The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-30

Institute of Fine Arts for the enconr
agement of local talent and public ex-
hibitions are frequently given. This
corresponds to the work of the Kiloha-
ma Art League in Honolulu.
The mana cement of the Exhibition is
not neglectful of music and the large
attendance at the open air concerts
given daily by. the Austro- Hume arian
band. the Berlin Philharmonic orches-
ira and other organizations shows that
musical taste of q high order prevails. !
In respect to the industrial exhibit, lit
tie can be said except that it is far
surpassed by GUY lesser American fairs.
that held at San Francisco for instance.
Products from India, Australia. Cana
da, and other parts of the empire make
an excellent. display.
Last winter the writer re-read Rob,
Roy and the great cathedral of ST.
Mungo was one of the first objects of
our quest. 1t was in the crypt of this
venerable ediffee that Scott represented
the Highland chief as giving the warm
ing to the young master of Osbaldistone
Hall. Though dating from the fifteenth
century and earlier, the cathedral has
escaped the destruction visited upon so
many of it's kind. The nave and tran
septs are. very Impressive, but restora-
tons and modern additions lessen the
interest. The crypt possesses the real
charm with it's wonderful vauIting and
exquisitely carved capitals. On the
heights above st. Mungo's we visited
the Metropolis, the city of the dead.
Towering above all the monuments is a
memorial column crowned with
statue of John Knox, the patron saint
of Protestant Scotland.
The Municipal BUILDING, already men
toned, faces George Square, in the
center of which Sir Walter Scott is
honored by a column and statue Ad-
| jacent are bronze statues of the late
Queen and the Prince Consort, James
Watt, Burns, Campbell and others.
About midway between George Square
and the Metropolis is the point where
the celebrated Wallace defeated the
English in 1900, and we rode out to
Langside. the scene Of the defeat of
Mary Queen of Scots by Lord Moray
| in 1868. The spot is marked by a
handsome monument carved with
lf1eur-de-lis and thistles and surmount-
ed with the lion of Scotland
During our weeks visit the Glasgow
! University celebrated it's ninth jubilee
having been founded in 1451 We were
privileged in seeing at the opening ser
vice in the cathedral the faculty in
their hooded gowns, the different sec
lions preceded by their respective mace
bearers, and also the officers of the
! Corporation in full regalia. Lord Pro-
vost Chisholm attended in his purple
land ermine robe and he was accompa-
lnied by the bailies in scarlet, the town
lclerk, treasurer, auditor, ct ali.
While it was of course an interesting
spectacle, it would make one smile to
see the municipal officers of an Amerf-
can city tricked out in such finery The
Pope in his letter of congratuation to
the university prays God to direct the
faculty in the way Of truth "and to
unite them to the papacy." The kirk
party smile with derision at the Pope
and the liberal element shrug the
shoulder at the ultra calvinism of the
official sermon by DR.. Madam Muir
The incubus of the extreme kirk party
) without doubt retards the progress OF
the study of the natural sciences in the
l university. Scotch Presbyterianisn
pervades social and political circles
The Sabbath is faithfully observed;
few elect Il cars ale run and it is al
most impossible to hire any public con-
veyance. Man and beast are given a
r rest one day in seven
Throughout our stay the June wealth.
l er was raw and a hailstorm occurred
a on the 18th In this northern latitude
!. the sun now rises at and sets at 8
t though twilight continues long after.
e The city is uniformly built of gray
n sandstone, for the most part discolore6
a by civilization and by the universal use
V of bituminous coal 1t could hardly bt
e washed clean by a Johnstown flood
J, The sandstone quarries In the vicinity
e of the city are nearly exhausted and
e as contractors are compelled to brins
n stone from greater distances, building
: is consequently growing more expen
e sive. Chimneys are constructed o
S stone and are all surmounted by quain
a tile pots, affording a better draft Rent:
: are high and gilt-edge security fetche
e 31s per cent. The old tramcars hav'
: recently been replaced by rapid (elec
r tric) transit and the double decked car
: are attractive to the stranger. Witt
h awnings they would be a pleasant fea
: ture in Honolulu.
S Although we are frequently told tina
: Glasgow is the best-governed city il
t the world, still there are "kickers" her
i as elsewhere. l was assured by sub
stantial merchant that there is to-
v much eXclusiveness in the city govern
t ment. There are office-holding farni
: lies. Some wealthy men accept the of
: flee of bailfe simply for the banquet
e and functions with mo idea of serving
. their fellow citizens" Lord Proves
e Chisholm, however, seems to have a re
e markable popularity. Not word o
d ,criticism of him is heard. The charge O
n exclusiveness occurred to me when
: Learned that the reception to the re
S turned soldiers was, not public, for be
e sides the officers of the Corporation on
v ly few wealthy people were invited
: What an cutlery would have been mad,
v in any American town had such lex
o clusiveness'' attended the reception o
veterans Of the Spanish war just re
s turning homei
n 1t is amusing to read the comment
: of the press on Carnegies gift to th
: Scotch universities. Each issue of ev
e cry paper has some mention of tn,