The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-02-02
TOWN , TALK
By The Man About Town.

1t is the thing now to study japanese.
I don't know whether it is the expec-
tation that the Japanese will seize the
islands or not, and If they do, make
colloquial command of japanese OBJ
viOusly useful, but anyway there are
lot of people who are studying Japa-
nese. Some of them, l understand, are
making commendable progress. Among
those who are or have been studying
the language are United States Attor-
ney Breckons, Charles S. Desky, and
Rev. E. w Thwing Rev Thwing
speaks Chinese huently, and so had the
advantage in studying Japanese of
familiarity with Oriental modes Of
thought He took up the study of
japanese as an aid in his evangelical
work under the Hawaiian Board. He
has reached the stage where he can
preach in Japanese. Charles S. DesSy
took up the study from sheer linguistic
lust. Whenever he and the Japanese
Consul or any other of his Japanese
friends meet, the conversation is al
ways carried on in japanese. How
ever entertaining it may be to his
friends Desky says it is good practice
for him.
Desky and the Rev. Thwing often
meet on the King street cars, and when
they do, neither will allow the other
to speak anything but Japanese. Each
is practicing, and there is a sort of
poetic fairness in this practice that it
is said there is not when either is
practicing on a Japanese.
60,
Der of years in Japan before coming
here, and he speaks Japanese excellent
ly. He too uses that language when
he meets Desky or the Rev. Thwing.
What struck me most forcibly in
reading the orders for the National
Guard encampment to take place near
Wahiawa a little later this month was
the emphasis laid on the admonitions
against depredations of any kind 1t
looks as though such depredations were
expected. Or is it that another
brownsville incident" is looked for?
Is there a fear that some Of the SOL
diers might "shoot-up" a pineapple
patch? Certainly enough stress is laid
on the warning against depredations,
that the Governor would not hesitate
to muster out a whole company with
out honor, if there should be any wild
doins" during the encampment.
There are two forces in Hawaii,
Nature and the Governor. Nature does
not let the grass grow on Lanai and
the Governor does not let grass grow
under his feet. I would like to have
seen the look that passed over the
faces of Judge Gear and his client L
L. McCandless, when they learned this
morning that the Governor had pu
through the Lanai deal. It must have
seemed to them very much like thu
good old days before annexation anC
do you know the presence of Henry E
Cooper as one Of the Intermediates il
effecting the deal might add to tne il
fusion.
The way in which most of the main
land newspapers, who do not have cor
respondents in Honolulu mix up mat
ters concerning Hawaii and tn. resi-
dents of these islands, is fierce. Tn,
other day one Of the Washirs7ton news
papers wrote quite an extended article
about the cause of Delegate Kuhioi
failure to be in Washington to attend
Congress. It was stated that he coulC
not leave the bedside of his sick wife
the Princess Kalanianaole. Well, tina
was the first time that I had eve
heard the Princess was i'll, had al
ways suppose that Kuhio had been tn,
victim Probably Kuhio had his wife'i
proxy and was sick in her place. Blu
whether he had the proxy or not
can state positively that the Prime,
was very i'll Immediately prior to hi
departure for his post of duties a
the Capital, and that his friends ar
greatly concerned over his health.
My friend William Savidge the same
who has his eyes on the clerkship of tn,
Senate, has a long head TOR business
He sees possibilities in even the mos
commonplace things. Now he is plan
ing to make money out of the visit o
; those 70 danes who are 20 be with VI
, next month
The boys in town have been bus!
cream and cake for the ladies and tn,
other day a soliciting committee cam,
along and spotted William. They hell
him up and made him contribute $25.
. But before he pungled, William Sc
cured an option on the right to gran
all of the marriage licenses where tn
fair ladies figure.
10SS
When Turnkey Sam Kal0a, appointe
by Sheriff Iaukea, was Installed il
, office, the day of the turnover, Vete
, ran Turnkey Jack Melanphy, who is re
tanned, undertook to show the new ar
, pointee around. Sam Kaloa was al
rayed in a derby and swallow-tails. A
Jack took him down the corridor, show
ing him the cells and telling him no
many prisoners were in the jug" Kalo
removed his hat and at the door Of eac
! cell paused to bow and say: Goo
q evening gentlemen, happy to meet 70
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