The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-04-22
Is COMING TO
HONOLULU
p. e. Labouchere-HIIIyer, Nephew
of Henry Labouchere
to Visit Us.
Especial to The Advertiser.)

SAN FRANCISCO, April 15.-P. f
Labouchere-H illyer. a nephew of Henry
Labouchere. the leader of the pro-Boer
| party in the British Parliament, will
| sail for Honolulu in a few days on a
hurried business trip.
Hillyer is in California looking after
the interests of the Hfllyer estate. He
came to California first some months
ago. but has just returned after quick
| trip to England. He expects TO stay in
Honolulu only a few days and to be in
London for the coronation OF King Ed
ward He is a distinguished English
man, and has travelled widely.
HilIyer says that the expense of the
Boer war is beginning to be severely
felt among all the people OF the British
realm. He says:
THE income tax is especially heavy,
as we now have to pay two shillings
three pence per pound. which is-over
ten per cent. The average Briton would
be willing to pay even fifty per cent,
rather than have the war end without
the complete submission of the Beers,
now that IT has been carried as far as
/. has, but there are few men who
are Withdrawing their capital and max
ing investments in other places.
Two years ago 1 used to stand in
line for half an hour to get a chance
To transact business at the Bank of
England. but just before leaving a cou-
pie of weeks ago / was down at the
bank and only five persons were there.
This Is a fair example OF what the war
Is doing for the country. II the ques-
ton had been submitted To the people
there would have been no war, but the
supremacy OF Great Britain must be
upheld. in the opinion OF the people.
and. as / said before. they would be
willing 20 submit TO a taxation OF fifty
per cent rather than have the war end
without submission OF the Beers. The
same idea OF the British supremacy
prevails in trade. The business man
cannot. or rather will not. see that the
American enterprise and the American
go to IT, spirit Is rapidly crowding the
British from the markets which they
have regarded as their own during the
past century"
In speaking Of the will OF the late
Cecil Rhodes. Mr.. Hillyer said: Il was
well acquainted with Cecil Rhodes, and
II Is my opinion mat ne mas made a
mistake in leaving the endowed schol- |
arships at oxford and Cambridge. The |
university life there is more Of social |
finishing touch TO the education than
OF higher study. Il Is the intention. !
when u man enters Cambridge or OK
ford. that he shall form the acquaint- /
ance OF men with whom he is 10 asso- I
ciate the remainder OF his life. and the
endowment which Cecil Rhodes has left
would be only enough 10 cover the in
cidentaI expenses OF the average stu +,
dents at either university. Necessa- D
rily. those who can avail themselves
OF the scholarships are the sons OF
wealthy men in the United States and
IN the provinces. and this class could
afford 90 and would rather pay their
own expenses than accept what might
seem beneficence from a British sub
ject-
II Il was Mr.. Rhodes intention"
continued AIR. Hulyer. 'tO bring to-
gether the representative young men OF
the States the provinces and the Brit
ish Islands 10 promote q spirit OF good
feeling between them. il j. unnecessary.
as I have found during my travels. as
that spirit already exists. and az the
English universities many American
students are putting the finishing
touches on their education"
FREDERICK O'BRIEN.