The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-24
The Chinese In Hawai-.


A few Chinese traders arrived in
ing the sweet smelling sandalwood of
these islands. From that early trade
the Chinese have always called Ha-
wall 1.-The Mountain of the Fragrant
Sandalwood." Those who remained in
the islands at that early date mingled
in a friendly way with the natives and
TEEN. They were always Industrious
and had great respect for the laws
of the country. The government at
certain times asked for their help and
advice concerning important matters.
In case any Chinese man wished to
marry a Hawaiian he was required to
take the oath of allegiance. The first
man to do so as far as the records tell
was All Sing, who became naturallzed
in 1S45. Nearly 500 Chinese have been
naturalized under the Hawaiian gov
eminent since that date. The ming
ling of the Chinese and Hawaiian has
in almost every case produced very
favorable results. The Chinese have
always been ready to learn from their
Hawaiian teachers, and have been
glad to cooperate in any effort for the
general good of the people.
From the very first, the presence of
the Chinese has added character and
stability to the population of these
islands. The real immigration of the
Chinese laborers to Hawaii began in
the year 1852. Two years previous to
this date. the Royal Hawaiian Agricul-
tural Society was formed. One of it's
objects was to promote the cultivation
of the lands in the islands. They real
lied that the native population was
decreasing and felt the need of more
laborers from abroad. They had great
difficulty in securing any laborers from
other than Oriental countries. So they
turned their efforts toward China.
The bark Thetis reached Honolulu on
January 5. 1852. bringing the first COM
pany of Chinese laborers. The work
of these men in the islands gave great
satisfaction to the society and efforts
were continued to secure more Chinese
laborers.
The Chinese who came in these early
immigrations. We're largely Hakkas.
some of them Christians from Hong
kong. A number of men from the
Heung Shan district, near Macao, were
among the early arrivals and during
the fourteen years following the be-
ginning of this immigration about 1900
Chinese came TO Hawaii. During the
next nine years. from 1856 to 1874, there
were GAL arrivals. The next twelve
years 1875 to 1887 was the real period
of Chinese immigration. During that
time about $4,000 Chinese 1aborers ar
rived in these islands and during the
same period more than ten thousand
Chinese returned to their own country.
Taking the whole period from 1852 to
immigrants to Hawaii, and nearly 10000
departures from Hawaii This shows
that although there was a wide open
door. there was no great flood of Chi
| nese labor. This makes it clear that
| the number who remained in the
| islands was less than half of the total
| number of immigrants.
THE CHINESE FAMILY.
one excellent feature in connection
with the immigration of the Chinese
| to Hawaii was the fact that quite a
| large number of women were permitted
| to come. In the ten year period from
| 1854 to 1898, 2520 consular permits were
| issued to women and children This
| permitting of the Chinese women to
| come to Hawaii has given to quite a
| large extent, the possibility of family
| life. Many tourists and travellers who
visit Hawaii notice difference be-