The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-14
HAWAIIAN FIGHT AGAINST
THE SHIPPING BILL
Continued from Page l.,

who is here in the interests of the Gas
bill, has just moved from the Ebbitt to
the Riggs House, where he has the
company of both Mr.. Mcclellan and
Mr.. E. P. Dole. Mr.. Wilmington is fol-
lowing closely the progress in Congress
with the gas bill. Thus far he is well
satisfied with what has been done.
The House committee on Territories
/ held a meeting of two hours duration,
| beginning at IL a. M, on the electric
| light bill. The action of the subcom-
nlittee as detailed recently, was pre-
scented and most of the time was occu-
| pied in a hearing before the full COM
mittee on that measure. Hon. w. O..
| Smith, Mr.. a. Gartley and Mr.. D. L.
/ Wilmington We're present. Mr. Cart
| ley made very interesting statement
to the committee touching the cost of
producing the electric current at Ho-
| nolulu and elsewhere. He went into
| the cost of coal, labor and other requi-
sites. The committee took no action
on the tilI but will have another hear
| ing tomorrow when Mr. Wilmington
will be heard on the gas bill.
At the recent funeral of Senator Han
ma, chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, a beautiful wreath
from the Central Republican Committee
| of Hawaii was notable among the floral
offerings arranged in the Marble Room
prior to the public ceremonies the floral
Senate chamber adjoining. Hon. w.
o. Smith in person looked after the Sc
lection of the wreath on behalf of the
Hawaiian committee.
MR.. ARMSTRONG; LECTURES.
Mr.. w. N. Armstrong has delivered
several lectures here on Hawaii before
churches and various local associations.
These lectures, which are entirely for
charitable purposes and not for gain
on the part of Mr.. Armstrong, have at
tracted much favorable attention and
are doing deal of good for the Islands
Mr.. Armstrong exhibits some so or 80
views of the Hawaiian Islands, these
views having been prepared by Mr..
Hedemann of Honolulu. Mr.. Arm
strong describes these views in his own
entertaining style and has acquired
such a favorable reputation as a lee
turer t 1T he always has large audien-
ces.
Delegate Kalanianaole was a guest
Saturday evening at a banquet of the
Tantalus Club and became a member
of that organization. 1t is composed
of those Republican members and Dele
gates of the House, whose first term
began in the last or present Congress.
The banquet was held at the Arlington
and proved a very successful affair.
SMITH AND SEwALL TALK.
The Washington Post in recent issues
published the following interviews,
both of which will be of interest in Ho-
nolulu:
There is a rather dull condition in
the Hawaiian Islands at present, owing
to the depression in the price of sugar"
said Hon W. o. Smith. former attor-
ney general of that country, at the
Shoreham. Sugar. of course, is our
chief reliance, and when the planters
are unable to market their crop profit
ably, it creates a stagnation in the Is
lands. Politically there is nothing ex-
citing. The people are divided into
parties resembling those of the States,
but in reality they hardly comprehend
the issues as American voters under
stand them.
The most important local happening
was a recent decision by our Supreme
Court. which held an act providing for
county subdivision and government in
Hawaii to be invalid. This decision |
nullifes all the elections that had been |
held for county officers. and leaves US /
with the old Territorial government !
Many of our best citizens are inclined