Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-06-25
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HONOLULU VISIT
Dunedin Editor Writes
His Paper Of Stay
In Honolulu

The editor of the Dunedin Star of
New Zealand, who was among the
newspaper men who passed through
this port on their way TO London,
writes his paper as follows regard
ing the stay of the party in this
port.
So far as the Marama's voyage is
concerned, II may be said that after
leaving Brisbane the ship was un-
fortunate to meet with strong head
winds. which produced n lumpy sea,
in which the vessel labored heavily.
Using only three out of her four
boilers, and burning rather inferior
coal taken aboard at brisbane. she
was only able To steam little over
thirteen knots up to Suva, where she
arrived at o'clock on ~the evening
of Monday, April 10. The health
officer OF the port certainly boarded
us promptly, hut though he admitted
The ship to practiquc, he absolutely
refused to alloy her to be berthed.
1 WI 'buNtNu'nNt Nlt llt' w IhN VII ll
the stream till daylight next morn
ing, despite the fact conveyed to him
officially that the ship was sorcly in
reed of supply Of fresh water
But for this untoward circumstance,
largely the outcome of official Gus
edncss, we should have been speed
Ing our way TO Honolulu at mid
| night; instead, our departure was
delayed till noon next day. hut be-
| tween Suya and Honolulu we were
favored with exceptionally fine
weather, and the good Mariana
maintained her reputation as a fast
,tcaming ship, putting up the excel
lent record of 12 1-2 knots for the
succeeding seven days, thus wiping
III the deficit between Brisbane and
Suva, and reaching Honolulu at
noon on Tuesday, April 81. At the
wharf the press delegates were met
by the representatives of the local
newspapers, one of which Is a morning
The others being afternoon publica'
ions, who, after welcoming us, tool
barge of us for the entire day. TAX
ing us for a motor drive through
the principal parts of the city, in
Guiding a visit to the famous Pal
Valley, at the head of which in pre-
historic times Hawaiian king
'gainst whose sovereignty the Homo
lulans revolted, drove the insurgents
before him until the head of the pass
was reached, where 5000 men me-
their fate with Spartan fortitude II
he plant 500 feet below. 1t is on,
of the wierdest spots on earth
lhough we did not see It in all IT.
grandeur, by reason of the mist tina
largely hid the valley below. W.
were also taken to the Aquarium
which alone is worth pilgrimage
We're sumptuously entertained
Among those who assembled to d,
us honor was !. Liddell Kelly, erst
while editor of the New Iealan,
Times. who until lately edited
lwrekly paper in one of the adjacen
Islands, but who Is now out or har
ness and is meditating an early re
turn To New Zealand on voyage Il
England. OF the other gentlemen
who We're our good cicerones an
, hosts | would like to mention MI
Cooper of the Hawaiian Promotion
Committee, who judiciously eXpend
| ad finds generously voted nv TN
|, townspeoplc and the Legislature |
| making known the scenic beauties q
he group; Mr.. Comes of the star
Mr.. Mathoson of the Advertiser, MI
Harrington of the Blu ct n, a
of whom gave us the whole of thei
: time and attention while we remain
cd in the city, and whose courtes!
opcn-handed hospitality and cana
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