The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-07-26
THE PASSING HOUR.

| santiago Tell WITHOUT sAactIy bttnH
knocked over.
The Government band should be re-
| tanned somehow.
II is said that the First New York is
| likewise the New York Finest.
Hawairs Red Cross Society is ever
willing, ever ready and ever useful.
Two of Col. Parkers lectures that pair
| well are 1.-THE Ideal School, and Pat
riotism."
| In several respects Hawaii is the
ideal place for the Ideal School OF the
Col. Parker standard.
The departure of so well balanced and
well contained a man as the Rev. d. =.
| Birnie is a distinct community loss.
There is every assurance that unneces-
sary delay will not mark the establish
ment here Of a system Of rapid transit
1t now seems pretty we'll established
here that the public cares not a fig for
bicycle racing as steady amusement
diet.
The local demand for soldier brass but
tons seems to have at last dwindled down
to the desires of precocious children for
possession of the remembrances.
| The San Francisco paper that was
bitterly and unscrupulousiy opposed to
| Annexation seems to want to have a
good deal to say concerning the control
Of the newly acquired territory.
Regular soldiers are no doubt just as
enthusiastic In the cause, but they are
not nearly SO demonstrative as the Vol
unteers. What a difference just a little
different sort of discipline does make.
The San Francisco organ OF Senator
Stephen M. White whines because there
has been no Californian placed on the
Hawaiian Commission. The protest or
criticism comes with very poor grace
from that source.
In a large army the individuality of
the substance of the organization-the
private-is essentially lost But to in
sure the results that mean real success
the welfare of the mass must receive
the utmost attention.
No man who knows anything of fire.
arms can be deluded into the belief
that the Springfield rifle, man for man
as to soldiers, can cope with the Krag-
; Jorgensen or others of the small cal
iber repeating pieces
. According to the Trade Review OF
New Zealand the practice OF making
charge by banks on the keeping OF
small, Improbable accounts, is now
, recognized in that country, though not
yet on any special or rigid basis.
For a fair starter the National Guard
of the Territory of Hawaii will have
quite an acquaintance with n rather ex-
tensive wing of the great National Army.
This will be good place. also to organ
ize and maintain Naval Reserve corps.
More that 800 letters from Honolulu
: were received in one small town in Ore.
gon by the first mail after the first ex-
petition was here. The account coming
, to the Islands says that people left the
post office with a red, white and blue Ad-
Veruser IN one hano ana ie''er IN 'he
o'ne''
IL may DE noted as a matter OF record
3 that SO far since June z, there nave
called here. en- route to Manila, thir-
teen United States transport ships,
having aboard 1O.934 men. Each in
dividua! In each expedition can have
none other than pleasant recoliections
!, OF Honolulu and the hospitality OF her
Z citizens. Sd. o..
, The Chinese here are the best behaved
ana most worthy OF any known outside
,n own country. NO Tess a psrso 'at'.
~, ,a ~, f ,'n,,s Ds"y nus a..
| Ia. xphn xSttt Haat In,
l ,ho ao,,on n, Manila no s,,,on American
e citiznpshin as a reward for bravery and
e assistance rendered,
g
Miltary surgeons are on record as
having reachea tns s veruet 'nat Tlaii
l s.opn snoM,ns a. s, " r IS .hnro
n 49, s "" r,an, ntBcors freSh from civil
= life On the Stars and In the line
, some Of these gentlemen are still grow
ing at the rate OF from four inches
ana ten pounds TO loot ana hfteen
pounds day.
:. I,ieut Col Roosevelt has been pro-
d noted m the rank NJ Colone, ana ia in
, f,I, command M tho Ragiment NJ
pnroh pidars with which h,s Mama hoe
$3.50 80 uro,,,t,nn,,', ,aant,saa .rh,s
t nes" o. sn.,ne. nn,ns o.. w.,
o very to'.unale happeu,ns iVl wi.
Wood, asne from the iact .hat NC mas
peeh advanced 10 MISUNDERSTANDING
ship. Col. Wood, as ohcial leader OF
the Rough Riders, had from the first
| haan cafhQr aplinsal Inv hiS histinD-