The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-09-27
STREETS OF HONOLULU
IN THE EARLY FORTIES
By GoRnAN D. GILMAN In Thnm, Annual.
80 a. 80 ..

gather those Who though differing
widely w politics and social
amenities met IN this little upper
room and united In divine Worship. a
story was told which marks the estlm-
alton IN which the British consul, Mr..
charlton. was held, TO the effect that
those Interested In the service want
ed a name for new singing book
which had been gotten together for
the use OF the congregation. Among
other names proposed was the Homo
lulu Lyre," to which objection was
made that we already had a notorious
Honolulu liar. referring to Chnrlton)
and some other name was selected
Not the least interesting part OF the
congregation was the gathering OF the
children. particularly of the members
Of the royal school. consisting Of the
four grandchildren of old Kamehame-
he, OF whom three became kings,
and also the families OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Gullck and MIR and Mrs. Emerson,
names which have become noted in
many lands for their missionary eff
forts. These and other members of
missionary families, dhere were but
very few children of the residents as
distinguished from the mssionaries),
| formed the majority of the Sabbath
School, the only one in town taught in
English.
| There was no other conspicuous
building on this side of the street up
to Fort street; only some few native
houses where fish and poi were sold.
Opposite the Bethel on the mauka side
/ nf he CT xtrB
plastered adobe building standing end
to the street, which was occupied as
tailOrs shop by one c. II. Nichol-
son, a man OF large size but finely
proportioned, dressed Immediately in
the finest of white linen, but to use a
common expression, las black as the
ace of spades" When he and his Ha-
walian wife, who matched him well in
size, took their promenades they at
tracted general attention. The shop
was the favorite rendezvous for the
gossips of the village, who generally
gathered there in the evening, to dis
cuss the events of the day. This
building had the same location which
for so many years has been occupied
by Castle & Cooke.
A little blind alley between high a.
dobe walls led from King street to
Hotel street coming out at Thompson's
famous saloon, a man who although he
kept a saloon told me that for years
he did not know the taste of liquors.
Continuing in the direction of Waikiki,
we come to the large premises of Han
nah Holmes, or Mrs. Jones, as she was
at one time the wife of the American
consul. At this time the house was
the most pretentious in the town, built
or coral, with high basement and broad
steps leading up to wide verandas; in
the early times. a place of cornwall
hospitality. one day a native servant
of Mrs Holmes, who was herself a
Hawaiian, came to the store where l
was clerk and offered a single silver
spoon for sale. The circumstances
We're so unusual that my employer Mr..
l.add, sent me up to her house to see
if she had authorized the sale, or
whether the native had come improp-
erly by it. Going to the house / met
Mrs. Holmes with her son, afterwards
Judge Robert Davis. Not being at
that time familiar with the Hawaiian
language, and supposins that Mrs.
Holmes did not understand English, l
told my story TO her son, who spoke
perfectly correct English. Rather to
my embarrassment he turned to his
mother, and said in as good English
as had used. Mother. you have heard
this young mans story, what about
the spoon?" She replied in English,
evidently understanding the language,
having been three times married to
Americans, 1T is all right, 1 sent the
spoon to he sold as l wanted a little
money!
These premises We're afterwards used
as the Globe Hotel. Part of the
grounds are now occupied by the odd
Fellows building on Fort street. There
was a singular little building at the
corner of Fort and Hotel streets, which
was almost an eXcrescence on the add
joining property and marred the line
of the street. The owner was very
averse to selling, and 1t remained for
years an eyesore TO all passers by.
Passing Fort street and beyond the
corner now occupied by Il. O. Hall &
son, Ltd, there was a long stretch of
property occupied mostly by natives.
AlapaI street had not yet been cut
member was that OF Anton Silva.
Portuguese, an old resident, at the
foot of Richard street, and at the juno
ton of Merchant and King streets.
on the mauka Waikiki corner OF
King street ana Fort We're some nat
i've buildings which afterwards gave
place to a wooden building erected for
s. II. Williams for the disposition of
his large stock OF dry goods, in which
store ] was a clerk Tor some time,
afterwards Mclntyre's bakery, The
next premises were the large property,
Well walled In, OF the high chiefs, Paki
and konla, parents NJ Mrs Pauahi
Bishop There WAS fine large straw
house With wide yerandal ample
grounds, and long ROW uf servants
houses uus of the beautiful orna-
ments uf the place Was hne large
tamnrini Tree. planted the day OF Mrs
bishops birth NeXt adjoining was
the estate 90 piikH who wac ranked
wan thr hulumanus ~ the king They
NrrH mo personal attendants az It's
Majesty. rhy hiUF and wore iht rrFl-
lin nj ihr famuus yellow feather rHI,r
nH o.nar.aHt Uf rair funrluns. hrn,e