The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-08-19
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HAWAII NEI
Mormon Missionaries
Hold a Reunion at
Salt Lake City.

SALT LAKE CITY, July 3D.
A canibal was seated on a rretn Pacific
isle.
with the temperature at 90 degrees.
His drlcss was rather scanty, Ia truly
savage style.
Just pair Of little garters round his
knees.
About $500 people visited Saltair yes
terday, the occasion being the seventh
annual reunion Of the Pacific Island
missionaries. IL also comprised the an
nual outing of the Utah beetgrowers.
but the latter took no active part in the
program. The chief purpose Of these
outings is to let the returned mission
aries and converts OF the church be-
come better acquainted with each
lother The c0ke-walking yesterday was
superb and many of the dusky people
from the many islands Of Polynesia
took advantage Of the polished no,r t.
show up the American negro at his
own game. There were present at the
resort converts from Hawaii, Samoa,
Tahiti and New Zealand, who gave on-
/ tertainments In the way OF singing and
dancing while dressed in their native
costume. \ program was rendered con-
sisting Of the following numbers: Song
/ by a double quartette, composed of
Bowles, II. Is Aldous, l.. G.. Hoagland
Joseph Madsen, John Wilson, David
| Packard and George l.. Judd, all re-
turned missionaries from New Zealand.
invocation by Elder Tanner: singing of
the Hawaiian National hymn, Hawaii
Ponoi," by native Hawaiians; a market
scene came next, in which peculiarly
dressed Tahitians appeared and went
through an act showing how converts
to the church were made. This was
! followed by n tahleaux representing
ancient Hawaiian royalty. Then class
OF typical Maoris sang native songs,
assisted by the quartette. In the even
ing stereopticon views were displayed
Illustrating life in the Pacific isles EN-
Chief of Police Hilton delivered a very
interesting address upon the Samoan
islands.
The children who took part In the
program were: Nellie Nj. Josephs, Ida
Thorne and Clarence David They have
adopted the American names Those
who took part in the market scene
were: Frank Cutler T. L. Woodbury.,
Eugene NJ. Cannon. G. j. Larson, Jesse
NJ. Fox and Osborne Wdtsoe The Ha-
waians and other converts are here for
the purpose Of being educated in the
schools Of Utah and for the most part
are residents of Joseph City in Skull
valley.
One of the most intelligent Kanakas
and one who speaks the English Ian
guage most fiuently was George Low,
whose great grandfather was an Ad-
miral on a British ship that years ago
landed upon the coast of oahu, in the
Hawaiian islands and, deserving his
ship, Joined the natives and raised "A
family there. oahu is an island OF
about 600 square miles, and was the
first to ever have railroad, on which
the bright young Kanaka took his we'd
ding tour Three of the islands now
have railroads for the purpose of trans
porting sugar and coffee. The road In
Oahu was built in 1873 by Americans.
Near the metropolis of the island OF
Hawaii. which is the city of Hilo. Is
the highest mountain in the islands 1t
stands 1896 feet high. Not far from
this are two volcanoes, the largest of
which Is nine miles in circumference
at its base. The ocean Is but three
miles distant and there stands n sum
mer hotel that catches many tourists
from all over the world because of the
excellent surf bathing. Low says
there are about 10000 people In the ISL
and now, and but 10000 of these are
full -booded Hawaiians, the others be-
ing mixed with several races. He says
that at no point in the history of his
race were his people ever cannibalistic.
Not so, he says, with the Maoris. who,
when first known, were the most dan
gerous people in the Pacific. Those at
the resort yesterday, however, were
very doclle.
In about three months Low will re-
turn to the islands with his family,
where they viii remain, he coming
\ back TO Utah for the purpose of taking
Il course in the l.. ID. $. university here.
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luau, the entire party adjourned to the
residence of Hon. II. i. Baldwin where
dancing was INDUCED in TIL midnight.
one of the best and most holly con-
tested games of baseball ever witnessed
on Maui took place at Wells Park last
Sunday afternoon between the Walkapd
and the heretofore invincible MornIng
Stars, the Morning Stars going dCwa
in defeat for the first time this sea-
SON the score being to 5.
The credit of the victory belongs 20
Searle, the promising pitcher of the
Waikapus, who pitched superb ball and
kept his hits well scattered. Jackson,
evidently had an off day as he was not
up to his usual form, such as has been
seen in his past games.
The Waikapus were reinforced by
Rosecrans who put up a very credit
able game at short stop, but was not
, up to his usual standard, not having
been able to practice for some months.
Walwaiole at left made two beautiful
catches and his lucky drive in the 9th
{ inning won the game for the Waikapus.