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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-11
OF FEET AND WAISTS
THE QUESTION OF HINDING AND
COMPRISING rs AIRED
Testimony of a.Physician- says That to
Lace is Extremely Injurious
In Court

The footbinding case came up
in the District Court this morning.
A. S. Hartwell appeared for the
defendant, Leong Ching Kee. The
prisoner was charged as follows:
Being a free agent, is charged
with permitting and countenancing
and being a party to certain foot
binding, to-wit, the COMPRISING,
mutilating, injuring and deforming
the feet of certain female child,
All Lin by name and nine years of
age, in Honolulu, during one
month prior to October sd, 1895"
Defendant plead mot guilty" and
objected to the charge on the ground
that it specified four distinct Of
lenses, and asked the prosecution
to select one on which charge it
would proceed. Overruled.
Defendant then asked that prin-
cipal witness be instructed that
she need not answer any question
as to the COMPRISING of her feet, as
such answer might tend to Grimm
ate her of an ofiense under Act 9
of the laws of 1895. The court de-
clined to give such instruction.
Examination of the girl con-
tinued for half hour. DIR. Emer-
son testified to having examined
the girls feet and found them
bound, warped and deformed. The
feet as they appeared were describ-
ed at length. In the cross exami-
nation DIR. Emerson was asked as
to the practice of deforming parts
of the body by the Caucasian race
and thus delivered himself:
The corset | consider one of
the curses used by folly and pas
time of elite people to deform their
bodies The
whole system Of the thorax is de
ranged. There is an element Of
degeneracy injected into the race
by the use of tight corsets. Think
the extreme Use of the corset in
juries the vitality of the race more
than would extreme footbinding.
say this because the vital organs
are more attacked by the former. y
Hang Same, police officer, was
called and gave the Court con-
fession made to him by the &C.
cused, Defendant moved that this
be stricken out on the ground
that he was not given any
caution that the statements
would be used against him. De,
MED. Defendant moved for dis
charge on lack ofevidence. Denied
The defendant was then found
guilty and sentenced to pay a fine
Of $25 and $40 costs. Appea'
noted to Supreme Court on points
of law.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-11
THE SPEED OF THE BICYCLE.
A Man Eighteen Feet High Could Not
Walk rs Fast.


A Man Eighteen Feet High Could Not
Walk rs Fast.
The great distance covered by wheel
men with ease shows conclusively that
the human walking apparatus is not to
be compared with the bicycle for the
one purpose of getting over the ground.
A single observation Of "a wbeelman GO
ing at moderate speed shows that, with
In two steps Of, say, two feet each. or a
total advance movement of four feet,
with the wheel the advance movement
would be two bicycle steps, or down
ward pressures of the feet, each result.
ing in forward movement Of ~ feet,
or 10 feet for one entire revolution OF
the pedal shaft, and this with less exer-
tion than is required to take two steps.
In fact, it would be easier for the bicy.
clist to make the Is feet on a level with
one pressure of one foot than to take
two steps.
Now, in view Of these magnified steps
made by the rider, it would be interest
ing to know what the stature Of mar
must be to make in walking the sam,
distance made by the cyclist with tn,
same number of movements of the feet
Clearly the steps in this case must b,
~ feet each. which, at the lowest esti
mate, represents three steps of an ordi
nary man and a pedestrian built to keel
step with the rider Of the wheel must
at least be IS feet high. The man with
this great stature would. after all, fall
far short of making the speed of the
bicycle, There is nothing like rotary
motion; the wheel would be the win
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-11
IN KOOLAU.

Leading Citizens Visit From the other
side After Two Months.
VIM. Henry of Kaneohe was in
town yesterday for the first time in
two mouths. Mr.. Henry has been
active in Koolau in all cleaning,
and precautionary work. The
health of the district is good as
ever. In fact, there has been an
unusually small amount Of illness.
There was some slight inconven-
fence in the matter of supplies and
at times there was the greatest
anxiety for friends in Honolulu.
Kaneohe town has never been a
neglected place and the cleaning
required there was easily accom-
plished. There has been no tabu
on fish in Koolau and many native
and foreign residents have been ex-
tremely anxious to get over the
Pail on that account.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-11
ARE INDIGNANT.
Japanese Make Protest Against the
| Crack Liner.

Japanese Make Protest Against the
Crack Liner.
Japanese merchants and others
will hold a big mass meeting over
the old fire house, corner Nuuanu
and Beretania at o'clock tomor-
row evening. Posters announcing
the gathering have been put up all
over Chinatown. 1t is an indig-
nation meeting against the S. S.
China. Five or six prominent
japanese have been invited to
speak, and the Japanese club will
send a speaker. The grievance
against the China is that she brought
no mail from Yokohama, but
brought two passengers from there
and landed them at this port. Il
is understood that a statement o
grievances will be sent the agent.
Of the company.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-11

49, Prot KOCH
This process, according 10 the
author, If suitably applied indi.
Gates even a single cholera micfob,
In drinking water aud river water
The method requires that. Will,
observing the well known precau.
lions, a little Of the suspected water
is added TO solution OF pcptont
aud allowed TO stand at AZ deg. Il
there are in the material only a
very few cholera bacilla capable OF
development they increase very
rapidly at the above temperature in
from six to twelve hours. In con
sequence of their avidity for oxygen
they collect upon the surface
Of the water, where under certain
circumstances they form a fine
film, distinctly visible. On micro
scopic examination Of a drop of the
liquid from the surface, the char
acteristic comma bacilli are seen in
prodigious numbers.
In order to be quite certain in
the diagnosis we take a drop from
the surface Of the liquid containing
bacillis and make up gelatin--or
preferably agar-plates according
to the old method. If the gelatin
plates remain at ~ deg.
or agar plates at 81 deg. in
from ten to fifteen hours the
bacilli if present, will have grown
to characteristic colonies, so that
in the most difficult case a demon
stration can be secured within
about twenty-one TO twenty-seven
hours. Chemical News. Germany
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-11
ALL ALONG THE DOCKS.
tIKEtIKB IEANINU rms ENtNtNG
IoB HAuI MD HAWAII
kinau sails To-day Arrival of the
W %. Hall iwaiant Notes OF
Waterfront Itfe.

The schooner Ka Moi is in por
again.
2 p. NV. G. Hall twent,
miles off.
The Mikahala will call at Niihat
on her trip next week.
The Kilauea Hou arrived thi,
morning from Hamakua.
Balls, the pleasure boat man
wants TO retire from business on &C
count of his bad health.
The Iwalani will likely be called
into service next week. She will
sail on the Kauai route.
The Likelike will sail at soclock
for Maui and Hawaii. Mail fol-
Onomea closed at p. IN.
The Kilauea Hou will likely sail
next Monday evening with a couple
OF hundred Chinese laborers.
The J. A. Cummins will load
freight at the Oceanic wharf Mon
day morning for the east side.
The Mikahala will sail at S p. III.
next Tuesday for Nawiliwili, Ko-
loa, Eleele, Hanapepe, Makaweli,
Waimea, Kekaha and Niihau.
The James Makee arrived last
night from Kauai with a little
freight and IL passengers. She
will sail again at 4 p. IN. tomorrow
for Kappa.
The sailing time of the Kinau
has been changed from 10 o'clock
tomorrow to s O'Clock this after
noon. Mail will close at 4 O'Clock.
The reason for the change is that
the vessel has all the freight she
needs. No passengers will be
taken.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-11
Highest Of all in Leayenng Power Latest U. Govt Report
RH:a!:!!!! R RsxiHs
ABSOLUTELY PURE
SAY SAKI Is SCARCE.
JAPANESE LIQuoR AZ a PREMIUM
IN TuE LOCAL MARKEr.
Advance In Price Cause of the Famine
Some Peculiarit.os Of the
ripple.

Saki is scarce in Honolulu iusr
now Several saloons have none
for sale. 1t has been selling fol
thirty cents per bot" dime
advance, Tor some time. One dealer
is working for still another raise.
The advance has moderately re-
duced the consumption. Many
natives are switching off to beer.
japanese cling to their national
brew despite the raise in price.
Haole saki topers, with red noses,
take their beverage to one side and
acknowledge no "chums."
The saki famine is due TO the
cholera. The Rio de Janeiro had
several hundred tubs aboard, but il
went on to San Francisco. This
shipment, however, will be ex-
pec'ed back on the S. S. China.
The China brought none at all,
having refused to take it at Yoko-
hama.
One prominent firm has about
sixty tubs of saki in the ware
house. There are also little over
800 tubs i'll the Custom House.
The latter came by the terrible
Belgic. Its condition, sanitary and
otherwise, is unknown. Saki
turns to vinegar in short time. II
is then worthless and is thrown
away. Some, if not all, of the soki
in the Custom House is believed &c
be already ruined. If this be SC
there is hardly a weeks supply o.
the stuff in Honolulu.
The other islands have no saki
Large quantities are consumed ir
plantation districts. Honolulu
supplies this demand. For som,
weeks the cry send us saki" coult
not be complied with. When the
quarantine is raised it is believed
there will be none in the country
There is something queer abou
the local trade in saki. A dealei
seldom bowls down his own wares
but the worst enemy, to all appear
ances, that saki has in Honolulu
is the dealer. He condemns it a.
filthy and detrimental to the health
of the consumer He frequently
| threatens to discontinue its sale
and will refuse it to a drunkarC
quicker than any other intoxicant
Wholesale men are equally positiv,
in condemning it. Two big firm.
strongly object to carrying it il
their stocks. The demand, how
ever, they say, forces them into tn,
business. The report of the liquor
committee Of the Legislature OF
this traffic will be awaited with i'm
patience by large number.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-11
EXPOSURES BY JIM
WILLIAMS HAS A NEW AND I'M
PROVED INSTRUMENT IN USE.
Gets a Panorama on n Plate Can Car
ture Wide Areas at u Single
Shot.

Williams, the photographer, has a
brand new camera. 1t is intended
for views, and is giving great sat
isfaction. 1t arrived a few days
ago from the States. No name
appears on the instrument. In
fact the camera is not yet on the
market. Mr.. Williams secured it
through a friend. This man had
seen one and wanted the artist to
try it. Mr.. Williams has been
shooting the Government buildings
and other places with his new
machine.
The new camera is a curiosity
here. Its focus revolves and the
plate is curved almost 1870 degrees.
With it everything from Punch
bowl to Diamond Head can be
taken at a sweep. Standing at
cross streets the view front and
rear and OH both sides can be taken
at one exposure. Thus two sides
of two business blocks can be
taken complete at once.
Ordinary lens is used. This is
set in screen that is self closing.
A lever at the top turns the lens
from side to side. The glide is
even, and the impression is identical
at all points. The light reaches
the plate through narrow door al
the back, which glides with the
lens and distributes the impression
This opening is up and down, the
full width Of the plate, and receives
the light the same way. 1t can be
reduced when a stronger effect is
desired.
The plate is SKIS inches. The
frame being also perfectly semi
circular the instrument is easily
managed. For instance in taking
sweeping view of the city from
Punchbowl, the process would be
as follows The instrument would
be placed facing the city. Lens
might be directed toward Punahou
A rapid turn of the lens carries the
lens around on its bearings, taking
in Diamond head, the town, the
bay, the prison and finally the
houses in Pauoa valley. Mr.. Viii
liams is much pleased with his new
instrument and will make a branC
new collection Of island view
with it.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-11
FISH FOR FOOD AGAIN.
BOARD ~ HEALTH MAKES PRO-
VISION ron A SUPPLY.
inland waters of Honolulu Tabu The
Open Grounds-work Of the
Committee,

The Board OF Health met at 3:3o
Thursday afternoon to hear the re-
port of the Special Committee on
Fish. Messrs. J. Frank Brown and
J!F. Colburn were present The
fish committee consisting Of DR..
Emerson and ID. Keliipio submitted
its report. They recommended the
prohibition Of fish taking or selling
in the district of Honolulu. Pro-
ducts of the sea taken outside must
be sold at the market and not ped
died. Fish, etc. must be conveyed
along principal streets to the mar
ket. Certain fish are mentioned
unsuitable and the taking of such
is also prohibited. Inspectors are
required on the outside and at the
market. The penalty for violating
these regulations is placed at $Ioo.
Considerable discussion was
awakened by the report. One ex-
preston was in favor of adopting it
without modification. Mr.. Colburn
suggested that five inspectors be
stationed at the various fishing
rights and there issue the permits,
the inspector certifying that these
and these" are the fish meant. Mr..
Smith wondered if to guard what
is termed infected water districts
and throw all other fishing open
would not be cheaper and more
feasible. This comprehended doing
away entirely with fish inspectors
and permits. The report was taken
up and the part condemning ped
ding of fish was endorsed. Tabu-
ing all inland water in Honolulu
was also approved. At this juno
ture it became evident that a new
and modified report by the fish
committee was needed, to be on
the lines adopted at the meeting.
Time was required, and the meet
ing adjourned to $3.50 today.
At this mornings meeting OF the
Board of Health the report of the
fish committee, as revised, was pre-
sented. Discussion OIL various
matters OF detail followed, and the
report was amended. The final
regulation appears in the By Au-
thority column of today's STAR. All
fishing in Kona, Oahu, is tabu. All
other places are opened, but fish
can only be sold at the market.
Colburn's oysters from Pearl Har-
Dor may come up under permit.
Crabs are tabu no matter where
they may come from. HOLSTERS and
clans are allowed.
Several applications for the posi-
ton of inspector at the market had
been received. Mr.. Smith urged
the name of Mr.. Keliipio for the
position Mr.. Keliipio is now EN-
ployed by the Interior department
at salary of $50 per month, tc
take care of the market. TIL,
Board gave him the place and fixec
the remuneration at TI5 per week
which is in addition to the above.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-11

The monthly meeting Of the
directors Of the Y. M. c. A. was
held Thursday evening. Attend
ance was exceptionally large. Re
ports from the Secretary and various
committees were read and filed.
DIR. HYDE made a report of his
visit to Molokai and the condition
of the Y. M. c. A. at the settle
mem. The Y. M. c. A. has a
brilliant future Immediately before
it. Applications for membership
constantly being received. Its re,
sources were never better. Addi-
ton of the gymnasium and an
important program for the next
several months will make the insti-
tuition a center of interest.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-11


There's new, sweet face In heaven, and 1,
gows with wOndrous light,
As the beauties OF Gods kingdom are opened
to Its sight,
There's lisping voice In heaven that witt
childish rapture rings.
And know the angels listen when In joyous
ness II sings.
There's a pair OF tender blue eyes that are
opened big and wide.
That yet are allied with memories OF a home
beyond the tide.
There's pair OF tiny. dlmpled hands held out
in fearful plea
Asking him who rules heaven and earth 70
comfort you and me.
There's a sound Of musical footsteps echoing
through the street,
There's shout Of happy multitude as they
rush forth TO meet
The newborn angel baby that to heaven hsI
found Its way,
That We have given back TO God, with sad. ach-
ing hearts, today.
Atlanta Constitution.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-11
THANKS THE TROOPS
A Letter From w. o. Smith to Col. Nc
Lean, N. q, ii.


A Letter From w. o. Smith to Col. Nc.
Lean, N. q. Ii.
Colonel LcLean, N. G. H., has
received the following letter o.
thanks from w. o. Smith, Presi'
dent of the Board Of Health:
COLONEL MCLEAN,
Military Headquarters, City
SIR:-On behalf of the Board o.
Health desire to express our ap.
probation Of the valuable work
done by the various military guard.
who have performed quarantine
duty. The guards have, by theil
uniform fidelity, intelligence and
courtesy won the approval of al
who had opportunity to observe
the manner in which they performed
their duty.
/ desire also to thank you fol
the use Of the tents and camp out
fits you so kindly loaned us.
Respt. yours,
WILLIAM o. SMITH,
President of the Board of Health.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-11

Brooklyn Life has discovered that the
husband neck" is the latest cycling
affection. This strange malady is caused
by the constant craning Of the neck,
generally to the left, to see if the wife
of ones bosom is safe Even after the
husband has found that his wife has
really become a skilled rider the habit
remains. He can no more help turning
his head at short intervals than he can
help imagining that all sorts Of dire
disasters are Detailing her.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-11
A BODY IN THE BAY.
REMAINS or A CHINESE FOUND
FLoATIso THIS MoRSISa.
was = Recent Arrival Young Man Had
= Relative Here-An Autopsy
Held.

A dead Chinaman was found IL
the bay off Brewers wharf about |
o'clock this morning. A Gus
tom House guard was the first tc
see the body. He reported to the
Station house and the corpse was
fished out.
The mans name was All Sam.
He arrived from China by the Bel.
gic on six-months residence bond.
He was just twenty-one years OF
age. Has a brother here. The
brother keeps a shop near Hotel
and Maunakea.
All Sam disappeared at 7 o'clock
Wednesday night and had not been
seen since. He lit a punk and
went away bareheaded, saying he
was going for a walk.
No circumstances can be traced
to indicate suicide. The brother
says the boy had acted queer for
several days, and he thinks he was
not mentally sound.
A post mortem examination was
held at o'clock. Doctors found
no evidence Of foul play.
The coroner's jury returned a
verdict to the effect that All Sam
came to his death by drowning in
the bay of Honolulu.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-11

The Young Hawaiians Institute
met Thursday evening. Election
of officers was postponed for one
week. The anniversary meeting
and celebration will be held ON the
24th inst. Several applications fol
membership have been received,
and the institution is in fine con-
dition.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-11

The clearance sale at the Temple
Of Fashion is still the talk Of the
city. They are selling silks and
other dress materials at exceedingly
low prices. The store is crowed all
the time and half dozen clerks are
kept busy waiting on customers.
Everything in the store is marked
down; call and see for yourself.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-11

AS against several dozen, on the
present banks, there are three
property holders along the proposed
straight channel for Nuuanu
stream. c. A. Brown is one Of
these. His interest is $1,000. An
other owner has $500, and Father
Valentine will accept lieu land
The old claim amount was nearly
$Ioo. 600.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-11


c. Mitchell, the man arrested
last year for burglarizing Tom
Hollinger's shop in 1892, is again
in the tolls. Last night he was in
Chinatown carrying an ugly knife.
Sleuth Kappa and an officer were
soon shadowing him. The man
with the knife proceeded to a
japanese house in Japan Sea. 1,
was then 1890 a. NJ. With the big
knife he pried the window open
and climbed in. The officers were
close after him, however, and he
was nabbed just as he was prepar-
ing to go through the room.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-11

The resumption of public meet
ings will be started by the Amer
lean League this evening. This is
the first gathering outside churches
in several weeks. A. B. Loben-
stein will deliver an address with
the big Island of Hawaii as his
subject.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-11
Theatrical Company.

A Chinese theatrical company ar
rived by the S. S. China. They
have six big, red trunks, tied with
rattan and rope, and covered with
Chinese hieroglyphics. The trunks
contain stage costumes and scenery.
1t is denied that Captain Cluney
imported the company and will
provide an orchestra for 1t.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-11
Stearn'S Combination Tandsns.

A large number OF young
ladies in this city are now able to
ride wheels,and one OF our young
mems best girls must be among
the number, and he should take
her out Saturday afternoons and
moonlight evenings, for a spin
on the yellow Fellow" He
must also arrange with the am
bulance wagon TO follow him
and pick up those who Idle from
envy
Just think, Combination
Tandem weighs only a. pounds,
and Diamond Frame Tandem
weighs only Sopounds. A year
or two ago single wheels weigh
ed so pounds as a rule.
Combination landems are for
ladies who say bloomers are
"horrid things" and they won't
wear them. Diamond Frames
are for the other kind.
UptO this time there has been
but one Stearns' wheel in this
town, and this was brought by a
gentleman who says he rode it
from San Francisco to Los
Angeles and return, and did not
have any repairing to do on the
round trip, or after he got back.
From now on there will be plen.
~ OF these wheels in Honolulu,
for a wheel that is popular as
this is, from the Atlantic To the
Paciho, cannot Tail to please here.
Any one wanting wheel will
do well to call on us, those who
who think they do not want one
will change their minds soon
after seeing our fine line Call
and see the yellow Fellow" at
E. 0. HALL & son,
Agents for E. c, Stearns & Co.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-11

The regulars, Companies Z and
F, went to Manoa valley this
morning for artillery drill. Colonel
McLain directed the practice. Two
light field pieces, the new guns,
were taken along. The piece were
fired across the valley to Tantalus.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-11

Straight Tip For Business Men.
When you're tired of discussing
the cholera, the government, the
low price of sugar, and other inter
esting topics of that kind, just drop
into L. B. Kerr's on Queen street
and look at his stock of new serges
and tweeds. He can SHf you.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-11

The Beretania Tennis Club met
at the secretary's Office Of the Y. NJ.
{. A. Thursday evening. W. l..
Stanley was elected president. The
club will hardly enter the proposed
inter-club tournament, and will not
play the Pacifcs this season. The
year will likely be closed by a club
tournament. -Four new members
were voted i'll, among them being
Rev. ID. p. Birnie.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-11

1t is now proclaimed that the stats
teal average of marriages is threatened
with diminution. 1t will require better
testimony than il yet offered to con
vince anybody Of this Bicycling is fa
vorable to romance and promotes court
ship. Many a youth has proposed On his
wheel who would not have had tn,
courage to do so ON foot or skates on
horseback. New York Tribune.