The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-01-10

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bring down between thirty and forty
people during February Miss l.. l..
Whitlock of Los Angeles. writes that
she has booked thirty Southern Cali
fornla people bv the Ventura sailing
from san Francisco January 18th, and
the Raymond and Whitcomb Company
are advertising extensively a trip TO
Hawaii by the steamship Alameda
leaving San Francisco March 9th.
our hotels are receiving requests for
special reservations by every mail.
THE best boarding houses about town
have been doing good business right
along and every indication favors a
large tourist travel to Hawaii during
the next three or four months.
Each steamer to the Coast has car
red many hundreds of folders descrip-
tive of Hawaii and that this branch of
the Promotion Committees work is
having its effect is evidenced by the
constantly increasing number of in
quiries.
one of the largest passenger move
ments westward this year will be
brought about by the Christian En-
deavor Convention to be held in Seattle
next July. Not only the members Of
that strong organization but thousands
of others will take advantage Of the
low rates and visit the Pacific Coast
at that time. We have succeeded i'm
Col
Railway Lines to include mention Of
Hawaii in all the matter they are send
ing out in reference to excursion to the
Seattle convention and we are now
trying to get the general secretary Of
the Christian Endeavor Association to
mention the attractions of trip to Ha~
wall in all the advertising matter sent
out from the Boston office
This winter will see more people in
Honolulu from the Northwest than
ever before. We are also getting more
stop overs from New Zealand and Aus
tralia.
The retail business of the city al
ready feels the benefit of the many
thousands of dollars that are being left
here by our visitors. and can safe
~ count upon a steady and permanent
increase in the volume Of tourist traf-
fc as the months go by
Respectfully submitted,
H. P WOOD,
Secretary.
A secret ballot being taken, H. p.
Baldwin and Richard Ivers were unan-
imously elected members of the Cham
bers.
A communication was received bear
ing on The Hague conference. W. R.
Castle, invited to attend the Chamber
meeting, told Of his visit to Mohonk
and how he had learned that The
Hague tribunal had handed down some
two hundred decisions by which all ma
tions involved had abided. He was
thanked by the trustees for his re-
marks. A resolution, prepared by Mr.
Castle and presented by Mr. Spalding,
was adopted, as follows:
Whereas, There will be presented to
the second Hague Conference, to be
held about the month of May, 1907, GER
tain considerations regarding interna-
tional arbitration, with the end in view
of extending the scope of it's powers
and rendering it a tribunal of a per-
manent character, providing a general
arbitration treaty for the acceptance
Of all the powers and suggesting a plan
for the restriction of ornaments of the
nation; and
Whereas, The Lake Mohonk Confer
ence on International Arbitration has
unanimously adopted certain resolu-
tions petitioning the President of the
United States to instruct the delegates
to The Hague Conference from the
United States to urge upon the confer
ence the favorable consideration OF
such three measures; and
Whereas, 1t is desirable that all rep
resentative bodies throughout the Unit
ed States should take action in favor
of the extension of the powers and
scope of action of The Hague Confer
ence, to the end that tho presentation
of such matters by the delegates from
the United States shall be as strong as
possible and shall in fact represent the
enlightened public opinion OF this coun-
try; therefore,
Resolved, That the Honolulu Cham
Der of Commerce hereby heartily en-
dorses the platform and resolutions
unanimously adopted by the Lake Mo
honk Conference on international Ar
bitration at its twelfth annual meet
ing, held May 80, 1906, relative to the
r presentation of the important subject
r of extending the powers and scope Of
t action of The Hague Conference, Sc
that 1t may become a permanent anc
recognized Congress of the Nations
with advisory powers; that it may pre-
pare and submit general arbitration
treaty for the acceptance of all the ma
tons; and that 1t may consider an(
propose a plan for the restriction o
ornaments and if possible for their re
dnctinn hv concurrent international ac