The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-20
FROM
COLONIES
Queer Types Observed
Aboard British
Steamers.

The Colonial steamers abound with
queer and striking types of humanity
and one can always tell by glance at
Fort or King street, without consult
ing further authorities, when an Aus
tralian boat is in port.
The young blood from down under
proclaims his presence by the unique
manner in which he wears his Panama.
AS far down behind as it can be pull
ed and as far up in front as it will go
is the, rule which is almost universally
observed by the Colonial within Homo
lulu's gates. Just who set this fashion
or why has not yet leaked out.
Then there is the highly respectable
elderly man of the deacon type who
sports a top hat whenever he goes
ashore in strange land. His prox-
unity is generally indicated by the en-
thusiastic comments Of a crowd of adj
miring newsboys who, however, it must
(, be conceded. exhibit an altogether alb
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| location of the store whence his shiny
headgear came. The wearer is prob
ably a retired grocer in Kangarooland
and his hat is not unlikely an heirloom
which is aired only on occasions of CIV
| ing in marriage or of death.
Australian and New Zealand fami-
lies passing through en- route to the
mainland, to see for themselves the
wonders of which they have heard so
much about and believe SO little, take
| in the sights of the town en- masse.
| Where one goes the other goes, and
don't they just have time!
There isn't a street they don't wan
der up and down and occasionally a
| trip to Waikiki is INDUCED in, but as a
general thing the city is Rugged pref
| ty closely, for suppose the steamer
was to sail an hour before the an
nounced time, a nice boat they'd be
in, to be sure, or to be correct, they
| wouldn't be in any boat at all.
The public library is a favorite re-
sort of transient Colonials who go there
| to find out what is the latest news
! from the Antipodes that they have just
!
occasion wonderment. Everyone cleans
their own tootsie-wear under the
| Southern Cross.
| Judging from the apparel of the Wis
| iting Colonials, the art of tailoring is
| a lost one in their country. That their
sartorial eye is not altogether dimmed
is evidenced by their gorgeous attire
| on their return home.
There was aboard the S. S. Ventura
which passed through yesterday, as
strange a piece of humanity as one runs
| across in a blue moon.
He attracted attention ten minutes
before the steamer pulled out. He was
a dumpy, middIe-aged Individual and
was clad in an old brown coat trimmed
with black and wore trousers of a
lighter shade. On his head was a
light felt hat minus a band and pulled
down all the way round. He Wore a
huge pair of spectacles and on his face
was a two-weeks growth of beard.
After leaning against the rail and
surveying the crowd on the wharf for
some time, he sat down on the deck,
took his hat off and waving it vigor-
ously, yelled at the top of his voice:
| ''Urray for the 'ome of the free and
land of brave"
No one "'urrayed'' so he tried a
different tack. Still brandishing his
hat he shouted:
Hi calls for three cheers for the
be-oo-tiful band Now hall together,
lip, lip, 'iD 'oorah!
No one responded to his appeal. so
he, lip, Up, lip, 'oorahed by himself with
such vehemence that a ships officer
approached him and told him that he
was disturbing the peace of a friendly
nation and was likely to get himself
into serious trouble unless he desisted
from his unseemly demonstration.
! The queer fellow took off his hat to
the officer, made an obeisance and went