: scntatlOll. "Thirteen years ago, during my first Life in the :\lid~Pacific Inslilute has month's work in Honolulu, I was shock its romantic side, for the grol1luls are ed and surprised to discover that japan known to the I fawaiians in mally tradi tions. ('se children born in J lawaii had no C0111 mand of our language, but were using' a L'nder the spreading mango Irees on mixture of three tongues-English, 1101 the grounds is a !'1.JOt called by the old waiian and Japanese. ~Iy first surpritie Ilawaiians Kaualaa. which means was when L asked a young' girl. '\\"hy grounds sacred to the rain. docs not your mother comc?' The girl Ifere once stood the hciau or temple replied, ':'lIe r.l'at11l11a hallahana yokonai.' .some of our ,-onthilll athletics. wilh fine thc grief of hcr grandmother, the god perception o"f its natural a(h-antages. dess. as she melted awa)' into the rain of have already pre empled as a baseball the valier on the death of her husband. field. we cOllle to another old heiat!. Iler grief, 100 deeJl for words, is cx· named Ka-uwalo-m:dic, or the place of pressed in the "silcl1l crying;" a beauti the silent crying_ ful aud refincd S\lggcstion. which is a Yop will find this quiet spot hiddcn (1l.'1icatc tributc to the fine quality in Ifa· awa)' under a grovc of "Pride of India" waiian poetic sClitimcnt. trees which fonn a leaf canop)' ovcr this The educational illstitutioas of 113 secret "hrine. This is a <;l1b-heiau to waii have gh-en a prc"idcnt to China Ka-I/o-Iaa, named above. Over this, too. and a founder of schools in .\mcric:1 fllr presided the Iligh Pril'st of Ka-I/a-Iaa the Indian and the negro_ From :\1:\1103 who was thc son of the god(less Ua·lw-a valley will go forth men and women of him!, <;0 goes thc legend. This spot all races to the :\orth. East. South and takes its name from his daughter, Ka~ West to enlighten ano to broaoen the 11~..aIO-lIIl/lic, who<;e application S\lggcsts people of the Pacific. The Springs of Wailele. S8 THE ~[ID-PACIFIC. • ..."" • Australia's Merchant Marine BY W. H. CLARKE To many ill Hawaii .\u"lralia is a of marine architecture, e,'en for the deep terra illcogllita where the lall trees still S('a trade, and the :\Iarama is a comfort grow in the main ;;trccis and the monkeys able and roomy boat playing a big part swing: by their tail:-. in building lip trade relations between To those people. therefore. lllU~t come the Dominion of Canada and the Com a succession of shocks whell they sec in monwealth of ...-\u<;,tralia. and at the same the illustrations in the :\Iid-Paciflc )'Ia~a tillle cementing the good fecling that ex zinc some of the c\"idcncl's of the \IPIO ists between I lawaii, .\ustralia and New datcness of the principal Australia cities. Zealand. The .\uslralian merchant marine, Vcry few people, however. would though. is a fealllTe that is ig'llorcd a1 realize that the Zealandia and the 11a lllO~1 completely. and with the exception ra1l1a arc ollly coasting- boats to Austra of a few dry statistics tllcked away in the lians. The placing" of the Zcalandia 011 Year Book, or some such publication. this run is only an accident. She is nothing is evcr heard of it. The stcam~ merely a stoPKap bccau!'e the Union ers that 1'1)' 011 the Australian CO,ISIS, Steamship Co., of New Zealand, had not however. ilrc doing a big- share in the a suitable bo..1.t to put all to keep pace work of (lccc1opill~ the Commonwealth. with the growinK requirements of the for the railway sy,;tem is nOt extensi"e t racle. But she is. Jlist as soon as the enol1g"h to play more than a supplement new boat i<; a\'ailal;lc she will go into ary part in this great work. her proper place-<;,ervice between ~ew Iionoluiu sees the :'\fakura of the Zealand and .\lIstralia. Canadian-.\lIstralian line, and duly ad When she goes 011 to that run, she mires the magnificent and speedy vessel. will Ilot be the fine"'l \'e!'scl on the coast. The Zealandia, too, is a fine specimen She is certainly an cxedlmt boat; that 60 TilE MID-PACIFIC. ,; •"u '".. ~ Cl ;; u "0. E-<" < -" .. TI-I E MID-PACIFIC. Australian Ships in Japanese '"Vaters. cannot be denied. bllt Australia has a there arc many cargo lines, with passen marine that is growing rapidly. To say gers as a secondary consi Australian Liners. !<:lnd tons gross displacement. They i11l-ident that happened to this company h:\,'c even improved UpOIl what they a few years ago. will ...crve to show the promised. Their latest lJOaI is the ..i7.e of its fleet. The .\ustralia wa" Orama. a vessel of thirteen thou:.and wn.-cked in Port Phillip. the entrance to tons. She is filled with reciprocating :\Ielbourne. \"ictoria. The company'" and turbine eng-incs. and in her recent steamers were on a fortnig-htly schedtlle. thirty-six hours continuous trial she did but with the exception that the Australia 170 kl1ot~ all hour for ei",htccl1 hours; l1C\'cr arrived at Sydney. ::\. S. \V.. there eighteen hours were run at , .... ,Vi knots wa... 110 dislocation of the service. Every an hour. Over the measured mile ill lx>.1.t 011 the Hill was given instructions to continuous trials she averaged 180 accelerate its !'peed. The big "peed re knots. The filling"'> of thc~e bo.."\ts arc ser\'e the...e boats ha\'e enabled the C0111 thoroug-hly rcprt'! In New Zealand. 1011". is engaged in the AlIs!ralian-lndia twch'e to thirteen knOb. and the second trade. while the Darius of 4500 tall", runs 360 feet by 50 fcet by 21 feel 6 inche<:, Ollt of Sydney to Java and Singapore. and with a deadweight carrying capacity Compdfc these boats to the Karoob. of of aoo\11 6()(X) tons on a draught of 22 7391 tons with twin screws, wireless feet. This company recelltly also pbced telegraphy, private suites de luxe and an order wilh :\fessrs. A. Stephen and g-ymnasia. The KarooJa is a COaster and SOI1<:, Linthollse, for a twin-screw pas the other two arc ocean-going ,'esse!s. senger and cargo steamer. about 410 feet The Union S. S. Co. of New Zealand in length. 56 feet in breadth, and with a uses on its service between \Vellington depth of 41 feet 6 inches to shade-deck. and Lytteltoll. where a daily service is The vessel is to have high-class accom run. a vessel 374 feet long- and 51 fect modation for .200 first. 160 second, and wi(lc. She has turbine engines and a 90 third-class pa<:scngcfs. and will be high rate of speed. This is called a fitted wilh (luadrllple expansion cm;ines ferry service. to give the \'e<:s('1 a speed of about six teen kllot<:." The wav in which the Australian About the $.:'IInc time an announcement coasting' service is growing is shown by was made that the :\[aunganui wOlll,1 re the following extract from the Sydney place thc \\'arrimoo. another old vc<;<:e! Daily Tel<'graph: on the Sydney-\\'cllington fUll. The "The I Iowan! Smith Comp..1.llr. Limit :\[a1l111:';.\11ui ha<: a /{TO<:S tonnage of I(XX) ed. has COnlractcd for the construction and all indicated hor<;(' power of 8500. of two cargo steamer<:. ol1e 340 feet by The \\'arrimoo has a gross tOl1nag... of 48 feet. by 23 feet 9 inches.. and to steam 3529 and an indicatcd horse po\\"cr of THE MID-PACIFIC. 65 40Cl0. The \Varrimoo is well known g-raph to make her e(l\wl an ocean-going here. liner. The wireless, however, is hardly On the New South \\'ales coast an necessary, as she is Ilever out of ~ight equally satisfactory state of affairs is of land on her voyages. On her way out proceeding. aIle by one the little, old to Sydney from her builders in Glasgow woodell vessels are passing out, and big she steamed 12,89-l- miles in forty-one ger, faster and lIplodate liners are tak {lays twenty minutes, an aVCfage of 12.8 ing their places. The \'onh Coast S. knots an hour. N. Co. recently Pllt on the service the \Vollongbar. The distance to be cov The \,"oUong-bar is not merely a flash, ered from heads to heads is 331 miles. ior at tIle trial trip of the new boat in To show the advances made ill this class Sydney harbor, it was lTlentione{llhat an of steamers it is only necessary to state other steamer named the Coramhar was that the \Vollongbar is a steel twinserew on hel' way out for thc same OWllcrs to steamer of 1975 tons gross. She is 285 enter the coasting trade, and the Coole feet long, 40 feet broad and 2-l- feet 9 bar also for the same COmpany was duc inches deep. She has accommodation to leave GlasgoI\' abOllt ;l' fortnight later, for 235 first-class passengers and forty while the Gunhar was launched on De second. lIer speed. howe\'er.. is some cember 9 last. Thus tlVO steamers would thing to be proud of, and in thorough be en route at the same time, one would keeping with the advances made. She he launched while the other two were on has accomplished twenty knots an hour, the way, and all this before the new and is now on the British Ailmiralt\' re stean-:er had scarcely taken up her new serve list. She ollly needs wirc1ess"tcle- duties. • ."~ :I:• 0 -• •> • ..0 •0 0 • "..:• ;; -" f-< .." Q• , The Maiden that Came Back A LEGEND OF FAIR MOLOKAI BY N. B. EMERSON After the first passionate outbreak of that looked dowll upon the ocean, the grief had spent itself, Hiku sat down by shady grove of silver-green kuklli trees the cold form of Kawclu and wept quiet near at hand, under whieh Lani-kal1la ly. 1-11.' thought her lllore beautiful. morc once prophesied-a favorite halting place lovely. if possible, ill death than in life. for the traveler-had no attraction for ''It is but a sleep, a deep sleep," thought Hiku today. he. "Death ~ It canllot be death!" At the verge of I lalawa's deep valley The young man stretched himself upon Hiku stayed his going. lts perellnial her body, his lips to her lips, his beating green, its gleaming waterfalls, the brown heart pressed to her cold bosom. There cotlages of the people, made no impres was no response, no answering thrill at sion on him. his tonch. "Oli Kawelu, Kawcll1, speak ;;She did not cOllle this way," whis to me; whither have YOI1 gone?" pered something withil1 him. He turned "r will seck hcr~shc shall not really his face away from the mountain but die," exclaimed H ikn as he tnrned from tresses, against which old ocean had the thatched cottage and. facing the cool dashed for ten thousand years and, in tradcwind, took the seaside road that led imagination. Like a swift JWkilli, a runner all the lIiku took heart and set himself to the king's business, Hiku in his passion COII task which the ka/llmo appointed. lie sumed the foad that stretched along gathered a large quantity of tough kou/i :\lolokai's Ice. The farmer in his bT;uden. vinc and coll«ted rancid kllklli 1I111';. the fisherman at his nelS. the comely Eleio placed together the stem,; of the housewife in her !ihady h1lloi, the nUI koali until be had made a rope of im brown maiden stringing yellow flowers Illense length. Then he b.1.de Iliku by the wayside. addressed him in \"ain: smear himself from head to foot with thc in vain did hospitality ope1l its door and rank oil of the lIuh. "'With this line," say. "Come in. ami cat:' j liku's face said the kullllIIU, I will let you 110\\"11 il1lo was sct west war<1, he saw none of them. the region of spirits, to which "'-awclll \Vhcn Iliktl had penetrated the rough has gOIlC. When you meet the people wilderness rq;ioll in which afC the ax of that nether world you ll1\1~t contrivc (ll1arrics of Ka-Iua-ko's. frolll a distance to at1111Se and attract lhel11. and when he caught sight of a shadowy fOfm stand Kawelll eomes to yOll. hold her fast; I ing ncar a bread-fruit tree. [t was in will draw in thc line when yOI1 make the deed the wraith of his beloved, her vcry signal." image. lie hastened forward with out Putting- awa), hb fears ;wl! hi,; repug· ~Irctchcd hands and beseeching cries, but !lance to the loathsome oil. lIiku declared before hc could come to her the beautiful his readiness to go forward with the en form sank into the ground and disap terprise. At first the mouth of the holc peared. seC'llled too small 10 admit his body, but No human foot-print, no cast-off shred as he slid dOWl1, dowl1. he found himsdi ,;winging" free in a pit of darkness. Look· or relic of leaf or f1ow~r marked the !opot where Kawe1u had but JUSt now "tootl. ing up, he saw the silhouelle of thc Jnstead a narrow rift in the ground ka/lIl11a haloed with the precious light of reaching down, down to the celltre of the day. below the blackness was as mid eanh, showed by what door the poor night. Sl1~ ghost had found entrance to the abode At lellbrth I iiku found himself of spirits. This was thc gr;we that pended over a desolate plain ill a twi· swallowed up the la.. t vc~tigc of Iliku's light so murky that he could with diffi culty distinguish the shadow)' forms that hopes. fliued about. It was a forlorn land that "Xo onc who enters at this gate can lIiku surveyed, a land withollt herb or hope for rCHlrn. 1 shall go to her. but growing plant. without stream or bub· she will not come back to me, werc bling fount. a land the denizens of which Ilikll'S despairing words. in their hUllger plucked jealollsly Come children and hark To the song of the swing. t 'Tis merely a lark To g-lide as we sing, I II ilia pc a pa, Ililla pe a pa. ! Knakea's my name: Ni)::"ln's shadows are dark; Our life here is tame. So let us all sing, "'hiIe lightly we swing, ?I l!ina pe a pa, • Ililla pc a pa. 011 hearing' this, the poor SOtlls, e:\g-er to welcome any (livcrsiOll, even the most trivial, drew ncar and begged to share Hikll's sport. Among the number was Kawclu. an<1 presently she took her scat in Iliku's lap 10 enjoy the swing. It was a prell)' sight to sec the two lovers face to face in {'ach other's arms, while the slow vibrations of the swing carried them to and fro, to and fro. The gath{'r ing nmhilucl{', catching the spirit of the scenc. took up the song that Iliku sang, and for th{' fOlllent a spark of social life wantled ahraiTlSt the hearts of these dead folk. Iliku gave a jerk to the linc the signal agreed upon with the ItOlllfllO -and Eleio at once began to draw in the rope and to lift Hiku and Kawcln high{'r and higher, \\'hen the ghosts saw what was going on, that lliku had seized Kawelu and was bearing her away as he rose through the air. they sprang forward to catch and hold them; but they were gone, As forlllk\1. he held fast the dear sOlll of Kawelu that trembled in his grasp like a frightened bird, and as he passed oul of the narrow opening and once more stood upon the solid ground, with whal a sense of blessed relief did he breathe again the fresh air cf heaven and look upon the beautiful earth and the blue sky, hut his chief s."ltisfaction was that he had brought back with him the living spirit of Kaw{'lu. III. For SC\'CI1 days and nights the beauti ful foml of Kawelu-mOllmed as dead -had lain cold and motionless, yet with 70 THE MID-PACIFIC. 110 sit,,," of decay. Each day with gentle fro like lIiku's swing: warmth and color art the hands of wOlllen had anointed take the place of chill and p."lllor: the the body from head to foot with fragrant bosom heaves with the inru<.h of air: oils and placed frc~h garlands. while there is a sob at its escape: the eyes open night and day the ko"i/i had not ceased in dazed recognition of the soul's re to cool the air with their motion. Su turn-Kawelu lives again. premely beautiful she was in her sleep- 1\". that head so finely modelled. so delicate It was no ordinarr occasion that ly poised on its graceful neck, those twin brought together from the seven ocean orbed watch-towers of the chest that parted lands of I lawai such a concourse once swayed with evcry emotion, those of people as met 011 little ~Iolokai. The swelling thighs. tapering' dowll to the fame and story of the brave Hiku and comely feet. which only yesterday moved the lovely Kawelu had passed from and swung in time with the music of the mouth to mouth with the quickness of dance. nervous emotion, and had flown from To this pure womanly form comes the island to island with the spec ing room, stood before them radiant in persuading a band of unruly spirits, with physical perfection. It was Kawc1u, a gentle swaying of her form, again however, and not another, that was the sang. and this time with no accompani centre upon whom every eye was ment: focused. It was nOt merely the physical beauty of Kawelu that tile people saw. Come children and hark though that seemed ITlOTC divinely fair To the song of the swin~. than ever before: there waS a something 'Tis merely a lark within the body that held them. To glide as we sing, After tbe company with spirited ac~ Ilina pc a pa. lion. had recited the first SOIl~ in chorus. llina pc a pa. while the musicians. kneeling upon the Kuakea's my name. floor, struck any swayed their drumlike :;\ight"s shadows are dark, iplI in time and in s}'ll1pathy with the Our life here is tame. dramatic feeling of the piece, there came So let us all sing. a moment of pause. Then. wilh a glance \\"hile lightly we swing, towards Iliku. as if to assure herself that Ilina pe a pa. he was ready with his instrument to sce Ilina pe a pa. 011(1 her in the part which she was now to play alone-save for his assistance-she \Vhile singing this song, Kawclll's sang: voice droPlx'c\ and became soft and dreamy. and her eyes looked far away, lIiku is climbing the mountain ridge, as if she had forgotten the poople that He is climbing the mountain ridge. were about her: her arms too stretched See. the branch trails low on the ground, out. as if she were tr)'ing to touch some Its blossoms, struck off by Lolupe, thing beyond her reach. The musicians Lie heaped in profusion around- who sat by lIiku dropped their polished Bloom for your garland, my goddess. !!ourd-drullls upon the matted cushions Grant me but one flower, Lolupc, beside them and their eyes gazed fixedly To fill out the crown of my bliss. upon the clcar beauty of Kawc1u's face. The audiencc that filled to overflowing Then Kawelu, changing to a simple the large IUllai were spell-bound, as if pleading tone, as if quieting an infant. or they had seen a spirit. 72 Til E )IID-PACI FIC. Russian Peasant Women in Manchuria. The Arrival. Just what Manchuria is BY ALEXANDER HUME FORD )fallchuria is the meeting place in Asia her immigrant army that is beginning to of the Oriental and the Aryan. It is move of its own accord still another five and has been c01llmercially the battle thousand miles eastward to the \Vest ~round of Japan, China, Russia and of America. Europe. Canada, I [';twaii and the American )Ianchuria is today partly a possession west are all drawing on the populatioll of China. Japan and Russia. ?'tIan· Russia has pourcd into ~lanchllria and chllria has for centuries ruled China, but Eastcru Siberia. That is why the avcr she cannot rule hersclf, hence the con· agc mall of the Pacific is asking: "\Vhat fusion in China and thc establishment of i.. Manchuria?" a Rcpublic. ~Iandlllria is thc great northern pro Northern Manchuria is still Russian vincc of China. Amcricanizcd at a vast and into llarbin. the Russian City of ('xpense to Russia by the laying of over Central )fanchuria, Russia still pours 1()(X) miles of •....ankce rails that now con- THE MlD-PACIJ'lC. • ~~--- -.-- The Outdoor Oven. Heet every part of the territory over towns and cities that were springing up which Russia, Japan and England arc :\t the touch of her magic wand of gold. still seeking to extend a sphere of innu alon~ thc line of the American built rail cnec. way ill )lanchuria. It was the completion of the Trans ~ibcriall railway system that brought Russia did protest innocent intentions tOward i\Janchuria. but thc north wind illto tl~c minds of all good Russians that the proper lllomellt had arrived for the was at the back of hcr lOJXlO,OOJ white IT;\llsfer of some 400,CXX> square miles of ...etllers in Siberia and the tcmperate. territory and 20,O / A Load of Manchuria Hay. and Siberia morc frccly than they do in cllpation. The bank was meant to con the Japanese territory. trol l\lanchuria, for :\Ianchuria theoretic It was but. natural that Russia should ally controlled China. having conquered oppose open ports, while welcoming for· the Chinese somc hundreds of years ago cign commerce in :\[anchuria, but with and imposing thc late dynasty upon them all she had at slake there, she intended until the re\'ohltion O\'enhrew :\Ianchu to ha\'c everything diret::t1r under her rule. Ever)' Empress lllllst be a :\lanchu e.re. In a Chinese open port one may lady, and the army officered by :\Ianchus. trade. build stores and conduct general It was Rus<:.ia's idea to gO\'ern :\Iall business. A score of snch ports in all churia as :\Ianchuria gO\'crned China. Chilla were opened to us under the old Japan saw the game and chcrkmaled it. regime. from the other vast majority The army of Russian peasants re Celestial cities were long excluded. To treated llorthward before the Japanese give the devil his due. Russia made of invasion of .\1anchuria. There is rich l\bllchuria, to all intents and purposes, land a plenty still in Russian :\Ianchuria, one \'ast open port. under Russian super but the Russian peasant having been vision. which bad as that may seem to taught the way eastward to the progr<,s tis. is as far above the old Chinese ad sive west scnds the most venturesome of ministration, as Rcfonn is removed from his people across the seas. T:UT1Tnan\·. It is tlirough the Ru<:.'>O-Chillcse Bank Russia sti\l maintains an arm\' of ~'llard ~ran that Russia poured her streams of gold lOO.O:X> to her colonists in into :\Ianchuria. and it is throu~h thi, churia, but the :\Ianchu farmers arc no bank she wished all re\'enues of all 1\lall longer forced to sell thcir land at a fixed churia to pass. price to Russian colonists. The Czar is actual president of the Hussia maintains a staff of agricul Trans-Siberian railway, The Russo-Chin Il1ral instructors in ~lallchllria who teach ese bank was org-anized to fi'l;mce its last the arriving colonists the Il~e of proper section. the Chincse E.1.f A Russian Village in Manchuria. tUfal machinery provided by the Govern arc a dark racc, but the Fill'lS nearer the ment. Urals arc yellow, while thos..: of Fin She still makes :\fallchuria her base of land arc the lightest peoplc of Enrop",. supplies in the Far East. Schools and All natives arc I{lls:;ialls in the eves of manual training shops arc provided for the RlI~~ian law. 1{u~sian childrel~ edu peas.-ult children, but no longer afC the cated with natives, play with thcllI and :\fanchus forced into military servitude. become likc them-it is Russia's inten But what of the 2O. The Hotel in Harbin. as a child. builds for him model villages still forcibly converted alld forced to at aOOm the factories, sends his children to tend mass at the point of the bayonet. a model school and has them taught a In Siberia the .lew has greater free trade. l'eoples theatres arc established dom and everywhere the people arc es in the large cities to (lraw the working tablishing Secular Sunday Schools. fol man away from the vodka dispensary, lowing the lead of a brave woman, 1IIme. for both philanthropists and the gov ..-\lehe\'Sky. who for twenty years has de ernment in Russia :Ire gr:lppling wilh the fied the Czar, for at her own home in problem of the workillg"man, a new prob IlarkofT she established the first Sun lem to Russia. Although the men have day School where poor Russians were already organized uniolls and demand taught to read and write. KO\l" O\'er a higher wages, e\"en to fighting the troops million Russians attend stich schools all in St. Petersburg. the :\lujik brought over Russia, education is becoming popu up to lise his hands all winter at .. KOlls lar. and the government unable to sup tOllri" or Hural home indllstrie~. quickly press the 11l0\'e1l1ent seeks to control and develops into a good mechanic. As in direct it. The circulating libraries arc America the cOllntry supplies the cities e<;tablished and the work reaches out to with fresh active brain. and the active the peasants, the most remarkable brain once alive to opportunities. the spontaneous movemellt in history. of all owner seeks new lands in which to ex classes of people of a nation. seeking paTH\. knowle(lg-e. The native Russian seems In ?\lanchuria an<1 Siberia the religion to inherit. from the Chinese. a craving" of the people is not interfered with. e\'en for knowledge-it has lain dormant for nearer home. The Czar maintains centuries. but it is there. schools on his private estates where :'10 hom11ledanisl1l is taught, but the Jew is Sueh then arc the Russian peasants 78 THE i\HD-PACIFIC. A Russian Peasant's Home In Manchuria. who arc still pouring into Sil>cria, 1\lal1 new ideas into the minds of the awaken c1mria and crossillg the Pacific. ing masses pouring over the Urals to a The future of Russian ?llanchllria is new and independent life, \Vith the full of hope. It is the olle fertile tem breathing of the champagne-like air of perate area of Asia, best fitted for the ?\orthern Asia they seem to shake off the white man's habitation. Guided by men drowsiness of the ages and drink in a at her helm who hold office for life, Rus dt'sire for freedom. It is noticeable sian policy is the same yesterday, today everywhere in the Russian Far East, and ano for ages to come. i\[ancllllria is should Russia pursue her intended policy but a part of Russia's plan to people telll of developing :'Ilanchuria to a certain perate Asia with a white race, a scheme point. then stifling all industry that it that she has pursned for the centuries may become but a consumer of the pro until today Siberia contains a larger tlucts of Russian factories. history white population than that of Canada analog-ous to that of a memorable stntg and Australia combined. and lo-morrol\' glc between a certain American colony and a goreat European parent power, may ::'Ifanchuria with its rich fields of grain and mountains of metals and minerals. take place in far off Asia, for at the will become the center of industrial civili present ratio of increasc in.another gell zation in Asia, eration the 10.000.000 people in Siberia will become 20,tXlO.OOO. There is cvell The world inclTectl1aIly seeks to place now a clamor for home rule thaI St. stu1llbling blocks before Russia's onward Petersburg cannot silence; such blunders march of progress in Russian Manchuria. in an clllightelled )lanchuria and Siberia bllt the olle really dangerous stumbling as Hussian now COlllmits in Poland. fin block is of Russia's own placing. Twenty land and Bessarabia may. in lime give to generations of political exiles have left thc world a great white republic of a heritage with their children. Russia i\orthern Asia. or it Inay be that the in the Far East is today almost as free spirit of Manchuria willleavcn the whole of restraint as is Alaska; the people, in lump aud introduce illto European Rus tolerant of military domination, instill sia ideas of regeneration greater than TH E MID-PACI FIe. 79 those the Tzar is now seeking to effect terminal here. while Vladivostok, New in his 11CW Asiatic domain. Chwang ami even Peking were to be :\Ianchuria contains an arca of aoon! COllnected by branches with the main 4OO. Ready to Leave Manchuria for America. 80 THE ~[ID·PACIFIC. ."•, ~• -"• .="" " The Story of Hawaii There :'Irc eight habitable islands in named: )lalll1a Kea, height 13.805 the Hawaiian group. In order of size feet: )faulla Loo, 13,675 feet; and J£\la they are here named: Hawaii, Maui, lalai. 8,2i5 feet. The two higher ones Oahu. Kanai. )'Iolokai. Lanai, Niihall often wear snowcaps, glistening like and Kahoolawc. There arc various rocks gems amidst the clouds. Mauna £.0., and reefs, wille near and some far, which holds in its lap, at an elevation of 4000 at different times were placed under the feet, the great active volcano of Kilauea. I fawaiian flag. The eight islands extend In its crown is the crater of l\'lokl1awco irregularly £r0111 northwest to southeast, weo, less frequcntly than Kilauea in vio Kallai being the northernmost and Ha lent eruption. At intervals of years un waii the southernmost. As for the loca regulated, tremendous bursts of molten tioll. the group lies between 18 and 23 lava roll dOWIl one side or other of the degrees north latitude, and 154 and 161 mountain to the eo."lSt. There are great degrees west longitude-in the North table lands and slopes either clothed with forest and p.,sture or cultivated in large !'acific Ocean. 1I0t the "South Seas" :'1$ often ignorantly staled. eXI).,lIses of sugar cane and coffee shrubs. Bold cliffs washed at the base The Island of Hawaii is 90 miles k.ng by thc occall. their perpendicular faccs and 7-1- miles broad, having all arca 01 streaked with cascades; a few streams -1-210 square miles. Its typical features rushing madly to Josc thcmsclves in thc Illost noticeable, at long range, are vast briny surf. mallY deep and dangerous lIlounL.,ins. Three mighty domes. strik ~ru1ches. sollie few black and jagged ing the eye at once from the ocean, are reefs and two wide bays-Hila and..Kca- 82 TilE ~lID-PACIFIe. THE MID-PACIFIC. 83 Central Union Church. lakekua-are the remaining general fca ahont ils lower levcls and base arc c11lS tUft'S of the island. tered sugar cane plantations without end. The Jsland of 11alli has all area of )'Iaalaea Bay is a noble marine exp.:mse 760 S ;.~ ~.=.~- ~ •~ TilE MID-PACIFIC. 85 A Chinese Fete, Honolulu. plantations. Oahu is as Illountainous as is better endowed with living streams the other islands. The Koolau range, than the other islands. and upon them in passing in the rear and casy distance and forest depths are beautiful cascades. sight of llonolulu, stretches a length of Niihau is a little sisterly neighbor of about 35 miles and has innumerable Kauai, containing about iO,(X)() acres. It transverse ridges. Separated from that all belongs to one firm of sheep raisers. range by high rolling lands is the \\"3i3 This isle is "ery picturesque. being like nac range about 20 miles long with spurs the others in miniature. No better dipping 10 the ocean. Some of the Koo health and pleasure resort than Kiihau lau peaks aTC more than 3CWJO feet in could be selected, if only it could be ob height, and some of the \Vaianae peaks tained for that purpose. a thousand feet higher. Honolulu har~ Molokai is the first land sighted by bor can accommodate in dock or anchor· steamers from San Francisco for Hono age the largest steamships plyillg in the luill. Forty miles long and seven broad, Pacific. Pearl and Koolau harbors arc it is a beautf\11 and fertile island. A capable of being made to do the same, small peninsula in the north side, fenced and give more room for shipping inside out from the rest of the island with a than Ifonolulu. Kalihi harbor can easily, lofty and almost vertical precipice, is the whenever it is needed. be joined to no leper settlement. :\Iost of :\folokai's nolulu harbor with an artificial channel. land is devoted to pasturage. Kauai is called "the garden isle" for Lanai. 19 by 16 miles in extent. has its richness of vegetation. It is 25 miles been only a great shcep ranch. but is now long and 22 brood. the area being 590 being developed as an agricultural gar square miles. \Vaialae is a large moun· den spot. It is one of the most beanti tain Illass filling up the middle topo ful of the islands. graphy and sloping gently toward the Kahoolawe is 1-1 miles lon~ by 6 broad. sea. The northwestern side is an array with all elevation of 1450 fcet. Cattlc of precipitous cliffs. Suj:t'ar cane and and goats ha\'C ~o depicted the pastures rice plantations are everywhere. Kanai' that parts of the i~Iand arc actually being 86 Til E 'MID.-PACI FIe. THE MID-PACIFIC. 87 blown away to sea in c1otld~ of rcd dust. The govcflllllcnt is taking over this island for conservation purposes. The principal city of the Ilawaiian group is Iionolulu. often called lhe Cross Roads of the Pacific. for here the vessels frolll cvcry part of the great ocean meet each other. From Jap.1.1l and .\ustralia the ocean Iin('Ts sail directly into Honolulu harbor. fir"t ..ig-htinl{ the island of Oahu :lOd the mountains behind IloIIOlulli. thell the sloping pineapple ami ""gaT canc fields and cxtcnsi\"c Pearl Harbor. .\;; the steamer from San Francisco. after the five days at sea. sights the Ha waiian Islands. :\lolokai and Oahu arc seen rising from the !':ca. Emerald hills. four thousand feci high appear out of the azure blue. Xcarcr approach and On Mt. Mauna Kca. the "essel steams betwecn ~lo1okai and Oahu: the verdant palis, or precipices, of three to four thousand fect high. The the latter risc like green walls from the great green plains at the foot of the bluc sea. E.verything is sllperlath·e. cven mountains stretching to the sea. are the the Oahu Ii~htholl;;;c now sightcd. is the Sllgar plantations. the most producth'e in largcst of it~ kind in thc \\~r1d. The all the world. Behind them are the lighthouse at ~Iakapllu Point is passed, larg-est pineapple fields in ;lny land. Pines the open crater of Koko Ileacl draws planted in rows that arc miles in lcnf,.rf.h. nearer. ami the great spouting horns at The hill seeming-Iy in the center of the its base sel\(\ g'eysers of sea water high city is Pllnchbo\\·1. fi\·c hundred feet high. in air. "oko Ilead is rounded and now The great square stOlle structure in the famous Diamond llead it ol1tlined foreground is the Alexander Youn~. a against the sky. like a lion couchanl Oil million dollar hotel. the stones of which guanl. for behind Dial110ndllead is 110 were quarried in the States and hrollght nolultl. alld within this peaceful looking to Honolulu to be put in place. crater is one of the greate"t fortification>; The real llonoluhl is hidden. however, of lllodern timcs. GllllS. miles away. behind the thick fo)ial;e of bany:w trees, cOllceakd in "miling cocoanut groves cocoanut amI royal palms. scarlet frang-i may be aimed and fired with unerring panni and the gorg-eol1s n'd and purple accuracy at ::tppro::tchin~ vessels hy a man Bougainvillea \'il1l~s that climh over villas hidden within that peak of rock crown and encircle church spires with their ing peaceful Diamond Ilcad. gorgeous cascades of color. Ilalf an hour, ami Waikiki and its surf The (1octor throllgh his ex;ullinalioll, ridcrs. royal cocoanut groves and falll in half an hour the ,'essc1 steams up the ous hotels arc glided by and the anchor is dropped ::tnd the doctor climbs aboard. channel between the breakers that pound From the outer harbor Ilonolulu is incessantly lIpoll the coral reefs. And seen in all her radiant glory. soon a score or more of brown-skinned The l;ap in the mountains far away. is Hawaiian boys arc seen !>willlllling out to the famous Pah. over which Kamehame meet the vessel-and dive for nickels ba the Great. I lawaiian COTl The Togo Monument. 90 THE MID-PACIFIC. • • • { HON ISAAC ALFRED -::::- ISAACS J il r III Pacific Personalities III AUSTRALIA'S- - LEGAL- - LIGHT Australia is as broad <1.5 she is long. 1897 which iramcd the Commonweall , There is no room in the island continent Constitutioll. for religious prejudice. The highest To those who lived through the dap honors await the man of brains and when the Fedcral patriots fought for a. energy who will work for Australia. L;nitcd AllSlralia. the wOl'k of Isaac There is no political disqualificatioll of Isaacs receives appreciation. It was not all a bed of roses for the gifted orator either Catholic or J(;W in Australia-in fact the .\ustralian can not understand and lawyer. Those who framed the the mall who docs understand stich Constitution of Australia had many an archaism. Some of their leading warring interests to placate. And even ~lcthodists after the b..ttle was won and the Aus Premiers arc Catholics, and tralian Slates united there was the long even free thinkers if they will. while the Al\s~ fight of sustained courage to keep the Justice of the Supreme COUft of Federation a real Federation. Even be tralia is the 11011. Isaac .\\fred Isaacs, fore the ink on the document making 1<, C. .\1I~tra1ia a FecleratiOll was dry there Like most of the great men of Aus were tho:>e who talked in favor of and tralia of today. Isaacs rose from the ar,r....l.1ed for seces!'ion. It was in lhe ranks. but he came of a race that will (lrawing up of the .\niclcs of Federation make any sacrifice to educate its sons. that brain COUTag-e and persistence were The distinguished jurist of A\lstralia 1ll.'l'ded, and in the little army of patriots was born ill :\rc1bourne in 1855. attended who fought for united Australia Isaacs the schools of his Ilalive city and then played his part and played it well. began his course in the :\Ielbourne t:ni The COTllmonwealth Constitution has ,'ersit)'. This was a series of triulllphs !'tood. now, for nearly a decade, and its from beginning to end. Isaacs deter foundation seems stronger than ever. mined that he would be first in anything The men who created the Commonwealth he undertook. lie finally graduated in will probably be better known to Aus law with firsl cla~s hOllors and was not tralians at large a gcneration hence tl:al1 content until he could place LL.B. and at prescnt. The Federation began to LL.:\r. after his name. It was the make of the leaders in the several states King who asked him to use the simple national leaders. giving to them as well letters K. C. a" to .\u..tralia broader aims and capa bilities of g-realer achievements. Is.'1ac .\!fred Isaacs was for many ~\fter the Federation wa" brougL years an honored mcmber of the Vic abol1t :\[r. Isaacs represented his stale in torian Assembly. His leg-'ll talents were the Federal Government, but here too hifl quickly recogllized so that while he was remarkahle legal abilities made him can· still in the thirties he was appointed Sl)icuous and in 1905 he was made Attor Solicitor General of \'ictoria. and a rear ney General of .\u"tralia. Such in brief later Attome)' General. is the career of the :\Iclbourne born bo)' :\rr. Is•• acs was always a worker for who worked his way lip to the highl'~t Federated Anstralia, and was a member position that his COlllinl'nt could bestow of the Australian Federal Convention of upon a mt'mber of his profession. SANFORD B. DOLE. THE MID·PACIFIC. 93 FIRST IN HAWAil There was but one President of the a day. A provisional go\'ernment was Republic: of Hawaii, Sanford B. Dole, formcd with Snllford B. Dole at its head born ill the islands in 18-t4 and still resi HARRY CORSON CLARKE. THE MID-PACIFIC. 93 AN ACTOR OF THE PACIFIC llarr)' Corson Clarke is one of the IOll~ of "The Lights of London." Im111edi familiar actors of the Pacific Coast. It ately afterward he was cngaged by :\Iaud was Ihi~ actor, who, with his company. (;ranger, with whom he toured for a sea 0IWIl('I] Ilw noyal llawaiian Opera SOli in repertoire. :\ext he plared in Ilouse in IIono111111 before an audience the initial production of George Fawsctt composed oi King Kalakaua and his Rowe's play, "Beamy," at Wallack's ,,"UilC• Theatre, Xew York. and his work there •\gain he has left his California home led to his engagement to play the Stage to make a lOur of the Pacific. playing in :\Ianager in ":\Iam-zelle." In this ec Iiollollliu for a 1II0l1lh or so and. per· centric comedy role-the first of the son hap.. in other Pacific lands if the spirit 50 that he had ess.,yed-~Ir. Clarke found moves him. for this actor who has made the field for the display of his best tal fame and fortune ill the Pacific states. ents. lie has devoted himself al1110st although just fift), years of age, has cxclusin~ly to eccentric cOllledy enr a11laS~Cd from the stage wealth that en since, and tile result of his 11IItlaggillg ables him to spend the rest of his life in zeal is that he no\\' stands at the head, in luxury or travel as he wills. America. of his chosen linc. !\ grandson of Corson \V. Clarke. I lis first vcnture as a star was in staKe l1lanag-cr of Barnum'" museum. in "\\'hat Ilappellcd to Jones," and he the palmy days. and the son of .\dele made stich all instant success that the Clarke, who I<."arned her art from Edwin play "\\'hat Did Tompkins Do?" was es Forn',,1, Charloue Cushman, E. t. pecially written for him. Davenport and Edwin Booth, it is no Once fairly started on the rood that wonder that this actor of the third gen has brought him to faille, ~I r. Clarke eration combines the int<."grity of the old touH'd for se\'cral :.ea<;.Qns with onc and school with the namralne:-s of the new another of the foremost players of the :lnd thlls is able to keep his place at the day. He was the YOllngest "old mall" head of the roll. on the American stage and soon ro"c to I-larry Corson Clarke has a record of a place among the most successful. being fi"fty years on Ihe Siage. I-Ie dis· Fortunately for the cultivation of his closed the secret while he was in I [ono !latural vcrsatility, he played for several lulu. "I was carried acro~s the stage ycars ill stock companies, and dur1l\g when I was six months old:' be l'ai THE ATHLETIC PACIFIC. THE NUDE PACIFIC. Once m.ore the athlete frOIll the Pa From the town of Hilo, on the Island cific teaches the world a lesson in power, of Hawaii, there comes a wail of criti~ speed and endurance. Both Australia cisll1 from the editors of the two weekly and New Zealand have long held world's newspapers. They complain that the pic records ill rowing and other athletic tures in the Mid-Pacific Magazine of na sports of both land and sea. ture life in the South Seas arc immodest and mislead the people abroad as to the Last year in Hawaii a native boy civilization of Hawaii. ciO"htccn years of age, Duke Kahana The l\lid-Pacific l\lagazine is not a rn~ku, broke all the world's amateur Hawaiian publication. 1t is a magazine records for the hundred yard swimming of the Pacific purporting to give a cor dash. The athletes of the world were rect picture of the life and custom<; in inclined to doubt the correctness of t11e Pacific lands and islands as thcy exist watches held by the official timekeepers today. In I fawaii, which is but a dot in in Honolulu, so Duke was sent to the the Pacific Ocean, lTlCll and women United States to swim with the world's e10the thcmselves very much as do the best amateur swimmers in competition people of Washington City. In Samoa, for the honor of being sent to Stock Fiji, the New Uebrides and many other holm \0 represent America there at the larger dots in the Pacific the pcople Olympic Games this summer. Tn cily e10the themselves very scantily, and not after city the Hawaiian youth distanced at al1 ill S0111e of the equatorial isles. all cOlllestants and demonstrated his A Pacific magazine must at times de worth. He will go to Stockholm. pict all phases of Pacific life. The nude among the South Sea islanders can not The Pacific Ocean is producing today always be obliterated. \Ve should like some of the world's greatest athletes. to hear from some of our readers as to For several years the question has been their views in the matter; should South mooted, as to the wisdom of holding in Sea island pictures be suppressed if the I'~onolull1, at the cross roads of the Pa~ figures are nearly nude? eific, the first of a series of Pan-Pacific One prominent newspaper man of Ho Olympiads. I-Jere might be gathered nolulu has objected to the fisherman de the wrestlers. archers and jujitsu athletes picted 011 the cover as semi-obscene; such of Japan, the native athletes from the fishermcn may be secn in Hawaii todav Polynesian islands, as wel1 as the skil1ed in the back districts. Also children i;l men of strength and action who have Hawaii sometimes bathe in the ocean ll1ade the name of Australia SyllllOIllOllS minus clothing. for the word "sport." The objection of the Hila press seems to be not so much against the undress Everywhere in the Pacific there is per of the South Sea inhabitants, but more a haps a Duke Kahanamoku in embryo. fear that mainlanders will g-ather the im By international contests in feats of pression that this is what they arc to see strength and endurance the best that is in Hawaii. Hawaii is not lltlll1hered in the men of the Pacific will be de among" the South Sea islands and the veloped. so that in the world's contests Mid-Pacific is not a Hawaiian but an all the Pacific may send her sons to win the Pacific magazine. \\fe should like to laurels. hear from OUf readers. ENCYCLOPEDIA andGUIDEto Hawaii :;:;Pacific Fully Illustrated with Maps and Photographs 7-:M. P. 102 THE MID-PACIFIC. To Honolulu and the South Seas There are two ways to Ilawaii.•\us The Union Steamship Co. makes a tralia and Japan. From San Francisco specialty of its cruises. There are or from YanCOU\'(:I. F'ulIl San Fran cruises, annually, to the wonderful cisco the Oceanic S. S. Co. dispatches West Coast sounds of New Zealand, one of its boats every two weeks to 110 grander than the Fjords of Norway. Tlolulu. E,'cry fOllr weeks one of its ves There are monthly cruises to the Cook sels slops at Honolulu and goes on to Islands and Tahiti, where direct con Australia. where connection is made with nection is made for San Francisco, and the fleet of the union S. S. Co. of New weekly trips around New Zealand and Zealand. on to Tasmania, Victoria, and New The :\Iatsoll Xavigation Co. also navi South Wales. gates vessels to Ilawai;, and through The American-Hawaiian Steamship tickets to Australia arc sold fr0111 San Company maintains a direct Honolulu· Francisco by this line. The Pacific :\Iail New York freight service, via the dispatches a steamer for the Orient every Isthmus of Tehuantepec. These boats ten days, slopping at Honolulu. carry sugar from the plantations in Hawaii to Salina Cruz, the Pacific It is 2400 miles from Vancouver to port of the Tehuantepec railway, Honolulu, and the farc by the Cana where transshipment is made, the ves dian-Australian monthly palatial sels of the American-Hawaiian S. S. steamers is $65.00 up. first-class. The Co. awaiting the cargo sixty miles through fare to Australia is $200, with away at the Atlantic end of the Isth stop-over privileges. These Pacific mian railway line. Very low freight Ocean greyhounds stop for a day in rates are made by the American-Ha Honolulu on the trips to and fromo the waiian Company to shippers sending Australian Colonies. The vessels of goods from Eastern markets to Hono this Trans-Pacific line belong to the lulu. The sailings are frequent. For Union S. S. Co. of New Zealand, the further information apply to Hack third largest steamship company fly feld & Co" Agents, Fort street, ing the British flag, and with its fleet Honolulu, or the New York offices of of seventy ocean-going steamers by the American-Hawaiian S. S. Co. far the largest steamship company op erating in the Pacific. The Vancouver-Australia boats also stop for a day at Suva, Fiji, where the native of the South Seas may be seen in his pristine simplicity, A month's stop-over, both in Hawaii and Suva, may be made to advantage. Cruising rates among the beautiful Fijian Islands by comfortable steamers cost but $2.50 a day. By the splendid big cruising steamers of the Union Steam ship Co. there is a monthly cruise in -~.. either direction, from Auckland to ~= I Sydney, stopping at ports of Fiji, Sa .. ~- moa and the Tongan Islands; the fare i ! on these cruises ~ing $5 a day. THE MID-PACIFIC. 103 The New South Wales Tourist Bureau lains attain an altitude of 3000 feet at a distance of 60 miles. The scenery is of rare magnificence. Through countless centuries, the rivers have carved stupen dous gorges, comparable only to the famous Colorado canyons. The eucalyp tus covered slopes give off health-giving odours, and graceful waterfalls, gaping valleys, fem-clad recesses and inspiring panoramas, impress themselves on the memory of the mountain visitor. The wonderful system of limestone caverns at Jenolan is a marvelous fairy land of stalactitic and stalagmitic forma· tions, which must for ever remain the despair of the painter, the photographer and the writer. The world has no more Physical configuration and a wide marvelous or beautiful system of caves ("aoge of climate give the State of New than these at Jenolan, which tourists South Wales its wonderful diversity of from everywhere have marked as their scenery, its abundance of magnificent own. The famous Jenolan series is sup resorts by ocean, harbor, mountain, val plemented and rivalled by the extensive ley, plain, lake, river and cave. It is this systems at Womheyan and Yarrangobil bewildering array of scenic attractions, Iy, a little further away from Sydney. and the peculiar strangeness of the forms In the south on the Australian Alps, of its animal and vegetable life, which lies the unique Kosciusko Range, which makes New South Wales one of the most contains the highest peak in the Conti interesting countries in the world, and nent, and is said to be the oldest land sur .one which an up-to-date, wetl-traveled face on the globe. The Hotel Kosciusko, tourist must see. a modem spa, replete with every conve The climate of the State ranges from nience, golf links and tennis courts, an the arctic snows of Mt. Kosciusko to the ideal tourist headquarters, stands at an sub-tropical glow of the Northern Riv altitude of 6CJ(X) feet. In summer, the ers, and withal is one of the most equable mountaineer and trout fisherman stays in the world. Its eastern shore is washed here to enjoy the majestic scenery at the by the crested rollers of the wide Pacific summit, or fill his bag with fish caught .and stretches by meadow, tableland and in a handy stream, and in winter the ski mountain to the rich, dry plains beneath runner, tobogganer and ice-skater revels the rim of the setting sun. in the Alpine carnivals conducted on the Sydney, the capital, is the great tour· glistening snowfields. -ist rendezvous. It is an important com The Government Tourist Bureau, a mercial center, but the incomparable splendidly equipped Institution at Challis beauty of its situation has given it wide House, Sydney, readily dispenses infor spread fame as a holiday city. Its mighty mation, maps, pamphlets and booklets, to harbor with its peculiar and sustained all inquirers in connection with the tour beauty, is the talk of the world. North ist resorts of the State. Special itinera· and South from the capital is flung the ries are planned, and everythin~ possible rugged Pacific coast. with its line of i" done bv the Bureau to facilitate the golden dazzling beaches. the palpitating 1I1cvcmcllt<; and put to the best use the haunts of the surf bather. time of vi$itors while in New South Westward of Sydney, the Blue Moun· \Vales. &• _." NIIHAU - INTER-ISLAND SCHEDULE s. S, ~1.'l.UNA KEA-T...... hy• ., 10 A. M. fnr }l"ui .,,1 Hi!" Un".,;;, L"ove Hil", Frida}'. to A. >t. ' !i S. }IAl::-lA LOA·-F.'-''ry-·"ten da)", 10.- ~h"i "nJ H",..ii .= ~l.ui .n~ S. S. CU,VLJINl-:-F,x!>y, 5 r. M. ,.. \-'XU; Hile r",.." Hl~ 0:1 Mon,uyl. S. S KI NAU-TlI<'Odly. 5 p_ ... la, Ka'o. L...,,, K.uai S"',,ni.y. to A. N. S. S. W. G, HAIJ.-Thurod.y. ,; P. M, 1< .. Knmi, u..,-o TII"",:b;.. ,; P.... S. $, ~lJK,'HAr.A T,>esd.W' 5 r. >I. klr Mnlnbi, Mau; .nd ' Lan.~ .. ,".. . 'l'e Inler.fslaml Sleam NnllialiH CO., Lt., Olllet quttn 51., f1tnolllu-I'IU)Ilf ISH. 105 THE STORY of HAWAII TOLD BY MAPS. on this page, the courtesy of Alex· ander & Baldwin, tells the story. To speak of the sugar industry in Ha waii is to suggest "Alexander & Bald win" as its pioneers to the mind's eye; this Hawaiian firm represents to the world the agency for the Hawaiian Com mercial & Sugar Co., Haiku Sugar Co.• Pai3 Plantation, Maui Agricultural Company, Hawaiian Sugar Company, Kahuku Plantation Company, Kahu lui Railroad Company, Haleakala Ranch Company, Honolua Ranch, McBryde Sugar Co., a Swiss Ma rine Insurance Co.. a New Zealand In ~urance Co., a German, a British and several American fire insurance com panies, besides that of a general Acci dent, Fire and Life Insurance Co. Moreover, besides the head office in the Stangenwald building in Honolulu, Alexander {3 Baldwin there are spaciolls Alexander & Baldwin offices on the mainland-in San Fran Kauai, the "Garden Island," is the cisco, 426 California Street; 500 ?o.'[ehl most northerly of the Hawaiian Group horn building, Seattle; and ill New on which sugar is grown. The map York city at 82 Wall Street. l~AUJ·\d - 106 THE MID-PACIFIC. CASTLE {3 COOKE. Away back in 1837 S. N. Castle and Amos S. Cooke came to Honolulu. They at once be~ came partners, and in 1851 organized the firm of Castle & Cooke. The firm and its business grew with Honolulu. General merchandise was given up so that their attention could be devoted solely to the sugar, commission, shipping and in surance business. The firm in the summer of 1910 moved into the splendid quarters it now occupies, at the comer of Fort and Merchant streets. In the spacious corner office the business of the Mat· son Navigation Company is conducted, Castle & Cooke being its agents. In the Fort street of fices, all on the ground floor, are the general offices of the firm; here is conducted the execu Castle & Cooke Building. tive business of Ewa Plantation Company, the Waialua Agricultural Co., Ltd., Kohala Sugar Co., Waimea Sugar Mill Co., and the London Assurance Corporation, Apokaa Sugar Co., Ltd., and the Wahi and Freeman Fund Ins. Co. (Marine). awa \Vater Co., Ltd. Here also is The present officers of Castle &- Cooke, located the agency of the Fulton Iron Ltd., which is a close corporation, with Works of St. Louis, Babcock & Wilcox capital stock of $2.000,IXXl owned by Boilers, Green's Fuel Economizers. the directors, are Gee. P. Castle, presi Castle & Cook, Ltd.. are also agents in dent; E. D. Tenney, 1st vice·president Hawaii for the following insurance com· and manager; \V. A. Bowen, 2nd vice panies: The New England Life Insur president; T. H. Petrie, secretary; C. H. ance Co. of Boston, Aetna Ins. Co., Na Atherton. treasurer; L. T. Peck, auditor, tional Fire Ins. Co., Citizens' Ins. Co.• and F. C. Atherton, director. OAHU H !Gt'AlSttm ~.."!" .....t """ut ~,~ ,_l,lG~ltD eT ..... ItUJ 1. P1!P!. • THE ~IID-PACIFIC. 107 THE STORY OF HAWAII TOLD BY MAPS. The Island of Maui. The firm of C. Brewer & Co., Ltd., of the directors of the Hawaiian Fer dtaes back to December 8, 1817. Sandal tilizer Co., Ltd., the works of which are wood was onc of Ihc first articlcs dcalt in the Iwilci district of Honolulu, where in by this fiml. In 1859 the prescnt firm the fcrtilizer is storcd in thc largest con name was adopted. This is OIlC of the cretc building west of the l"lississippi oldest Amcrican busincss houses not 011 river. This concern has branch works the mainland. Naturally the firm took in San Francisco, for the Hawaiian Fer· an important part in the development of tilizer Co. supplies many of the fanners the sugar industry in Hawaii. In 1883 of California with their fertilizers. the firm became a corporation, and as More than twcnty thousand tons of such it exists today. deeply interested i'l earth food arc made at the Iwilei works the development of the sugar industry every year. Samples of the soils that and agents for the Occanic Stcamship are to grow sugar, rice, t..1.ro, bananas, Company. :Many of the most prominent or Rowers. are analyzed, and the neces business men Hawaii has prOdtlCed have sary fertilizer manufactured to properly served as officers and dircctors of C. feed the soil. and it is seldom that any Brewer &Co. In another half decade two soils demand the same ingredients this oldest business house in Hawaii will in the make-up of the fertilizer. celebrate its hundredth anniversary. The Company has its business office on Queen street, pholle 2772, and here The Brewer building is the head office all infomultion may be obtained. I, jYJJ-~Uj I«ItIOlUW NlJ~l $CIlGOl PRf'UlO AllO. COPTi. ~"'ll-' fl> WllWi Tperc MAUl Ar"" h' SrQI~I.. S~ ..... t{~. 118 luofrh "811J1t~ BrWIh JG M,.I .. ~t.... [wal... 10031 F... L-SU' E"..... c...... "-If, Pop.d ""•• loSooo 0 ...._ r H-aI~t.. 7t ~.lr. El-vt~ '..,..- PI.~·.·",.. i.t-~r.., 1'01 loon11... lOS THE MID-PACIFIC. The Island of MoloKai. The firm of Hackfe1d & Co., Ltd., was The soil of Hawaii is of a character established in Honolulu October 1, 1849. that requires fertilization to a great In the whaling clays this finn had a large extent. \VllI;:n one speaks of the fer share of that business. They made large tilizer business of Hawaii, he speaks importations of merchandise in their of the Pacific Guano and Fertilizer Co. own vessels, were the agents for the old· est sugar plantations in the Islands, and The majority of the sugar and pine for the first steamers plying between apple plantations are supplied by this San Francisco, Honolulu and Australia. company. A very large concern today, This finn is now agent for the Pacific the Pacific Fertilizer and Guano Co. is Mail steamers. Hackfeld & Co.. Ltd., the outgrowth of a small industry has done much to establish the coffee in which followed the discovery of rich dustry in Hawaii, erecting coffee mills guano deposits on Laysan Island. and providing capital for the planters. It costs, ordinarily, $50 an acre to fer The building of the firm of Hackfeld & tilize pineapple lands, unless it is the Co. in Honolulu is the finest business fertilizer from the Pacific Guano and building in that city, and in Hila this Fertilizer Co. that is used, when the progressive finn has also given the city expense is cut in half. If you need fer· a business block that it may be proud of. tilizer for your garden or your planta The finn has a branch office in San tion, call up Phone No. 1585, and the Francisco, importing nothing from Eu Pacific Fertilizer and Guano Co. will rope except such articles as arc required gladly advise you, making a chemical for the manufacture of fertilizer, the analysis of the soil, if necessary, and purchases of the Company being confined mixing the fertilizer in accord with the almost exclusively to the United States. demands of the soil. MOLOKAI '. - ", , The Island 0/ Hawaii For Hawaii, direct boats leave Hono cascades leap. The railway crosses deep every Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, gulches and tropical ravines, and trav arrive jn Hila at the railway wharf erses rich sugar plantations. Every mile at daylight Wednesday, in time for of the Hila railway is 'of interest. an early breakfast at the Hila Hotel, or There are two hotels in Hilo, the Hilo you may take the train for Kilauea at the Hotel and the DCl1losthenes. The rates wharf at daylight Wednesday, reaching at the Hilo Hotel are: $4.00 a day, or Volcano House, at the edge of the crater, $24.00 a week; and at the Demosthenes: in time for lunch. The Hila railway $2.50 per day and $15.00 a week. owns about fifty miles of standard gauge Thc Volcano Stables maintain auto track, and runs daily trains to the Vol and stage routes around the greater part cano of Kilauea, making connection with of the island and will send parties entirely auto busses for the last 8 miles up the around. The stage fares are: Hilo to mountain side. The railway and auto Laupahoehoe, 28 miles, $2.50, a drive fare from Hil" to the Volcano is four only rivalled in beauty by the upper Cor dollars one way; the Volcano House rates niche road in southern France, and the are $5.00 per day or $24.50 per week. Amalli-Sorento drive, Italy. A steamer Another branch of the Hila railway for the island of Maui and Honolulu may runs daily trains to Pahoa. the Ohia lum~ be caught at Laupahoehoe. Another beT mill of the Hawaiian Development steamer port, for the boats that touch at Co., and to Kapoho, in Puna, where the the Kona district and proceed direct to medicinal warm springs are located. It Honolulu, is Kawaihae, a ride of 80 miles is expected that a small hotel will be from Hila, through a country of varied located here at AROUND OAHU ISLAND BY RAIL By rail you may travel 100 miles from the splendid golf links, the tennis court, Honolulu, visiting the richest sugar plan or in bathing or out boating. Dinner is tations in the world, the largest pineapple served at night in the well-appointed din fields, the biggest sugar mill and Hale ing-room. At 9:00 o'clock the next iwa (house beautiful), one of the most morning a carriage will take you to \Vai delectable seaside hotels in all the tropics. alua Plantation, where you will have an The Oahu railway passes along the edge opportunity to visit an up-to-date sugar of now famous Pearl Harbor, a to-be mill, returning to the hotel in time for greater fortification than Gibraltar. It luncheon, 2nd at 2:00 o'clock in thf! after skirts the Waianae mountains, 4,0Cl0 feet noon you 2gain leave by carriage for a high, and it is almost washed by the drive to Wahiawa pineapple plantations, breakers at their base. A ride from Ho the largest in the world, where you may noluht to Haleiwa by rail gives a 56-mile sec this new island industry in all its flying panorama of gorgeous tropical sea stages. A train leaves Wahiawa, arriv and mountain scenery that has no coun ing in Honolulu at 5:30 p. m. terpart in any JXlrtion of the globe. In place of this trip, Saturday and The fares on the Oahu railway aver Sunday, are cheap week-end excur age, first class, about two cents a mile, sions to the Haleiwa Hotel by rail, two and the week-end excursions even less. dollars for the return fare, from Satur The following is one of the railway's two day until Monday, or five dollars if the day $10.00 trips, all expenses included: hotel service is included. The rates at Step on either a King or Beretania the Haleiwa are $3.50 per day, or $21.00 street car, west bound, and it will take per week. There is no finer cuisine on you direct to the station of the Oahu the islands, and banquets may be ordered railway. A train leaving at 9:15 a. m. from Honolulu by phone. A fresh water will take you to Haleiwa Hotel, where stream Rows by the door of the hotel, you arrive shortly before luncheon. This where it empties into the sea; and a trail will be served on the broad lanais, after leads up to the summit of Kaala, the which you may spend the afternoon on highest mountain peak on the island. THE MID-PACIFIC. III Electric Honolulu. Ev~ryone uses dectricity in Hono Honolulu possesses one of the very lulu. The first city to instal the tele best electric street railway systems in phone and the wireless is first, for its the world. Scenically, the Honolulu size, in the use of electric labor·saving trolley trip has no rival. For five cents, devices. The Hawaiian Electric Co. free transfers, you may ride directly, supplies the electric lighting and or by zigzag course if you prefer, from power current for the city. You may one end of the city to the other, from run your \Vhite sewing machine, your the sugar cane fields about Fort Shaf electric fan, vacuum cleaner, coffee ter in the direction of Pearl Harbor, grinder, meat choppt:r, washing ma to Vvaikiki Beach or Kaimtlki and chine. silver polisher, ice cream freezer Diamond Head fortress, the Gibraltar or window cleaner by merely turning of the Pacific. The Honolulu Rapid on the current generated at the Ha· Transit system rails are laid before waiian Electric Power House. The seven valleys and mountain spires. Hawaiian Electric also maintains a From the baronial estate of !\'loanalua, handsome office building and show in the valley of the same name, and the rooms on Union Square, facing King polo grounds, the cars pass Kalihi street. I-Jere you may study the cook Valley and the famous Bishop Mu ing stoves and entire electric kitchen seum, with its finest Polynesian col and household outfit. You may lection in the world; Nuuanu Valley, completely equip your kitchen, so that with a branch line to the Country Club, at the mere turning of a plug you may and a walk of but three miles to the boil, bake, roast or fry. You may do Pali, a precipice ]200 ft. high; Pauoa your ironing anywhere by merely at Valley, where native grass houses still taching a movable wire to the nearest stand; Makiki Valley, from which electric plug on the wall of the room Tantalus, the mountain of homes, is or similarly supply power to a motor ascended, and fair Manoa Valley. that will turn your lathe, if you are mechanically inclined, or put a work shop in operation. The Hawaiian Electric is agent for the Westing house, and that means everything in electric equipment from the simplest kitchen to the biggest sugar mill in the Islands. For the housekeeper the Hawaiian Electric maintains a cold-storage warehouse, and manufac tures ice, which it delivers at the home. By all means visit the show rooms of the Hawaiian Electric on King street, Union Square, and see the dis play of useful and ornamental electric devices for the home, business office and workshop, or phone 2390. ~ND ~ HOTElS , ' , '* ', , ~.. t ' BO~RDlNG HO~SES , I v.. "'" ...... The ).Ioona, the famous Alexander The rates are from $3.50 a day, and Young and the Royal Ilawaiian Hotel $75.00 a month UI). :'.Irs. Mary Johnson are all owned by the Alexander Young is the manager and the phonc number interests and arc conducted as modern is 2876. palatial tourist hotels. J. H. Hcrtschc Probably lIO city in the world is so is gelleral manager of the three hotels. fortunate as Honolulu in the possession The rates at the ),100113, American of palatial home hotels. The best are: plan, arc ~.50 a day; the rates at the \ ·ID.\ V I LL..., a number of cottages Alexander Young are $2.00 a day up. and a spse-ion.!! house in a IU!'l.ul iuu!:o ~ar European plan. and the rates at the den of palms, is located at 1040 King tropical Royal Hawaiian Hotel arc $1.50 street, where cars pass every five minutes a day, European plan. toward Ihe business center, or toward Of the Alexander Young 1Iotcl, Waikiki beach. Rates per day, $1.50; which ex lends for the length of Bishop by the month, $35.00 up. This home street, Van Xordcn's :\Iagazinc for hotel is within walkiug distance of "down August said: "Alexander Young, Ihe town." :\In. C. S. Evans is proprietor. many.time millionaire of Iionolulu. of this beautiful property. Phone 1146. built as his monument a hotel that is TilE :\IACDO::\",\U> is situated in the equal to any in appointment found ill fashionable PunahOtl quarter, a stately London or New York, and with a roof colonial building at the end of a double gardcn Illorc spacious than any on the row of royal palms. On Punahou street, continent." adjoining the Governor's residence, the It is in front of the beautiful Seaside :'.Iacdonald is convcnient to either the Hotel at Waikiki that the malihini. or I10tel street or \Vilder avenue car lines. newcomer, leams to ride the surfboard, The rates are: $2.00 per day, $14.00 per and on shore the resident at the Seaside week, ~.OO per month and up. )'Irs. has a ten-acre cocoanut grove, long the )'largaret Macdonald, proprietor. abode of royalty, in which to roam at TilE DoNNA, 1262 to 1286 Bcretania will, or he Illay play tennis under the avenue, is IrOllolulu·s newest apartment palms. lie may occupy a cottage to hotel, and i:; conducted by 1lrs. C. J. himself, or only a room. The rates are :'.[cCarthy. These several C'>ltages afford moderate for stich a hotel. from $2.50 a a splendid opportunity for families de day up; ~.oo a month; American plan. siring exclusiveness. The houses are Just toward the city from Kalliolani built so as to divide into two or more park is Waikiki lilli, adjoining the sum apartments, each with a hot and cold bath. Iller residence of ex~Qt1een Liliuokalani The phone llumber of the Donna is 2-tSO. and facing the "Quecn's surf," where the TilE NUUAN"U, one of the Illost attrac most daring Sllrf riders disport them tive places, is at 1634 Ntluanu avenue, selves. The bathing is excellent in from third house above School street - a of the Inn. ),[eals are served at fifty cents famil}' boarding house of more than each, bo.."lrd by the week is ten dollars. usual attraction, in a park of about The latest palatial private hotel to cater three acres. consisting of one main to the ultra refined is the Colonial on building and three cottages. Beautiful Emma street. This splendid mosquito \Vaikahalulu waterfall and swimming proof mansion has its OWIl out-door pool is three minutes' walk, a charming plunges, stables and garages. as well as place where lovers of water sports take bungalows for bachelors. The cuisine is a delightful plunge. Rates $2.00 a unsurpassed. and the lanais spaciolls. day, $12.00 a week. Telephonc 1428. THE MID-PACIFIC. 113 Amusements Ye Libert)' Theater is the newest and most commodious of the Honolulu play houses. h is under independent manage HAT MORE ment. This great brick and cement struc thrilling sport ture is largely given over to vaudeville than hunting and motion picturcs.. h makes a specialty sharks by day of importing- the most world-talked of or perhaps shoot feature filUM. \Vhile New York, Chi ing flyi ng fish cago, Boston and Philadelphia were yct from a launch the onl)' cities showing the $-?QO.COO this is the great Odessy production. this film was being amusement the shown at Ye Liberty, Iionolulu, before Young Brothers any other .\mericans west of the Missis make their spec sippi wcre favored with a view of this ialty. Ifyou want wonderful film that has set thc world to engage their services for either of talking. ¥c Lil>erty sometimes imports these sports, phone 2551. the pure dramatic. It was this theater :\Iost of the thealres of Honolulu are that brought to Honolulu the Boston under the control of the Honolulu Juveniles. Amusement Company of which J. H. The theater is so large and commodi :\Iagoon is :\Ianager. ous that a b.1.nquet for several hundreds After dinner in Honolulu everyC>:1e might be held on its main floor. while turns out to attend the motion picture still other hundreds could sit and w:ltch theaters. There were a dozen of th("'e the show. There are exits on cvery in town. but all interests have cOl1snli side. and but onc seating spacC. witn dated, and now the best vaudeville talent cooling breezes that COIllC gelltly in under and the best motion picture films are thc great rafters. Ye Liberty is onc of brought down from the Coost and the en the evening sights of Honolulu. tertainments are of the highest order. A The main entrance to Ye Liberty is on very large sum of money has been spent. Xuuanu street, between Hotel and Bere· practically r«onstmcting the theaters tania. cOO\'enient to all cars and at the that will remain open. Xew stages have intersection of the up-ta-date. modern been built, new scenery painted, and ex and picturesque Oriental portions of the cellent orchestras installed. Some of the city. There is a large auto patronag-e thealers arc practically open-air, others and autos Illar bc left in a circle around almost enclosed. Ye Liberty, so great is the space about The Bijotl is one of the newest J-Iollolulu's newest theater. theaters and latest word in motion pic ture shows in Honolulu. This spacious. practically outdoor theater. roofed only against the rain. occupies the site of the old skating rink on Hotel street. There is vaudeville. but the spttialty of the house is clean travel films. films from every part of the world, endorsed by the education boards of the great American cities. The Savoy, the Empire and the New Orpheum are also under the same management. Every now and again :\[anager :\la goon makes a personal \'isit to San Fran cisco to select talent and feature film~ for his circuit of theaters. A DAY IN HONOLULU Both inter-island and steamer com the shoppers and business men w~it for munication are maintained at a very high their cars. Usually they count on miss smndard by the wireless department of ing a car or two while they sit and chat the Mutual Telephone Company. at the open soda fountain that the Cham RATES. bers Drug Company has placed before Between islands, 1Sc per word; mini their spacious open doorway on the cor mum, $1.50. ner. At Chambers' drug store the be Between steamers and islands, ZOe per wildered tourist of the day from the big word; minimum, $2.00. liners is set straight, introduced to Dole's Between steamers of the T. K. K. line bottled pineapple juice, the drink of the and islands: Minimum for one word, country, advised as to the sights of the :;11.08; for each additional word up to a city, supplied with any perfumes, can l().word message add & per word; for dies or drugs he may need during his 10 words and over the rate is 1& per stay, and made to feel at home. word straight. If you have films, or need supplies, Wireless office open from 7 a. m. to The Honolulu Photo Supply Co., Kodak 5 :30 p. m. daily. headquarters, Fort St., develops and Sundays from 8 to 10 a. m. prints for tourists within a few hours. You have to look about in Modern All photo supplies, films, film packs, Honolulu for the real old Hawaii, but plates, cameras, island scenes, photo you can find it. Even in the big graphs, etc., alw;:.ys in stock. Develop Alexander Young Hotel a bit of old ing 4xS plates or film packs, 7De a Hawaii lingers. Ernest Kaai has his dozen; roll films, 60c a dozen; print Hawaiian quintette on the main floor, ing, iDe. Fresh films packed in her and from Kaai you can secure, if you metically-sealed tins for use in the wish, for an evening party or luau tropics at no extra charge. (native feast) from one to fifty native The Post Office is located at the Hawaiian musicians, who play the corner of Merchant and Bethel streets, ukelele, as well as modern instruments, and nearby, au King street, is the and sing native Hawaiian songs-they great china and outfitting house of Ha dance to vocal music in Hawaii. waii, that of Dimond & Co. Here you Kana Coffee means the real bean may secure real souvenir china of Ha grown in Hawaii. One firm in Hawaii, waii, decorated with scenes on the is the McChesney Coffee Co., on Mer lands. There are souvenir spoons and chant street, makes a specialty of aging many interesting novelties designed to and perfecting the Hawaiian coffee tempt both tourist and resident. There bean. You may phone an order for a is also an entrance to Dimond's from sack of this real Old Kona Coffee to the alley that leads to the postoffice, and be sent to friends in the States, but it the tourist will do well to pass through is better to call in person and learn the establishment before he returns to his something of this Hawaiian product, ship. There are many travelling con used in the States by coffee blenders veniences carried by Dimond. One of to lend Ravor to the insipid South these is an aluminum canteen, that car American coffee that floods the market. ries two quarts and fits snugly to the In front of the Chambers Drug Store, body. There are four interesting Roors at the comer of Fort and King streets, at Dimond's with useful goods and the main street car lines inter-sed; here choice art treasures on each. THE MID-PACIFIC. 115 The Tourist is supplied, as well as printers' and bind ers' supplies. There are musical instru ments of every kind in stock, even to organs and pianos and the Angelus piano player. Either the resident or the tour ist will find the Hawaiian News Co. stores of interest. The phone is 2294. The Cross Roads Book Shop adjoins the Hawaiian News Co., and is a contin uation of the great fashionable bazaar. In the Cross Roads Book Store the liter ature of America, Europe and the Orient is kept in stock. The novels of the day are received by every steamer. This ··s the bargain book store of city. Editions de luxe are displayed on the counters and shelves, as ar\' the lighter novels of Fort is the leading business street of simple binding. A phone message to Honolulu, and above is pictured the in 2401 will bring a catalog with prices of terior of one of its" leading stores, that the latest books. cf H. F Wichman & Co., Jewelers. The Arts and Crafts Store is just Seemingly the big store of H. F. Wich what its name implies. This fascinating mall & Co., Ltd., occupies more than place of interest is located in the new half the block on Fort street between building at the corner of Fort and Hotel King and Hotel streets. Wichman's is streets, the Pantheon block. one of the show places of the city. Here All the art works of foreign and na you may profitably spend a day over the tive painters' may be studied, or pur great cases of silverware. If you have chased, here; as well as sketches of jewels that need setting, are interested island scenes and photos and the choice in diamonds, or arc looking for a wed paintings made on the islands by well ding present, yOll will visit \Vichman's known artists. If you are an amateur For furniture of every description, photo artist, the Arts and Crafts will from steamer chairs to full household finish up your work, color, mount and sets, the big double store of the Coyne frame your pictures in the most approved Furniture Company, Limited, in the and artistic manner. Young Building, may be visited. Here "For crockery, the housewife in Hono may be studied all the latest importa lulu goes to Dimond's, on King street, tions in furniture from the Coast. This near "Fort. This is the china and home is the largest establishment of its kind outfitting house of the city. in Honolulu, and has a factory as well And don't bother about your laun as storehouse near by. dry; the Sanitary Steam Laundry sends The Coyne furniture store is worth a man aboard for your clothes, and if a visit from the tourist as well as from you wish they will be returned to you the resident. You may outfit a palace within three hours, carefully laundried. in furniture, or you might hire chairs The rates for work are: Undershirts and tables for a modern luau. 1Sc, nightshirts 20c, shirts 25c, white The very fashionable shops are in the coats 2Sc, collars Sc, if delivered to Alexander Young Building, and the larg agent at 9 a. Ill. and returned to ship est of these is that of the Hawaiian News at 4 p. m. If wash is retained three Co. Here the ultra fashionable station days, shirts We, white coats 1Sc, and ery of latest design is kept in stock. other rates in proportion. Phone 1973. Every kind of paper, wholesale or retail, Laundry, Kawaiahao street. 116 THE MID-PACIFIC. HAWAIIAN DEVELOPMENT Over on the big Island of Hawaii the Hawaiian Development Company has es tablished lumber mills at Pahoa, in Puna, and here the magnificent Hawaiian ma hogany, koa, and the equally hard ohia, is taken from the rorest and sawn into suitable lengths. These hardwoods of Hawaii arc splen didly suited for interior work, and the ko."l furniture of Hawaii is as beautiful as any mahokany. The Hawaiian De velopment Co. is creating the lumber in dustry in Hawaii, and already the Ha waiian mahogany from their mills is be ing shipped around the wor1~ and thf! ohia is in demand on the m3mland for use as everlasting railway ties. The headquarters of the Hawaiian Development ('.0. is in the Stangenwald building, Merchant street, Honolulu. On GAS IN HONOLULU. the Island of Oahu this company is de Within the last two years the Hono veloping the land across the pali. It owns lulu Gas Co. has been extending its the Koolau railroad, which is a contirm mains toward the most distant part of ation of the Oahu railway, and now that the city, so that the city is now brilliant there is an auto bus service across the ly lighted. Downtown, this company has Pali, this railway is likely to come into installed the latest improved gas lighting prominence in connection with the round globes at the street corners, so that at the-island auto-railway trip. night the business seetion is flooded with From Kahuku Poi!1t. where the Oahu light. railway ends. seventy-one miles from If your house is in Honolulu, natural Honolulu. and the big wireless tower ly you will use gas for lighting and cook flashes mes~ages ;0 San Francisco, the ing. The Honolulu Gas Co., with ex Koolall railway (windward). begins. Its hibition rooms on Beretania and Alakea schedule makes connectio:l with the streets, has men employed there to show Oahu railways trains. and passengers you the latest and best gas ranges and arc carried on to Kahana, cleven miles stoves. The cars stop in front of the away. Tn time this railway will doubt door. less climb the mountains and descend into Every hOllsewife wilt want to know Honolulu. This is the land of the Ha where the Gas Company has its exhibi4 waiian Development Company. several tion rooms. The Honolulu Gas Co. has deg-rees cooler in slimmer than the Ho a spacious show place at the corner of nolulu side of the island. Here arc the Alakea and Beretania streets, where the famous Kaliuwaa falls, ncar Hauula, and Beretania, Emma and AJakea street cars splendid trials leading 2000 feet up into stop to exchange passengers. Here may the mountain range and a pennanent be seen the latest gas ranges. devices for camp. There arc regular lines of Chi heating at trifling' expense the water for ncse and Japanese busses from this re4 the bath tub. and a hundred other labor gion to Honolulu, over the Pati, twenty and moneY45aving devices thta have odd miles, fare $1.00; and soon it is been invented to minimize the cost of gas promised an auto bus will be placed in and give comfort to the housekeeper. commission, when daily round-the-island Demonstraters are always present to ex auto rides may be made in either diree plain the uses of the several inventions. tion at very low fares. The phone number is 2322. THE MID-PACIFIC. 117 SHOPPING IN HONOLULU The oldest established Dry Goods Next door is the big edition de lux 110usc ill Iionolulu is "Sachs'," situat shoe store. YOII cannot escape the ed at the corner of Fon and Beretania '\[anufacturers' Shoe Co. Store if you Sts. For over a quarter of a century arc on Fort slreet. Jt is the prominent this store has held an enviable reputa featllre of the busy, fashionable shop. tion for high-class merchandise. The ping block. Here every kind of shoe beautiful court dresses worn at the re that is made for m~ll, women and chil ceptions and balls in the days of the dren is kept in stock, especially the Hawaiian i\lonarchy were made by this fancy kids and dancing shoes dear to firm. Then, as now, Sachs' was the \\"omallkiud. rClldez\'ous for ladies who desired the very best in Silks and Dress Fabrics, T3pcstrics, Draperies, Linens, Laces and Millinery. OUf Millinery Estab lishment will be found particularly in teresting to tourists who wish light and pretty hats for tropical wear at rea sonable prices. The following arc a few of the lines for which "Sachs' ,. has the exclusive agency; they can only be obtained at "Sachs''': ;'Knox" Ladies' Ifats, "~del1lo" Corsets, "Onyx" Hosiery in Silk and Lisle, "Fowne's" Glo\'cs, "Knox" Panama Hats, The "Delineator," "Butterick" patterns, and the "Modart" front-lacing corset. The largest and mOst complete dry goods store in the city is that of B. F. Ehlers & Co., 011 Fort street. This firm makes a specialty of ladies' ap The man's jeweler in Honolulu is l)arcl and of bringing the latest Vieira, 011 Ilotel street, ncar Bishop fashions to IlawaiL The year round and the AI~xander Young Ilotei. silk and woolen sllits, skirts, waists and Vieira will SI1I>])ly you with a natty all the wearing apparel of women arc scarf pin for $1.50 or he will make you rushed through at frequent intervals an exclusive design. Hawaiian if you from New York by \Vells Fargo Ex prefer, at prices ranging from two or press, being only tweh'e to fourteen three dollars up to a hundred or more days in transit, so that the fashions on if you are fond of diamonds, Vieira Fort street are only a few days behind will design watch charms or enamel those of Broadway. the Hawaiian coat-of-arms 011 yonr The fashionable grocery store of watch; and best of all he will gladly Henry i\lay & Co. occupies the entire suggest a piece of jewelry suitable for middle of this block. It takes time for your wife or other member of the fami a newcomer to know and realize the ly. ~r ail address J. A. R. Vieira, 113 immense variety of groceries carried Hotel St., phone 2231. l)y this leading supply store of the city. The weB-dressed man wishes his Henry May & Co. make a specialty of laundry carefully and tastefully done their fine roasted Kana (native) coffee, np by experienced laundry workers, and ha\'e established a coffee mill and rn llonoluln the up-to-date laundry is steam roaster: but all of the edible the Sanitary Steam Laundry, with products of Hawaii are displayed, to works cO\'ering almost an acre where -say nothing of an exposition-like array citizen labor only launders the cloth in the two big adjoinin~ stores of ing from start to finish. It is worth canned goods from California and while visitinj:{ this interesting estab e\'ery part of the United States and lishment at Kakaako. but if you ha\'e Europe. not time for this call lip 1973. 118 THE ),IlD-PACIFlC. HONOLULU'S BUSY CORNERS. The corner of Fort and King is the the modern part of Culman's. The house of the Ilolllc[nsurance Com tapas, calabashes and nativc matting pany in Iiollolulu, and it has been a arc all made by the native Polynesians success from the start. During the in their own primilive ways. If you first six months of its existence it wrote are interested in Polyne::.ian curios, over $1O, There are about olle thousand auto- own on the island. and knows just what mobiles in Ilonolull1. It costs from feed island horses need. The Union eight to thirt)' dollars to transport an Feed Co. has the largest store of horse auto from one island to another, and feed of eycry kind of any concern in the on c\"cry onc of the islands the auto Islands. Its buildings ncar the sea most suited for the COuntry is being front Cllt an imposing figure in the eagerly sought after. The first suc city. cessful automobile built ill America Of course. YOU will need harness alld was the Ilayncs; this machine, after harness repai-rs. You cannot a\'oid the sixteen years, has become the Illost I1p big saddle sign of Ihe California liar to-date. and its adaptibility to the re ness Shop, diagonally across from Ihe quiremellts of Ilawaiian usage has in GO\'crnment building on King street. duced Joseph A. Gilman to bring the D. O. Hamman & Son arc the propri machine to the islands. ctors, and they have had a score of ArOllnd the corner of Alakca and years' experience making and repairing Bcrctania streets chlster "the independ harness, saddles, whips, robes collars. ent aUlO workers. J. \\", Kershner. the brushes and e\'ery line of harness vulcanizer, at 117i Alakca, is the city's accessories, to say nothing of their spe· tire doctor. lie imports tires. repairs cialty, automobile and carriage trim tires, and manufactures rubber goods. mings. Having had eighteen )'ears of experi [f you do keep a rig it will occasion ence in vulcanizing lires, Dr. Kershner ally need repairs or refitting; and 011 can prescrihe for anylhing that is rub~ King strect, at the corner of South, is ber. Call him up, phone 243-1-, if yOll the carriage factory of the Wright need his services. 1-I11stace Co. 1n this factory carriages I fonolulll is lhe ideal home of the and rigs of e\'ery kind are built from bicyclisl, horscman and driver of a rig. start to finish, and years of experience I f you wish a good horse broug-hl down have taught this concern just what from the mainland or from Ncw Zca kind of rigs shO\lld be built for island land, drop into lhe Club Stables on usc. It is well to let the Wright Co. Kuklli street, phone 1\09. and yO\l will know just where you will IISC yom rig learn all ahout lhe kind of horse yOll or wagon and let thcm do the rest. If should ha\·c. you are in troublc of any kind over .'\nd. after you ha\'c gottcn your your carriage or auto, phone No. 1148, horse, you will wish to feed him. The :\Ir. "'right will make it all right at a Union Feed Co., with spreading ware reasonablc cost and ill short order. ~Ir. honses. is to be found on the harbor H ustace is an experienced auto mall. so front, at the eorner of South and Allan that if the body of your auto nceds re streets. I f you ha\'e nOt time to call pairs he will gi\'c personal supcf\,ision phone '.'\0. 1868. Fred W. ~lacfar1ane. to the work. The establishment is the who is presidellt, has a ranch of his largest of its kind in Honolulu. 120 THE MID-PACIFIC, Islands as "The Palm." It is located HOME BUILDING on Ilotel street near Fort, but is best known to the housewife by its phone number, which is 2011. The rolls and bread of the city are baked at The Palm. and usually dclivcred about daylight from the wagons of the bakery. Evcry housewife will want to know whcre the Gas Company has its exhibi tion rooms. The Iionoluiu Gas Co. has a spacious show placc at thc corner of Alakca and Bcrctania Streets, wherc the Beretania, Emma and Alakea street cars stop to exchangc passcngers. Here may be seen the latcst gas ranges, dc [f you contemplate building a hOIllC, viccs for heating al trifling expense thc sec the architect and then the I hlstacc~ watcr for the balh tub, and a hundrcd Peck Co. for yOUT draying and crushed othcr labor and moncy-saving dcviccs rock material. that have becn invented to minimize Draying in Honolulu is an important the cost of gas and gh'e comfort to thc business, and Hustacc·Pcck & Co., housekeeper. Demonstraters are al Ltd., 3rc the pioneers ill this Iinc, and ways present to explain the uses of the keep drays of every size, sort and de se\'cral invcntions. The phone number scription for the use of those who re is 2322. • Your Health In Honolulu. I{ you imagine you arc an in valid, you will demand delicacies in Honolulu. :\lr. Thomas Kelly has established a factory for the purpose of satisfying this crav ing. He puts til> guava jellies in natural yellows and reds, from the two fruits, so clear that you can almost read through the glass tumblers of jelly. No one who travels ill Ilawaii The most healthfill and inspiring should ever abstain from having in drink in J101101111u is the purely Hawa his room, at horne, in a sanatorium, or iian drink-Pinectar. at his hotel the aerated waters of I t took Byron O. Clark and the pine~ Hawaii. The Rycroft Brothers, phone apple people mallY years to invcnt and 2270. have built an extensive concrete perfect "Pinectar." The product has building all Sheridan street, where they revolutionized the pineapple industry manufacture from distilled waters the of Hawaii. as the juice, now instead of aerated waters that bear their name, or the fruit, becomes the valuable product. that of the Fountain Soda \\lorks. The distributing of this wonderful Rycroft is the best, and a phone call drink of the Islands has been taken will bring you any kind of soda you over by the Pinectar Sales Co., Ltd., of wish. Honolulu. "'helher or not you visit Hawaii, you should become acquainted Good health is presen'ed by secur· with its drink-Pinectar. ing lite a plenty of the best of every "Pinectar" is not a cannery by thing. The American Brokerage Co. product but is made from the whole (T. Lansing. ),Ianager. 935 King St.). fruit. picked ripe in the SUllny fields. next the big market, was organized as and from the very best grade of refined an aid for e\'errone to this end. There Hawaiian cane sugar, so that it is hard is no kitchcn utensil, in sanitary enam to perceive how the quality of such a el. that this company will not supply combination could be improved. In at lowest prices; there is no grocery deed. there is no drink of its kind on article of merit that has passed the the market today that brings out the pure food inspection that is not kept in flavor of a luscious ripe pincapple so stock. ami all of the Colgate wares. pcrfectly as Pinectar. \"'hile in thc na soaps. perfumes, etc., arc sold at San l\lrc of a soft drink, it retains all the Francisco prices. valuable digestive properties which has People don't usually die in Honolulu. made pineapple syrup a standby of tl~e but when they do they phone in ad medical profession for a~es. As an aid vance to Henry H. 'Villiams. 1146 to improper digestion. Pinectar is par~ Fort street, phone number 1408. and ticularly effecth·e. l\lixed wilh \Vhite he arrauges the after details. If you Rock or Apollinaris, or any of the well are a tourist and wish to be interred known carbonated waters. it forms a in your own plot on the mainland. delightful substitute !or light ta.ble \\'illiams will embalm you; or he will wines or pUllch-and IS a refreshmg arrange all details for interment in be\'erage after sea sickness. A bottle Honolulu. Don't leave the Paradise of Pinectar and a siphon of plain soda of the Pacific for any other. but if you in your room. and you have Ihe.ingre mUSI. let your friends talk it over with dients for a most acceptable dnnk to 'Villiams. offer callers. 122 THE MID-PACIFIC. BUILDING IN THE CITY OF HONOLULU TilE rn;ILDl:\G AT FORT Sll.-\PTER. \rhen one intends to build. he will Brick Company. Limited, is lurning it naturally seek architects and contrac into a cheap and durable building ma tOTS of known skill and experience '0 terial. undertake the work for him. The powdcred la\"a will probably in E. ]. Lord, foremost successful COI1 time be moulded and pressed into vari traclOT in the Islands, and ]. L. YOllll~, colored columns and cornices, Probably late advisory cng-incer and architect of Hawaii will, with her lava products. the quartermaster department, U. S. create an archilecture be:\lltiful bcyond Army, have recently organized the description and as uniquc as it is beau Lord-Young Engineering Co.. Ltd., tiful. all her OW1\, wIth offices in the Campbell Block. Lewers & Cooke, on King street. op Fort and :\leTchant streets. to conduct posite the )"ollng Building. maintain a general engineering and contracting the largest establishment of the kind business. Phone 2610. in Hawaii. This firm not onl)' occu ~Ir. Lord's construction "'ork on pies the entire three floors of what is some of the largest governmellt COll architecturally the finest husiness tracts in the Islands is too well known building in llonolulu. hut it also main to dwell on. :'I[T. Young spent man." tains a two-story concrcte office build· years in the government service ;'l.S ing on its lumber yard property, and engineer 3nd architect. lie dcsigned spacious stable buildings. It is the numerous public buildings in the Cnited boast of Lewers & Cooke that they States and Cub.1.. and in Ilawaii desiJ::'lled sllpply all materials required for th~ and supervised the constnlclion of Forts erection of buildings from the founda Shafter and Rugcr. tion until ready for the furniture. This Ilonolull1 is entcring a ncw era of firm sends its own four·masled schoon building. The I ronoluln Lava Brick er to the Coast for cargoes of red Company, Limited, is bring-iug this wood, oak, ash. hickory. sugar pille anti about. This concern has erected works all kinds of woods. It also imports in Kaimuki that reduce the abundant hardware of cvcry description. and a 13"3 to fine IKlwdcr and thcn moulds it fnll and complete line of Fuller's h011'>e illlo bricks more durable paints, to say noth than any from the m3in· ing of the latest fa land. To supply the de· shions in stains and mand for clay red bricks wall pal>ers. oil and it is also undertaking to mattings. If you turn Hawaiian clay int" need tallks. lime. cc bricks, and by a chemical ment. brick. tcrra cotta or allV one of process the ..-lay of 11;\ the thousand alltl waii is made to holc! to one requirements in gethcr in bricks as well -'-~ house building. call -- ~ as ally that are made Ill' Xo. 1261. and rest eh;ewhcre. The la"a in ," - assured that Lewers Hawaii is e"er abundant. - & Cooke will sec 10 and the Honolulu Lav.t all mattcr!', THE MID·PACIFIC. 123 • The Business Man In Hawaii. The Stangcnwald Building. Honolu well to \'i,;it the show rooms. Phone ill's bllsin('~:s skyscraper. is ali\"c wilh number 2111, the hl.sir.ess activities that accomp:u:y The business mall in Ilawaii outfirs the king of all industries in Ilawaii. 011 his office from the American-Hawaiian its various noon; one finds the mail' Paper and Supply Co. The wholesale and financial offices of railroads, capi and retail headquarters arc at the cor talisls, financiers. sugar manufacturing ner of Fort and Queen streets. If there corp Ro}·croftes. where you can see thc work of the leading artists of the BUILDING Islands, small views, nati"e types and surfriders and other objects of art. Besides being the leading art shop, they arc agents for thc Ansco Cameras and Cyko Paper, with a developing and printing dcpartmcnt that cannot be cx celled. Probably no pretentious housc built in Honolulu during the last half cen tury has been completed without the assistance of E. O. }-Iall & Son. Fort and King strcets, phone No. 1854. YOII might complctcly furnish }'our house bl1ildin~? Arc you thinking of from top \0 bottom at Hall & Son's. If:lfry L. Kerr, in the :McCandlcss There is a floor given over to crockery Building, is the dean of the Iionolulu and kitchcn ware of every kind and de architects. He has designed and su scription. In fact, lumber provided. perintended the construction of houses you might order material to build and innumerable in the city. to say nothing cquip your housc from Hall & Sons. of churches. business blocks, the Yoko There is a hardware basement and a hama Specie Bank, and the biR' con ground-Roor from which the gardcner crete building of the Hawaiian Fertili or small farmcr might secure his entire zer Co.• the largest of its kind this side outfit. If you are thinking of painting of the Rockies. "our house within or without. it is Hall The construction of this building &: Son who handle the Sherwin-'Villi was performed by the Pacific Engi ams paints. If you need a gas engine, neering Co., Ltd. This firm of design motorcycle or an ordinary pedal bike, ing and constructing engineers has its Hall & Son have them in stock. If offices in the Kapiolani Building, Ala you are interestcd in sporting goods. kca and King streets. The Pacific En they are the agents for Spaldings' gineering Co. arc engineers and COTl goods. Tn fact. E. O. Hall & Son is the structors of buildings of every kind, big retail departmcnt store of the Ter from the smallest private residence to ritory of Hawaii, where you may pur~ the large and imposing business chase or order any and e\'erything, blocks. Being composed of some of frolll a pin to a locomotive. the most promincnt men in the Islands it is not surprising that it has secured If your housc is in Honolulu, llattl~ large and important contracts, includ rally yOll will use gas for lighting and ing the construction of thc new Y. M. cooking. The Honolulu Gas Co.. with e. A. exhibition rooms on Bcretallia and J. Emmcluth & Co., on King and Alakea streets. has men employed thcre Bishop streets, is the plumbing supply to show you the latest and best gas store of Honolulu. Jn sccuring every ranges and stoves. The cars stop in kind of plumbing it is ncccssary to con front of the door. sult this firm as well as for the tinning After you ha \'e built your house. of the roof. After thc house is built, you will naturally insurc it for all it it is J. Emmeluth & Co. who will sup is worth-but. if yOll really do not wish ply the gas ranges and sto"es nceded it to be even damaged by fire you will for the kitchen. Either as plumbers keep a Badger Fire Extinguisher at or as suppliers of any kind of plumbing hand. These chemical extinguisher;:: material needed in house construction. should by law be a part of the equip it is well to call, or phone 3067, J. Em ment of each and e,-ery house anrl mel11th & Co. home. especially in the outlying di~· Your home or office necds picturcs tricts. The Badger has saved many and picturing. "Gurrey's" on King homes in Honolulu. Phone J. A. Gil street is the home of the Hawaiian man at 828 Fort street. TH E MlD-PACIFIC. 125 BUSINESS BUILDINGS. The business man does not have to I f you have your design and are leave his district in Honolulu to give ready for a frame building, put up by an order for a house or business block, the importers of lumber, it is best to from start to finish. He can drop into drop into the lumber yards of the Ho the big, spacious hall and office of nolulu Planing Mill. Here, at 655 the Honolulu Construction and Dray· Fort street, near the waterfront, the iog Company at 65 Queen, phone 2281. Lucas Bros.. contractors and builders, This is the concern that sells you your conduct their planing mill and receive coal, hauls it to you, supplies you with their lumber from the Coast. You drays and teams for any work, or un can give an order for a house, or you dertakes to lay your sewers or build may merely select your mouldings, your roads. brackets, window frames, sashes, doors The Honolulu Construction and and other lumber. The phone is 1510. Draying Company combines the prep The business man needs a safe, and aration of rock for any and all pur the agency for the Alpine Safe and poses with the business of moving Lock Co. is in the hands of H. E. heavy and light freight to and from the Hendrick, Merchant and Alakea Sts. wharves in Honolulu. The· quarries These are the famous Cincinnati safes, of the company arc located at Moiliili, and may be had at prices from forty adjoining the immense crusher plant by dollars up to as many hundred dollars. which it reduces rock to any dimension Call and learn about office safes. Mr. for use in concrete work. Its plant is Hendrick is also laying it: a line of the largest in the Territory. The office office supplies, and it is well to keep of the company is in the Robinson in touch. building, Queen street. There are many things the business man will wish on commission. The If you are building, remember that California Feed Co., Ltd., Queen St., in Hawaii you need the aid of the near Nuuanu, is a commission mer Peedess Preserving Paint Co., Ltd., chant firm and an importer and dealer also at 65 Queen street, that you must in hay and grain; phone 1121. If you use the best preservative paint or let are keeping horses in your line of busi your roof rot out in a year or so. This ness, this concern deals in every kind firm guarantees their work for three of feed, or if you are starting a ranch, years, and they periodically inspect large or small, they will contract to same. It is also the exclusive handler see that your stock is well fed. of the famous felt, pitch and gravel If you are thinking of investing in roofing. A postal or telephone call a boat, or of getting rid of one, there (2281) will be responded to by a fore is the Miller Salvage Co., Ltd., on man, who will give full particulars and Merchant St., near Alakea. If there a careful estimate. is anything from the wreckage of a ]f you need a painter for work of vessel that you can use, this company any kind, there is Sharp, the sign has it. There is little abollt shipping painter. You must have interior dec that Captain Miller or his company orations and signs of some sort, and dont know, and as he sometimes dis Sharp, on Hotel street, opposite the patches a schooner to the Coast, it is Alexander Young Hotel, can put you well to keep in touch with him if you right. Talk with him, or phone 1697. have anything to send to the mainland. 126 THE MID-PACIFIC. The several banks of Honolulu, some 603.23. The capital surplus and undi of them more than half a century in vided profits amounted to $1,121,372, business, have never felt the financial or more than the total of any other gales that have passed over the main bank in the Hawaiian Islands. This land. bank is a monument to the financial In Honolulu there is no "booming." acumen of the late C. M. Cooke; his The saying is, "The banks won't stand son, C. H. Cooke, is its president. The for it," and they don't. That, perhaps, Bank of Hawaii has spacious quarters is why Honolulu is the most prosper on the main business corner of Hono ous city of its size in the world. lulu, Merchant and Fort streets. This To quote briefly from the San Fran bank also conducts a savings depart- cisco Chronicle of recent date-speak The First National Bank stands at ing of the progressive banks of Ha the corner of Fort and King streets, waii-taking the Banks of Honolulu in the heart of the business district. This the order of their ages: bank is the depository in Hawaii of the The Banking House of Bishop & Co. U. S. Government, and began business was established August 17, 1858, and has October 1, 1900; its business has in occupied its premises all the corner of creased by leaps and bounds, it having Merchant and Kaahumanu streets since paid over a quarter of a million in divi the year 1877. The operations of this dends on the capital stock of $500,000. Bank beg-an with the encouragement of The deposits March 29, 1910, were the whaling business. then the leading $1,301,638.76; surplus. 5135,(0). Total industry of the Islands, and the institu assets, 52,332,772.37. This progressive tion has ever since been closely identified bank will soon remove to a new build with the industrial and commercial ing of its own. The officers are; Cecil progress of the Islands. The partners Brown. President; M. P. Robinson, in the finn consist of ~rr. S. ~r. Damon Vice-President; L. Tenney P~ck, and Mr. Allen W. T. Bottomley. On Cashier. June 30, 1911, the deposits with this "The Yokohama Specie Bank, a Bank amounted to $4.898,646.86. Bishop branch of the famous Japanese institu & Co. are correspondents for the Amer tion. with a subscribed capital of $24, ican Express Company and Thos. Cook 000.£XXl and a paid-up capital of $15,· & Son. Tn its fifty-three years business 000,000, has just moved into its mag the Bank has established connections nificent new building at the corner of with other banking establishments all Merchant and Bethel streets, opposite over the world, and its Domestic and the postoffice and Bishop & Co. The Foreign Letters of Credit are found by officers of the Yokohama Specie Bank, clients to be highly satisfactory. Cable lHr. Y. Akai, Manager; T. Suto and S. address: "Snomad." Takagi, pro·managers; Y. Murakami, "The Bank of Hawaii. Ltd.. was in· Accountant. A visit to this institution eorporated December 27. 1897. The is well worth while. It is the most up start was made with a cash capital of to date fireproof building in Hawaii, the $300,000, increased to $600.000; at the interior being finished in bronze marble. end of the first quarter, March. 1898, Branches of the Yokohama S~ci~ the deposits totalled $196, Honolulu was one of the first cities to issued and paid, occupies the spacious adopt the idea of the trust company, quarters at the corner of Fort and and the Hawaiian Trust Co., organized Merchant streets. Here the wireless in 1898, was the first to be established on system for Hawaii was born, and housed the islands; J. R. Galt is its present head. until very recently. There are spacious The Henry 'Vaterhouse Co., Ltd., was vaults for valuaLle papers, insurance de born January 1st, 1903, succeeding partment, real estate feature, and every Henry \Vaterhouse, who began busines! department common to the up-ta-date in 1852; Robert Shingle has been Presi· trust company. The managers were for dent of the Trust Co. from its incep years associated with Henry Water tion. The Trent Trust Co. was organ house, before the finn that had stood for ized in June, 1907, by Richard H. Trent, half a century was incorporated as a formerly of the Waterhouse Trust Co., trust company. The telephone number and Treasurer (thrice reelected) of is 1208. Honolulu. The Trent Trust Co. has grown, and In Hawaii the trust companies are not grown, since its inception in 1907, then pennitted to do a banking business. with a capitalization of $50,ClOJ, now They are controlled by a trust law. First $83,00), fully paid up. With the begin they act as attorney in fact, draw up ning of its third year the assets had in wills, administer estates, act as guar creased to $176,912.09. The size of the dians, collect rents, pay taxes as trustees, office space, on Fort street, between King insure their clients from 105s by fire, in and Merchant, has been doubled, large sure the life of the head of a household, vaults built in, and a series of agency buy and sell-through their agent on the rooms for insurance business of every Stock Exchange-stocks and bonds for kind. The Trent Trust Co. is the par their clients, but may not purchase or ent of the Mutual Building and Loan sell for their own account. In fact, the Association of Honolulu, Ltd., a separate trust company in Hawaii acts as agent or body with a capital of $75,000. The business m.:mager for those who need Trent Trust Co. does a large house rental such service. Many old residents when agency business and is, as are all the touring abroad leave a full power of at trust companies in Honolulu, a member torney with one of the trust companies of the Stock and Bond Exchange. The to conduct their business. telephone nllmber is 2301. The Hawaiian Trust Co., for instance, Stich in brief is the story of the trust in July, 1910, had chartfe of $7,SOO,OCXJ companies doing business in Honolulu. worth of property. ThiS company has If anyone of these can be of service to for a decade or more administered the you-well, they are there for that pur Brewer estate, which owns a large sec pose. tion of the business heart of Honolulu. You will do well to drop in and get first-hand information from one of the The Hawaiian Trust Co. insures the buildings, collects the rents, makes re Trust Companies. pairs, pays taxes and turns over to the heirs their just returns. This company, organized by ex-Governor of Hawaii, George R. Carter, occupies a handsome building on Fort street between King and Merchant streets. The telephone number is 1255. The Henry \Vaterhouse Tnlst Co.. a $200,000 incorporation, with SlOO,OCXJ 128 THE MID-PACIFIC. INDUSTRIAL HONOLULU. Honolulu will in time become a manu cst pineapples. the best coffee, and the facturing center. Already the pincapple richest tobacco in the world are grown industry has begun to bring this about. in the Ilawaiian Islands, and Kona is the Anothcr of the pincapple pioneers, lIursery of the Islands. Visit Kona. W. B. Thomas, a California journalist Iionolulli is growing, and 1\1 r. P. ~L who came to Hawaii for his health, has Pond is about the busiest contractor in done mllch to make the land of his adop the Islands. His up-to-date equipment tion known from one end of America to for rapid and thorough plantation con the other. The Thomas Pineapple Co. struction work and his experienced en plantation, consisting of 6CX) acres, is lo gineers who plan and supervise the cated at \Vahiawa, twenty miles from building of reservoirs and walls, laying Honolulu, in the most favored pineapple railroad tracks, driving wells and all section of the world, and where 80 per other plantation constrtlction work has ccnt. of all Hawaiian pineapples are led to his securing many contracts that grown. This company's cannery is equip have been most satisfactorily executed. ped with all the most improved machin ::\Ir. Pond's telephone is Ko. 2890, ery, and the planting, cultivation and and he is always willing to submit esti canning of their crop receive personal mates of cost of work and offer sugges supervision from start to finish. tions for proper approaches, etc, The best butter that comes to llono The Palolo Land Company is an or lulu is the Australian butter that is ganization composed of several gentle brought fresh each month by the ::\Ictfo men who own uppcr Palolo \.alley and politan Meal Market, 011 King strcct. the scenic portion of Palolo Hill above This butter is remarkable both for its Wilhelmina Rise. This is the portion of perfect flavor and for keeping qualities. Honolulu that overlooks Kailllllki, and A phone message to 1814 will insure de from Upper Palolo Hill half of Oahu livery any morning of the week. Hcil Island may be seen. Splendid roads have bron and Louis arc the proprietors of recently beell constructed. 11aps of the ::\[etropolitan, which is the large cen these may be sccn at the Palolo Land Co. tral market of Honolulu, and they guar office in the ::\IcCandless Building. antee their Australian butter. The Palm Restaurant has now moved The milk of Honolulu is provided by into its new quarters on Hotel street, a the Honolulu Dairymen's Association. splendid building having becn erected for Phone 1572. The several milk dealcrs the Palm Restaurant. A visit should be send their milk to the central dairy. made to the new building and the new where it is sterilized by electricity until restaurant. no gcrms of any kind cxist. The milk is At the Palm every soft drink is served. thcn chillcd and sent ont, absolutely pure, I [onolulu being a soft-drink tOWll, and to the ctlstomers. There are fcw places The Consolidated Soda Water Works in the world where a lllore careful super Co., Ltd.. 601 Fort street, are the largest vision of cattle is enforccd, with the re in the Territory and well worth a visit sult that the milk supply is of a far at lunch time. Aerated waters cost but higher standard than on the mainland. little ill Hawaii. from 35 cents a dozen A visit to the big (lair)' of the Honolulu bottles tip. The Consolidated is ag-ent Dairymen's Association on Sheridan for I-lires Root Beer and puts up a Kola strcet would be of interest. ::\Iint aerated water that is delicious, be The finest tobacco grows ill Kona on sides a score of other flavors. Phone the Island of Hawaii. There is none 2171 for a case, or try a bottle at The finer in the world, and it is intcrcsting to Palm. 110te that on the 1110st historical spot in 011 King street is the remodeled Union all Ilawaii, where Captain Cook was Grill. Here you may have a lunch at killed, the Kona Tobacco Co.. Ltd., is any price and all the delicacies of the now growing the weed that first made season, and if Y0tl have ladies in your Korth America really interesting to the party, there is a ladies· restaurant up world. The finest sugar cane, the sweet· stairs. THE l\f1D~PACIFIC. 129 The port of Kahului is the begin ning of Maui, so far as the tourist is concerned. Here he lands from the WAILUKU steamer and begins his exploration. The Kahului railway runs frequent trains to \Vailuku and lao Valley, to THE Paia, from whence carriage and horse back ascent of Haleakala is begun, and CITY to Puunene, the largest sug:l.:" mill in the world. There is a merchandise de OF partment of the Kahului Raiiroad Co., for home-making. Here you may out fit your house from top to bottom and MAUl secure paint to burnish it up within and without. The merchandise de The Island of Maui is called the partment of the Kahului Railroad Co. Valley Isle of Hawaii. And it is. can fit up your bathroom in modern Wailuku is a picturesque little town style, completely supply your kitchen, situated at the mouth of the famous put in a private acetylene plant, and lao Valley, at an elevation of about fit up your diningroom, bedrooms and 500 feet above sea level. parlor. If you are going to take or The Maui Hotel at Wailuku is a build a house on the Island of Maui, modern family and tourist hotel. this merchandise department can help. It commands a marine view, with the The Puunene Store is the retail estab \Vestern Maui mountains as a beauti lishment of the Hawaiian Commercial & ful background. The hotel is equip Sugar Co. in Kahului. It is the great ped with large and well ventilated bed large building in the long row of stores rooms, spacious diningrooms, and the and houses that have recently been erect - Hile is the second city of Hawaii and, when the Panama Canal is completed it may take first place. Hila is lit by electric power ~enerated The center of attraction to the tourist from waterfalls within the city. The is the Hila Drug Store, on the main car Hila Electric Light Co. can therefore ner of the town opposite the railway sta supply light and power at a minimum tion. Here the photo fiend can secure cost, and this is a consideration that his supply of films and have them devel means much to Hila. The Hilo Electric oped; here al!:o he will be dazzled with Light Co. keeps in stock a full supply of the display of many colored souvenir Tungsten lamps and other money-saving cards. The resident knows the Hila devices to improve the lighting service. Drug Store as the standard place of its From Hila there is telephone service kind on the Big Island. around the island, the Hila and Hawaii There is one big department store in Telephone and Telegraph Co. are having Hila. The man who intends to locate in free interchange with the telephone com· Hila and expand with the city will neces panies throughout the big island. From sarily consult with E. N. Holmes of the any part of the island messages may be big department store. If he is a man he phoned to be transmitted by wireless to will outfit himself here, while the woman the other islands. The cost of a phone does her shopping for the home with this in the house in Hilo is small and the con· oldest and best of department stores on venience inconceivable. the big island. It is interesting to the There arc concerns in town whose tourist also to visit this typical emporium sale business it is to help Hilo Grow. of the Island of Hawaii. The Hila Mercantile Co.. Ltd., and the The marketing in Hilo is done at the Enterprise Planing Mill,' arc two of Hilo Market Co., although many of the these under one management. You Cllstomers call up phone 30 and give may order your house, from lumber to their orders for island and mainland tur furnishings, from these two concerns, keys, chickens. beef, mutton, pork, ham, including plumbing and hardware. The bacon, butter, and all the fresh fruits and big store of the Hila Mercantile Co., vegetables of the season. The celery is Ltd., on Front street, is filled with brought from the volcano, 30 miles away, every kind of general merchandise, and fresh every day. The Hilo Market, near is well worth a visit, whether you are the railway station, is one of the Hilo tourist or resident. places worth visiting. The house completed, G. W. Locking· Hilo is growing, and the energy of the tall, also in Front street, furnishes it from young man is in evidence. Charles H. top to bottom. Lockington's is the most Will, the foremost contractor and con completely equipped furniture house in crete constructor in Hilo, is a young man the Territory of Hawaii. He provides walking on to success in his business. If for births, marriages, deaths; he fur· you are wisely thinking of establishing nishts palatial mansions or humble youreH in Hawaii's chief city, build. and dwellings; it is all one to Lockin~on. He a written request to P. O. Box 213 will has furnished the homes of Hilo fOf" a bring a reply from the contractor who quarter of a century and knows the needs can best furnish estimates of cost. of the country. THE MID-PACIFIC. 131 OAHU COLLEGE. Away back in the forties, California 13-acre campus and sc\'enty students sent her SOilS to Hawaii to be educated from e\'ery one of the islands. This is at Oahu College. Today this splendid really a school for boys, and of boys. school prepares the youth of Hawaii for The boys have their own courts of jus Yale, lIan'ard, and the Leland Stanford, lice and under lhe Principal dirttt the Junior, t:niversit)'. punishments. This making boys mto Educationally Hawaii takes care, and lIIen is working out splendidly in lhe good care, of her OWII children, de· Iionolulu School for Boys. The boys sccndallls of the original l:>eogle of the receive not only a classical and technical islands. By the \)c<[lIcst of Princess education. but they are taught to do and Bernice Pauahi Bishop there have been act for thcms(']\'cs. The sehool is a Iit erected the splendid huildings of the tIc republic, with Principal L. G. Black Kamchalllcha Sch~ls on "jug streel, lllan as President and in his carhinet surrounding the Bishop ~IUSCllll1. Here such well known business mcn as C. the Hawaiian boys arc educated and ~rontag'lle Cooke. A. Lewis, Jr.. John trained in manual arts and in farming. Waterhouse, lion. Sanford B. Dolc, In the great buildings and spaciolls lion..\ntonio Perry and Dr. James R. grounds across King street the Hawaiian Judd. This school is well worth a visit. girls arc educated. taught manual arts T'hose residing in Ilawaii may send and domestic science. Honolulu has their sons and daughters from the ear every reason to be proud of her educa liest age to this institution of learning, tional institutions. either to the Kindergarten. Prep.'Hatory The Iionoluiu School for Boys. under or College departmellls. There arc large the direction of Principal L. G. Black and roomy b\lildings for the boarders. man, formerly master in a big English and many acres of playground for tht' school. is now well established. It started day studcnts. Oahu Collcge is ('lIle of life just beyond Diamond !lead with a the show places of the Islands. 132 THE MID-PACIFIC. The business life of HOllolulu is ex Downtown business is also expand· panding in every direction. New and iug. The firm of A. B. Arleigh & Co., successful enterprises are established on Hotel street, quickly worked itself while older ones extend their spheres. up to first place among the stationery The newest Trust Company is the and book stores in Honolulu. and not Guardian Trust, in the Judd building. content with that, has recently doubled largely an incorporation of the trustee its store area. until now it is the most ship of \Y. O. Smith; yet in the few spaciolls place of its kind in the Terri years of its existence this concern has tory.. A. B. Arleigh & Co. began as so demonstrated its fitness as a guard the leading magazine and newspaper ian of the interests of minors and others purveyors in Iionollilu. They are still that it has had to morc than once in expanding. crease its capitalization, until it is now The American Steam Laundry is One the recognized caretaker of estates that of the successful home enterprises of aTC left in trust. Honolulu. The home of this establish· With new enterprises, there is also ment is 1382 Liliha street, but its de an expansion in insurance. B. F. livery wagons arc e\'erywhere, while a Dillingham & Co., in the Stangcnwald call on the phone-2503-will insure building, afC the representatives of the prompt attention. This concern has old and new world standard fire insur been placed under the managemcnt of ance companies, such as the Atlas As a keen, activc American business man, suarnce of London, the New York Un who is keeping pace with the most up derwriters' Agency of New York, the to-datc methods of handling laundry Providence-\Vashington Insurance Co., goods with care. all of which take care of fire risks in Hawaii, arid of the \Vest Coast Life :\Iax Grecnbaugh is one of the ener Inswance Co., this being the leading getic young men who ha"e come to life insurance company, with head of· Hawaii, studied conditions and the fices in San Francisco. growing demands of the populace, and In the matter of homebuilding Hono has made good. Not only has Green· lulu has awakened with a start. Kai baugh established permanent show· muki has become a little city in itself. rOOIllS in the Ilawaiian Hotel, where and now the almost priceless \Vaikiki e,-ery kind of dry goods from the main properties are being sought by real es land factories are displayed, but on tate men as homes for the people. King street, in the heart of the busi Beachwalk is the choicest part of \Vai ness center of Honolulu, he is repre kiki, with a frontage on Kalakaua sentcd by E. C. Vaughan, who sees to avenue where the \Vaikiki cars pass, it that throughout the islands any and a private right-of-way to the best store that needs restOCking can replen bathing beach at \Vaikiki. The Henry ish its shelves from start to finish \,yalerhouse Company is handling the through Max Greenbaugh, manufac Bcachwalk lots while they last. turers' agent in Honolulu.