The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-31
IMpOSTOR
SPOILS A
FEW MEALS


swindler, with plausible tale, and one
who caused more pilikia GA Sunday
last, by giving housewives a hope for
good things which came not, than by
the money he managed to collect.
1t was on Friday that young part
Hawaiian-part Pake appeared on the
upper street with note book He ex-
planned that Manager Mcintyre of May
& Co. was fearful that some customer
might fail to get what was wanted
since telephones We're out of commits
sion.. and had sent him out. He ap-
peared to be fairly familiar with
prices end stock, and made valuable
suggestions as to special sales and
new lines.
He booked orders freely, and then ia
several places tried TO secure small
sums of money on various pleas. In
certain households he was paid cash
for goods, and in every instance inn
| mediate delivery was promised. So far
as learned the youth did not net many
dollars, but he did cause sufficient
worry and prevent valley tables from
bearing their usual weight of delica-
cies.
Mr.. Mcintyre says the man is not
known to him or his clerks, and never
worked for the house. If found and
identified there are men who will pay
a fine for the privilege of kicking the
| impostor.
. o . . . .
80 miles away from the buoy indics.t-
ing the point at which the last end
| was dropped during the run of Mon
| day. From that point the cable will
be stretched in to meet the interme-
| diate and shore ends, and thus the
final junction of the lines will be wit
! messed from the Diamond Head cliffs.
The feeling in San Francisco is per-
haps as strong as here, though the fact
| that the cable people were told that the
| cable was to be cut and dropped pre-
ceded the closing of all communication
| with that land end From that the
cable people knew that there was moth
ing at this end to cause great alarm,
and their tests will show that the line
now extends very close to the Islands,
As to the date of the opening of tif,
line, nothing can be arranged as yet,
owing to the fact that there can be no
forecast of the state Of the sea during
the next few days. 1t is regarded as
certain by Mr.. Dickinson and others,
however, that the tests which are to
be made by the engineers of the COM
pany, before the cable may be turned
over to The operating corporation for
service, will occupy from one to two
days, and even after the ends of the
strand are connected and the speaking
instrument shows that San Francisco
is in actual communication with Ho-
Rolulu tests will be made at great
length, and upon the results of these
will depend much of the data that is
to be collected for guidance in relation
to future work in the Pacific.
This would indicate that there will
be such delay that it will be either Fri
day or Saturday before the line may
be used for even the formal commun-
ieations, and the Cable Day celebration
viii not be held until that formality is
possible.
As soon as the Silvertown gets under
way and goes out to sea, then the con-
stant watch will be kept upon the tape
from the recorder, for the purpose of
keeping in touch with the ship in
case the officers may decide to pick
Up the end which is in the channel.
The failure to catch the first word
sent by ship is regarded as the crime
of an operators life, and the machines
will be kept hard at work all the time
for the purpose of being ready for any
action.
The installation Of most of the ma
chinery has been accomplished, and
everything is ready for keeping up the |
work, once the ends of the line have
been spliced.
WILL CELEBRATE.
Not the least of those who are ex-
pecting to profit by the installation of
the Pacific Commercial Cable 1re the /
Portuguese residents of Honolulu. On 4
the day when the cable is open a con-
cablegram viii be sent in !
the name of the Portuguese colony of |
10 DOn carlos L, KING OF POr-
tugal, the Queen. Crown Prince and the
royal family in general.
The initiative was taken by J. f. Du-
rao, NJ. A Gonsalyes, ]. NJ. Vivas,
Frank Andrade and ]. P. Rodrigues,
who constitute committee tc arrange
for the sending of the cablegram.
a subscription list is now being circU-
ated in the name of the committee by
Mr.. Durao, which says in effect that in
view of the opening of cable communi-
eation between Hawaii to the mainland
If the United States, the Portuguese
residents wish to salute by this me-
iium their Majesties and the members
If the royal family, wishing them and
he kingdom of Portugal long contin-
led prosperity. The project is meeting
With general approval.
Senior A. de Souza CaHayarro the
Consul, viii send the cable
gram in the name Of all the Portuguese
,olony of the Territory.