The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-12-29

circuit court judges. making total
of salaries for Hawaii of s23,500. Mr.
Carter asks that the salaries of the
Judges of the first circuit court be rails
ed from $1,000 to $4,000 None OF these
Increases, however can be made on APP
preparation bills. in all probability
Separate acts will be necessary. An APP
preparation of $1,000 Is asked for con-
tingent expenses.
Secretary Shaw also submits an esti-
mate OF $4,000 for the salaries of the
United States District Court, presided
over by Judge Dole, and for the off,
GERS.
An appropriation OF $1,000 Is asked
for the construction OF the building
for quarters on quarantine island, Ho-
nolulu harbor. This is in connection
with the appropriation of $4,000 au-
thorized by the last Congress. There
is asked a lump sum of $S25.000 for the
maintenance and ordinary expenses Of
quarantine stations of the entire coun-
try, including of course the quarantine
station in Hawaii.
An estimate of s25, 900 Is submitted,
on recommendation OF Secretary OF
Commerce and Labor Cortelyou. for
the maintenance of the existing lights
on the Hawaiian Islands. This was
forecasted in a cablegram to the Ad-
vertiser several weeks ago.
The report of the Secretary of the
Interior to Congress will be made pub
lie next Monday. 1t contains quite
an extended abstract of the annual re-
port of Governor Dole but makes no
specific recommendations as coming
from the Secretary. The recommends
lions OF Governor Dole are repeated in
brief.
LILIUOKALANI.
Ex-Queen Liliuokalani, who was n
guest here for several days at the resi-
dence of the Delegate from Hawaii. her
kinsman. while he was absent in New
York, has moved into private resi-
dence of her own, where she proposes
to remain most of the winter. She Is
still pressing her claim for the crown
lands. as was indicated In my last let
ter. She has not at all consulted the
delegate about the matter and what
ever has been done thus far
has been done on her own initiative
Prince Kuhio would have gladly taken
the matter up and done all that he
could do. which would probably be the
most that could be done by anybody.
The fact, however, that lobbyists are
connected with the claim as 1t Is now
urged, will mean that It will meet the
same fate as at the last session Of Con-
gress.
Consul Thornwell Haynes, at Rouen.
France. has forwarded to the Secretary
of Commerce and Labor the following
about the French sugar harvests of
1902-03.
1.-THE official statistics of the French
sugar crop of 1923 have Just appeared.
The number of factories in operation
was $40. or 10 less than the year be-
fore, when only two factories in the
whole of France were idle. The beets
sold amounted to 6,266, 946 tons, or near
ly 33 per cent less than the previous
year. This was the result of the sug-
ar crisis, which compelled manufacture
ers to offer low prices. The acreage
planted decreased nearly $4,000 acres.
The average capacity of all the fac
tories was 19,645 tons of beet roots. or
hours, as against 1923 tons in 1902 and
29S tons in 10000. This average ca
pacity is considerably less than that of
German and Austrian factories. The
average density of the roots was so,
with variations to S.3 in the Depart
ment of Disc and rs In the Depart
ments of Nord, Pas-de-Calais, and
Somme. The amount of sugar pro-
duced in 1923 was 7357OS tons, as
against 992579 tons in 1902. The
yield of the roots, in refined sugar in
1923 was greater than has ever been
known in France, being 1888 per cent |
The previous year it was II "a per cent. |
Since the Brussels sugar conference
the French sugar industry Is being
very attentively, and It Is des-
tined to give some very valuable les
sons"
IMMIGRATION.
There Is some concern here among
the friends of Hawaii about the per-
sonnet of the immigration committee |
Of the House. While the labor COM
mittee was made up OF conservative |
men, some dangerous men We're placed |
upon the immigration committee. This |
may iiot necessarily mean tildt unIHN- |
orable legislation is to be expected but |
1t means that harder fight than usual |
would have to be made should any i'm |
portant legislation be proposed. How
ever, 1t Is not the Intention to allow |
any important legislation of any char |
acter in Congress this winter, except |
the appropriation bills, and the short |
session next year will not afford any
opportunity to pass general legislation
that Is the subject of L:uch contro-
versy.
The quotation of Gen. Macarthur on
he prospects of n war with Germany,
'abled here from Honolulu day or
two ago, has aroused extensive COM
nent in Washington. The prospect
hat Secretary Root has already con-
'idered a demand upon Gen. MacAr-
.hur for an explanation Is probably
Known by this time in the Islands