The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-05-18

who represent the Chinese newspaper
printed in Hawaii, to be present witt
you all this evening, and to join il
hearty welcome to our Journalistic
brothers from Japan. The newspapers
of today are the great and wise schoo
books which teach us to know eacf
others countries, their laws, manners
customs and people. If we always stay
at home and never go to foreign coun-
tries, we are very liable TO gain wrong
impressions of the outside world, un-
less we read the newspapers of those
lands, but then, also, they often diff
fer so much that it is difficult for us to
learn the truths when we read them.
| 1t is much wiser, therefore, to do as
our friends from Japan have done in
coming to see the country that their
newspapers in their country are talk
ing so much about They will obtain
much knowledge which they will truth
fully and cleverly give to their wise
and powerful people. Like themselves.
we are also travellers from the same
part of the great world, but we have
lived here in friendship with the Ha-
waiian people for many years, and we
can say in all truths that the Japan
ese can do the same and enjoy them
selves and prosper here The Hawai-
ians are kind to foreigners and know
that our brothers of the Japanese news
papers will be well treated by them.
and that they will send back home
kind words about them We join most
heartily with all the Hawaiian news
papers in wishing them welcome here,
and if we can assist them in gaining
any information or in having a happy
time, we shall be glad to do so. When
they return to their country may they
ever pleasantly remember the DAYS
they spent here. and the friends who
this evening wish them aloha"
The next toast 1.-THE Japanese cor
respondent in Hawaii" was fittingly re-
sponded to by S. Furuya. young man.
only % years old but a good speaker
He said:
81 want to thank you, gentlemen, in
English for the kindness, you of the
press of Hawaii. have shown us to-
night. If l make mistakes in the use
of English you will pardon them for
this is the first time in my life that
have made speech in that language.
Ny knowledge of it was obtained. prin-
cipally in the Universities of Japan.
for we do not, as a rule use the Eng
lish language in our conversation: we
stick to Japanese. because we are bet
ter acquainted with it. Our labors in
Hawaii will be confined strictly to get
fiTo inf
ton of labor and to picking up through
our intercourse with fellow journalists
any information that will he advan-
tageous to us in our profession for the
Japanese are progressive and go to
every corner of the globe to acquire
knowledge The treatment we have
received at the hands of the press
since our arrival and the courtesies
shown by the Government officials
me, and my colleagues, if
they will permit me to speak for them,
that, although far from our native
we are with friends. I will
always remember this gathering with
the greatest of joy and I wish once
more to thank you all for the opportu-
nifty you have given the representatives
of the Japan press to meet as a body
the press of Hawaii"
1t was approaching midnight when
Mr.. Furuya bowed his acknowledge
ment of the vaciferous applause which
followed his remarks Some one said
''the paper is nearly up, boys, keep
down your copy. But the American
was down for a few
words and Joseph L. Travis, CORE |
spondent of the San Francisco Chroni- |
cle, was expected to do the honors:
Gentlemen of the press" said the |
Young man. Il am very much like the |
asst speaker in one particular: this is |
the first speech / ever made in the |
English language and if I can get
through it as well as he did with his |
I'll go outside and shake hands with |
myself. I came here three months ago |
as correspondent of a great daily pa
per. When l got my commission !
thought l had an easy thing of it; I |
never realized the responsibilities of |
my position until I got the first re-
nittance. The American correspond |
snt in Hawaii has much to do and still |
more to learn. The classes must be |
studied and the class of news selected |
20 suit the people of the great Pacific |
Coast. If the people here are as gen
erous to our friends from Japan in the |
matter of news as they have been to |
ne they will have naught to complain
lf They may get lots of information |
hat is not supposed to be for publica
ion but if they don't use it the chances
ire they will be scooped I thank you,
gentlemen, for the honor conferred up
IN me and for bracing me up through |
his, my maiden effort If you will
allow me to retire to the other room
before I break down, 1 will proceed to
myself"
This ended the regular toasts but
he guests wanted somthing from the
man from Maine" and Andrew Adams
81 have hardly been among you long
enough" said Mr.. Adams "to get ac-
Iuainted but I thank you just the same.
am not the first man from Maine to
settle in Hawaii nor will I be the last.
There will be another one here shortly.
Mr. Sewall, and when you who do not
inow him get acquainted with him you
will like him. Maine is a good ways
off from Hawaii and distance lends
to the view; it is a good
state to come from and a good state
o emigrate from. Let me thank you
gentlemen for your kindness and sug-
gest more music"
Frequent calls for Mr.. Whitney
brought that gentleman to his feet but
le declined on account of the lateness
If the hour to say more than that the
gentlemen of Japan had come here as