The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-03-18
FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO HONOLULU
5. 5. ZEALANDIA, March, 1890.

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III eighty saloon. passe.. scra, ii.if of
whom were bound to Honolulu and the
rest lor Australia, but all impelled by
motives OF pleasure, business or health,
10 exchange the Indictment and chilly
atmosphere OF California Tor the balmy
climate oi Hawaii The forty inc CO Of
ran hat have fallen In san Fianyi-co
drri,g tie past III 40 III iic - oA-
capped hills OF the Coast range, and d
continuous line OF snow on the Sierras,
extending as llr as the eye can reach
from south TO north, IL say nothing Of
the frequent attacks OF La Grippe, show
the statement Il be no idle fiction. In
deed, just as our hip was casting loose
from the Folsom Street Pier, a paI ting
salute Of hailstones greeted her and
covered the deck with frozen mantle.
But as she moved off into the stream, a
beautiful rainbow SPAWNED the Contra
Costa Hills, cheering the tourists with
the hope of loveler clmes beyond the
sunset shores of the Golden Gate,
whittier our good ship was bound.
wonder Why more tourists do not
go to the Sandwich Islands to escape the
cold, dismal weather that prevails every
winter ia California and Other sections
west OF the Rocky Mountains" re-
marked a passenger on the Zealandla
| IN fai n al
stances who have the means and the
leisure to 90 anI enjoy vacation in the
mild and invigorating climate of Hawaii,
Where leaf never dies in The ever-b blooming
And the bee barquets on through whole year
of flowers.
"There are thousands of such, who if
they only knew what a delightful retreat
the islands furnish, would not hesitate a
moment"
One reason u.s." replied 6ystander,
because very little is known about tho
islands in the United States. ! myself
tried, some years since, to learn what
sort of place it was, whether the people
were savages or not, and whether the
English language was spoken there, but
after inqurng ut several bookstores in
New York Philadelphia and Boston, and
finding nothing that would furnish the
information, gave up the idea. A year
ago friend loaned me copy of Miss
Birds book, after reading which / de-
cided to come. Another reason is, SO
long as you have no cable to Honolulu,
it seems to those who are daily accus-
toned to correspond by telegraph, like
going out of the world, to 60 beyond it's
reach. Law cable from San Francisco
to Honolulu, and l guarantee you d
thousand visitors where you now have
fifty"
Every steamer that crosses the Allan
tic or Pacific carries among its passen-
gers men and women of culture and re-
finement 1t was so on the Zealandia,
and it required but little effect to find
the talent necessary for the entertain
ment of the ships company. On We'd
nesday evening, by request, MIR. W. II.
Whitehead OF Manchester, England gave
a pleasant lecture and concert which was
much applauded by his audience. He is
an original jolly humorist, travelling IN
the interest of temperance, and COM
bines, in wonderful degree, the quail
ties of a rare vocalist, organist and lee
turer. Wherever he goes, he attracts a
crowd with his musical and most humor-
Gus entertainments, which are of the
right sort-good music, short speeches
and funny anecdotes-with the true ring
about them. He has the pleasant Lam
cashire dialect, has travelled with success
throughout Canada and the United
States, and is now going to do australia.
He promises to spend month on these
islands, on his return, and will doubtless
be well received wherever he may go.
On the following evening Thursday
more varied entertainment was given,
which developed some fine amateur mu-
sicians, who would be credit TO any
city. Besides several excellent yocalsts,
the piano playing of Mrs. II. F. Wich-
man and MIR. J. Ashdown was of a very
high order. The following announce
ment and programme Indicate the char
acter of the entertainment, which will
long be remembered by those present:
GRAND CONCERT AND COMBINATION ~
ENTERTAINMENT.