The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-24


! M9QENlI1hE
-HE au,omobilist In his first rounds
ON what the natives call "the pug
nosed wagon" has sharpened the
wits OF the iackadaisical orientals
who usually cross a business thor
ourhfare perfectly obiivious to the dan
yer which threatens them with an early
ascent 10 the heavenly regions. The CHI
nese. however. II more adept IN lodging
tho automobile and divers public vehicles
when cornored than the little brown fell
lows from the land OF the chrysanthe-
mum. Tho former sizes up the situation
In his aimond-shaped optics. hits on an
instant plan. and whisks to a place Of
safety In an instant The japanese. to
the contrary. loses his head. his wits and
every semblance TO reason he has. and
into an electric light. one OF the most
exasperatlng habits which the automo-
brIst has observed In the Japanese Is his
utter lack or knowledge Of boarding and
aIghting from the arks which Manager
Pain has loosely dubbed "tramcars." II
the car slows up for him he commences
by fumbling with one hand rail with both
hands and makes desperate attempts 70
put both feet on the platform at once.
The result Is a miserable failure. III he
does not actually fall to the ground he is
half dragged until by main force he pulls
himself into the car. His pext feat Is "a
stumble over every passen ger in the cal
as he goes 20 drop his nick Il into the slot
lie II polite. however. and begs their par
dons by a series OF jerly bows which usu-
ally land him In some lsldy's lap as th'
lear rounds n curve. The he Is not sat
isied with sitting demu rely on the ca
seat. The Japanese's curiosity to se'
what IL going on around him causes hin
to turn half way arounsl In his place 81
he can gaze out of the ear window. Thii
takes up the room OF two persons. wh'
ever saw Jap sitting In a car facinl
inward Look at the cilrs today and Oh
serve the numbers Of ia panese faces star
Ing out OF the Windows
One OF the interesting sights on tn
Peking while she was tked up to the Pa
cific Mail dock was the numerous game
the deck. Dominoes, cards and other de
vices for winning one lanother's none
were to be seen at everJ' turn. A blan
ket folded to n two-foot ssurface and lai
on a square bit Of mattirig formed IN
gaming table In each inst ance. Aroun
these squares the Chinese passengers an
coolie laborers ahke squatte.d. That III
Celestial has mastered the principles an
Willy turns OF the great American nation
nj game-poker-was evident. The game
sters handled the pasteboards with
cievorness and skill which wouIcj put a
American card-sharp TO shame. In fror
OF each player were stacks of n ioney
Chinese and Japanese and Mexican do
lars. when the cards were dealt aroun
each player cautiously punched tbs m ar
carried them up before his eyes. whei
the cards were quickly scanned. 7 he Oh
nese player Is impcrturbable. Not
movement upon his countenarice Civ
} out an impression OF n good or Lad han
! There IL a constant look OF indifferent
on the faces while the betting Is goir
ON and until the stakes are woh. The
the group brightens up. jokes are fr
D quent. and unfortunate players are ba
D tered for their lack Of grit In bettin
All day long. except when 10 was nece
sary TO get meals. the gauies went o
N n player dropped out. another W
ready 90 take his place.
Some Kept up consta mt smoking
their pipes. Several were, noticed to pr
fer the American corncc'b pipe TO tho
OF Chinese manufacture. Tobac
pouches. little tin boxes in which tn
kept their money and bowls OF watt
were the requirements TO the comic
and progress Of the etame. Occasional
n player would gather his tobacco pou
and empty tin box AMI HE himself of
his bunk. there to think II overall
i samee Mclean man..
= a story Is told by Judge Wilcox Of
old native who felt quite jubilant o,
i the fact that Hawaii became n Terrific
on June H. The Judge asked him W
he felt so eiated. and the natives
markable reply. which nearly took !
Honor or his feet. was: why. Jud
u We can steal all tho chickens We Wa
u now. Laws all make now"
=. y. Morgan. the weil-known hor
< sheer and ali-around good sportsm
u probably holds the RECORD for hav
shod the greatest number OF fam,
horses. In California On the early nj
ties he attended TO tine plating of
following record breakers, among mi
others: Guy Wilkes. Arab, stamb,
u Nutwood. Don, Eola Maid, Cricket
y Almont Patchen. While In Honolulu
best horses he has attended 10 are Lot
and Violin. though almost every anil
Of note has passed through his hands
y What an odd habit IIonolulans h
gotten into when n steamer leaves
city for San Francisco" sa ia n recent
rival TO the automobile driver yesterd
II II refer particularly to the occasi
y when the Australia Is ready TO sail.
erybody In town seems BERT on seeing
OF whether he has friends departing
q not. The strangest proc Peding I
- witnessed II the morbid desire OF eN
- one who visits the dock 10 20 abe
the vessel. The gangways are crow
TO the overlooking point for two wi
hours. up and down. up ami down. y
4, Of them-flve-sixths at least f-have not
~ slightest business on board. no relat