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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-19
FISH NEED
PROTECTION
Congress May Be
Asked to
Act.
The Legislature Failed
To Do It's
Duty.
Fish Inspector Berndt Is Trying
to Get the Fish Commits
sion Interested.

Failing to get badly needed legisla-
| ton for the protection of fish, from the
legislature, Fish Inspector Louis
Berndt has written to Washington TO
interest the United States Fish Com
mission in the matter, and there is
possible some amendment to the Or
ganic Act by which Congress NAV
grant the relief that the native legis-
lators refused.
A bill was introduced by Senator
Isenberg at the regular session of the
Legislature to protect fish, through the
compulsory use of larger mesh nets.
The natives baked at the bill. and
though it passed in the Senate despite
the opposition Of the Home Rule SEN
ators it was killed upon its inception
in the House. This too after there
had been session after session, at
which the merits OF the law were ex-
planned and accepted by the native
members. For there can be no doubt
but that the natives even more than
the white population should have am
pie protection for fish, because they
depend upon that class OF food much
more than do the whites. There was
always the fear, however, that the ma
tives might be stopped from fishing
by the new law, which was the prin-
cipal reason for its failure.
'I have written to Washington in
regard to securing some protection for
the fish here" said Inspector Berndt.
ST think probably that something will
be done in the matter. Both commits
sions which-visited Hawaii since an
nexation have recommended very
strongly the Importance of a law for
the better protection OF fish. Such a
law is very much needed. At present
only the mullet and the ava are pro-
tected; no fish less than six inches !
long OF these two varieties can be TAX
en- out. I can condemn any fish of
those kinds that are caught, but am
powerless when 1t comes to other vari-
cites and it will not be long before
the food supply is exhausted.
LAS a matter of fact but few ma
tives are fishing now. The industry
Is almost entirely in the hands of the
Japanese. with a few Chinese who
bring mullet from fish ponds.
Even now my records show that not
IS many fish are being caught as there
we're a year ago. OF course there are
lot as many people buying them either.
But there must be some protection in
he way of compelling the use of larg-
II meshes, so that the smaller fish are
not taken from the water. The ma
ives will feel the loss Of fish more
han other, for they with japanese.
chinese and Portuguese are the prin-
.ipal fish eaters in the islands. II
he bill as introduced during the last
ession had become a law. it would
ave done very much to help out, but ;
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-19
AUCKLAND IS
DISQUALIFIED

Charles R. auckland, though unani-
mously recommended by the Repub-
hcan Central Committee, cannot take
the position of clerk to the Torrens
Land court. 1t has been discovered
that he has not been the requisite five
years in the Territory next preceding
the time he should take the position.
as provided in the Act creating the
Office.
Judge Weaver said yesterday after
noon that the remaining candidates
were Frank L. Winter and W. l. How
ard, although others might come for
ward before an appointment was made.
ut is $3.50 a month";" Judge Weaver
said. "and will be a snap for a while
at least"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-19
CHURCH SERVICES.

! Roman Catholic Cathedral. Fort. near
Beretania street: Low masses, and a
| ChiIdren's mass with English sermon
8; high mass with sermon, 1880; rosa
~ with native instruction, 2; solemn
vespers and benediction. Z; week days
! low mass. and Z.
Catholic church of St. John the Bap-
fist, Kalihi-waena, in charge OF Rev.
Father Clement: seventh Sunday af-
ter Pentecost: $50 a. m, high mass
with sermon and collection. Sunday
school after mass; 4 p. m. rosary.
Catholic church of Our Lady Of the
Mount, Kalihi-uka (KaiulanD. in
charge of Rev. Father Clement: Sew
enth Sunday after Pentecost: 1880 a
m, mass with sermon, and rosary; 2
p. m, rehearsal.
St. Augustine's chapel R. c., Wal
kiki road: Mass with sermon. a. m;
Sunday school, rosary, p. m. Father
Valentin in charge.
ST. Andrews Cathedral, entrance
from Emma street: Holy Communion
Z; Sunday school, 10; Morning prayer,
litany and sermon IL; pule ahiahi $3.50;
evening prayer and sermon 1880. Bish-
op Restarick will preach both morn
ing and evening today.
St. Clements chapel, Protestant
Episcopal. Wilder avenue and Makiki
street: Holy Communion, z; Sunday
school, 10; morning prayer, IL a. M;
evening prayer, 1880 p. m. Rev. John
osborne, rector.
Central Union church, Congregation
al, Beretania and Richards street: At
IL a. m, Rev DIR. Meserve will preach.
This will be his last Sunday with US, as
he sails on the Siberia. Subject in the
morning will be What Lack 1 YETI"
Throw Out the Life Line will speak. |
sing and whistle. Sunday school, $3.50
a. m; Y. p. S. C. E., $50 p. m.
Methodist Episcopal church, Bereta- !
MIA and Miller streets:( Sunday school. |
10; morning service. IL; Epworth |
League $50; evening service. 1880. Rev.
G. L. Pearson. pastor, will preach |
and evening.
Christian church, Alakea, near King
street: Sunday school. 9:45: morning
service, IL; evening service, 1880;
Young Peoples meeting. $50. E. S.
Muckley, Minister, will speak at IL a.
m. on Waiting On The Lord" and
at 1880 p. m. on Life For a Look"
German Lutheran church, Beretania
street: Sunday school. 10; morning SER
vice. IL. Rev. w. Felmy, pastor.
Recognized Church of Jesus Christ
Of Latter Day Saints. Militant hall.
ear of Opera House: Elder G. J. Wal
er in charge. The usual services will
be held today. Elder Anderson will
preach at 7:30 D. m
Other religious bodies holding SER
vices at the usual hour are German
Lutheran church, Beretania Ave, near
9unchbowl; Chinese church, Fort, "a
Dove Beretania; Honolulu Mission;
Japanese Congregational, Kukui street,
Japanese NJ. E. church, near St. Louis
College; Kaumakapili church, King
nd Achi lane; Kawaiahao church, Kingl
md Punchbowl; Makiki chapel, Japa-l
lese, Kinau street; Mormon church,
'unchbowl street; Portuguese Protest
int church, Punchbowl and Miller:
seventh Day Adventists, Printers
ane; Bishop Memorial chapel. Kane
ameha schools: Buddhist Temple |
Fort lane: Christian Science Assoofa-
ion, Alakea street; Pencil Mission, r.
rim block; Salvation Army. King and
'uuanu streets; Sloan Mission. Hawai-
hao street and Ward avenue.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-19

Hall Game locates bravest deed with which he
acquainted at the Vatican the incident question:
he writes nonagenaan Pope Leo NIL vino
ON the occasion of our interview actually confessed that he had
never read of my books
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-19

now it looks as if the natives do not
want any law Of that kind"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-19

rather unusual hour be
going Not hungry early, yOu No, but will
by condescends notice mePhladepha
Press
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THE BYSTANDER
Continued from Page A.

Merchants probably
the local associations which organized for
but members who still of
methods Of such body AT the
discussed
anything about this looking at the table while
would
And there
complaints, Directing of their
their suppressed
and
Major a of the
belief
make It changes system
of
which
will scramble them
the ladies will
the Taps
yankd
though there half dozen
handy.
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gown. Counsel for plaintiff and de-
fendant, clerk of the court, etc. The
plaintiff seeks to recover &10 damages
from the defendant for the loss OF one
of her locks of hair cut of by the
said defendant without the real and
actual consent of the lady. The case
as stated was that the two parties be-
came friendly, and the defendant, tax
ing advantage Of the unusual amiabil-
ity and graciousness of the lady, took
a pair of scissors and in play deprived
the said lady of one of her pretty and
valuable locks. Amusing examination
of witnesses follows. The Judge gives
the case for the plaintiff, and the court
applauds.
"Penitent" is another good word for
q charade.
Scene I, ''Penny."-A family Of poor
people. Father, mother and several
children discovered talking. Tom, the
eldest boy. is absent for the moment.
From the conversation it appears that
he has found a purse of money, mas
heard of the owner, and IS gone 10
take 1t to him. The family talk great
deal about his probable reward, max
ing all sorts of extravagant guesses-
Soon Tom returns, and when they ask
him what he has received from the
gentleman who lost his purse he an
sWers. "A penny-one whole penny.
He is much disappointed and disgust
ed till one of his brothers suggests
that he can buy a penny-worth OF nuts,
and then they can crack few jokes
over the penny gentleman.
Scene II, Tent soldiers tent
with an officer sitting inside, having
his breakfast; two or three soldiers
nass near the tent and there is
sound of bugles. An orderly comes up
and cries: Then they must strike the
tent at once. Bring some OF the men
TO do it," The orderly goes away and
comes back with a number of soldiers,
Irbo nroceed to strike the tent, the
officer giving them various directions
as to the tent. While they are fuss
ing about it, pulling at ropes and TAX
ing out pegs, the curtain falls. -,
Scene III (whole word), "Penltent
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TIL HEW
EZMNizzH5 BUFF

silver balls, produces a most festive ef-
fect-almost as if one had come into D
Christmas tree forest. Where holly IS
difficult to obtain, bows Of bright red
ribbon are very effective. Single holly
leaves can be used as guests name
cards, written on with gold paint; or
they make pretty little Christmas cards
to slip into parcels if appropriate mot
toes are written on them.
If the party given is a dance, then
there is very little to suggest in the
way of novelty, for everything pro-
ceeds on well-known lines. The floor
is polished, or a dancing cloth is laid
down; as good music as possible is OBJ
tanned, and a supper of more or less
elaborate description is provided. Now
this is All very we'll where the children
are old enough to dance properly, but
as the ages at children's parties are
ant to vary considerably, as it is usual
to invite the whole family, the younger
ones. are likely to be either little dis
appointed or knocked about and driven
into corners by themselves. have
found it a good plan to devote the
earlier part of the festivity to the lit
tle ones, and then, after gathering all
of them together for a tea, and sending
the ''tinies" home, the older ones are
at liberty to dance and behave in as
grown-up fashion as they please, and
so both divisions are satisfied.
And now to consider the games. We
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"A confessional The priest. invis-
ible inside, the penitent kneeling out
side, sobbing and confessing. She
tells how she has deceived her father
and mother and run away from home
with a man they dtsapprOved Of; but
that she is now very penttent for her
fault. The priest tells her that IL in
deed she is penitent she will go back
to her father and mother and ask
their forgiveness and beg them to re-
ceive her and her husband.
Some Of the familiar fairy tales are
very successful for children's parties,
acted in the same way as the more
classical scenes represented by the
''grOwn-ups," but with less elabOrata
preparations. The story OF the three
bears excites wild merriments and Is
pretty generally recognized by all the
little guests. This, in the case OF
chiIdren's parties, is rather desirable
than otherwise, as then no one Is dis
appointed when the prizes are given
away. For this little play the stage
is arranged with three little heaps OF
rugs In the background to represent
the bears three beds; in the fore
ground are set three chairs or dlner-
ent sizes round a table laid with the
"big plate" the "middle-sized plate"
and the "tiny little plate" The four
parts are acted by four children-one
little girl dressed in an ordinary pretty
frock, and three little boys OF different
sizes for the three bears. They wear
masks like bears heads and gray,
hairy dresses in the shape Of com bin
ations, that can either be hired rom
a costumer or made at home. Inc
parts are much better spoken as well
as acted, but If the children are shy
they may be acted in dumb show. The
little girl comes in first and goes round
and sits in each Of the three chairs In
turn; tastes the three plates OF por-
ridge on the table, and finally goes up
the stage and tries each OF the three
beds, ending by falling asleep on one
Of them. The screams OF delight
which greet the entrance of the bears
returning from their morning stroll
testify to the appreciation CT the
youthful audience.
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there was none.
"Will you have look at him now?"
asked the chief warder
Usually on entering the prison the
hangman took stock of his victim
through the spy-hole in the door of the
cell, to judge what length Of rope would
settle him quickest. He nodded vaguely.
"AlI right, you know your way; here's
the Sheriff coming. 1 must fetch the
Governor"
The hangman crept through the gas
lit, noiseless corridors until he stood at
the door of the condemned cell. Within
could be heard the voice of the chap
lain family raised in prayer. The hang
man shook, he knew not why; he was
in dreadful fear of the coming on of his
fit, when it would be impossible for him
to fasten the straps and adjust the
rope. How was his fear a thousand
fold enhanced when, on tiptoe at the
spy-hole, he beheld the very face that
had terrified him in the train! It was
the doomed man himself, kneeling at
the side of the clergyman and gazing
as it were full at the hangman, Of
whose presence on the other side of the
door he could not be aware.
The jest of the porter, Been travel
ing with a ghost?" slipped through the
hangman's mind, and he thought: He
came to get at me, and push me out o.
the train, SOS I shouldn't have him"
He was certain that until this moment
he had never before seen the con-
demned man in the flesh, and remem-
bered that in the train he had seen the
face only though positive that hands
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dwellers there his power over all crea-
ton. At a second signal, the Amazons,
taking up the baskets again, hurled
them among the people; and almost be-
fore they had ceased falling the live
sacrifices were hacked and battered to
pieces. Then the Englishman was al
lowed to go.
He fed in horror, his ears filed with
the shrieks of the crowd, his terrified
fancy renewing every detail of the
massacre. He fled as far as the jun
gle, and in the thick white jungle fog
the man was swallowed up and lost.
AS he wandered the horrid nausea of
the swamp came over him, and by and
by he reeled and fell. The cold, dry
harmattan-wind of the north or north
east-was blowing: and in the middle
of the night the Englishman awoke
with shiver. and a kind Of sub-con-
sciousness that something was happen
ing close to him. He sat up and saw
the strange procession of the ghosts.
The three hawks flew abreast over
head. One of the three ghost-men
pushed a fourth ghost in front of him,
holding the ghosts neck in the cleft
OF SUCK Inc RnOSl Win MS neck
in the cloven stick was the old black
gray headed King who had sent the
victims to the spirit, land to show that
he had power over men and animals.
In the morning the Englishman found
his tracks and, arrived at the port,
asked news of the King. The King.
he was told, had been murdered the
night before by the father of one of
the three victims.
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went on struggling, as though seek
ing to free himself from some one. The
bag with the rope and pinioning straps
had fallen on the floor.
''Ah, you've gone!" exclaimed the
hangman. But I'll keep a watch for
you, and, mark me, I'll know your
face" The light was extinguished in
the carriage. The hangman groped for
his bag, felt in it and found his gall
lows tackle safe, and kept it clutched.
In the glare of the lamps at Kings
Cross he looked around, and saw that
he was alone in the carriage.
Where did we stop last7'' he asked
Of the porter who opened the door.
"Peterbro'."
But there was no 'un here then"
well. there's no 'un here now, 'cept
you, far as I can see. Been travelin'
with a ghost?'
The hangman. still cIutching his bag
tightly, stepped across to a four
wheeled cab.
The vast prison was fun of the
strange, silent hustle that marks gal
lows morning. Only the officers were
about, however: prisoners are locked
in their cells till the fact is complete.
Every one moved stealthily, nothing
was spoken above a whisper. The chap
lain had arrived and was with the con-
demned man.
The hangman, staggered and mysti-
fed by that inexplicable passage in the
train, which he was afraid to speak of,
had hoped for news of a reprieve-
which, indeed, had been generally ex-
pected-but the chief warder told him
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OF the stage on the figure. A pale
blue light produces the proper ghostly
effect. This charade is taken from
scene Of act Of king Richard
Ill"
Then followed some very lovely
scenes from Tennyson's poems. Among
them. one from The Princess" where
the Princess and her train Of sweet
girl graduates" are resting in her tent
with the three disguised students in
women's dress-the Prince, Florian and
Cyril The tent is very beautiful, in
embroidered silk aAd satin. In the mid
die is a tripod, from which rises "a
fragrant fame" They have fruit and
flowers and wine set out before them,
and the girls recline about on cushions
in their college robes, the Lady
Blanche's pupils in daffodil yellow and
the Lady Psyche's in pale lilac One of
the girls takes a harp and sings the
song, Tears, idle tears" and then the
Prince sings, 20 swallow, swallow, fly
ing, flying south" The grouping Of
the college maidens was very graceful
and artistic. There were several wrong
guesses as to the origin Of this scene
one being that it was out Of the comic
opera |Patlence.
This scene was a very short one. 1t
represented Sir Lancelot du Lac
bringing the diamonds he has won in
tournament to Guinevere. He comes to
the Queen in leafy bower, and, kneel-
ing, gives her the jewels with a beau
tiful lovers speech. She receives them
coldly and lays them down on the table
near her. Answering him with speech
Of passionate jealousy, she ends by
Selling them again and throwing them
out Of the window into the river. The
whole Of her speech was not repeated.
as in II she mentions Sir Lancelot by
name, and also Arthur, thus giving too
distinct a clew to her own identity
There is an infinite variety Of subjects
from the poets that are well known or
otherwise which lend themselves to this
sort Of representation, and even some
Of the best known are not so readily
guessed as one might imagine.
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REAL GHOST SToPIES---ToLD BY 11GHE HOPKINS =

~ the night mail ratified into Pc
terborough, the hangman drew
on his black knitted gloves,
i picked UP the bag containing the
rope, white cap and pinioning
straps and looked for an empty third.
The porter who closed the door on him
recognized the little man, and said:
Seems he amt got his reprieve, Mus
ter Stlckeu"
Time enough" rejoined the little
hangmsn, quietly.
Time enoughl What thought the man
in the condemned cell, whose death was
fixed for g q. m?
The train launched itself again upon
the dark winters night; no other
stop until London, at B:45 a. m. The
executioner, recruiting from an ague,
hugged himself in his long yellow frieze
and set about sleeping. He was a
flute maker on week days, and when
he travelled by night on a hanging err
rand he could often sleep by calling
into his ear the velvety notes Of his
instrument. He dozed, and dozed more
heavily, and every minute he was a
mile nearer to the man whose reprieve
had not come. The black bag with the
creased rope in IT bobbed up and down
on the seat beside him.
Suddenly the hangman started UP
wide awake. What are you doing TO
yne2" he cried. 7 can see your face,
and nothing else: but you're trying to
shove me out Of the carriage. Leave
me be. tel you!"
No answer came. but the hangman
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ZHE G00T T1ZK3
Il G00U It'll A60U7
HElNf n G001
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Of, but she must leave that day month.
Scene II, Tiff. "A pretty drawing
room or conservatory; a young girl and
her lover talking together. The girl is
jealous of some attentions she thinks
the young man has been paying to an
other girl; she is very cross and pet
tish with him; then he also becomes
irritated, and they have a regular
quarrel. At last she says she is sure
they can never be happy together, and
she would rather break off the engage
ment The young man begs her not
to ruin both their lives for tiff. He
HIS some trouble in persuading her to
make 1t up, and at the end he says:
eft was nothing but tiff, after all,
b; It frightened me-"
Scene III (whole word), Plaintiff. =
A court of justice. Judge in wig and
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do not want them to be too rough for
best clothes, but all the little folks
must enjoy themselves to the utmost,
and to this end II Is well to have a
list made out beforehand, and to note
down the names Of children upon
whom you can count as leaders" Lit
tie prizes Of bon-bons done up in small
parcels. tiny japanese fans, penny
dolls, or little books give an added In
terest to competitive games, but In no
case should they be things OF much
value. Games should follow In quick
succession to prevent the boys sliding
up and down the room, or trying each
others strength, which Is apt to upset
the harmony Of the entertainment. A
very good game is called the "Extin-
guisher." After clearing the room,
and arranging the little guestson either
side of 1t, a candle is lit at the far end
from the door: one Of the children Is
then blindfOlded, and has to find his
way to the candle and blow 1t out. He
can be guided by the rest calling hot
or cold" but it is really more amusing
in complete silence, when he frequently
blows in quite a wrong direction. All
the attempts should have a time limit,
otherwise it gets wearisome to both
actor and onloOker.
A tabIe-game called ''Blowball''
originated in America. Tapes are
stretched round the table for
boundaries. Pencils are used for goals.
while an egg-shel1 pierced and blown"
is used as a ball. Players sit round the
table and blow the shell about as ball
is kicked in a game Of football. Cap
tains are chosen, who select their sides,
and once a player has taken his posi-.
tion he may not leave it.
Just one more new game. and then,
I think, with the addition OF some OF
the old favorites the children would
not like to do without the party ought
to be a success. This is the New
Blindman's Buff" where no one is
blindfolded, but the one who is to play
the part Of blindman is seated on
footstool facing a stretched white sheet
Just as you would arrange one for a
magic lantern. Some way behind him
a candle is put on a table; then the
children pass, one at a time, between
the light and the blind man, throwing
their shadows on to the sheet. and, by
their shadows, he has to guess who it
is that is passing behind him. The
child whose name he guesses correctly
has to take his place. 1t Is a pretty
game. and possesses a good deal Of
interest. Care must be taken to have
the blind man seated sufficiently low.
so as not TO cast his own shadow on the
sheet.
But when all is said and done, the
preparation for Christmas, it's secrets,
its shopping expeditions. are half the
joy Of the festival to the youngsters.
and if we elders, are wise we will allow
them as much scope in this direction
as we are able. We grumble over the
inordinate length Of our list of names
for our Christmas shoppings. -
would our hearts be any the lighter tSr
the absence Of one of those names. and
the knowledge that never again could
anything be purchased for him save
rosemary. for remembrance