The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-10-13

| not ABUNDANT, additional minerals are
given as follows: sal ammoniac. limo
mite. angfte, chrysolite, garnet. labra-
dorite, feldspar, gypsum soda. alum
copperas, glauber-salt and calcfte have
been found
In the animal kingdom the fauna of
| the ISLANDS is said to belong 10 a Poly
neslan sub-region, Australian in char
acteristies with American elements.
| Horned cattle are said to prosper well
l in the north of Hawaii The entire is
land of Niihau is said to be used for
| the raising of merino. sheep. ailegedly
| a prosperous industry, as on one farm
there are 10000 sheep. The wool is
used for the making of the. finest
| worstedss'
| Discussing the expectation of the
| wool the statement is made. THE larg-
est quantity is sent TO the United
states, but owing to the scarcity of in
land streams. it cannot be washed be-
fore shipment, and it is therefore ship
ped in bulk. raw
| 1t is of interest to note also the fol-
| lowing alleged industry:
| What industry promises to develop
beyond ordinary limits?"
The raising of ostriches. The os-
| trich farms already established have
proven to be very successful
CDR Trousseau tried to raise ostriehes
without success.)
What is distinctive in the appear
anee of the Hawaiian dog?v
| The feet of this animal are short and
crooked, the body much elongated, the
ears stiffly erect
of reptiles what species are rep
resented?''
The kecko, lizard and tortoise
] (kecko is the Hawaiian word for
monkey, and therefore is out of place
in list of reptiles. There are no mon
keys here.)
| All of the old regulations governing
| licenses and passports and the restric-
lions upon immigrants are included as
effective at the time of publication,
While the statistics given are 1896, '97
and '9S.
In one place the question is asked:
! For what maritime purpose are the
1 Islands conveniently located?'
| They are a favorite stopping place
for whalers: seventeen whaling vessels
entered the Hawaiian harbors in 1892 y
! Through which ports are are trade
relations carried on?''
@kailua, Hilo, Mahukona, Kawaihae
and Honolulu
What important steamers stop at
Honolulu"
'"san Francisco. Auckland and Sydney
MALL
/ No mention is made of connections
to and from the Orient, forming the
| bulk of trade.
In some geographical notes annexed
| to the regular matter, there is consid-
cradle inaccurate spelling of Hawaiian
words. The names of the islands are
correct, but each is given a subtitle
which is improper. In the spelling,
''ou'' is substituted for wv in almost
every case. The Waianae mountains
are called Kaala and tie Koolau range
is called Konahuanui. The valley Of
| Nuuanu is called Nououanou and there
is described as the most important
| stream in the group. the river "Ka-
naha'' in the island of Oahu.
Under provinces and cities occurs this
| sentence:
THE capital of Hawaii is Hilo, a.
struggling town, half hidden in sugar
cane and vegetation at the mouth of
| the Waikiki on the Bay of Hilo.'
Honolulu is thus described: Homo
| lulu Oahu: The protecting coral reefs
make Honolulu an admiral BILE harbor.
| The streets are broad and dusty, being
! paved with coral and lava stones. The
thoroughfares are lined with mango
| trees, acacias, misnosis and palms.
| There are several churches. including
! one for natives and one for Chinese
| Christians. The city also contains a
royal palace finished in 1882, a beautiful
and large parliament building which
contains the bureaus of the govern
ment, museum and library, lin front
| of which the statue of Kamehameha u,
custom house, bank hospital and several
| large schools, insane asylum, house of
refuge, orphan home, American mis-
sionary seminary, Y. NJ. G. A, Masonic
Temple, Odd Fellows Hall, a German
Club, an English Club and a theater.
Honolulu enjoys many modern facili-
ties including telephone system, cabs,
| fire engines and other municipal con-
yeniences.''
The author shows that his authorities
have been German, French, Spanish
and English volumes, the only really
| modern one being Mary Krouts ''Ha-
wall and a Revolution, while none of
| the standard Poiynesian authorities
are included in the lists, not even Prof
| Alexander's History of Hawaii.
The existence of the handbook was
brought to the attention of the Pro-
| motion Committee by DR.. Judd. The
next mail to the coast viii carry to the
editor of the book rather full analysis,
past and present of the Islands, ac-
companied by all available publications,
reports, etc, in the effort to correct
| the misstatements therein contained.
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