The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-03
SETON-KARR
IN HONOLULU
A Distinguished British
Traveller Stopping at
The Hawaiian.

lands most distinguished travellers
and hunters of great game, and stu
dent of archaeology, is at present a Wis
itor in Honolulu a guest at the Ha-
waiian Hotel. He arrived from New
| Zealand on the S. S. Maheno, and will
S. Alameda next Wednesday.
"Who' Who has the following
concerning Seton-Karr:
''Seton- Karr. Henry, D.L. for Rox-
burghshire; J. P; NJ. P. co. st. Helen s
Lancashire, since 1895; born in India,
) Feb, 1853; eldest surviving son of
G. B. Karr, Indian Civil Service,
Resident Commissioner at Baroda dur
ing the Indian Mutinv, and Eleanor,
| daughter of H Osborne, Branches
| Park, Suffolk. Educated at Harrow;
| Corpus Christi College, Oxford on. Az;
I'd class honors in law, 1876. Bar,
1879; has travelled and shot big game
in Western America, British Columbia
and Norway; interested in state coloni-
cation and natural food supplies. Pub
lications THE Call to Arms 1901;
and various sporting articles and re-
views. Recreations: Shooting, golf,
bicycling, salmon fishing, Captain VIM
bledon Golf Club, 1856 Has very
fine collection of American and Nor
wegian sporting trophies. Address:
Kippilaw, St. Boswells, n. B.; %
Sloane Gardens, s. w. Clubs; Carlton,
New, Edinburgh
To Mr.. Seton-Karr belongs the
honor of having rediseovered the fa-
nous Egyptian emerald mines originally
worked for the benefit of Cleopatra.
SetonKarr made his explorations into
the interior OF Egypt for Streeter &
Co.. of London, for the sole purpose of
relocating these famous mines. The
old mines were found and from them
immense quantities of gems have been
taken out. Mr.. SetonKarr states that
in the British Museum at present are
many emeralds of the Cleopatra age, |
but they are imperfectly cut and not I
as fine as the present output. The |
mines are worked by Streeter Co. |
under a concession from the Egyptian |
government.
The traveller has had a long expert |
ence in Egypt and began his career
there as lieutenant of the Highlanders
during the campaign of 1882 when /
Alexandria was bombarded. His regi /
ment followed Arab Pasha in the /
deserts and crushed out the rebellion.
Perhaps one of the most interesting
features of Mr.. SetonKarr s wander
ings over the world is his discovery of
prehistoric relics on the top of noun
tain in Somaliland, Africa. These
were stone implements of the Paleozoic
age. and Judged to be at least quar- +
ter of million years old. number
of these implements he forwarded to
the Bishop Museum, Honolulu, about
three or four years ago. He carried
away a large quantity of the imple
ments and they are now distributed IN
about two hundred museums all over
the world.
81 have not yet been ont to the
Bishop Museum said Mr.. Seton-Karr
Yesterday, "but I shall visit it pres
emily, so 1 have not seen these imple
ments yet. I sent a large collection to
the Stanford University Museum. l
hear that the buildings have been
wrecked, but of course 1 do not know
the fate of that collection.
Tt has been Mr. Seton-Karr IS pleas
IRE to arrange the prehistoric exhibits
in a large number of English museums.
This honor was delegated to him by
reason of his profound knowledge of
such relics.
The traveller has made seventeen
trips to India and like number to
Egypt in search of big game, lions pre-
ferred. In New Zealand he undertook
fishing and made visits among the
Maoris. He states that the famous TIE
falls, one of New Zealand g
famous scenic attractions, are no more.
The cliff over which the water formerly
ell is barren and dry, for the water
suddenly entered a subterranean outlet
ar above the falls and emerged again
some distance below. This occurred
,nlv few months since.
On arrival at San Francisco Mr..
Seton Karr will visit museums on the
Pacific coast and particularly those at
stanford and Berkeley Then in turn
10 will take in all those on the line of
lis route to New YORK, whence ne re-
urns to London.
In India Mr. Seton-Karr has been the
NEST of Maharaiahs, Rajahs and Amirs,
rhile earls and titled men of England
ave been his frequent companions in
he Jungle in the hunt for lions. leop-
rds and wild elephants. The Amir of
arranged several hunts for
i'm. wild bears and deer being the
anne furnished The Duke of Orleans
yas once his hunting companion, as was
he Earl of Mayo.
The traveller is keen for golf and has
cen able to play the game in almost
Serv part of the world. In New
eaIand, however. that game Is not as
opular as in years past, football, rae
10 and kindred sports being more in
ulged in.
Once. while in Alaska. Mr. Seton
,arr's party were almost murdered
rough the agency of their cook, who
Iaca5 arsenic in the tea. The cook
as Cantain Dalton. whose fame rests
. his discovery of Dalton s Pass.