The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-04-30
THE DONs ARE
A GOOD PEOPLE

better looking and more contended
lot OF immigrants never landed on
these shores than the two thousand
and odd who came ashore yesterday
morning from the s. s. Heliopolis af-
ter she had tied up at the Channel
wharf. Their voyage had been a good
one and few of the newcomers had
| complaints to make, but they we're de-
| lighted to feel the solid earth once
again beneath their feet and expressed
their JOY IN prayers of thanksgivine
and in songs Of satisfaction.
All day yesterday the newcomers un-
derwent examination at the hands of
the immigration officials, going
through the firing process without
grumbling and being as tractable as
the officials could have wished. BY no
means all of them have as yet been
passed, the work being too much for
one day, but it Is probable that by
tonight all will have answered the rou-
tine questions of the officials and be
formally and legally on Territorial
soil. AS fast as they were passed by
the inspectors yesterday the Spaniards
walked from the Federal enclosure in
to the shed of the Planters Associa-
tion, where they were made comfort
able and where they found interpreters
ready to answer their questions and
advise them as to their immediate fu-
ture.
The immigrants are a healthy, clean
and intelligent lot of people, The men
are small but wiry in appearance ana
the women and girls are comely. The
dress of the latter runs to bright colors
and is not according to the latest ap-
proved style, but the effect of the
bright blues, yellows and reds in a.
group was pleasant. There are very
many children among the latest addi-
tions to the cosmopolitanism of the
Territory and these, with very few ex-
ceptions, are bright, active and merry.
Yesterday afternoon the little ones
romped in the station yard and played
much the same games as the children
of all lands, skipping, tag, ring around
a-rosy, kite flying and a score Of other
active amusements. There are few
sick children among the company as
well as a few sick adults, but the pro-
portion is very small.
Since sighting the shores of Oahu
there have been births, marriages and
deaths among the Heliopolis company.
On board the vessel lies the body of a.
woman, who died yesterday morning,
leaving five little children, the young
est only three weeks old. At the immi-
grafton station another death occurred
yesterday morning, another woman.
The marriage was that of young
girl in the number and one of the youths
who had sailed from Grenada with
her. The girl had been refused admit
tance by the authorities, being alone
and without relatives to assure the Of
ficials that the girl would come to no
harm or be a charge on the commu-
nifty. The couple had become enamor-
ed of each other but had not contem-
plated entering the matrimonial state
50 soon, but when it came to a ques-
ton of marrying or separating, the
choice was soon made. The ceremony
was performed by the padre who had
accompanied the party from Spain and
was witnessed by several Of the I'M
officials.
There was some question about the
license, but it was finally decided that
until the bride had been admitted to
the country she was legally not in the
country and not amenable to the law
regarding marriage licenses, conse-
quently none was needed.
1t is likely that the majority of the
newcomers will be kept at the station
and in the quarters provided for them
by the immigration board for about a.
week, after which those who so choose
will be sent out to the various plan
tations. A great many among the num-
Der are artisans and tradesmen of diff
ferent kinds, but the majority seem
to be agriculturalists and are already
a pleasing interest in get
ting to work. Some of the immigrants
are possessed of considerable money,
much of which has been brought here
in Spanish coin and paper.
The padre who accompanies the par
ty is in appearance the typical Spanish
friar but his history is said to have
been a varied and interesting one. For
many years his occupation was that
of a smuggler on the Mediterranean,
which trade he enlisted in
the Spanish army and served under
Weyler in Cuba, being with the army
which opposed the landing of the
American forces and fought them at
San Juan. Returning to Spain he left
the army and became a son of the
in which capacity he has
come to Hawaii.