The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-08-10
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il osh~rs. The foliage II decidedly
trOpscsl. There are said 70 Be nearly
thousand towering plants. vines.
and ferns. two-thErds Of which are IN
diEenous to these Islands and found
nowhere else. Bananas are every
where. 20 are cocoznats. lines. cit
rous. etc. Strawberries grow all the
year round Sugar. rice. and coffee
are produced for expOrt-the first ex-
eessiveiy-she last net so much do
not feel prepared TO endorse the
claims Of Honolulu 70 be healthy
climate. The women look pale and
Ianguld.. Many Of them are seen in
the streets with a Mother Hubbard
dress. with no band At the waist This
may be cool and comfortable. but Il
make them look Ike ambulating
sacks Of four. with q head on top
I did not see q single man in the
streets walking. They only shufied
along. There vas no energy IN the
movement A climate that is good
for man Is generally good for beast.
but Hawaii is not The people have
10 be content with frozen meat, and
this costs 20 cents per pound They
tell me that they get very tired Of eat
Ing Il. and no wonder. II must thaw
too quickly in such a climate as this,
Six years ago the Kingdom Of Ha-
vail came 20 an end. The last remain
ing member OF the Royal family alb
dIcated and retired into private life
and Hawaii was declared Republic
Il Is now. as everyone knows annex
ed 20 the United States. with Resi-
dent Governor and all the rights and
privileges Of a territory. No English
man can look upon this lovely GROUP
Of islands. with an area of FIVE mil
lion acres. without regretting that
our own Government lost the oppor-
tunity 20 annex them a few years ago
Hawaii. as a glance at the map viii
show. is the key TO the North Pacific
Il Is in direct communication with
Australia. the United States. Canada
China. Japan. and many places be
side. It's trade amounts to about eS.
000.O 600 per year and is capable o.
great development Already We Aus
tralians are made to feel the ineon
veniencs osssUnitad States ownership
Only American ships are allowed Il
carry. freight between one American
port and another. so that our colonia
shipping can no longer trade between
Hawaii and San Francisco. Yet Am
erican steamers trade freely between
Australian ports. and Hawaii. anG
even between New Zealand and sgd
ney. II is specimen of American
greed and selfishness. TO which on
Australian eyes should be opened.
hate the word boycott" and hat
still more the thing for which |
stands. but it is cruelty unfair for Am
erican ships TO claim rights in Aus
tranan waters which they deny &
British ships in theirs. Every drol
OF English blood in me protest
against the loss which our Empir
has suffered by the key to the Nortl
Pacific having passed into the hand
Of the United States when it ough
TO have been in our own.
In the meantime Honolulu is goinl
ahead. The harbor is full of ships
and so many new buildings have gon
up since was here ten years ag
that the main streets are altered al
most beyond recognition. Builder
are busy now. Carpenters. wages ar
les per day. notwithstanding the fac
that much building is done by Chi
nese labor The place win beeom
Increasingly popular as winter re
sort Tor wealthy Americans tn
journey from San Francisco oecupie
less than a week. and few places ar
better adapted for occasional sn'
brief residence. Rich In fruit. bri
liant with foliage and flowers. thes
islands bask in perpetual summer
Beautiful mansions are built upon tn
very edge OF the ocean. and the resi-
dents can bathe with perfect satet
within the coral reefs. where shark
do not care to venture. Paradise Il
self could not have been richer 1
foliage. Had even Paradise the bene
az OF an eneircling tropical sea-
There is 4 very pretty custom her
which have SEN nowhere else
When people are going away thel
friends festocn them with strings q
bright flowers The passengers VIII
Joined Us Al Honolulu all came o
beard brilliantly decorated. Ther
were vreaths round their necks an
young maldens were decorated In tai
fashion and did net seen 70 mind 1
The decks next morning were strev-
with The petals Of bright flowers. IN
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