The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-03-30
KIPLING AND HAWAII.

Most people Aaveread Kpng story of "The Track of Lie
which he traces the peregrnatons of little paragraph which
started in his paper India appeared Singapore
through Shanghai andoter Chinese papers blossom
ed in Japan along with the Cherries jumped Pacific begin
life anew the mainland through the United States and
Canada crossed the Atlantic and finally home India
the Cape, only be proved incorrect 1t good story
well told, and any one can have laugh at it.
Some humor to have started somewhat similar story
about these Islands. But the humorist newspaper
this hme he resides in the Bureau OF Statistics in the
Treasury Department The paragraph question pretends
show the advance of agricultural industry Islands
reports meeting recently held in the Hawaiian Islands and
quotes remarkable statements" with
dyersihcaton OF agricultural products in the Territory
This meeting took 81 ago. the remarkable
ments made in address the old agricultural society,"
gained in 1850 and dead these thirty forty years. Even
without comparison with the original address, the self
evident The address speaks of the of the United
States Government the Pacific the wonderful discoveries
California points out that the whole
OF agricultural operations these islands consisted the raising
of fruit and vegetables for the fleet OF waehips that semi
annually touched here for supplies The whaling industry
been dead for three decades and half
But all this shown in the Star when the Bureau circular
out The story however, has started on its travels as
kplngs paragraph did 1t has appeared in Bradeets with
comments and is moving from city city the mainland 1t will
doubtedy follow the regular route go to japan and
China appear in Manila visit India and make Europe
1t will not do much HARM but the statement that for ast
the agricultural interests of these islands insignificant
and their pursuit Improbable is certainly misleading is also
the that most OF the agricultural enterprises have langus
ed utterly failed This of Territory with
sugar interests standing third in such production and having
large investments in coffee rice, fruit and forth
However there nothing stop the story 1t will
the further from the fact that untrue incorrect
cronslc The bigger the lie, the quicker it spreads One
would like to know who the humorst of the State Department is
would also be amusing follow up THE Track OF the Lie
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The next meeting might have event. The Kalakaua
Pate-Prospetve owners up would create quite Juror
The House and the Senate daggersdawn lively
scrappng may be looked for in the conference committees the
real beligerents get on.
According to the Hlo papers, there much opposition
to the extent Of the franchise given the o Electric Light Com
pany in the bill before the Legislature giving the right
struct and operate electric railway.
The tragedy at the police impos-
sbe crimes which cannot be guarded against train Of eli
arises which ends in tragedy and everything
have just fitted in No blame can rest upon the officers
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The stand taken by Republican Central Committee
pressed in the letter of Secretary A. L. c. Atkinson emneny
Asiatc and Alien labor however cheap should not
be used public works 1t is question of saving dollar
here dollar there it is question OF giving work the cti
zens and voters OF the Territory.
The Cuban Senate has the reciprocity treaty kick
ers having been quickly whipped into line There will probably
extra of Congress caledto give the final rathca
ton Those opposed to the treaty will hope make further
fight but though some are angune there is very little chance of
the opposition carrying its point
The need of policemen in the city has long been evident
Honolulu seaport and its irresponsible and eguated
transient population needs great deal of looking after There
only the rowdes who down. but there many
ghngered gentry who willing what the houses
tain An efficient police the safeguard Of property and should
be4iberaly supported
full Adged general and troops does quite agree with the
Ladrones thieves which applied who
causing trouble in and around Manila In point of fact the
socaed adrOnes really insurgents against United States
authority Private adyces that it is unsafe to five miles
OF Manila The so-caled adrone really in
surectOn which has broken nearly every part OF the Phil
ppne archipelago BY the does know what has be-
come of Aguinaldo?
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There has been speculation among those who know him
to why Governor Merriam resigned his position Director
OF the Census Recent adycs that he resigns accept the
VcepresidenCy Of the International Mercantile Agency of New
York This agency corporation organized for the purpose
OF rating credits the United States and Canada Governor
Merram resignation takes effect May IS when Mr. North