The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-18
THE WORK IN HONOLULU.

Major Wood. formerly in charge Of
! the Hawaiian branch of the Salvation
Army, contributes the following on
/ the work of the Honolulu corps in the
current War Cry;
/! A corps which for two years has
been disposing of over 700 copies of
! the New York War Cry certainly de-
serves space in these columns under
the head of Notable Corps" for that
! reason, if for no other, but there are
other causes which make it worthy of
such cognomen. 1t is situated in a
notable city, and one that has been
kept before the eye of the American
public for several years.
4 Honolulu is remarkable historically.
4 1t is only 125 years since Western civ
ilization was introduced to the Hawa
!, iian islands by Captain Cook. At that
4 time it was native village, in no
way pre-eminent above the many 9TH
er settlements scattered around the
eight islands. The fact that it has
about the best harhor. well protected
by reefs and able to accommodate the
largest ships which naturally attract
the white trader has brought it to the
front. Again, it is only eighty-two
years since the first missionary pio-
7 neers landed, TO find that the seed
sown by Vancouver had borne fruit to
! the extent that the heather tabus had
been broken the idols destroyed and
the nation awaiting and longing for
the new religion of love and peace.
: Honolulu is remarkable for situation,
few cities in the world being more
beautifully environed. The voyager
} ON passing Diamond head is fmmedi-
ately struck with the lovely scene
spread before his eyes, as he glances
from the -fringed beach at Wal
kiki where the summer cottages OF
the wealthy are seen, along the water
, front and ship-filled harbor to the far
oft green cane fields of Eva, backed
up as it is by the Wajanae mountains
Punch bowl and Tantaius. 1t is hare
i to believe that there, amongst al
those trees is hidden busy, bustling
up-to-date American city
Honolulu is remarkable for its geo
graphical position, for the Paradise
y of the Pacific has also been wei
named the Gross Roads of the Pa
cific. 1t was the winter headquarter
of the old time whale fleet, long befof
california, Oregon and Washington
;, were occupied by Americans, Will
now that the Philippines are Unlte'
e States territory and Uncle Sans trad
with China is yearly increasing D.
II leaps and bounds, Honolulu makes
very convenient and handy half-wa
IS house. 1t is the commercial metropoll
as well as the political capital OF Ha
j. wall Here are to be found the govern
l. ment buildings, the head offices OF Tn
to big trading companies, the terminus G
is both lines of inter-island steamers
lie is one of the most cosmopolitan cite
he of the world. On its streets are foun
ID people of many nationalities. OF it
L. 10000 population nearly one-hah ar
ly Chinese and Japanese; one-quarte
lie only are native Hawaiians and hall
IS whites; one-eighth are Portuguese
y while the balance are American
v British, Germans, Seandinavians, ct
Id To the person who expects to fin
or marrow streets, lined with grass hut
there is big surprise in store.
Ill the heart of the city there are gres
IS, Office buildings and mercantile house
&c. which will rank, for beauty of desig
re. and appointments, with those in an
all mainland city. OF the Stangenwal
ITS Building, Boston Block, Hackfeld
be Co.'S and judd Buildings, with man
d. others, Honolulu need not be ashame
al while throughout the residential qua
tiers lovely villas and palatial mai