The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-09-19
HILO Will
GIVE HELP
THE BOARD OF TRADE OFFERS
SUBSCRIPTION TO THE PROMO
TION COMMITTEE.


mittee for this week:
Chairman and Members of the Hawaii
Promotion Committee
Geptlrmen:-In Leslies Weekly for
September 5th, Mrs. r. c. Miller. that
progressive magazines special cores
pondent who spent sometime in Ha-
wall with her camera a few weeks
since, has, besides an article on labor
conditions in the islands, a panoramic
view OF Waikiki beach. Mrs. Miller
writes that all of her photographs
turned ont well and that her articles
on the Volcano will appear in the issue
of LeSlle's for September 18th. This
will be followed by number of other
/ interesting sketches, all well illus
! trated, which should prove good adj
vertising for us
The photographs we sent of our rifle
team to the different leading papers
in Ohio were quite generally reproduce
ed
BY every mail we continue to receive
papers and clippings referring to the
visit lof Secretary Straus. Upwards OF
one thousand copies of our local pa
pers giving a full account of that not
able meeting were sent out covering
every State in the Union and practical
~ reaching every city and village.
A letter from Mr. S. Silvertons, agent
of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany at Hong Kong, received by the
last steamer acknowledges receipt of
our folders, states that they are being
carefully distributed and can now be
found in all of the leading hotels of
Hong Kong and that a distribution
has also been made throughout India
and the Straits Settlement.
Honorable VIM. A. Prickitt, Anne
rican cOnsul-general at Auckland, N.
a., writes under date of August 26th,
acknowledging receipt of our pamphlet
which he states it has given him
pleasure to place on file in his Office.
A letter from the Honorable Secre-
tary of the Advancement of Canter-
bury Association" of Christchurch, N
u. states that he has heard much of
the successful work of the Hawaii Pro-
motion, requests copies of our printed
matter and also asks that we favor
him with suggestions as to the best
methods for conducting his bureau.
letter from the Secretary to the
Premier for New South Wales acknowl-
edges receipt of photographs showing
Captain Cooks Monument at Keala-
kekua Bay and its immediate surround
ings. The Secretary states that the
photos will be mounted framed and
exposed for public information in the
Trustees Cottage at Cooks Landing
place at Botany bay.
Mr. w o Aiken of Makawao writes
that the shelter at the top of Halea-
kala is now underway and will be
finished before the stormy weather sets
in. This is going to prove a very
great convenience to travellers.
Mr.. Aiken also states that there is
some talk of having a rest house put
up in Keanae Valley, which with the
shelter on Haleakala completed, the
cistern full of water and a stable for
horses, will make the Haleakala-Kau-
pc Gap trip comparatively easy one
and for those in a hurry it win then
be possible to make this trip in the
time allotted by a round trip of the
steamer Claudine
l would also call your attention to
the following letter from the Hilo
Board of Trade:
"Hilo, Hawaii, Sept. 70, 1907.
II, p. Wood Esq Secretary Hawaii
Promotion Committee, Honolulu.
Dear Sir: l have to advise you that
the people of Hilo and District will
subscribe monthly, until further no
tice Through the Board of Trade. the
sum of sixty $3.50 .OO) Dollars.
Wishing you every success in your
work, l remain,
Yours respectfully,