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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-21
THE OVERDUE LIST.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. IL: The
Overdue List--Norwegian bark Esth-
er, out 249 days from Amsterdam, for
Mocassar, 65 per cent.
British bark Carnedd Llewellyn,
out ia days from Caleta Buena, for
Falmouth, 80 per cent.
British bark Toxteth, out 162 days
from Port Talbot, for TocopiIia, As
per cent.
British ship Aberfoyle, out 167 days
from Antwerp, for Portland, Ore, 10
per cent.
British barq Inverness, out 1853 days
from Wallaroo. for Queenstown, 8 per
cent.
German ship Elisa out 147 days from
San Francisco, for Queenstown, s per
cent.
American ship Edward Sewall, out
127 days from Honolulu, for Delaware
breakwater, 8 per cent.
Norwegian bark Olivia out 12S DAYS
from Kaipara, for Hun, per cent.
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FLEET RECEPTION
IN AUSTRALIA
Belgian Parliament Moving to Annex
the Congo and End the
Question.
HUGHES FOR ANOTHER TERM.
Two Greeks Indicted for Oakland Out
rage-Lusitania Breaks
Record

SYDNEY, Australia, August I'll
Public concerts were given during the
afternoon and evening in honor of the
American fleet. In the afternoon the
men from the battleships landed and
paraded through the principal streets
of the city, being the first armed body
of foreigners to march on Australian
soil since the establishment of the
present government. The program for
tomorrow Includes an official dinner
at the Town Hall and entertainment
of sailors and marines at luncheon.
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Shipping in Port

(Army and Navy.
U. S. S. lroquois Moses, station tug.
U. S. A. transport Dix from Orient
Aug. Is.
(Steamships.)
All. S. S. Arizonan, Topley, Seat
tie, Aug. 10.
All. S. S. Mexican, Nichols, S. F..
Aug. 20.
o. S. S. Alameda, oDwdell, s. F.,
Aug. 21.
CSa1lfng Vessers.1
Br. bk. Hollywood. smith, Junin,
May z.
Br. blk. Carraoale, Smith, Newcastle,
July 20.
Am. SC. Helene, Thompson, Gray's
Harbor, Aug. 10.
Am. Sc Alice Macdonald, Bruson,
Port Townsend, Aug II.
Ger. sp. Alexander Isenberg, Behr-
ing, Hamburg, Aug. IL.
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lon on Oahu and Mookai in the Kona district
ed stations Maui and Kauai and generally district of
Hawaii elsewhere the less.
The changes in inches compared with the preceding
aWa-hohaa Foo5 to o7o Hamakua 81 -I30 TIilo-
o7I to 449, Puma 200 to AGO. Kau -oo3 and Kona
o45 to o49 Mau-Koolau +oo6 +o7o Hamalualoa -o3o
maakuapoko o26 Hama -24I, and Wau and Lahana
-oo8; Oahu-Koolauoa o27 Kooaupoko +o8 +I53 Homo
lulu o5o, Eva +o32 and Waanae ooo; Kaua-Kooau o66
Puma -oo2 to and Kona 1885, Moloka o65 to
4-o67.
The following table shows the weekly average temperature and
rainfall for the principal islands and for the Groun:
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

should be in every household.-John
Adams, Merchant, Gold River, Nova
Scotia. For sale by all Dealers. Ben
son, Smith G. Co., Agents for Hawaii.
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INDICTED FOR DYNAMITING.

OAKLAND, August 21.-Pete Clau-
danes and Felix Paudevaris, the two
Greeks charged with being implicated
in the attempt to destroy Supervisor
Gallagher's house by dynamite and
murder the ex-supervisor, were yester-
day indicted by the grand jury.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-21
FAVOR GOVERNOR HUGHES.

OYSTER BAY, August 21-Presid-
ent Roosevelt, Hitchcock and Sherman
were in conference here yesterday re-
garding the coming contest for the
governorship of New York State. The
result of the conference was favor
able to Governor Hughes, who has an
nounced that he will accept another
nomination.
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day the following vessels were placed
on the overdue list: The British ship
Siam, 150 days from Adelaide for Fal-
mouth, per cent; the German ship
Mariechen, 1O5 days from Callao for
the United Kingdom, s per cent; the
French bark Jean Baptiste, 1O5 days
from Caleto Colossa for Falmouth, 8
per cent.
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The details of the Shooting up of
Boston, which city has heretofore been
regarded as typical of the Mild East,
as distinguished from the Wild West,
indicates that its real position in the
art world is that of the Wild East
Philadelphia Times.
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Entire Group

Entire Group. .............. 75.2 deg 10Y inches.
At the local office of the u S. Weather Bureau Honolulu partly
cloudy and cloudy weather obtained with measurable
amounting to 81 nc above the weekly normal so
during the preceding week The maximum temperature deg
minimum deg and 772 deg deg below the normal
deg lower than last weeks The daily relative humidity rang
ed from o. SO and the weekly
cent Wortheaey winds obtained six days The hourly
velocity 63 miles The daily barometer ranged from 5000
to 3oo3 inches, o2 to o5 inch above the normal.
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Times of the tide are taken from the
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey ta-
bles. The tides at Kahului and Hilo
occur about one hour earlier than at
Honolulu. Honolulu standard time is
10 hours 80 minutes slower than Green
wich time, being that of the meridian
of 157 degrees 80 minutes. The time
whistle blows at 1870 p. m. which is
the same as Greenwich, hours, 0 min
utes. The Sun and Moon are for local
time for the whole group.
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TO ANNEX THE CONGO.

BRUSSELS, August 21.-The Cham
Der of Deputies yesterday adopted a
resolution favoring the annexation Of
the Congo. This step is thought to
have settled the Congo question.
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SAN FRANCISCO, August 12.-The
heavy icepack around Cape Horn
probably is responsible for the placing
of several vessels on the overdue list,
any many Of these overdue vessels,
whose course led them around the
Horn, probably will arrive safely at
their ports of destination. Yesterday
news of the arrival of the American
ship Edward Sewall, 127 days from
Honolulu for the Delaware Breakwa-
ter, which was quoted for reinsurance
at 8 per cent was received. Yester-
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O1tIII145 tII lIdIIIItl'
U. S. A. transports will leave for
San Francisco and Manila, and will
arrive from same ports at irregular
intervals.
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SHOULD BE KEPT IN EVERY
HOUSEHOLD

As q result Of saving my child / re-
gard ChamberIain's Cole, Cholera ana
Diarrhoea Remedy as q medicine whicn
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The Mails

OUTGOING.
For Colonies, Aorangi, Aug. %.
For S. F., Asia, Aug. %.
For Orient, China, Aug. "a.
INCOMING.
From s. f., Lurlrne, Aug. 10.
From Colyonies, Manuka, Aug. 10.
From Victoria, Aorangi, Aug. %.
q. s. A. TRANSPORTS.
Thomas left lion. for Manila, July is,
Logan at San Fran.
Buford at S. F.
Dix in port.
Sherman at S. F.
Warren at Manila.
Crook at Nome.
Sheridan left Hon, for Manila, Aug. 13
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,3 years.
TEMPERATURE.
(I89o-I9o7). IS years.


Mean or normal temperature, 78 deg
The month that of 1000 with average deg
The coolest month that of 1894 with average II
The highest temperature SO deg 10TH nth 18th 1906
the 4th 1897 and the oth 1901.
The lowest temperature 63 deg the 23d 1894
PRECIPITATION.
(Ran 1894 I9o5z). years.
Average for the month, $50 inches.
Average number of days with of inch more a.
The greatest monthly precipitation AZ in 1883
The least monthly precipitation 10 inch in 1894
The greatest of precipitation "a consecutive
hours 81 inches the 18th 1881.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
Average GO cent average 72 per cent C8o3
I9o4)
Average m o8 per cent; average per cent? I9o57)
CLOUDS AND WEATHER.
(I89o-I9o7) IS years
Average number of partly cloudy days 49, cloudy
days.
WIND
Direction 23 years; velocity years.)
The prevailing winds from the Me- (875-o4 Ioo5-7)
The average hourly velocity of the wind 80 miles (Ioo57)
The highest velocity Of the wind 81 miles from the NE,
the 10th, 1907.
Station: Honolulu T. II.
Date of issue July 80 1908
O'Clock from records Of Territorial MetCoroogst
o'clock averages from Weather Bureau records.
WIN, b. STOCKAAN,
Section Director Weather Bureau.
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BOOKED TO DEPART.

Per o. s. S. Alameda, for San Fran
cisco, August 26-Miss A. Murman, Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Waterhouse and child,
Miss Carroll, Mrs. ]. 1. Moses, P. j.
Achilles, Miss H. HeilbroR Mrs. Nc
Lean and daughter Miss S. E. Perry,
Miss D. Rickart, Mrs e. c. Shrews-
bury, ,eNIiss M. e. Bruce, Miss A. Wet
eel, Mrs. III. A. Silva and son, Stan
wood Dodge, Miss Jessie G. Shaw, Mrs.
Dickerson, Miss c. Macdonald, Mrs.
Hutton, Miss ]. G. Maher, Mr. and
Mrs. w. w. Bruner and four children,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Reid, Miss G. Reid,
Miss Nelke, Mrs. J. Coulter. W. A.
Kinney Mr.. Larl1in, Jr., f. w. Ever
ton, Mr.. Hoquet, Cnas, A. Wong j. L.
Renton, G. f. Renton, Jr., c. Hede-
mann, wife and daughter, Mr.. Trea-
nor, H. A. White, e. r. Winant ). II.
Moses, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Allenburg,
Mrs. Gardner Wilder, Miss Grace Tow
er, Mr.. Elan, Mr. and Mrs. p. r. Cas-
per, A. SchnacB, S. WitKowsld, w. II.
Leahy and friend, Kim Tong Ho Mrs.
Tong Phong and three children.
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The LOG-BOOK

SAN FRANCISCO. August 12.-After
a long passage of forty days from
Hongkong due to the fact that two OF
her boilers were leaking, the German
steamer Alesia of the Portland-Asiatic
steamship line came to port yesterday
and docked at the Pacific Mail dock.
The last three days of her passage the
Alesia experienced heavy northwest
winds, but Captain Arnst reports that
the balance of the trip was unevent-
full. The Alesia was twenty-five days
and twenty-five hours from Honolulu
She brings 1000 tons of freight, of
which 576 tons are for San Francisco
and the balance for Portland.
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PASSENGERS.
Arrived.


Per S. S. Alameda, August 21, from
San Francisco-Miss M. Anderson,
Miss L. R. Atkinson, Mrs. Baggs, c. J..
Brock, T. w. Chase, L. w. Chase, Mrs.
I. M. Cox, Master Cox, Charles David,
Mrs. David, e. M. Elan, Miss L. M.
Golding, Mrs. Greene and son. H. S.
Hopkins, Joe Joos, Mrs. King, F. M.
Lewis, Miss S. M. Magee, ]. T. Nc
Crosson, Mrs H. Meacock, Miss Amy
O'Connor Miss M. Payne, Miss M. Po-
well, Miss Eta Sharp, j. e. sinnett,
Mrs. Sinnett, Miss Julia B. Spengler,
R. S. Thurston, Mrs. H. Werner, Miss
Werner, F. W. WHITAKER, c. Whitney
c.. L. Wight, T. L. Winter, Harold
Whitteck.
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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
WEATHER BUREAU.

The following data covering period 80 years. have
piled from McKbbn Bureau records at Honolulu
T. H. They issued to show the conditions that prevailed
during the month quson for the above period years.
not be construed forecast of the weather conditions the COM
ing month
Month for
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eight received at all times Companys wharf 41st Str
Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-02
pIEW BODY OF DIR. DIX.
Many Persons Visit Trinity Church
Plans for the Funeral.

many persons passed through the side doors of
TRINITY church yesterday 70 view the coffin con-
tanning the body OF the Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix
Ihree giant burning candles were in great candle
SUCKS on each side of the coffin. There were lilies
ot-the-Valley, Roman hyacinths orchids and ferns
upon H. and large floral piece was at the foot
Inc vigil was kept by two clergymen who were
relieved at two-hour intervals They read psalms
arc arc specla itanies Two Sisters of st. Mary also
hep' the vigil Above the altar the bass-relief of
the crucihxion was Illuminated on the arrival of
Ihe oooY IN the church Thursday evening to
remain so until after the funeral
II was at first believed tFat Mrs. Dix would not
De able 10 be at the funeral She had recovered
suIhclently yesterday to make it possible for her
TO attend
1here VIII be two celebrations of communion be-
lore the funeral tbs morning, which any one may
attend The first VIII be at Z 80 o'clock and the
next at 3. The celebrants will be the Rev Mr.
Wells, one Of the cUrates. and the Rev. Mr. Stet-
son, the vicar. The funeral procession viii form at
1890 oclock in the vestry room
The vestry will be escorted to the tower where
the eoffin reposes. The clergy will follow, and
while this is in progress the choir will proceed TO
the choir stalls. There Will be about $50 persons
IN the procession in the following order: The
sections, crucifer, curates Wears. the Rev. DR..
William T. Manning, the assistant rector; Bishop
Greer visiting bishops. the vestry, then the coffin
and the family of DR.. DIX. The coffin Will be
placed IN the chance
The services will be conducted by the Rev DR..
Manning and Bishop Greer, assisted by many Man
haitian elergymen The music will be in charge of
Victor 5aier, the organist and choirmaster. It
was known that Dr. Dix wanted only the regular
music incidental to the service, but about two
years ago he told Mr.. Baier that he would like to
have the anthem Like a hart desireJh the
water brooks by Paestrina, sung at his funeral.
and this will be interpolated. The regular choir Of
forty-two voices viii not be increased.
Bishop Greer said yesterday that after the ser
vices he would call meeting of the clergy to ap-
point a committee TO prepare q memorial.
Al special meeting of the board of mana gers of
the Society of the Sons OF the Revolution yester-
day minute the death Of DR.. Dix adopted.
DR.. Dix had been member of this society for
nearly twenty and during the last nine years
filed the office Of cha plain
New-York tribune., 1908-05-02
LESLIE >, FARMER,

Leslie P Farmer, chairman of the Trunk Line As
socaton and a prominent railroad man, died sud
denly at his home No. los East 18th street yester-
day. His death is believed to have resulted from
apoplexy.
Mr.. Farmer was hfty-nine years old. He was
born in Ellington, Conn, and entered the railroad
service at Indianapolis at the age Of fifteen
clerk in the treasurers office of the Bellefontaine
Railroad. In 1871 he to the Missouri Pacific
as assistant general passenger agent and six years
later became general passenger agent of that road.
In 1852 he became New England passenger agent
for the Pennsylvania Railroad and in 1887 was made
general passenger agent of the New York, Lake
Erie & Western. He remained in that position until
1880 when became commissioner Of the passenger
department Of the Trunk Line Association, and
later was made chairman of the association.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-02
GATTIC4S4ZZ4 PLEASED
Has FAVORABLE Impression of 4meri-
can Musical Taste.

CiuIio Gatti-Casazza who arrived here yesterday
70 take charge OF the Metropolitan Opera House
with Andreas DippeI next season already has great
opinion Of America and its attitude toward music
He will begin the work of organizing the new
forces at once. and with the singers already en-
gagged and those yet TO be chosen, expects TO have
company that will not only be able to produce
many novelties. but one which will be immensely
strengthened for the Wagnerian productions. IN
an interview last night he benoaned the dearth of
good operate material in Europe, saying that the
musical world faced a crisis to-dav and that good
dramatic singers could scarcely be found through
the length and breadth of Europe.
He much pleased with what he saw OF the
interior Of the Metropolitan Opera House when he
visited it. The auditorium appears to be ideal"
he said enthusiastically. and the arrangement OF
the boxes is remarkably good. We have no such
structure in Italy. II is indeed a noble house
There is dearth of good dramatic singers all
through Europe" he said. so great is it that It
has created crisis in the musical world. In Italy
there is an absolute scarcity of dramatic singers
Ten years ago, in conjunction with ToscaninI.
took over the management of La Scala. I able
TO get together a good company in a couple Of
months. l engaged such singers as De Lucia, Del
march,. Panagno, Mile D'Arsle, Mile. Pandolfni
and others. II would be impossible for me to do
such thing at the present time
In music I eclectic" he said when
pressed for his preference T have no prejudice in
favor Of the Italian any other particular school
Of music With Toscanini 7 spent much time and
energy with Wagner-so much so, in fact that I
was severely criticised by the AIlanese press But
also put Louise and 'Pelleas ct Mtlisande,
but they did have the success which they had
in this city The reception of such operas by this
country shows that the American public is unpreju-
diced and open in its views"
He said that the opera house would not be con-
Quoted financial speculation. He has not yet
engaged a stage manager. but hopes TO do
The whole chorus is 10 be reorganized. that work
to begin as soon as possible. Application TO change
the name of The Conried Opera Company 10 the
Metropolitan Opera Company was made yesterday
in court
Gatti-Casazza-he prefers 10 be called plain Gatti
was met at Quarantine by Andreas Dppe his
colleague: Ralph Edmunds and Campanar, who
went down TO meet the Lusitania.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-02
PLAZA WITHOUT LICENSE HOURS.
More Applicants Than Excise Office Could
HandIe-Total Issue About $500.

Employees OF the State Excise Commission Ia
bored all Thursday night but the work got ahead
of them so fast that daylight found more than
three hundred men at the Offices Of the commission
in the Metropolitan Life Building waiting for their
LIQUOR tax certificates. That those who were laue
might noS lose trade Mr.. Mckee. the special dep
nv commissioner. ordered the clerks 70 issue
ceipts good for days, until the regular tax GER
rihcates could be made out.
Among those who failed 10 get their eertihcares
were the proprietors OF Shanleys and the SAVOY.
The Plaza bar was closed for three hours yester-
day morning until a certificate was received
About sixty-hve hundred licenses Will be issued
this year Last year 64s5 were issued Thirty
five certificates were refused this year and the 20
lice have been ordered 10 that none OF these
places is kept open.
Many liquor dealers OF Brooklyn we're pleased by
the letter, sent by Harry ". Michel. special com
missioner of excise for that borough. 10 the Police
Department. asking that inspection OF the saloons
be waived until the excise department could catch
up with the work Of issuing licenses.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-02
PRESIDENT TO WOMEN
Expresses HIS Interest IN Those Who
Work for Liling.

Washington. May president Roosevelt expressed
his views regarding working wonen's clubs to-day
in addressing six hundred New England women
who make their own living and in Washington
sightseeing The visitors are members Of the Ma
{ tional League OF Women Workers. Both the Pres-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt gave cordial greeting
to the workers. and shook hands with them. The
President addressed them follows:
ofItb + is & very ssa pleasure & to sTsst yoq t9day
the White House all Of them I am very glad 70 see
none that come here which could De more pleased
TO see than this l would not be ht 10 hold the
American. if did not take peculiar interest in
exactly the kind Of club which Is represented here
I IIhk it is highly typical Of our people that we
for social and intellectual oetterment. and inter-
am even more interested when they are managed
by and controlled IN the interest OF women, and
were asked to point out what, in my Judgment;
was the Fundamental difference between tne CnICse @
advanced 1 should say that the fundamental DIFF
taken here toward women the greater chance that that
The woman M has for combining win hie u uu'S
OF course in any movement for betterneat there
abouf aF fwaza SUBS T f eaOs 9Gi
mems clubs. and thoroughiy though oe1eys N
the means for the end wh9se fe fd is cb ed q BENG
an i,,c} 20 - his Iise suppose there occa-
sonai Instances of this kind IN the wonnsns CUBS
In anv movement IL is always a little diffcut 70
combine the two principles OF doing your w0Tk ogaz
we'll of having good a IllilS d. - NOA--
patible with doing your work -
There are always certain number OF people ~
never trv TO be anything but drudges ana a go 60
tain number Of others who make having VS sQuJI
time the be-all and end-an OF NE a9 a1-,S, I,-N =
these working womens clubs strike tne haegS tey
medium a. well as any organizations thsO Alys
I baIisva in them with all my heart; l am gao
10 see YOU as representatives or Jnenl neIe 80
and I wish you all possible good fortune ana SUI
in the future
The young women arrived here late yesteiosS'
and last night visited the Library of Congress To-
dav they saw the Capitol and took an autoiioo.l0
/ ride Tomorrow they will visit the departments
/ take a trip UP the monument and 90 10 MOUNT
Vernon They viii remain here over ouDoaS -
There will be tings at which the NlsitoFs VII.
/ he addressed by Oscar s. Straus. secretary CT
/ Commerce and Labor; WI Ting-fang the Chihese
/ Minister and others. Mr. WI has promised 10 'Vl
the girls "the Chinese view OF the American
/ u-o,,ar In the ranks of the league are women
engaged IN all lines Of endeavor- There are sales
| women factory workers. stenographerS' type-
writers teachers and dressmakers- Membership
&c Iir,ited 10 women who are actually earning their
| own living.
New-York tribune., 1908-05-02
STEAMER LINE TO HUDsoNs BAY.
Canadas Plan to Connect Wheat Fields with
European Markets

Ottawa, May 1.-The Canadian government intends
TO open steamship connection for Western Canada
with Europe by way OF Hudsoa's Bay. The plan has
been considered for many years. The government
will build about ive hundred miles OF railway be-
tween existing lines and Fort Churchill, the only
seaport on the western side Of Hudson's Bay. The
government will also equip Fort Churchill for
shipping business. put buoys and lights in the
bay and straits, and encourage The lines 10 make
use OF the route The cost OF the scheme is esti-
mated at SS0OOOOOo. There is navigation to Fort
Churchill for three and half four months after
July ! each year The distance from Fort
Churchill 10 Europe is less than from Montreal
or New York. There has been a great demand
from the Canadian wheat growers and cattle rails
ers OF the Canadian west for the opening Of the
line as they wish save freight 10 the seaboard.
The government Will handle all the Jrafhc offered
by the private railroads.