Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-09-09
LOCAL and GENERAL

Geo. Harrison; money to loan POS
School street.
When other dentists fail try the New
York Dental Parlors.
The place to get pure Kona coffee is
at c. ]. Days grocery.
Good barn with four stalls is offered
for rent. See To Let col page s.
Nicely furnished rooms. Popular
House, 1919 Fort St. $3.50 per week up.
New today Bohemian beer on
draught at the Pantheon; 10 cents a
glass.
Blank books Of all sorts. ledgers, etc.
manufactured by the Bulletin Publish.
ing Co.
The public schools opened up yes.
terday with a very large attendance
all around.
For baby carriages and sewing ma.
chimes and stoves and safes, call on
Hoffschlaeger Co., Ltd.
The Republican Territorial commit
tee meets this evening. Permanent
officers will probably be elected.
George II. Hubby was appointed by
Judge Gear guardian Of lokepa Kar.
a minor boy, under bond of 81 900.
The German man-of.war Cormoran
is expected to touch at this port about
October 4. She is returning from
cruise in the South Seas.
The American ship Erskine NJ.
Phelps will leave this port in the be.
ginning of next week for Taltal, Chile,
where she will await orders.
Judge Robins IN ordered p.hJicat,, n
Of summons in the divorce case o.
Amelia Arundel w. James Anru1el
once a week for six weeks in the
Evening Bulletin and Kuokoa.
Judge Estce intends going to Waia.
lua to rusticate for a few days. taking
the morning train out on Saturday. lie
announced this morning that he would
adjourn court from Friday until Wed.
uesday.
The annual meeting of the Y. W. G..
A. was held in the gymnasium of the
, u
Reports for the year were read and a
healthy condition of the association
was shown, there being balance OF
nearly $500. The meeting was very
largely attended. The new quarters
were opened Tor inspection.
At a meeting OF the Portuguese Pc.
lltical Club last night the resignation
OF Frank Andrade was accepted. Jos.
'eph Fernandez tried to resign by let.
ter but that method was not favored.
NJ. I. Furtado was bitterly denounced
for statements in the papers. The club
announced fealty u the Republican
party.
us to trade extensively with the Main
land. In 1900 and 1901. We purchased
on the Mainland over 10000. 900 worth
OF all kinds OF products, wearing ap-
parel, etc. We were able to do this be-
cause our prosperity was great.
immigration Laws.
"Since the Federal immigration laws
came into force We have been deprived
of one of our principal sources OF la
Dor supply and the result has been a
stoppage OF the onward march of de-
velopment on account OF the limited
amount of unskilled labor.
There has also been an increase in
the wages OF unskilled labor remaining
here. The profits of the plantations
have been greatly reduced. Many have
not paid dividends and many more
have been so reduced as to result In
great hardship to the shareholders. Our
volume OF trade with the Mainland has
been reduced so or 80 per cent during
the last year. when we were prosper
GUS we had funds to trade with the
Mainland. Now that We are cut on
from our source of unskilled labor we
are deprived of Injuries and even ne
eessities
Il About 5000 Chinese have gone out
OF the country since the changed con
ditions and none are coming in. So far
as the Japanese are concerned, they re-
main about the same In number"
Burton-Iiow about the price of la
Dor when your times were prosperous
and the present time?
Cooper-The increase has been about
40 per cent. No native force can be
drawn from. The Hawaiians are skill
ed laborers and will not work in the
fields. As to Porto Ricans, about 1850
have been imported into the country
At first they were a disappointment
but they are better now.
by increased price Of labor We may
, say that a large percentage OF money
paid to laborers instead OF going to the
Mainland In trade, goes to Japan and
China. The Japanese and Chinese were
satisfied with the wages in former
years but they have taken advantage
/, OF our necessity to raise the price Of
skilled labor The Chinese gather 10.