The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-08-07

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Having visited every part Of the civi.
lizcd globe and many parts Of II still
IN the gloom Of hcathendom and un.
! known to the follower of the regular
| paths of travel, with the exception Of
some Of the South Sea islands, Frank
Vincent, of New York, is now in Homo
lulu with a view of inding vessel
| bound for the little travelled South Pa.
cifc. For seventeen years, with scarce.
ly break, Mr.. Vincent has been seeing
the world and in that length of time
has covered half million miles on land
and water, never doubling on his tracks
when it was possible toNproceed BY a
new route.
From boyhood he has been a traveller
| and one # his earliest trips was voy-
age around the Horn and across the Pa
cifc TO Honolulu. This was thirty-six
years ago, the ship being the clipper
Golden Fleece, the first officer of which
was Captain Bray, now manager of the
Sailors Home here.
"Honolulu is vastly different city
today to the town / found here ON my
first visit, said Mr.. Vincent on Satur
day, when seen at the Alexander Young
Hotel. "Then this was Hawaiian city
and very few white faces were to be
seen in walking along the one principal
street, now called Nuuanu. Hawaiians
and Chinese were about the only people
you would meet. Now you will see the
faces of very many races, but the Ha-
waiians are sadly missing to me.
~ have been looking around the city |
for some of the old landmarks | used to
know, but the only place which has not
changed is the old coral church on King i
street. | passed there Sunday and
heard the service going on, and it made
me feel homesick for the old Hawaii. |
spent some time here and grew greatly
attached to the place and people. l
Travelled all over the Islands with Ha-
waiian friends. j lived for months with
the natives, learned their language and
their sports and rode their fiery little
horses.
"In those days the streets here We're
gay with pau riders and the sight was
a great one. OF course the town was
small, all the city between the Capitol
ground and Waikiki being simply
plain. When / left Hawaii, l went to
Sydney, taking passage on the first trip
made by the pioneer steamer City of
In spite of the fact that Mr.. Vincent
regrets the passing of the old times, he
finds much to admire in modern Homo
lulu. Especially is he taken with the
Bishop museum, the Polynesian colec-
tion of which he declares equal to that
in the British museum. The Aquarium.
too, is praised, the equal of which is not
found anywhere on the mainland for
brightly hued fish.
written nine books, several of which are
to be found in the Honolulu Library,
and large number of magazine ar
ticles. He is not scientist, although
he has headed three exploring expedi-
tions into the interior of South Amer
lea, and on his latest trips has travelled
solely for pleasure.
At the present time he is bound for |:
the Gilbert Islands, and having learned
that it will be impossible to reach
there from here will leave on the next .
Australian steamer for FIJI, l.
md failing to make connections there
will proceed to Sydney, from which
BORT many trading steamers go to the
Gilbert and Caroline islands. Some
.ime ago, when the Morning Star was
N commission, he applied for permis'
non to travel by her, whicn permission
vas denied. ,