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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-05-05
Uncle Sans Employees
Must Be Neutral
PRESIDENT ssUEsAN ORDER WARMING CIVIL MILL
EMPLOYEES NOT o THING THAT WOULD
OFFENCE ETHER JAPAN OR RUSSIA

Collector Stackable has received a
copy of the presidents order regard
ing employees of the United States gov
eminent maintaining a strict neutrality
in the war between Japan and Russia.
The order is somewhat original and
is as follows:
"All officials of the Government, civil
military and naval, are hereby directed
not only to observe the Presidents pro-
clamation of neutrality in the pending
war between Russia and Japan, but al
so to abstain from either action or
speech which can legitimately cause
irritation to either of the combatants.
The government of the United states
not only in the sincerity with which it
is endeavoring to keep the scales of
neutrality exact and even. but in the
sincerity with which it deplores the
breaking out of the present war, and
hopes that it will end at the earliest
possible moment and with the smallest
possible loss to those engaged. Such
a war inevitably increases and inlames
the susceptibilities of the combatants
to anything in the nature of an injury
or slight by outsiders. Too often COM
batants make conflicting claims as to
the duties and obligations of neutrals.
so that even when discharging these
duties and obligations with scrupulous
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-05-05
THE FUNERAL OF
FRED YOUNG

Funeral services for the late Fred
Young, Physical Instructor at the Y.
NJ. c. A., was held yesterday afternoon
at o'clock at St. Clements Church, of
which he was a member. The services
were conducted by the Rector, Rev.
John Osborne. During the service a
choir composed of Mrs. ]. H. Soper,
Miss Kulamanu Ward, George Smith
les and Mr.. Wright, with Mrs. Alice
Brown organist, sang several selections.
There were present his immediate and
Intimate friends, and representatives of
the church to which he belonged and of
the Young Mems Christian Association
A delegation of boys belonging to one
of Mr.. Youngs gymnasium classes
yesterday sent a quantity of violets to
adorn the urn of the deceased. Their
names were Alfred Magoon, Donald
Ross, Valentine Marcellino, Harold
Mott, Lester Marks, Willie Morgan,
Logan Scoggy, Brainard Smith, Cyril
Hoogs.
Memorial services will be heard at the
Y. NJ. c. A. next Sunday afternoon at
4;3O o'clock.
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COME EARLY

Kaleidoscope changes of color and
bri hit costumes throughout mark the
production of the Ahkund of Swat,
which will be given first this evening
at the Opera House. The performance
has had it's last polishing and if pre-
vious appearances of the amateurs who
take part are to be considered the re-
suit will be a production which will
take rank with the professionals
A large number of friends of those
in the piece were present at the dress
rehearsal last evening and on all hands
was the same comment, that the piece
is destined to be a great success. The
color scheme as displayed in the finales
and in fact all the ensembles is eX-
cellent and some of the gowns will be
surprises.
For the performance the curtain will
rise at SIS o'clock and as the action
begins with the entrance of the sum-
mer girls chorus there is much to be
lost if the audience is not in the house
when the overture is played. In the
overture Composer Barton has made a
judicious selection of the motifs of
the good things unsteady of the opera
and it will be worth while for every
one to be in his place before the first
bars are played. There are still a few
seats if those who would like to see the
performance have not been accommo-
dated. The house has been practically
sold out for the Saturday evening per-
Torrance as well.
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THE STRIKE HAS
BEEN SETTLED
HEAD LUNA AT OAHU SUGAR
COMPANY RESIGNS AND STRIK-
ING JAPs AGREE TO WORK.

The strike at oahu Sugar Company
was settled yesterday afternoon,
through the efforts of A. X. Ozawa and
T. Ishikawa the executive officers of
the Central Japanese League. Head
Luna Patterson against whom the Jap
anese had a grievance, resigned and
with his retirement from the plantation
luna service, the main point on which
the Japanese had struck was conceded
In speaking of the matter last night
Mr.. Ozawa said: THE laborers had no
grievance against Manager Ahrens of
the plantation. AS the executive Off
GERS of the league we want to state that
Manager Ahrens has been most liberal
in his concessions, and has done all he
could to meet the situation, consistent
with his position as manager. AS long
as the demands were within reason he
was willing to make concessions Man
ager Ahrens' attitude throughout was
favorable and the laborers are satisfied
with his treatment. The result of the
whole matter is that the laborers have
agreed to go to work perfectly satisfied
with the adjustment"
Lieutenant Sam Leslie and the posse
of mounted police who had been at
Waipahu since the outbreak of the
trouble, returned to Honolulu last night
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care it is difficult to avoid giving Of
Tense to one or the other party. To
such unavoidable causes of offense,
due to the performance of national
duty, there must not be added any
avoidable causes. 1t is always UNI
fortunate to bring old-world antipathies
and jealousies into our life. or by
speech or conduct to excite anger and
resentment toward our nation in friend
ly foreign lands but in a government
employee, whose official position makes
him in some sense the representative of
the people, the mischief of such actions
is greatly increased. A strong and
self-confident nation should be pecu-
liarly careful not only of the rights but
of the susceptibilities of it's neighbors;
and nowadays all of the nations of the
world are neighbors one to the other
Courtesy moderation, and self-restraint
should mark International, no less than
private. Intercourse.
"All the officials of the Government.
civil military, and naval. are expected
so to carry themselves both in act and
in deed as to give no cause of just
offense to the people of any foreign and
friendly power; and with all mankind
we are now in friendship.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
white House, March 10, 1904"
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CHINESE STEAMSHIP co. OUT

Associated Press. Morning Service.
PORTLAND, Ore, May 5-The China
Commercial Company will withdraw
it's line between Portland and Hong
kong.
The China Commercial Company has
apparently given up the fight for a
share of the Oriental freight and coolie
passenger traffic. The company has
been operating for some months but
has had numerous difficulties, one Of
it's steamers being piled up on the reef
at Honolulu, and all of the other steam
ship companies reducing rates to drive
it out of business. It's vessels first
traded with Mexico and San Francisco
from Hong Kong but an agreement was
made later with the other companies
that it should cut out San Francisco as
a port of call, Portland being substitute
ed. During the freight rate war re-
sulting from the new entry into the
carrying trade flour was carried to
China at as low as one dollar ton and
on one occasion the Pacific Mail Com
pany charged but 50 per head for Chi
nese steerage passengers from san
Francisco to Hongkong.
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FRENCH STATESMAN ILL

Associated Press. Morning Service.
PARIS, May 5.-Waldeck- Rousseau
is dangerously i'll.
Former Premier of France, Pierre
Marie Waldeck- Rosseau achieved con-
siderable political success in quelling
the troubles raised by the trial of Cap
tain Dreyfus. He was born in 1916,
the son of a famous politician. He is
one Of the most popular advocates in
Paris and has figured in scores of SEN
sational cases-notaly, the action aris-
ing from the Panama Canal scandal,
when he defended Ferdinand de Les
seps He first practised at Rennes af-
ter the war in 1870 and was elected De-
putty for that place in the same year.
He has been mentioned as a possible
successor to NJ. Loubet as president of
France.
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BYAUTHORITY
sHERIFFs SALE NOTICE.

In the matter of two certain Alias EX-
ecutions, one of which issued out of the
Circuit Court of the First Circuit of the
Territory of Hawaii on the 18th day Of
April, 1904, in the matter of Allen &
Robinson Limited, VS.. Lee Yick ct al,
and the other was issued stEle A.
Dickey, District Magistrate 4 Homo
lulu, Island of Oahu, Territory of Ha-
wall, on the 18th day of April, 1904, in
the matter of Won Gay, Loui Chez,
Chong Tai King, Chez Fook' You and
Lum Bar Tong, doing business as Won
and Loui Company, vs. Lau Wal, Lee
Yick, and others doing business as Sun
Lock Company, 1 have, in said Homo
lulu, on this 18th day of April, A. D.
1904, under and by virtue, first, of the
first hereinabove entitled alias execu-
ton, and secondly, of the second here
inabove entitled alias execution, levied
upon, and shall offer for sale and sell
at public auction, to the highest bid
der, at the Police Station, Kalakaua
Hale, in said Honolulu, at ~ o'clock
noon of Tuesday, the 18th day of May,
A. D. 1904, all the right, title and inter-
est of Lee Yick, Won Lui, Chin Nun
None and Lau Wal, defendants, and of
Lau Wal, Lee Yick and others, doing
business as Sun Lock Company, in and
to the following described leasehold,
unless the sum Of $1642.67, the amount
of the first hereinabove mentioned alias
execution, and the sum of S22O.70, the
amount of the second hereinabove
mentioned alias execution together
with interest, costs and my fees and
expenses are previously paid:
Lease from William Mulch to Geo. H.
Kentwel as of record in the Registry
Office in said Honolulu in Liber 246,
page 81, of all that portion of L. c. A.
sc, in said Honolulu, described as fol-
lows:
Beginning at point on South side of
the South corner of Pauahi Street and
Kekaulike Street extension as shown
on Government Survey registered Map
No. 1884, bears N. GO IS E. true 1O6 it.,
and running by true bearings:
y. Go IS E. 80 #. along Kekaulike
St. extension,
y. 7So So e. 1873 IT, along L. c. A.
12SB. to Kekoa,
S. 15o So f. 7S.5 TT, along same and
end of lane,
S. so OW w. 712 it. along L. c. A. 27O
to Maau,
Due North 6S.4 #. along Grant 1854
to the initial point. Area 4495 50. #.
And also a four-foot Right of Way
running from Pauahi Street, along the
Eva side of L. C. A. go to Maau to the
premises above described.
Term of lease-15 years from Deem
Der list, 1902.
Rental for first ten years, $25 per
month, and for remaining five years,
$27 per month.
The above lease was assigned by
George H. Kentwell to Chin Nun Non,
March 10Th, 1903, as Of record in the
said Registry Office in Liber 246, page
"a, for the purpose of carrying out a
certain agreement dated March 5th,
1893, between shung Lock Co. and Chin
Nun Non.
VIM. Mulch consented to assignment
A. NJ. BROWN,
High Sheriff, Territory of Hawaii.
Honolulu, Oahu.
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ESTABLISHED IN 1858.
& co.
\ BANKERS
BANKING DEPARTMENT.

Ban KING DEPARTMENT.
transact business in all departments
CoilectionN carefully attended to.
Exchange 'ought and sold.
Commercial and Travellers Letters
Of Credit issL, I'd on The Bank Of Cali
fOrnia and m M. ROthschild q Sons,
Correspondents: The Bank Of Cali.
fOrnia, Commercial Banking Co. OF
Sydney, Ltd, LOL\ don.
Drafts and cable transfers on China
and Japan through the Hongkong &
Shanghai Banking Corporation and
Chartered Bank Of India, Australia
and China.
Interest allowed on term deposits at
the following rates pc annum, viz:
Seven days notice, a 2 per cent
Three months, at 8 pen cent.
Six months at 81 per Asnt.
Twelve months, at 4 per cent.
TRUST DEPARTMENT..
Act as Trustees under mortgages.
Manage estates (real and personaO.
Collect rents and dividends.
Valuable Papers, w Nils, Bonds, Etc,
received for safe-keetfng.
ACCOUNTANT DB PARTMENT.
Auditors for Corpoi tions and Pri-
vate Firms.
Books examined andV reported on.
Statements of Affairs llNepared.
Trustees on Bankrupt or Insolvent
Estates.
Office, 924 Bethel Street.
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT..
Deposits received and interest allow
ed at Az per cent per annum, in accord
ance with Rules and Regulations,
copies OF which may be obtained on
| application.
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.
Agents for FIRE, MARINE. LIFE,
ACCIDENT AND EMPLOYERS LA
BILlTY INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Insurance Office. SG4 Bethel Street.
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Honolulu Branch 81 King Street
CORPORATION NOTICES.
ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING.

The adjourned annual meeting of the
Stockholders of Alexander & Baldwin,
Limited, will be held at the Office and
principal place Of business of the Com
pany, Stangenwald Building, Honolulu
on Monday the 9th day of May, 1904
at o'clock a. m, for the purpose of
considering amendments to the by
laws, and such other business as may
come before the meeting.
GEO NJ. ROLPH.
Score tary.
Honolulu May 2. 1904.
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REVISED RUSSIAN CASUALTIES.


Associated Press. Morning Service.
ST. PETERSBURG, May SIT is
officially reported that the Russian
loss at Kinlien-Cheng was 1000 men and
40 officers. Seven hundred wounded
have arrived at Feng- wang Cheng. 1t
is believed that a determined stand
will be made at Feng- wang-C heng for
the purpose of preventing the Japanese
from isolating the Liaotong peninsula.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-05-05
INsTRUcTED FoR HRARsT.

Associated Press. Morning Service.
DESMOINES, Ia. May 5.-The state
Democratic convention instructed for
Hearst
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STREET CAR ENTENTE.

Associated Press Gable to the Star.
SAN FRANCISCO May 5,-Through
the mediation of Mayor Schmitz the
street car trouble has been settled for
a year.
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PILGRIMS PROGRESS.

Associated Press. Morning Service
LONDON May 5.-Pilgrims Progress
has been dramatized and will be pro-
duced next season There will be
nineteen scenes and a cast of 200
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METHODIST CONFERENCE.

Associated Press. Morning Service.
LOS ANGELES, May 5.-The Metho-
dist General Conference has been open
ed here.
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JAPANESE LOAN NEGOTIATION.
Associated Press, Morning Service.
NEW YORK, May 5.-Negotiations
are concluding in London for a Jap
anese loan of $25, 900 900.
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NEW STEAMER LINE COMING.

NEW SIEAMER lime OUMINH'
It is stated by the San Francisco
Examiner that an arrangement has
been effected whereby the Grand
Trunk system of railways has made an
agreement with the Northern Pacific
by which the Trunk line will secure a
terminus at Tacoma. 1t is proposed to
establish a line of tseamars touching at
Honolulu, the Fiji group, New Zealand
and Australian points. The steamers
are to be put on very soon.
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R. R. RITCHIH.

Ne Ne INILCHIH9
General Agent, Pacific Coast.
CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN
RAILWAY.
SIT Market st., palace HoteD. saH
Francisco.
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Want ads in the Star bring quick re-
suits Three lines three times for %
cents.
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JAPAN STILL CELEBRATES.

Associated Press, Morning Service.
TOXIC, May 5.-The popular cele-
bration of the japanese land victory
continues.
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JAPAN BUYS GERMAN STEAMERS.
Associated Press. Morning Service.
BERLIN, Nav 5.-The North German
Lloyds has sold Japan eight fast
steamers.
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Three
TIMES A
DAY no
Chicago
SELLING AGENTS

The Only Double Track Railway be,
tween the Missouri River and Chicago
THREE TRAINS DAILY Via the
Southern Pacific, Union Pacific anc
Chicago and Northwestern Railways,
Overland Limited. Vestibuled. Leaves
San Francisco at 10 a. m. The most
Luxurious Train in the world. Electric
lighted throughout. Buffet smoking
cars with barber and bath, bookloverI
library, dining cars, standard and
Compartment sleping cars and obser.
walton cars. Less than three days to
Chicago without change.
Eastern Express. Vestibuled. Leaves
San Francisco at p. m. Through
Standard and Tourist Sleeping cars to
Chicago. Dining cars. Free reclining
chair cars.
Atlantic Express. Vestibuled. Leaves
San Francisco at 8 a. m. Standard and
Tourist sleepers.
Personally Conducted Excursions
Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
The best of everything.
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PORT ARTHUR SEALED UP.
Asso Giated Press. Morning Service.
LONDON, May 5.-The opinion is
gaining ground here that the Japanese
have finally blocked Port Arthur
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Massage

star Want Is pay at once.
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LIMITED.
Incorporated Under the Laws Of the
Territory Of Hawaii.

PAID-UP CAPiTAL........$s $500, OOO. 90
SURPLUS .................... 200, 900. 90
UNDIVIDED PROFITS... 70,2S3 .95
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High Sheriff, Territory of Hawaii.
Honolulu, Oahu.
The Press., 1904-12-14
Goorel,errien and n Cat.

Not long ago, sdys Golfers Weekly, officials of the department of agricul- ture were much amused by a letter sent the department by an occasional correspondent in Virginia.
 Among other things the writer has tened to advise the secretary of the de pertinent to this effect:
 My wife had a Tame cat that dyd. Being Torture shell and q Crate faverit. we had the same berred in the Gardin, and for the enrichment of the soil had the Carkis deposited under the roots of a Gooseberry Bush. CThe Frute being up to then of the smooth variety.l But the next Seson's F'rute, after the Cat was berred, the Gooseberrys was all Hairy and more Remarkable. the CatapiIers of the Same B.~1 '~sa All If said Hairy de- scription.
The Press., 1904-12-14
,I.er,e. of the Red Sea.

In the waters of tlIe Red sea the ces- sation of the engines on steamer for an hour means extreme physical suffer ing for passengers. For day it would involve absolute torture. The wind which prevails every day is hot. as- phyxiating blast. and it's continuous directions are from north and south toward the center As a result every passing vessel is subjected to two days of almost intolerable heat, followed by two days of comparative comfort. but instances have been known of crowd ed liners being compelled when trav- cling with the wind to turn round and steam back for an hour or so in order to give tie passengers even brief res bite from tie sufferings induced by sEe dull Ge .d nnbearable atmosphere
The Press., 1904-12-14
T$HE Christmas tree goes so far back into the night of time that
 if ic r.rnifo fnnnoSSfhIo fn fell
Copyright. 1904 by American Press Association

THE Christmas tree goes 90 far
 back into the night of time that
 it is quite impossible to tell
 where or by whom it was first introduced. Almost every country has it's legend claiming for it's own the tree which bears such generous fruit In Scandinavia it is said to have sprung from the service tree" which germi- mated from soil soaked by the blood of two unfortunate lovers, claim sub stantiated by the statement that at Christmastide inextinguishable lights gleamed from it's green branches. In a French romance of the thirteenth cen tury a great tree is described whose branches are covered with burning candles and on whose top is the vision of a child with halo round its head, the tree and candles representing man. kind and the child the infant Saviour.
 A beautiful German story credits St. Wfnfred with giving the Christmas tree to the world. The story is illus trative of the gospel supplanting pa ganism. Before a group of converts St. Winfred felled great oak which had been an object of the worship to the Druids. A fine young fir tree im- mediateIy appeared in it's place, on see ing which St. Winfred said: "This lit
The Press., 1904-12-14

mas trees which line the market streets of our big cities just before the holf days one would fancy that scarcely a tree could be left standing of the muR- muring henlocks which constituted Longfeilow's flrest primeval. Every hard timber state in the Union is call ed upon by santa Claus for it's tribute of redolent balSam that he may have plenty of places on which to hang his presents. .
 There is ouly one true Christmas tree the baisan fir. The hemlock proper has branches too dropping and flexible to hold q great weight of Christmas gifts, and the spruce. while otherwise suitable. lacks the spicy odor of the balsam. This is fortunate. for the tree most prized for Christmas purposes is utterly despfsed by the lumbe4men Before the Christmas tree industry be- gan the fir lands Of Maine were actual ly exempted from taxation as worth less. Now they are worth from $1O to $15 an acre.
 The Christmas tree cutters begin work early. usually about the middle Of October. While some Of the men are cutting others follow them and drag the trees to the nearest open space, where they are punched and tied so that they will not come apart in ship ping. At the nearest depot they are loaded on cars. 2.500 trees to the can The men receive $1.50 day and board. It takes seven men working five weeks to get out three carloads.
 The Christmas tree output depends a good deal on the weather With an open fall. when the trees are easy to get at. the. crop will be much larger than when the .now falls early and heavily If the snow melts and then freezes on the branches it makes them
The Press., 1904-12-14

The Greeks also call Christmas the Feast of Lights.
 The Romans in their saturnalia dec orated trees with images of Roman gods as well as with candles and burn ed Yule logs in honor of these gods. The early Christians, however, frown- ed upon all such pagan adjuncts to the Christmas celebration. With therl the Feast of the Nativity was the ext cme of solemnity, and they were as much opposed to Christmas trees and lights, music and laughter, as were the Puri- tans.
 The first authentic account of the Christmas tree is not recorded until the sixteenth century. It appears in a Ger man manuscript, and, as the Germans responded least to Latin influences of all the nations witch fell heir to the Roman empires lands. to them rather than to the Romans must be ascribed the honor of introducing it. It was the marriage of Queen Victoria to a German prince which brought the mod ern Christmas tree to England, and a German immigrant started the custom in America. The first Christmas tree in France was lighted in the Tuileries in 1S4O by the Duchess Helena.
 To view the great heaps of Christ