The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-27

there is probably one coming SOON The
other day / was in Nuuanu when a
machine came bounding by going
down the hill at such a rate that 1t
was unrecognizable. There was
rushing noise behind then a cloud of
dust in front and the machine was
gone l don't believe there is a chat
feur in the wide world who can SAFE
ly be trusted to do that kind of run
ming down the Nuuanu valley road.
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1t is not generally known that the
Catholic church property in Tahiti is
held by a Hawaiian corporation. Such
is, however, the fact, and thereby
hangs a tale of longheaded action by
the Tahiti church authorities. 1t was
during the agitation for the Concordat
in France that the scheme was develop
ed. Tahiti is French and was there
fore involved in the result Seeing
that the separation Of church and state
was practically certain and that it
would seriously affect the holdings OF
church property, the Tahiti churchmen
cast about for means of holding their
own. The plan developed was the for
nation of corporation by the church
here, to take over the Tahiti property.
After the separation of church and
state was accomplished and the French
government was proceeding against
various church properties, it found
on tackling Tahiti that all church
property was held by a corporation
composed of American citizens, and
that ended the matter
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There is no nature-faking in the
story that follows: In a sun-lit tank
in the potted-palm garden adjoining
the Royal Annex Cafe are two Chinese
turtles of exceptional breed and
choice company of frogs and terrapin.
The frogs are forever coming and go
ing, coming from Hilo and going into
the frying-pan out of the fire into the
frying-pan as it were. Ditto Terrapin,
as far as hithering and hencing is con-
cerned, for terrapin comes high and
goes we'll in stew or on toast, I'm told.
The story has mainly to do with the
turtles. A few months ago one of the
bigger frogs was dlsentanked to tickle
the epicurate of guest and, during the
process of amputating his neither limbs
for the griddle, it was found that he
had swallowed an egg, a beautiful
round, polished egg. 1t was surmised
that the egg belonged to one Of the
turtles and that good turtle eggs had
been devoured by the greedy frogs.
Thereupon the frogs and turtles were
separated, a partition being placed in
the tank.
Early this morning one turtle laid
nine eggs. When the proprietor APP
preached the tank to give the turtles
their breakfast of watercress and pep
pers he found mama turtle and a big
frog in tussle for one Of the eggs. 1t
seems that the frog had got over the
partition by jumping on the wire roof
ing and tumbling over and he had at
once gone for one of the eggs. The
frog had managed to get the egg half
way down his throat when the ma
ternal turtle went for him, poking
him in the ribs with her snout and
to realize that her attack must not be
too forceful or she might break the egg.
The frog slapped at her with his long
fryers, but she blinked and kept tick
ling him with her cold nose until he
surrendered the egg.
The other turtle, strange at it may
seem, did not interfere in the row. but
contented himself with guarding the
other eight eggs, wagging his head |
and patting each egg in turn as If |
counting them. The eggs were taken |
from the tank, not without the old sea-
hen swapping a protest at the fingers |
of the purloiner. They will be sent to
the aquarium to be Matched for they |
have no chance with the Chinese boys |
who work in the kitchen, to grow in |
the cafes potted-palm garden. Tur-
tie eggs have before been placed in the
sand in this garden to be Matched, but
their development was interferred with |
by the Chinese boys pulling them out
Of the sand every day to see if they had
sprouted. Another thing which inter
feres with successful Matching in the
cafes garden is the heavy blasting in
the adjoining lot For this reason the
eggs will be sent to the aquarium for
incubation.