The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-11-09
HONOLULU.
A Maine Boys Voyage to the Hawaiian
Islands.
Portland Sunday Telegram.

Portland Sunday telegram
The following abstract of a letter
from Mr.. Raymond S. Pollister, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Pollister of
Atlantic street, will be of much inter-
est to Portland friends. Mr.. Pollister
was a pupil at the Portland High
school, but for the year previous to his
departure for Honolulu had been at
the New York Military Academy at
Cornwall on the Hudson. He is also
member Of the L. M, one of the boys
clubs connected with the Portland High
school:
Steamship Manchuria, Oct. 1. Fourth
day out, fine trip so far, not very rough,
but two days there were very few in the
dining room. Good service and good
meals, but can't get used to these pig
tails, some of them (no exaggeration)
touching the floor, and all worn down.
The whole crew, with the exception of
the officers, are Chinese, but much
smarter and more intelligent looking
than any l ever saw before. The steer
age passengers are an awful lot though.
All carry knives and look rs though
they would like to eat you up. Four or
five of us went down there, and we just
pushed through, knocking them out of
the way when they did not have sense
enough to get out, and so we had no
trouble. Brute strength counts some
times.
am afraid | did not have a very cor
rect opinion of the japanese. | thought
fhap, a Onnnlo tn ha loo or
There are five on the boat, and more
arrogant crowd | never saw. A pas
senger, who has travelled in Japan a
great deal on business, says they are all
much the same. He would not go there
unless he had to.
We have the Royal Hawaiian Band
on board, also some fine native song
STEERS of both sexes, just back from the
Portland Fair Fine music, which |
enjoy in my steamer chair with choice
Manila cigar-not smoking so much,
cannot enjoy it all the time in hot
climates.
William Jennings Bryan is on board
and is to give us a little talk this even
ing. Bryan is fine looking man, but
not equal to Teddy, not so strenuous.
Four o'clock-time for tea and crack
ers. Dinner at seven, and tea at 10
o'clock. Perhaps that is why | have
put on six and half pounds since
leaving Frisco Never was so hungry
in my life-so often, six meals day
on shipboard.
l must tell you about the Hawaiian
song bird, Madame Name Alapai, the
soprano of the Royal Hawaiian Band,
whose singing OF native songs was the
musical sensation of the fair. She never
had music lesson in her life. All she
knows about vocalism is from her own
observation and the incidental rehears-
ais given her by Conductor Berger. Her
voice is naturally sweet and her talent
distinctively native. She is ambitious
for operate work.
One of my roOmmates is a young fell
low from Maui, H. l., and the other a
Pennsylvania man going into the con-
stabulary in the Philippines as second
lieutenant. At the tables we are among
a lot of ladies from Honolulu.
1t is a great Understanding hard and
fast seven days and nights through the
trackless Pacific. The ship is so heavily
freighted for the Orient we shall not
dock at Honolulu, but go ashore in
small steamers from the outer harbor.
Honolulu, Oct. 4th. Isabel met me
fto uOSh-"C QlC ttu Vic llOIaI Ilo" oil0l!
Hotel for a few days, before going to
Kahuku. The hotel is loaded with
palms and other tropical plants in
readiness for the reception to be given
Bryan at noon, and the band concert
rendered the Homecoming band by
local band tonight.
Glad to get the letters from home
by the way | had "a steamer letters and
kilograms and roses. You be sure it
was fine to be so we'll remembered.
Have been all over the city and this
afternoon in the surf-such surf
never enjoyed myself so much in my
life before. Delighted, surprised at
everything. Isabel has not told half
the truth of the beauties of Honolulu.
Like all the native dishes, and | have
tried a great many.
Will write as soon as settled on the
plantation. Tell all my friends to write
and send lots of reading-don't forget
the Sunday Telegram. r. S. p.
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