The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-06-25

| IeSSS. The engineers or the grea
ocean steamships that touch at thi
port must have a long and thorough
training to fit them for their duties
but the young men and young womeI
who are to manage a much more deli
cate and complicated engine, the hu
man body, are sent out into the worlC
with little idea of their responsibilities:
in this respect"
He said that Punahou must keeI
abreast of the times and must have {
department of physical culture and ar
| instructor for the wise and faithful SUI
pervision of the bodily development OF
| the students.
Henry Pratt Judd defended the char
| acter of Richard III. of England, claim
ing that the common conception of this
| monarch is ERRONEOUS. He made an eX-
cellent argument, showing that Shakes
pere. Bacon and the other historians
wrote to please Queen Elizabeth
| granddaughter of Henry VII. Had the
| biographers of Henry's' day written
the truth concerning Richard, their
lives would have been forfeited
Though venal historians have vilified
| his character, still the thoughtful stu
dent finds the name of Richard un-
| tarnished, and honors his memory.
| "A Z.
| the details of coffee culture. He gave
a very interesting and instructive talk
on |The Future of Hawaiian Coffee. -
The speaker was peculiarly fitted to
speak on this subject, and he gave
some of his experiences. He said that
| lit takes hundreds of thousands of dol
lars to establish a sugar plantation,
| while any man with a few thousand
| dollars and some common sense can
| plant a piece of land with coffee that
will, in few years, yield him hand
some income. And the most attractive
| feature of the coffee industry is that
| it offers superior inducements to Am
| erican citizens and other desirable i'm
| migrants; thus Hawaii will remain a
white mans country, a distribution
| point for American commerce and civil
| lization''
Miss Axtell sang ''Knowest Thou
That Fair Land" and was followed; by
]. Louis Horner, who delivered me-
| mortal address on General Armstrong.
For six years-from 1854 to 1S60-he
was enrolled among the students of
this institution, and then he went to
Williams College. When the Civil
War broke out, he volunteered his
services and rapidly rose to the COM
VI Tie ElSuJu dHQ INlulH COlOISu
Regiments, and was brevetted Briga-
dier-General. His services as leader of
colored men gave him the idea of
founding Hampton Normal Institute.
He has raised the colored man from
condition bordering on that of brutes
to the position of honor and self-re
spect belonging to citizen of the great
Republic. He has also shown the ca
pacity of the Indian race for civiliza-
ton.
LET us remember that Hawaii pro-
duced him and Oahu College nourished
the plant that was to blossom and bear
fruit. Let Punahou students about to
engage in the battle of life follow the
spirit of General Armstrong"
Edith Mabel Sumter read a thought
full article on the Labor Problem
This is the result of several months
study in the department of political
economy and shows careful prepara-
ton. She alluded to the general dis
content among the masses, and to the
causes of dissatisfaction. In referring
to the local labor question, she said
that Hawaiis prosperity does not de-
pend on ASiatics; the cheapest labor is
seldom the best. What these Islands
need is the small farmer and profit
sharing. Whatever tends to promote
the feeling of ownership, helps on the
era of industrial peace and good will.
Lawrence K. Kentwell, born under
the British flag, was chosen to speak
of Victoria's reign, and he made an
eloquent speech for the noblest of Eng
lands sovereigns. "Sixty years ago last
Sabbath, at the early age of Is Victoria
came to the throne. While some wars
have presented few dark pages, the
victories of peace have been great. The
late Prince Consirt was the originator
of the first Worlds Fair and England's
example has been initiated by the
leading nations. The differences be-
tween the two great English-speaking
people, have twice been settled by ar
bitration, and though the treaty re-
Gently failed in the United States Sen
ate, it practically exists, and is tacitly
admitted by both nations. Australia,
New Zealand, Canada and South At
rica have shown a remarkable growth
during this reign, and wherever the
English armies have gone, civilization
follows And this ruler of nearly 30O,-
100000 has held for 60 years the re-
spect and love of her subjects by her
pure life and Christian example as
mother, wife and Queen.
Here in Honolulu the hospital for
the incurables will be a monument
more lasting than bronze. And it is
our privilege to add one little laurel
leaf to the royal crown, to the name
and fame of the gracious sovereign and
to offer this sentiment, dear to every
British heart-God save the Queen!"
After the trio by the organ, violin
and piano, Anthony L. Ahlo was the
next speaker. His subject was ''The
Chinese Empire He said that ito the
mass of the civilized world the future
of China looks vague, but to those who
have an adequate knowledge of the