The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-11-04


IN islands ava 'he patriotic New Pea.
lander aieays dsciases and hauis cut
statistics e. pfoss ~ that ices spiriius
Gus ara malt iauafH are consumed
their than IN ans other Iaft ~ thc
word
Perhaps The Postmaster nath o. to
blame ~ rhapa the Government
sdlpi against bringing snakes into this
snakeicss land cxcrts an influence. II
the Government arrests circus owner
Who tries TO slip IN the creeping things
for commercial profit. wouldn't u also
rab citizen bent on securing wrlFglcrs
and golfers for mere amusement's sake
New Zealand's chief vice Il horse race
betting dyed-in- the-wool New Zea-
ander would rather bet on a horse race
than make love 60 the prettiest girl In
sight: and the women with peach blow
complications are plentiful
Like the men. they are enthusiasts
over fast horses and spend their holi-
days and all their spare time at the
race courses. betting and shouting
themselves into a state Of hysteria
Everybody bets. for everybody, from
babes in arms to lettering grandpar-
ents. thinks it's all right.
Another queer thing about New Zea-
landers is their honesty. Nobody tries
to steal from you.
Hotel room doors are never locked;
many have no locks. Hats, coats and
valises are left around Unfortunately
and the owners always find their prop
erty where they put II.
Neither does the waiter, nor the bell
boy, nor the chambermaid hold up the
traveller. They do everything asked
Of them, and do ii cheerfully, without
expecting tips. Tipping is a lost art
there.
AS there are no indoor robbers, nei-
their are there many highway robbers,
and the percentage of murders is very
small.
A man with daughters in New Zea-
land is political power, a big man in
the district in which he resides. All
women over 81 can vote, so the man
with many daughters often decides a
closely contested election.
Then again, women are much more
sought after matrimonially, for they
are outnumbered by the men two to
one. There is no need for a woman's
becoming an old maid in New Zealand
except from choice.
This butt end of the earth has many
natural wonders, among which Is
geyser that started business only
few months ago, but, nevertheless, is
said to be the largest in the world. Its
name, Waimangu tthe Black Water,
is appropriate, for its water is certain
iy black. The geyser's steaming sur
face is about 200 by $50 feet. When ii
is in eruption the entire surface is lifted
1000 feet into the air, and hot, black,
seething mud and rocks are thrown
about and great clouds of steam envel-
op everything. The periods of eruption
usually last five hours and are very
frequent.
This great geyser is near the heart
of Maori land. Soon it will be the land
of the Maoris no longer, for they are
rapidly dying off.
They are now a peaceable people and
are proud of the fact that one of their
number, James Carroll, is a member
OF New Zealand's cabinet. The island S
Premier Richard John Seldom, has
called this blooded Maori the
most gifted and eloquent orator in New
Zealand" Mr.. CAROLS tribesmen
have generally adopted European dress.
but the costumes of their forefathers
still obtain
If you're at work on a building and
fall off from any cause whatsoever and
are picked up a corpse your widow can
surely collect $500 from the buildings
owner, and often three times this
amount. Her claim becomes a lien
against real estate and title even ahead
of bond and mortgage.
If you're an American, publish the
fact; you will be royalty received and
entertained, while a Londoner is left
cooling his heels in an ante-room.
With all this, it is to be noted that
the national debt of New Zealand
amounts to 1920 per capita, more than
four times as great as that of the Uni
ted States and is constantly increasing.