The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-04-24
WILL HELP
SUFFERERS
(From Sundays Advertiser)

.
1t can not be said that Honolulu
loes not realize the predicament of
he people of san Francisco nor can
t be said it will not express It's sym
pathy in a substantial manner. BY
his time money Is unquestionably
pouring into the Golden Gate from all
Farts of the mainland and the next
teamer from Honolulu will carry a
pken from here.
Practically the matter of aid was
ppermost in the thoughts of the citi-
ems yesterday and meetings of fra
ernal and civic bodies were held all
Turing the day and others are sched-
led for today. The idea of the people
b to send such aid as will be needed
Ind to cut out, what James f. Morgan
considers, unnecessary articles. Ac-
Xording to his idea, pie and cake are
ID that category. There is wide
bread feeling that there are people
aere from the islands VINO may be in
smporary distress through loss of
beir exchange or from other reasons.
is not within the history of the
lands when such strenuous efforts
ave been made to get the true facts
bnnecred with the disaster. If there
Re people there from. the islands who
eeded aid it is the desire of their
lends here to furnish 1t and to get
lis information the Merchants AS
|ciation has spent nearly a thousand
pllars in cable tolls.
But the assistance rendered by Ho-
blulu is not alone for those who claim
as their home; the money will be
stributed as far as it will go around,
it the town folks will probably have
st attention-if they need any. Mr.
organ is to go as the bearer of the
mpathy of the people and TO look
ter the Hawaiians. The people who
low him have no doubt of his at
s ntion to the details of the mission.
There rs a lot of feeling in town over
n e possibility of an Increase in the
Ice of foodstuffs due to the shortage
hich will unquestionably follow the
saster. 1t is said that an effort has
EN- made by certain dealers to raise
e price and to form a hui In the
les to be advanced, but the move
ent, as far as can be learned. has
4 been supported to any extent. II
on the tapis that the price of oil
so upward, but at this writing
hing has been done; to quote one
bier. I'VE do not know ourselves"
en- the bare suggestion brings a
lie 10 the officials of the Honolulu
f s Co, for they are OF the opinion
= u any stretching OF price in that
irter will mean an increased demand
gas Nomination. veritication OF
adage that 1t IL a poor make collar
I viii not stand at least one turn
here should be no shortage OF food
e. that II, ordinary wholesome food.
he ranches OF Hawaii can furnish
OF the beef that may be required
"A month or two and the deprecia-
OF the herds would not be per
iible. Vegetables OF certain kinds
be- Obtained from Maui and Ha-
40 that with a breakfast food on
the people will be able 90 drag
be-, The call for lhe provisioning
Biaamers az this port would have
received as Joyous news ~ any
when the ely MAS prepared fpr
iul ~ dsplels a shadowy larder h
h too much,
M ~, Fisher, who talks for q livina
taika ~ the point has struck q
no 10 AID The sufferers anu he viii
~ IN motion neEi saturday M his
sF0oms No ~ ~ The opinion that
i sFs pe0pls hers VIII hTilples "
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