The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-23

American continent. Secret and fra
ternaI and beneficial societies are very
strong here, especially the Odd Eel
lows and Masons. who own their own
handsome temples in the heart Of the
city.
Christmas day our party attended
services at the japanese Congrega-
tional church, the Portuguese Evan
gelical and the Honolulu Roman Ca
tholic cathedral At each the services
were highly appreciated. New Year
day we took a leisurely stroll through
the most thickly settled portion OF the
japanese and Chinese district, inhaoit-
ed exclusively by these nationalities.
thus obtaining a lucid and distinct
idea of the modes OF living Of these
people in their own oriental country.
1t was a day Internationally well spent.
have yet to see a quarrel or fracas
Of any kind among the youths or
adults Of these staid. industrious peo-
pie. while / have not observed one N
ebriate among them, the only drunk
enness l see here is with the white
race.
The Punchbowl MOUND hill. closely
hugging the city. is 500 feet high u
contains a dead volcanic crater with
submerged lava lying around that was
expelled from the burning pit ages ago.
many Of these dormant volcanoes that
performed their functions in centuries
gone by. are distributed throughout the
islands. The only real live actual vol
cano. and the largest known to man
kind. is located at Kilauea, on the
OF
lulu by rail. boat and stage This i'm
mense burning mountain Is constantly
doing something. its crater is three
miles in length and breadth. II ap-
pears cloudy in the daytime, but Is
brilliantly illuminated at night. The I'M
pressive grandeur Of this lake Of per
petual fire is best appreciated at night
and no such weird scene Is AFFORDED IN
the world as that OF its rearing, fiery
hillovvs and its fountain OF fame that
shoots up here and there like geysers.
II is a thing Of terror and dismay'
Vet spectacular in the highest degree
At Waikiki. on the beach FIVE miles
from the city. IS located the aquarium.
where il is said the finest and most
marvellous collection Of the finny tribes
in the world can be seen. The exhibit
is so nagnificently grand language Is
inadequate 10 describe II. one OF the
wondrous environs OF Honolulu that
all strangers desire TO see il the Pali
six miles up the mountain range. You
enter a broad canyon one mile wide,
with a gradual ascent and conserva-
tive narrowing until you reach the
summit. where the open space is only
100 wards wide and the driveway APP
-arertly abruptly ends at the Pail, a
great high cliff with Its precipice al
most perpendicular 600 feet above the
broad fertile valley below and broad
ocean beyond. This picturesque scene
presents a panoramic view seldom seen
anywhere. on this great height the
wind blows a perpetual gale % twenty
10 forty miles per hoEr FOR days az a
stretch.
one hours ride from the city By ran
watts you through vast pineapple fields.
-ipe with the luscious fruit. and lands
YOU al the Eva sugar plantation. Here
we were shown the mechanical process
of manufacturing the sweet staple
from its incipient stage in the cane 20
its finished condition ready for the
table. To show the stupend0us output
OF this universally used product. this
plant alone placed on the market last
year over 81. o05 tons. while the whole
island production amounted 20 the i'm
uense volume OF 5000 tons. This
great industry requires an army 81 90
90 yvorknen 10 operate the various
plants.
Nv article & becoming too long. and.
therefore. I must close uy wishing the
editor q The Bee and its numerous
readers a Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year.
DAVID ANDERSON.
Honolulu. Il. T. Jan :, 1897.