The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-03
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The Tourist Promotion Committees
advertisements in the States are bring
ing a very heavy mail to Secretary Il.
NJ. Boyd showing that they are arOus-
ing interest i'm Hawaii among people
who think of coming. All sorts Of in
duiries are made i'm the letters sent and
the amount of correspondence is con-
stantly increasing. Some of those maxi
ing inquiries submit questions it would
take a committee of experts to attempt
to answer.
BY the Gaelic yesterday a letter was
received from California which con-
tains one of the biggest lists of ques-
tions yet received. 1t is from a man
who says he is writing in behalf of a
party of people who are thinking of
coming to Hawaii. He submits his list
of inquiries as follows:
Question: How much per month in
Honolulu for small dwelling houses.
say one, with hydrant water included"
Ans. ............
Question: What is the rent in Ho-
nolulu for a furnished room of av-
erage quality, hydrant water included?
Question: What is the rent per
month i'm Honolulu for furnished room
and hydrant water included? Ans......
Question: How do the prices of
groceries compare with those of San
Francisco, in your city? Ans........,
Question: What kind of clothing Is
necessary for both men and women IL
the winter months in Honolulu city?
Ans. ..........,
Question: What is the price of but
ter per pound at retail? Ans........
Same of eggs....... Same of fresh fish
........ Same of beef steak. ......
Question: Will it pay immigrants
to ship kitchen and other household
goods from San Francisco to Honolulu?
Ans. ............
Question: Are mosquitoes very trou-
blesome in Honolulu? Ans.
Question: Do mosquitoes annoy
children so that they cannot sit out of
doors in the evening or early hours Of
the night? Ans........
Question: Can persons sit out of
doors in Honolulu at night comfortably
in the winter season? Ans........
Question: How far is it from the
center of Honolulu to the nearest bath
of getting there by public conveyance?
Question: What are the prices of
good ordinary driving or saddle horses
in Honolulu? Ans........ Same of a
cheap buggy with top? Ans........
Question: Is the weather so cold as
to make fire necessary in the houses in
Honolulu at any time? Ans........
question: What is the price of kero-
sene per gallon in your city? Ans.....
Same of gasoline? Ans. ...... Same
of wood per cord? Ans........
Question; At what season Of the
year do rains fall in Honolulu?
Ans.........
Question: How many inches of rain
fall in Honolulu during the year, the
most any year? Ans..........
Question: Is the climate of Homo
lulu favorable to bronchial or asthma
tic troubles? Ans........
rs there a medicinal spring, or hot
spring, on the Island of Oahu, recon-
mended for rheumatic troubles? Ans.
...........
Question: If the party are not in a
hurry can you recommend sailing YES
sells or schooner from San Francisco to
Honolulu? Ans.......... If so which
are the better? Ans.........
Question: Are there plenty of shell
fish of any kind in the salt water of the
Island of Oahu? If so please state if
they are edible and names. Ans......
Question: What are the current pri-
ces of residence lots unimproved with
in the sewer district of Honolulu?
Ans. ...........
IT am requested to ask you, by one
of the young ladies of our party, what
prices poultry brings in the retail mar
kets in Honolulu. Chickens? Ans.
Turkeys. if any? Ans. .,. Geese
........and Ducks.
I'VE respectfully suggest that any
additional information concerning Ho-
nolulu and it's suburbs can be written
below and on page eight
Star Want ads pay at once.