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dweIs. and death is dealt out To them.
An instance or two will suffice
Up here on Nuuanu street in a
| secluded place IS a house licensed to do
! business hui or club carries on the
business transactions. If we are not
misinformed the conditions are soRe-
thing to this effect: Any may, woman,
boy or girl may become a member and
stakeholder upon the payment of GER
tain sums of money. and promising not
to buy drinks at any other saloon
This is not only shop where beer and
other drinks can be procured, but rooms
are fitted up for games, and entertain
| ment of company. Night after night
and all day Sunday the sounds Issuing
from the place is everything but must
cal or soothing One family, becoming
disgusted and tired out with the strange
carryings-on complained at headquar-
tiers, of this business. as nuisance.
The reply was, Don't say anything
now, Just wait until after election"
Two young girls about fourteen or
| fifteen years of age were heard talking
of their business interests and success
Said one. Il have five shares now the
other well I Will have money enough
saved by Saturday night to get two
more shares Kakaako-it is reported
has two such huis or clubs in its
vicinity. If these prove to be success
full enterprise. financially, more clubs OF
like character will be organized.
Does this sound as though the time
has come when the Christian women
of Honolulu can fold their hands and
keep quiet? OF course, we may shud-
der sometimes to be treated as though
we are a little queer. and be called
cranks. It is often very unpleasant to
have to look after the mean things Of
our city but a crank is intended to
turn something. and perhaps Il is time
for the w. C. T. u. women of Homo
lulu to turn round and do something.
However discouraging ffairsmay seem
to US this afternoon, let US remember
that there are two sides to a story. and
always a silver lining to the cloud.
Growing weary, and heart-faint at
the seeming lack of interest in one
direction, attention was turned to see
what is. being done in the Christian
schools
The banner for aggressive and pro-
gressive work in Honolulu must be
awarded to the Japanese educators.
I have here a copy of a magazine,
edited by Rev. T. Okumura, called
THE Light" 1t is arranged espe-
cially for religious and temperance in
struction. One thousand copies are
printed each month. Nine hundred of
which are distributed among the Japa-
nese of the Hawaiian Island. Reports
from different persons using these
books show good results. In each is
sue there is an article from the Japa-
nese Methodist minister of the city
which gains the attention of the Meth
odist brothers and sisters and their
friends, also an article written by the
Buddhist priest upon subjects os gen.
eral interest which makes the magazine
acceptable to another class Of readers.
This temperance paper reaches the
Buddhist as well as the Christian Japa-
nese. There is used in the Japanese
Home School, a book especially devot-
ed to temperance instruction which is
a translation of one of our Temperance
text books, by the Japanese Consul to
Hawaii, Consul Taro Ando
This book is used by Christian work
ers, teachers and ministers on all the
Islands wherever the Japanese are
found.
With such aggressive temperance
work going on, we may look forward
to a speedy Japanese victory in the
movement to overthrow their strongest
y-alcohol-among their own peo-
pie
Kawaiahao Seminary follows in line,
giving regular instruction, using text
book on temperance. The girls at the
Priory are required to attend class ev-
cry day where they receive temperance
instruction in connection with the BibIe
and church history lessons. The Iolani
College e.T phasizes this lesson. A new
text book has been introduced into the
iolani school this year for temperance
instruction. Encouraging results show
that effective work is being done among
the students of the Kamehameha
schools. A word for the Castle Home
children. These little ones are learn
ing lessons which will leave an i'm
preston upon their minds and charac-
tiers throughout their whole lives Even
the wee ones know that wine is a
mocker and strong drink is raging"
and that alcohol is a menace to a hap
by home, happiness and country. It
needs no report of mine to tell that the
Salvation Army puts in a temperance
lesson at every opportunity and that
comes very often. The Catholic schools
do not treat the temperance subject
at all in the class room work. but leave
it entirely in the hands of the priests
and Fathers. where they assure US, the
subject does receive attention. Mills |
Institute has not yet introduced sys-
tematic temperance instruction into its |
regular class room work
Respectfully submitted.
GERTRUDE WHITMAN,
Supt. of Educational Temperance In |
struction of Hawaii Territory
Several matters of business were then
brought before the meeting, among
them being the election OF officers for the
ensuing year. 1t was voted to donate
$40 to the National Society ana also to |