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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-02
THE AGREEMENT
DECLARED OFF
SAILORS NO LONGER HAVE SPE-
CIAL RATE ON THE INTEREST,"
AND STEAMERS.

The Sailors Union of the Pacific
formerly had an arrangement with the
Inter-Island Steam Navigation Com
pany whereby sailors shipped to the
other islands to embark on sailing
vessels, as members of crews, would
be allowed a special rate of less than
half of the regular steamship first
cabin passage pr.ce, enjoying the full
benefits OF saloon passage.
This deal has been abandoned for
the reason that not long ago three big
Russian-Finns ran amuck in the cab
in of the s. S. Mikahala, used improp-
er language in the presence of lady
passengers and insulted the captain,
according to the account of Union
Agent Liddy.
Captain Gregory of the Mlkahala
rose to the occasion quick as a flash
and one of the young giants BIT the
carpet.
Now the -ecent sailormen have to
suffer for the indecency of three
toughs who were enjoying the benefits
of Union membership
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-02
refused or neglected to consider il
making up his final accounts.

refused or neglected to consider in
making up his final accounts.
A cable from Governor Frear, in
Ogden, Utah, was received at the
caSitol this morning by Acting Cover
nor Mott-Smith. 1t conveyed the
Governors greeting for the New Year,
AID stated that he expected to reach
Oakland tomorrow. He will leave on
next Monday or Tuesday on the Mon
sofia for home. arriving here on the
18th
Two hundred members and guests
of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation sat down at the annual New
Years luncheon of the association
yesterday at noon. Among those pre-
sent were Judge Dole, the first presi-
dent of the Honolulu Y. M. c. A., Pro-
fessor Alexander DR.. Emerson, Rev.
DIR. Scudder, Rev. David Crane, T.
Give Davies, DR.. Serene Bishop, and
many other leaders in Y. M. G. A.
work.
]. Alfred Magoon was this morning
denied his motion to resign as admin
istration of the estate of William
Brash, deceased, which he filed on
Tuesday, by Judge De Bolt. The re-
signation was presented after the
Court had ruled that he must collect
$500 awarded as a fire claim for loss
es sustained by the estate before his
application for discharge would be
granted. The matter occupied but a
short time in the Circuit Court this
morning, Magoon arguing for himself,
and r. M. Watson against the motion
in behalf of the heirs. 1t is reported
That Magoon will try to get the matter
taken up in the United States court.
Fine Job Printing. star Office.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-02
"ONE-EYE" GOING;
LIDDY IS HAPPY
HEAD OF THE SAILORS UNION
PLEASED AT DEPARTURE Or
EXPELLED MEMBER.

Sailors Union Agent Liddy is happy
for that one so-called badman, Nelson,
alias One-Eye, alias Telephone, is
about to be shipped out of the coun-
try.
One-Eye was expelled from the
Sailors Union and Liddy has been try
ing to get some captain to take him
away. None would have him at Lid
dy's invitation. Now Nelson has sign
ed aboard the ship Jabez Howes at
Kahului for Port Townsend.
The Star told yesterday how One
Eye turned a barnyard loose on the
schooner Spokane. This same man is
something of clown and a kicker;
he kicks because the knives are not
polished and because they don't use
china in the forecastle. When he's
drunk he weeps more tears with one
eye than a hysterical mother-seal,
with two great arctic orbs, can weep
when the poachers are clubbing her
young.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-02
To START WORK
At SETTLEMENT
ARCHITECT OF THE LEPROSARIUM
LEAVES FOR MOLOKAI NEXT
TUESDAY.

f. w. Pease who is to have charge OF
the new buildings that are to be erect
ed on Molokai by the government for
the use of the lepers, stated this after
noon that he would go up next Tues
day to look over the ground, and hoped
that the actual work would be started
shortly.
Il have already sent up some mules
that are to be used on the work of
clearing the ground and the rest of the
materials will be soon on their way
he said. Il have a number of changes
70 make and will call for more bids
very shortly. The work will be push
ed forward to a rapid conclusion, and
l earnestly hope that before this time
next year the buildings will be all com
pleted and in use"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-02
.IMPORTATIONS
OF LIVE STOCK
THE TERRITORIAL BOARD OF
AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
ADOPTS SOME NEW RULES,

The Territorial Board of Agricul-
ture and Forestry has just issued some
additional rules concerning the i'm
portation of live stock into the Terri
tory. 1t has eliminated the rule MAX
fng Honolulu and Hilo the only ports
of entry for such animals, but pre-
scribes strict conditions to guard
against disease which might be intro
duced.
No horses may be admitted without
certificate to show that they have I'M
dergone the mullen test and are Tree
from CHAMBERS.
Cattle over months of age must
have similar certificate of tuberculin
test having been made on them by ;
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-02
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE WEATHER.
Local Office. U. S. Weather Bureau
Young Building.

Honolulu, T, II. January 2, 1907
Temperatures, 6 a. 10; a. M; 10
m; and morning minimum:
r.; "a; a.; IS; 81.
Barometer reaGlng: absolute humid
ity Cgrains per cubic FOOT; relative
humidity, and dew point at a, M:
3OO5; 544O, 60; 50.
Wind: Velocity anu direction at 6 a
M; a. M; 10 a. m; and noon.
is NE; E.; II NE; Sc.
Rainfall during "a hours ending s a.
m: OF inch.
Total wind movement during "a hours
ended at noon 253 miles.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-02
Chairs, Tables, Meat Safe,
Pictures, Mirrors,
Butcher Scale, Knives, Etc.
JAMES F. MORGAN,
-AUCTIONEER
For Rent.

Cottage with modern improvements,
Emma Square adjoining the residence
of Jas. F. Morgan. Rent, $25 per
month.
JAS. F. MORGAN.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-02
Phone 70
P. o. Box 594,

reputable veterinarian to guard
against tuberculosis.
Sheep scab, hog cholera and swine
plague are similarly guarded against
Violations of the rules subject the
violator to a penalty of $500, on mis-
demeanor charge.
Owners Of all imported stock upon
their arrival here are required to noti-
fly the Territorial veterinarian imme-
diately, and in the meantime consider
them under quarantine, and kept from
direct or indirect contact with other
animals.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-02
Henry WatsrhOuse Trust Co., Ltr
GERMANY AFTER ALL


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Philippines
of them And Germany thought
had the She
has obtained possession of fewer than six positions
Pacific She has full sovereignty the Samoan ISL
the Hebrldes
the Caroline Islands
hold China
matter stations she nearly well equipped the United
Tutui
imprisoned
this constitutes political
that
Pacific within the next quarter 1t recognition
this problem that
Atlantic thereby
the amy the between
almost sympahzed with thought
actively
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competition ascendency
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-02
NEW ASSESSORS.

Two additional assessors are to be
appointed by the Tax office for tenn
porary service in making the assess
ments for realty, personal and income
taxes. These assessments are to be
finished by april the first, and the
books must be ready for collecting by
May list. The poll tax assessment is
made today, and becomes delinquent
after the LIST of March.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-02
James r. NOrgan's

SIOSI< and Bond
ID q ID "a n an q m
Member of Honolulu Stock and Bond
Exchange.
Stock and Bond Orders receive
prompt attention.
Information furnished relative to all
STOCKS AND BONDS.
LOANS NEGOTIATED.
Phone 70. P. o. Box 594.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-02
THESE Hor DAYS

THESE HOT DAYS
And warm nights, with their perspira-
ton and heated blood, bring discom'
fort which quickly gives way to le-
treshing Collness after using
PACHECO'S DANDRUFF KILLER
This preparation not only cools but
also cures prickly heat and stops that
awful itching.
Sold by all druggists and at Pa
checo's Barber Shop.
Telephone 2S2.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-02
Nm. B. STOCKMAN,
Section Director.
NEWS IN : NUTSHELL
Paragraphs That tive Condensed
News OF the Day.

LONDON BETS: December 81,
shilIings, ga pence; last previous
quotation December 80, 9 shillings,
1oR pence.
SUGAR: December 10, 3.95 cents
per pound or $500 per ton; last pre-
vious quotation November &c, 3.66
cents per pound or $500 per ton.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-01-02
COuRT VACATION

James Thompson, clerk of the Su-
Dreme Court, is taking a few days va
cation during the adjournment of the
court, which does not convene again
until next Monday
New-York tribune., 1908-10-19
STANDARD CURRENCY FOR CHINA.

brief dispa tch from Peking the ether day.
which passed with comparatively little notice
IN the mass of other news. was expressive of
one of the most practically useful steps which
have been taken in the progress of that
pire toward enlightened constitutional
status and toward substantial uniformity Of
commercial practice with the rest of the civil
ized world. 1t was to the effect that en i'm
periaI edfct had been issued which made the
Kuping tael the standard coin and monetary
unit of the empire. The dispatch would have
been more generally ntelligible if instead of
Kuping tael it had called the coin the Haikwan
tael, that being the name by which it has al
most universally been known. The historic
interest of the decree is appreciable when we
recall that this Is the first time in the twenty
one centuries Of China's imperial existence that
there has been such an official standard Of cur
rency. As for It's commercial significance and
benefcence. they can be understood in full only
10y those who have had practical experience
with the bewilderng multiplicity of local
monetary standards in that empire.
The original coinage of China. like that of
many other countries, was Of bronze, and each
city and its tributary territory had their own
system. It was all purely token money, for
use in local barter. Upon the establishment
Of the empire in 221 Il. {. T'sin Shi Hvangti
substituted absolute money. chiefly Of silver,
for the token money. and theoretically made
the currency uniform, the unit being the half
tael and the tael consisting Of 1888 grains Of
pure silver afterward reduced, at present,
10 519.S5 grains. In ali these centuries then.
the tael has been the nominal standard though
IL fact it has not always been the popular form
Of currency and has never been uniform in
value throughout the empire Thus when
Spain annexed the Philippines and established
a great commerce in that part OF the world the
Spanish carolus or pillar" dollar became the
chief silver coin Of China, and remained such
until the middle OF tie last century when il
was replaced with the Mexican silver dollar
The value OF the former was subject 10 great
fluctuations from low as four shllings to
a fraction less than eight shillings sterling
and that of the Mexican dollar more
stable.
Even more marked has been the fiuctuaton
of value Of the tael, largely because of the
changes in the value Of silver. In Europe the
ratio of silver 10 gold has varied from 10 TO
IN the Middle Ages to II 10 ! in this century.
while in China. in the seventeenth century, IL
was 5Ia TO J. and al the middle of the last
century il was 53-4 to l. But II late years the
New-York tribune., 1908-10-19

Chinese money market has been Influenced u!
that of Europe and America, and the vaue ol
the Shanghai tael. which was seven shilhhes
sterling ar the end of the TAPPING war, mas IN
recent wears been as low as 2S. 2d. sterling al
present 1t is about T2.I cents American Bu1 ne
sides such changes of value there nave peeh
local differences. due partly TO the dinereht ue
crees of fineness of coinage i'll various cltles
and partly 10 the old custom OF making allow
ances In payment of taxation. Thus in Snahc-
hal 9S taels have always been accepted Tor IVo
in paving imperial taxes. There have thus
been in common use in China nearly score OF
different taels, called by the names OF thc
cities of their origin. The Haikwan or huplnS
tael has lorg been the required standard III
the customs service, and has been the mOs'
valuable. being quoted at S0.1 cents American
The others have ranged from the shanghai tael'
worth y25 cents to the Takow nel, worth
7o9 cents the average of fifteen being do't
cents OF course the value OF the halkWaH
tael hereafter will vary according TO the
changes Of value of silver bullion in the mar
kets of the world bu, it will be an inestimaole
convenience and benefit to commerce ana traFei
to have only the one standard tael and to have
II of exactly uniform value in oil parts or the
empire.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-19
AmUsem ementS.

ACADEMY OF MrsIc-s .ls;nTns Old a0Iaes'Ao
aTEAMRRA-2-s-Naudevil
asT0E-S.lk-The Man from HcrEe-
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TTTOT--s ia Gentleman from Haiss1ss'3N
E1 SEY'S-2-S-NaUdevine
Drfsa s.1o-The Golden Bl1tefh@-
(IRNEGIF HALI-s-Safonoh
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SpT-rPTOs-s: Fluffy Rufhes
NJ s-Myself-Betfins
TTsr-S NI-EEE-The world in wax
TEpTpF-s :so-Jaok straw
CzyrTY-s ls-The Travelling ssLesnlsn'
SepnFN TEFATRE-s1s-The Devst A. >.-s pack
SlPRTCK-s :oo-The Mollusc. prececea OS ~
crENAS THEATRES :iS--Hussf
- s@EFTT--e .I5-The Prisoner of IehSs
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TrE Al n CI-ARE-s. .15-Three 7 wins ,,.,,. ., III.
1aNe-foN'N'o - -
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yzr-reCN--s. .15-Fierre Of the E.alts ....e.-x
ESTcKERBoCHER-si ic-Ehe siI4s %
IIBERTY-s -I5"iionre
IYCFUM-s ,I5-IoHe Watches
TvpIC-s :ls-Nle Mfschief ,,.t,,.s Mems
~ n-eoS SQUARE GARDEN-f-Buslness men :
,rrT y0RE-s. .aoLThe American ld-a
Sax-oy-s sn-The Servant in the house-
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Tsrs sf~ESss-s 2o-Eis Wife,s FANNY
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v-FsT ENp-sI5-A Dolls House
New-York tribune., 1908-10-19
THE NEW SECTFONALTSV.

The forthcoming conference Of New England
Governors-or more properly of New England
states since Others than the Governors will
participate in twill generally and with good
reason be regarded an Outgrowth Of the
great national congress of Governors which was
assembled at Washington 10y the President
earlier in the year. As such It will be com
mendable. and we may hope for its periodical
or occasional repetition. not only in New Eng
land, but in other paris of the country. vel
as also repetitions Of the national gathering
at Washington. The usefulness Of such meet
ings is beyond dispute.
This gathering may. however, also be re
carCed as a new and welcome Development of
8 sort of sectionalsm, or of community of in
terests within group Of states. Sectionalism
hes generally been hateful word in our po-
titical vocabulary. but that has been because
Of a certain perversion Of its meaning of the
thing for which il stands. Sectionalisn which
arrays one group of states against another o.
npaiust the rest OF the nation is indeed detest-
nh,o /, is n sectionalsm Of selfshneSs and of
hatred A sectionalism which would unite a
Homogeneous group of states in cooperation
and common effort for their common bett2rment
md thus for the battcrment of the whol" naticn
OF Which they form q part. is very different
thing from tbe other and is altogether com
mendable
Such spirit IS that which will animate this
conference NJ Boston. and il might well he emit
lntei an over the land. Indeed il is by no means
without precedent We have within recent
years seen other groups Of states similarly get
ing together" for laudable purposes. Southern
stafes hexe Joined in Il Cotton States Exposi
don Western states have held a Transmits
Elssippi Congress. In these and other like gath
erings there has been this same manifestation
OF purely loyal and benevolent sectiohallsm
which recognizes that some parts 81 the coun-
t-- hsve from natural causes interests and
duties which other parts have net ani that
these NAV better oe considered and conserTea
hy tie action Of the states concerned than by
New-York tribune., 1908-10-19
AN UNUSUAL CROP OF HURRICANES

AN UNUSUAL CROP OF HURRICANES.
Typhoons have been reported from Asiatic
waters this year with more than the average
freouency In some seasons only one or two
occur and they come late in September or early
in October Within the last eleven weeks no
fewer than five have appeared in the vicinity of
tho Philippines China and Japan, and there is
10 telling how many others may have developed
the existence Of which has not been suspected.
With the last two which have been observed
Admiral Sperry has had a chance to become
unpleasantly acquainted One, after ravaging
parts of the island Of Samar. swept westward
10 L,iZon and made trouble in Manila Bay on
October 4. The other was encountered north
Of LIzon about October II or 13, and then Wis
tied Annoy and Chang Chow.
The damage wrought by tropical hurricanes
depends mainly on the paths they follow. Some
of them keep away from the coast and travel
hundreds OF miles without overtakng ship.
Others strike great centres OF population, like
the two cities which suffered last Thursday. or
Hong Kong and Canton, which had q similar
experience late in July. From their habit of
living in houseboats, the Chinese are exposed to
exceptional risk at such times Small craft fare
sadly in gales which tear big steamships from
their anchorages or capsize them at sea.
Almost simultaneously with the appearance
Of three Of the Oriental typhoons this wear dis
turbances Of the same character were dscov-
cred in or near the West Indies. Well defined
hurricane was off the coast OF Florida on July
% the very day when Hong Kong and Canton
were attacked, and both storms were then three
or four days old. On August 26 the British
steamship Dunearn was sunk In the neighbor-
hood Of one Of the small islands OF japan by a
well developed typhoon. At the time several of
the Southern States undergoing a deluge
from storm Of obscure origin Just within the
coas: line, and New York City received in few
New-York tribune., 1908-10-19

hours nearly as much rain as It gets in a non'l
Destructive gales nlso prevailed both mere anu
nil the wav down to the Gulf Of Mexico. flnaliS'
u.hile the hurricane which wrecked the May
flower on October | advancing from tue
Robamns to Bermuda. another was making
things lively at Manila, having destroyed se'-
eraI towns on the island OF Samar day or TWO
before. -,
From condolences of this kind conclusions
should not be drawn hastily, but II sumcIent
number OF them should be discovered they mishI
throw light on the causes Of tropical hurricanes
These storms are born In regions where lne
summers heat is most powerfully lavlsnec Oh
the ocean. Thermal influences alone might &C
count for an exceptional abundance OF hurrl-
canes and on unusually early opening OF tne
seasop. but il would be hard to connect them
with the precise day when the destroyers ere
generated If In widely separated quarters OF
the globe two hurricanes should develop almost
simultaneously there would he a hint or some
additional agency. For many years 1t mas oeen
susnected bv amateur meteorologists and by TWO
or three professional students of the weather
and astronomy that an electric impulse attend
ing the formation OF a big sun spot is somehow
related 70 terrestrial disturbances. This year
record. though not completing the chain OF EVIL
dence. certainly furnishes encouragement 10
that doctrine
New-York tribune., 1908-10-19
orr AyNr4L FOOTBALL FICTION.

From now on until Thanksgiving Day the
columns of the daily press will be filed Win
heartrending tales of CORY struggles on the
football field with detailed accounts or no"
the halfback with one ear torn on ana plcRed
up hv an enthusiastic adnlirer as souvenir
STAYED the tide and made it possible for his
eleven 10 win the victory By score or ~ 10 "
Of how the centre rush lost both eyes, but groped
about until he found the coveted pisskn ana
carried it to the goal amid the applause or the
assembled multitude. We may. to be sure, have
an opportunity TO note day later that the des-
perateIv injured player is back on the team
again. apparently eager to lose other superfuous
parts of his anatomy but this is likely to be
overlooked BY the casual reader, who gets the
impression that q clash between two bloou-
thirsty elevens makes a Balkan uprising looh
in comparison like meeting OF peace con-
gress.
II is sad. but true that many otherwise vera
cious press correspondents seem TO lose their
grasp on the fundamental principles of truth in
the excitement incident to a game on the grid
iron. To their excited eyes the tripping of
pIaver means the bursting Of blood vessel or
the loss of one or more arms and legs, perhaps
both or all Under the spell Of the second half
they seem to see the field strewn with eyes ears
and noses and when the story reaches its des-
tination il might first glance be taken for the
description OF the scene following the explosion
Of a dynamite factory. And the reading public
having been for so long q time fed on these
grisly tales. devours them without the custom
arv saline seasoning. and then rises up 10 protest
against the brutality of our great American col
lege sport.
Football is not as its devotees freely admit.
narlor game Only those with plenty OF good
red blood iii their veins. with hard muscles ana
with strong heart action should take i up IN
former Years under the old rules. there was
undoubtedly much unnecessary brutality con
nerted with It, although even then most of the
real fatalities were among those playing on the
minor teams giving a poor imitation OF real
fonthalI rather than among the members OF the
great intercollegiate teams The danger, I'M
questionable is much greater among those who
have not prepared themselves for the physical
strain than among those who have for WeeiS
haan in the hands Of competent coaches. and
who prior TO their acceptance were put through
. rigorous medical examination to determine II
1hey were physically fit for the work. That
.bere will he injuries and serious ones, during
tho nresent season may he confidently expected.
hut II Is safe to assume that the proportion OF
nerp,anpnt injuries to the number of players
will be small II is desirable that the puoliC
shouId not anticipate too many thrills. and those
having friends or relatives on the rival teams
when the momentous struggle comes may safely
confne their attention to the score and leave to
the attending physicians the care of the con-
testants.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-19
RrNyISG FOUL OF FOWLER.

The New York SUM-" in its solicfude ior
the future Of the Republic If the Hon. Charles
Y Fowler shall be reelected TO Congress from
the 9Th New Jersey District likens that gentie-
man. In his place chairman or the CommlCuee
on Banking and Currency, to "a lunatlc IN
locomotive" We should think that our CON
Temporary, like Give. would stand astonlsned
at its own moderation. "A lunatic III locoLno-
tive" Why not an apteryx IN an automoplle'
Il bounder in balloon, a p3ranoiac Ill para
chute. or n supralapsarian in submarine:
Meantime the probability is that those IN
corrigible Jerseymen will 60 right on and re-
elect Mr.. Fowler for another term. They nave
formed the habit of doing so, and they Seem
thoroughly convinced that 1t is a laudaole ana
ftable habit The 9th District reaches ciear
across the state from the waters OF Ne" Aork
Harbor TO the mountains of Pennsylvania. ana
comprises representatives OF all the varleu
interests of New Jersey. urban and rural, manu-
featuring and agricultural. the largest industrial
establishment in the state the finest residence
regions and the most remote and pr1mti7e
mountain hamlets and the notable fact is that
in ali narts of II there Is uniform commence III
Mr.. Fowler leading to n general desire to see
him kept in the place which he has so long ana
SO we'll filed