The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-03-26

F.J. Painton, a music dealer OF
Vancouver, British Columbia, has
returned home from a visit to Ha-
wall of several weeks duration.
The following extract, taken from
the Vancouver News-Advertiser,
convey the impressions formed by
that gentleman while in Honolulu t:
+. ]. Painton is enthusiastic over
his Hawaiian experiences, as indeed
is the entire Vancouver COLONY which
has made q temporary home on tue
Islands. Honolulu was reached on
January 26th at 8 o'clock in the morn-
ing. Rumors of the existing trouble
were rife on board, but in reality the
city was found to be very quiet.
1--WE were charmed with the beauty
OF the place." said Mr. PaintOn TO a
representative of the News Advertiser.
HExotics of every description grow In
profusiou. Among these are oleanders
and hoyas, which are cultivated all
over the verandas, the former growing
twenty feet high. The lantana Guilt
waited here with the greatest care in
greenhouses, Is the greatest pest OF the
Islands. The roads are excellent and
admirably adapted to cycling, which
is largely INDUCED In. We frequently
adopted this method Of lOcOmotion
and took several rides to Waikiki. 1
was present at q court martial and
saw the ex-queen on trial. We used to
battle every morning at O'Clock
early hours at both ends OF the day
being the rule in HOnolulu-and We
always found the water delightfully."-
warm. We assembled Mount Tantalu5
and on these slopes We discovered an
entirely new species Of vegetation, not
to speak of the guava fruit, which is
very delicious. The island Is covered
with patches of taTo and rice. The
former is put to an Infinite variety OF
uses. The root is boiled, pounded with
a stone aud fermeuted until 1t acquires
q peculiar flavor. 1t is then called poi
aud Is eaten with the food as coudi-
meut. Every thing seems TO be made
from this root, from flour TO cock
tail. The papaia Is also most Won
drrful tree. II you take a piece OF
meat, no matter how tough, aud hang |
IL among the branches for the night, !
in the morning you will find IL as !
tender as q chicken. Tie fruit of the !
tree is said to be good for dyspepsia.
must also make special reference /
TO the admirable city band, which !
discourses excellent music for the !
ensemble are splendid. 1t plays every /
morning OF $50 and generally meets /
the boats upon arrival aud gives them
harmonious send-OR upou their de- !
QErIare. On such occasions it plays |
every national air known to man. !
The people have another Characters
tic aud pleasing custom, which L
must refer to. When you leave Homo
lulu your friends load you with
wreaths of flowers called leis, placing /
these round your neck. l saw girl
absolutely covered with them on Que
occasion, her face alone being visible.
At. the moment OF presentation the
donor exclaims, "Alohar' which is /
coIIoouialism Indicative Of good luck. |
The ex queen, may say, has COM
posed several very creditaGle pieces Of |
music. Some of the melodies are !
beautiful, aud sung in the native |
tongue possess a charm peculiarly |
their own. The Hawaiian language |
IL soft, each syllable ending in vowel. |
In my opinion il is almost superior to |
italian as a medium of song.
We made many excursions round |
about the island, visiting sugar plan !
tati6ns aud viewing the various pro-
cesses incidental to the production OF
sugar with keen interest. One OF our |
most enjoyable aud exciting expedi- |
tions was made in a four wheeled bus. !
There were many bets on that we |
would never succeed in getting round |
the island, owing to the vast amount !
OF hauling up the pail, which such a !
Journey neces-itates, but we success |
fully accomplished the task. During |
our trip we got stuck in a stream and !
were compelled to strip carry the Others !
ashore on our backs aud then haul out |
the bus. That night we were hosPit- !
ably entertained by the natives, who !
practically abandoned the house to us !
Altogether, have had a most enjoya-
BILE trip and shall always look back
upon it with pleasure"