The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-11-01

HiohIhs the patient Is still in bad shape
he gets another three months treat
ment.
The sanitarium has the islands fore !
most physicians at its head. corps of
graduated nurses and special clinical
and surgical facilities.
The most famed of the baths of Ro-
torua is the Postmaster's Bath. It's
reputation is that of reforming for all
time the most confirmed topper who /
bathes in its all but scalding waters.
Every New Zealand community has
its citizen who has been made tee
totaler by this spring The fact is,
there are not many drnnkards seen in
the islands and the patriotic New Zea-
lander always declares and hauls out
statistics to prove it, that less spiritu-
Gus and malt liquors are consumed
there than in any other part of the
world.
Perhaps the Postmaster's Bath is to
blame Perhaps the Governments
edict against bringing snakes into this
snakeless land exerts an influence If
the Government arrests circus owner
who tries to slip in the creeping things
for commercial profit, wouldn't it also
nab citizen bent on securing wrigglers
and golfers for mere amusement's sake?
New Zealand's chief vice is horse race
betting A dyed-in-t he-wool New Zea-
ander would rather bet on horse race
than make love to the prettiest girl in
sight; and the women with peach blow
compilations are plentiful.
Like the men, they are enthusiasts
over fast horses and spend their holi-
days and all their spare lime at the
race courses, betting and shouting
themselves into a state of hysaeria
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 1t.
Neither does the waiter nor the bell
boy, nor the chamberrnaid hold up the
traveller. They do everything asked
of them, and do it 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 a political power, big man in
the district in which he resides. All
women over q 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 woman's
becoming an old maid in New Zealand
except from choice.
This but end of the earth has many
natural wonders, among which is
geyser that started business only a
few months ago, but, nevertheless, is
said to be the largest in the world. Its
name, Waimangu (the Black Water,
is appropriate, for it's water is certain
~ black. The geysers steaming sur
sace is about 200 by $50 feet. When 1t
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 peaceable people and
are proud of the fact that one of their
number James Carroll, is a member
of New Zealand's cabinet The islands
Premier, Richard John Seldom, has
called this full-blooded Maori 1.-The
most gifted and eloquent orator in New
Zealand" Mr.. Carrolrs tribesmen
have generally adopted European dress.
but the costumes of their forefathers
still obtain.
If you're at work on building and
fall off from any cause whatsoever and
are picked up corpse your widow can
surely collect $500 from the buildings
owner, and often three times this
amount. Her claim becomes 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.
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