The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-07


a visit, and the beauties of the tropical
piscatorial world are there to be seen in
lrofuslOn. The wonderful colOring of
the fishes and the fantastic designs,
make one marvel at these-to the I'M
traveled-fresh wonders of creation.
There are also at the Aquarium large
concrete ponds in which huge turtles
laZily swim, and vOracious shark casts
an interested eye at the sightseer ven
turing too near the monster s prison.
The Moana Hotel is a magnificent hos
telry. The wide balconies, the great
drawing-room as large as the Choral
Hall in Auckland, the almost sea- irt
dining room with plate-glass from floor
to ceiling on the sides facing the
ocean, the swimming baths so clean and
inviting, the lawns, the shady hooks,
the fountains, all bear testimony to the
desire of the American for comfort
and of his ability to secure it consist
emily with the utmost refinement and
good taste.
AN UP-TO-DATE TOWN.
The town of Honolulu is apparently
PROSPEROUS notwithstanding the pres
ent low price of sugar-its staple prod
uct. The warehouses of the merchants
are of stone, and some are particu-
larry fine specimens of architecture. I
saw one which is a more imposing edi-
fee than the warehouse of any Aus
tralasian firm. Everything about the
place bespeaks the restless energy and
pushfulness of the American, and the
town is supplied with all modern con-
veniences, and is well up-to-date. The
electric trolley cars run everywhere
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achieve a prosperity and Importance
undreamt of even at the time of the
American annexation. The group lies
between IS deg. and % deg north lati-
tude. Hawaii is 1000 miles from the
nearest Continental point. The islands
are really the submits of a vast noun
tain chain whose base rests upon the
floor of the ocean. They were known
to the Spaniards at an early period, but
Captain Cook rediscovered them in
17iS. 1t was on the island of Hawaii,
at Kealakekua Bay, that the great
navigator met his death The present
population of the islands is about $780,
600. The land is of amazing fertility. |
The cocoanut, banana and pineapple |
are grown in great quantities. also the |
papaya, mango, alligator pear, bread !
fruit, guavas custard apple, water !
apple, lichee nuts, Strawberries maize |
taro and other fruits and cereals. The !
attain to a height of 10000 |
feet, and snow is sometimes seen on |
these. The temperature is never ex- |
cessive, except in the sugar cane fields |
The highest summer temperature is |
about SO deg. Fahr.. and in winter the |
thermometer registers as low as 81 |
deg.
SURF RIDERS.
The surf riders afford an attractive |
spectacle. The native skilled in surf
ing takes a long board out to where
the reef breaks the swells into combers,
and, catching the impetus of the roll
err rides on its crest stretched at
length, or even standing erect, upon
his slight support. During our visit
10 Russians, men, women and chill
dren of the religious sect called Mo
okans,' arrived in the S. S. China. to
settle in Hawaii. They seemed to be
4 bright and contented lot of peasants.
They will be located on the island of
Kauai. The Government is allowing
each male adult to take up 40 acres of
fertile land al pounds per acre, pay
able in instalments extending over y
years. The Government is also adj
to each family an allowance
If 20 dollars per month in cash during
the first year Of settlement, repayable
m small instruments after the first
year. Over 700 of these Russians are
still to come.
THE OUTLOOK.
There is a company here called THE
rropic Fruit Company" which is ener-
puShino the fresh and canned ,
ruit industries. Mr.. Byron o. Clark a
most energetic American business man.
8 now being sent as a special commits
'ioner to develop the pineapple trade
n Seattle, Vancouver. and the Cana
liam Northwest. The company has
extensive canning works, and private
growers have also their own works.
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