The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-15
S1RINERS TELL OF THE MANY
QUEER SIGHTS IN HAWAII

| "Chinamen do all the manual labor
Chinese I ever saw. They spend mon
ey literally for food and fine living.
according to their notions.
lone of the common sights is to see a
Chinese laundyman take an automobile
down to the fish market. There is
fine public service of automobiles there.
and the rate is 81 an hour, and Chi
nese thinks nothing of paying this
price to go down to buy a 25-eent fish.
Chinese like a native dish called
! poi which is one of the consistency of
boiled starch. He takes it on his fingers
and manages to gulp it down.
."The natives are fond of peculiar
onion that grows in the ocean, but to
get it they have to wade out till waist
| deep, and then swim under water.
grabbing handful of seaweeds, which
they pick over and find the little ber-
ry, which they eagerly devour Some
times they stay in the water half
day.
lone of the prettiest customs on the
| islands consists of loading departing
guests with flowers. Great wreaths
and strings of posies are placed around
/
even wound around their hats and
| thrust into their hands. Just before
the steamer sails it is the custom to
throw the flowers back on the wharf.
amidst cheers and general rejoicing.
Our party was simply deluged with
! tributes, and we pelted each other with
the posies as the ship slowly left the
landing. 1t formed remembrance
of the islands, such as will always
/, linger"
ITO meet the Queen is an interesting
sight" said Fred E. Morley of the Girls
void House II can't tell you what she
had on, but she was beautifully dress
ed in what looked to me like a Paris
gown. I came in one day and my wife
said: You must meet the Queen,'
asked time TO sleek up bit, for I'm
not meeting Queens every day, but she
said: oh. there is no formality about
it; just come on at once I'll admit I
was nervous, but I was soon ushered
me tall, dark lady, who, as / advanc-
led, smiled sweetly and extended her
hand She said: How do you do in
excellent English. and nodded her head.
1 replied that T was feeling well, and
that l hoped to find her the same She
asked me if enjoyed myself, and /
said, Yes. your majesty, very much
Next day I met her at a public feast.
| She was selling her autograph on a
piece of yellow ribbon, with the words
| in the native language. Forget me
not l asked her to write me one on
ltbe spot, and she willingly complied ]
am never able to remember her name
SO thought the best thing to do was
| to buy her official signature. She wrote
lis for me and asked the price She
said: It's S1.25.' which 1 paid, and here
is the signature of the Queen he said.
showing the yellow ribbon
"A curious comparison might have
been made between what might be
termed civilized and native cooking.
The natives prefer to eat many of their
foods perfectly raw. They eagerly de-
YOUR raw fish, raw onions, raw meat.
raw potatoes. and SO on, and judging
by their physical appearance, they are
just as healthy as their white broth
ers. On the other table was a great
feast of white folks. consisting of all
the delicacies of the season, served in
American style The tables were wait
ed on by half whites, as they are call
ed; intelligent young ladies who are
half-breeds, but far better looking than
the average run of people on the is
lands. Detroit News-Tribune.