Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-05-11
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Editor Evening Bulletin:-What is
coming over the spirit Of once quiet
staid and peaceful Honolulu peopIe
Formerly, Hilo people took all the
prizes in the kicking competitions;
but just now Honolulu folks are show
ing up SO strong in this game that
fear Hilo will soon take a back seat.
Kicking seems to be the proper thing
among all classes and conditions of
Honolulu people at present; Il seems
to be an after effect of the dcngue fever.
People who have no kick coming in
these times are considered peculiar,
just as the man who minds his own bsu-
mess is considered a crank.
All sorts of kicks have been regis
tered lately by our blithe townsmep
and townwomen: but the greatest mum.
Der have been directed at the devoted
heads las II werel of the political ag-
gregation of gazaboos who have been
giving daily performances for the last
two months in our legislative halls. OF
the celebrated comedy, Alphone and
CASTOR. The kicks against these Hot
Air Artists and mental gymnasts arc
varied and form a pretty good collec-
ton.
The man who was in such fever of
anticipation to obtain a beer license to
open "a leedle saloon nit a beer gar
ten in" is sadly disappointed. and has
large kick coming against the bond
he is required to sign, which skaters
his fond dream OF a short cut to afflu-
ence and dispels his beautiful vision OF
an -date-high-class-can Joint.
The innocent 'suckers" who vera
roped in by certain astute impresario
to witness an alleged prize fight in n
certain Chinese theater. have also do.
veloped decided symptoms of the kick
ing fever. They are kicking because
they only got their moneys worth
shouting foul. fake, coward and several
other things which would not look well
in print.
"A Lover of Dramas" who has tho
courage of her convictions and emphat-
ically objects TO a little tobacco smoke.
has started a lively row and has cre.
ated renewed interest among true Low.
ers of the gentle art of kicking. II Ia
really too bad flor the lover of dramas,
that the bill introduced in the legisla-
ture to regulate the smoke nuisance
failed of passage This controversy is
a sad commentary on selfish human
nature: men will smoke-or rather they
will make their cigars. cigarettes or
dudeens smoke. and tho door ladies
who object to this harmless habit will
PERSIST in wearing high hats NJ tho
theater. which Is n decided inconven-
fence TO Door, persecuted man. But
such is life.
The Japanese residents of this s,ren-
uous town are very much excited and
are incidentally kicking vigorously
over the hack language qualification
which sneaked its way into the Countv
Act. This poor legislative waif after
being heartlessIy cast into the exccu-
tive waste basket had sufficient
left to crawl out and take
refuge in the Emancipation Act. Our
Japanese friends are not kicking so en-
because most of them will
be unable TO secure hack licenses bore.
after; they know that the hack bust
ness is played out anyhow. Theirs is
an unselfish kick: they kick in con-
compilation OF the ruin this amendment
% the hack license law will bring to
many carriage repair shops. They also
sadly reflect on the protection to life
md limb this law will afford in the |
'uture to their fellow men and natural
,rey.
The Advertiser has many kicks COM
ng as usual, but its pet kick at pres
mt is anent the small farmer who is
Tot encouraged TO come here to spend
his hard earned dollars trying to raise
vegetables, the profits on which would
lot be sufficient to keep said farmers
log in dog meat. The editor of the
Tiser is fguratiyely tearing his hair
tut by the handful on account of the
ack of interest shown by his contem-