The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-08-30


but he is not alone in his misery. FOR
there are several others. Mr.. Stani-
ford booked for the Alameda's sailing
August "a.
Mrs. A. r. Orr of visalia and Mrs.
II. Robinson OF Hanford and Fresno
sailed Wednesday on the Mongolia for
their homes. The ladies had been in
the islands three months and were de-
lighted beyond words with all they
had seen and enjoyed. The ladies'
made many friends here who were at
the wharf to see them sail and each
friend brought at least one lei OF
flowers until the originals of Mrs. Orr
and Mrs. Robinson were lost in an av-
alanche OF blossoms and wreaths.
There were farewells and tears and
waving of hats and handkerchiefs, and
''in five minutes the steamer was as
much separated from the shore as II
1t had been at sea thousand years"
I met Miss Kitty Mccarthy yester-
day. She is looking exceedingly well
and happy and asked many questions
of Fresno friends. This climate GER
tainly agrees with her and she evf-
IDENTIFY enjoys living here.
There was a grand scattering OF the
guests who were at the Royal Hawai-
ian Hotel when 1t closed last week.
Mrs. Orr and Mrs. Robinson have
gone home. Mrs. John c. Hays, Jr-,
has engaged apartments for short
time and expects to go to Haleiwa on
the Oahu coast. Colonel French has
went" and F. C. Stamford is trying
to 90 and I am now up on Punchbowl
with Mrs. o. c. Swain. where I shall
remain until September. The chief of
the Thistle Club of Honolulu sends
greetings to brother Scots in Fresno
and word that the sons of Scotland
are all right out here and mot quite
savages," but among the best in Ho-
nolulu.
There are two orders of Eastern
Star here and they have many social
affairs of note. A big 'pof' supper for
fair and probably will be well attend
ed and heartily enjoyed.
Mrs. E. NJ. watson, who before her
marriage was Miss Louise Bradley of
Visalia, is spending a few weeks at
Haleiwa beautiful House) on the
Oahu coast reached by railway from
Honolulu.
Mrs. W. E. Weeden sailed about a
week ago for the mainland on a visit
to relatives in California and prob
ably will meet the McKeevers before
they sail for the islands.
LIFE IN THE ISLANDS.
A well known banker in this city
wished to dispose of a tree that had
grown too large for convenience He
informed his Japanese boy he would
give the tree to any one for fire wood
if he would remove the tree. Imagine
his surprise upon returning home to
see a sign which read For give this
tree
Shoes are as often not worn as
worn-so are stockings. Hats of both
men and women are adorned with
wreaths Of flowers, no matter what
the persons occupation may be.
There are few real Africans here
South Sea Islanders, Porto Ricans,
thousands of Chinese. many thousands
Of japanese and about 5000 white peo-
pie.
There are $4,000 japanese altogether
In the islands. Small numbers Of the
American soldiers are seen occasion
ally and when a transport comes in
the town is full Of United States men
1t is strange motley crowd, blend
ing OF the East and the West. A young
lady came in the public library a few
days ago and asked for the back
numbers OF a well known magazine.
She remarked II have just come from
Siam and missed several numbers Of
a story" People from the ends OF the
earth are here. l saw a great crowd
OF turbaned Turks go out on the Mon
golia to the mainland. One thing one
may be sure-every person one meets
has been born here or came across the
seas-no trains or walking over.
human driftwood," as some one ex-
pressed 1t. This is a strange land.
stranger people but as near heaven as
one may expect to reach this side OF
Eternity.
People came for one look. Just one.
and they never went away"
JOHN SHIRLEY PORTER
Honolulu, July Is. 1907. y