The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-09
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Ga1ena Gid, Tribune.-The ster cop
ticon lecture on the Hawaiian Islands
and Honolulu, the capital and principal
city, which was given at the First
Presbyterian church in this city Friday
evening by Miss Robb and Miss Felt
was attended by a large crowd and
was greatly enjoyed. All the beauties
of the islands now protected by the
stars and stripes, yet SO far away from
the shores of America, were shown.
| The people, in all their strange native
dress and homes were to be seen with
! the great mountains which stud the
rich island on every hand were true to
life. The beautiful harbor of Honolulu,
and the principal harbor on the island
with all the shipping, ships and crafts
from every port on the globe almost,
We're there in all their splendor.
The history of the island and it's po-
litical story was told in an impressive
manner, made more impressive by the
pictures of many of the famous rulers
whose word was law before the insur-
rection came, which resulted in the
queen being dethroned and the Amer
lean flag furled above the stately
palaces.
Those who attended the lecture Fri
day evening were led through the gar
dens of the palms; avenues where the
trees and flowers are on every side
and where the dusky natives dwell.
They were told of the people who in
habit these islands, of how they came
from every quarter of the globe until
Honolulu was known as the meeting
place Of the people of the world. There
are to be found the Chinese, the Japa-
nese, the German, English, Americans
and all the people of the world al /
most. They are living together be-
meath the stars and stripes, contented
and happy and occupying one of the /
most beautiful islands of the whole /
great Pacific. The Chinese have prov
ed themselves to be the best workers
and the people there prefer to employ |
them on the plantations. But the Uni
ted States has put barrier against I
them and this does not please the PEG.
pie of the far away islands.
In her lecture Miss Robb gave an .
excellent description of the trip across
the ocean; of the reception of the ship
in the harbor: of how the physicians
and customs officers came and lined
up in the cabin and made
their inspection to ascertain if all were
in good health.
The buildings, by the description and
the pictures, are very beautiful. The
official buildings are of white stone.
The postoffice building is surrounded
by a lanai, after the fashion of the
old southern homes of America, and on
one side the boxes are so arranged
that mail may be gotten without even
entering the building. There are sew
eral windows where the different ma
tionalities get their mail
The lecturer said that the street car
service in Honolulu is the best she had
ever seen. There are good cars and
tracks and transfers can be made from
one line to another without extra
charge. One of the beauties of the sys-
tenn is that when you take a transfer
to another line from the one on which
You are riding you will always find
your car waiting for you at the juno
ton.
The people of Hawaii, that is, the
natives who are not mixed with the
foreign element, are of a dark brown |
They are not like the African negro.
Their hair is not woolly, but is long
and wayy black. The people are in
telligent and in the schools the chill
dren learn rapidly.
The food of the natives and, in fact.
the entire population of the city of Ho-
nolulu and the islands consists largely
of fish and fruit. Fish are caught In
the sea in large numbers. and the au-
thorlties compel the fishermen to get
fresh fish every half day, so that at no
time is tainted fish sold.
Since the United States has taken
possession of the islands there have
been many changes for the betterment
OF the people and many improvements
nave been made. Everyone on the is
land has work and there are few cases
OF want or suffering. The native huts
or grass and palm and bamboo fbe.
nave given way to better classes OF
dwellings.
me sea furnishes much of the
amusement Of the inhabitants. When
snip is coming into the harbor of
Honolulu the native boys swim out
10 meet it, often coming out to sea
Tor distance Of from a quarter TO