The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-02
THE KISS OF PROGRESS!

THE KISS OF PROGRESS,
The riveed and New Day 1908 will be
reckoned the date marking the greatest in history
may grow familiar become ordinary portion of
daily lives, but this generation will forget the thrill
which felt when the message licked off sending the
good wishes of the Territory the Chief Executive of the nation
The Hope deferred will longer make
sick We have the cable and shall have till teegraphy
superseded which may be day. But there will be
the jump from isolation close intimate relation that this cable
has given
Of the commercial political possibilities there has
enough heozed. We have only deal with the
fact The cable accomplished fact Today messages
will pass rpas and flashes from Hawaii will reach every part
of the great continents of the world That should celebrate
the goes without saying That will celebrate the
certain This day OF rejoicing and should be Marked
that it will be forgotten, by youngest children
Columbia has kissed her youngest daughter the kiss which
the of civilization and progress which
: will forever rest upon her brows.
The foreglow this morning exceptionally brilliant. If
these atmospheric phenomena connected with volcanic ep
TONS there must have been great activity somewhere
To arrested New Years eve for celebrating the mpor
tan feature much getting cable communication with the
Mainland getting in touch with friend who will bail him
out without delay.
The mail despised just because
cable We shall get the worlds by wire but the three wills
ties which the approach of letter mail will be welcome
sounds nevertheless.
The Japanese celebrated arrival of the New Year very
generally Next the Emperors birthday the New Year is the
great Japanese holiday and patriotic OF the archipelago
will do any work on that day he can help it.
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The notorious propensity of the Japanese quarrel and do
violence shown positive yesterday at Kakaako
when members Of the police force and spectators of the Japanese
wrestling and beaten with bottles and rocks by
drunken Japanese
Now that the Tramway Company has been absorbed by the
Rapid Transit Company the disposition of the obsolete outfit be-
burning question People with desire for ostentaton
attain the dignity of owning private car the rolling
stock will probably be offered very cheap.
single cargo worth close half million is a notable
matter in commercial history This about onetrd of
total exports in the year 1872 Three ships such the Nebra
kan could have carried off the total product of the Islands thirty
Those of who have been the Islands that length
of time have seen strange changes.
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1t pity the pardons delayed through Cover
nos absence from the capital holiday The prisoners look
forward to the New Year giving Of them chance of
freedom fortnight is nothing who has his liberty
but long time for who is looking for his liberty No
doubt has been oversight but has been unfortunate
The arrival of the S S. Korea full day ahead of time this
morning from the Orient indicates that the quick schedule that
such important feature of attracting tourist travel these
shores assured fact The thing the advertising
tee has do is send forth information that will acquan the
prospective tourist with what he after he reaches Hawaii
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Attorney Breckons, who has been engaged county BILL
has been doing work of the highest character He understands
his subject and has had experience municipal
ganzng the mainland He understands the local conditions
and has ready mental grasp 1t fortunate that have had
practical man. thoroughly understanding conditions guide
the committee and to criticize its work.
The waiting for the cable opening has all been this end
Since last Friday morning when the Sverown dropped the cable
end into the trtyhve miles from here there have
been much speculation and anxiety the San Francisco
end This relieved yesterday afternoon when the Svertown
picked the end Of the wires again and after silence
week, the operators San Francisco able hear
two thousand miles away and to know that the Ho
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