The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-12-04

ruary TO 9, will be the greatest show
given in the Orient since the Durbar
at Delhi, and in a few years will at
tain such eminence that it will attract
passers- by from every nation of the
earth, just as it is now attracting the
attention and securing the aid of all
the Oriental nations'
Thus spoke Mr.. William T. Noting,
Assistant Postmaster General of the
Philippines, who paid flying visit to
Honolulu yesterday en- route to the
United States to enjoy a well-earned
rest from his arduous work of direct
ing the postal service Of the islands.
For the past few months Mr.. Noting
has been in entire charge of the post
office facilities of the Insular govern
ment, and the postal service in the
Philippines means the telegraph sys-
tenn as well as the mail service. While
Mr.. Noting is ready to talk enthusi-
astically about almost everything con-
neeted with the Philippines, his prin-
cipal topic of conversation and what
might be called vent for his enthu-
siasm is the Philippine Carnival. 1t
appears that the carnival that was held
last year set the islands afre with en-
thusiasm. The affair was organized by
people who had nts previous experience
in events of the kind but were deter
mined to inaugurate an annual show
that would eclipse anything of the
kind ever given.
With its eyes always open to the
main chance, the government seized
upon the project as fine opportunity
to advertise the islands, and lent it
not only its moral support, but mate
rial aid, in such form and of such pro-
portions that placed it unique among
all affairs of the kind in the world.
While the Insular government was al
ways willing to do its utmost for the
cause. it was spurred to further en-
deavor by orders from Washington,
with the result that the whole power
of both the civil and military estab
lishments was directed toward making
it a success, and at the same time per-
hitting it TO preserve the outward SEM
blance of a private corporation. The
result was that the gentlemen who
went into the thing at the start and
incurred Obligations to the extent of
two hundred thousand pesos, found,
after balancing accounts, that they
had not only made enough money to
pay all expenses, but were something
like twelve thousand to the good,
which sum was Immediately placed at
> a - ha nf
the carnival, with instructions to
begin at once an active publicity cam
paign for the 1909 affair.
As Mr. Noting was one of the men
who believed in the carnival from the
first, and who worked like a Trojan for
its success, he is naturally enthusiastic
about the affair, and promises big things
for the next show. And from what can
be learned his enthusiasm is in no way
1t seems that when the bust |
ness men awoke to the possibilities of |
the affair on purely commercial lines, |!
they same forward with immense sums |
for a guarantee fund for next year, so |
that the managers started in this sea- |
son with almost a hundred thousand
dollars cash and unlimited credit both !
with the government and the business |
element of the community. The carnl- |
val is planned for the whole Orient |
rather than for the Philippines alone, |
and is a combination of all the best fea-
lures of the carnivals in the United /
States and Europe with an industrial |
of immense proportions.
China, Japan, India and Australia
have been interested in the affair to
such an extent that there will be repre-
;entation from each of these countries
n the 1909 show. The experience gain
ID last year has been turned to good ac
count. For six months representatives
If the Carnival Association secured Eu-
'ope and the United States for ideas for
buildings, floats, costumes, special fea
ures. etc.
The determination has been reached
o make the carnival something more
han a big social event and industrial
EXPOSITION With the facilities at their
the managers have an excel
ent opportunity to do this. The time
f the year selected for the show is
Just prior to the opening
f the carnival there will be held in
1anila the annual military meet of the +:
20 n m when the chowdpr will he .