The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-19

E PARTICULARLY fresh fruits, between tas
territory and the mainland
/ asioefaole progress has been made
these directions during the last wear.
Ai""eF OF steamers have been added
cue 1Fahspaeitic traffic and the traffic
tween the Territory and the main
- N'th increased accommodations
.Ir iFelghf and to some extent for per
! 'Nna"Ie goods The passenger accom-.
,''"'t" mons however, are still excessive
= inadequate. Tourist and other nas-
Sehger traffic both to Hawaii and asroxs
ne Faclhe. with stopovers Mt Hawaii.
II rapidly increasing, but owing 10 the
eoaStwlse navigation laws people fire.
Yuehtiy can not obtain passage from
hawau to the mainland when thew de-
sire TO, because the eastbound Ameri.
can franSpaeite vessels are full or near.
~ so when they arrive at Honolulu
ana traNei on foreign vessels is for
hidden. There is urgent need of relief
through action of congress.
The position of Hawaii is of rap;dlv
growing Importance in the commercial
development of the Pacific. The ports
OF the Territory are used more and more
as points of call for through steamers
ana naval vessels, and the commerce of
the Islands themselves is increasing
rapidly.
Population and immigration.
1t is nine years since the last census
was taken, and the conditions are such
rs to make ii difficult to estimate the
present population. The next census
Will be made during the present fiscal
year, as viii also the investigation of
labor conditions in Hawaii required by
the Organic Act to be made by tho
commissioner of labor. Such an inves-
tigation was required at first annually,
but the act was subsequently amended
so as to require it once in five years,
alternate ones occurring at the taking
of the census.
rough estimate places the popula-
zion at the present time at about 1885,
COO, divided somewhat as follows: ORR
entails, $4,000, namely, japanese $4,000.
Chinese $4,000, Koreans 5000; Latins,
$4,000, namely, Portuguese $4,000.
Spanish 1000, Porto Ricans 1000; Poly
nesians, practically all Hawaiians and
part Hawaiians, $4,000; Teutons, prae.
tically all of American, British. Ger
man and Norwegian descent, $4,000;
others, 1000.
Japanese.
The departures Of japanese during
the last year have far exceeded the ar
rivals, which are now confined mostly
to returning Japanese or relatives OF
japanese already in the Territory.
Previously, since the close of the ia
pan Russia war, the arrivals exceeded
the departures. During the war the
departures nearly doubled the arrivals,
and for several years before that there
was little difference. Among the Jap
anese arrivals during the last few
years there has been large increase
in the percentage of females, they hav-
ing constituted more than so per cent.
the last year, as compared with about
IS per cent. the previous year and IL
per cent. the year before that. The
result has been large increase in
Japanese births, more than half the re-
ported births being Of that race. Japa.
nese pupils have increased in number
from 1889 in 1900 to GALS in 1909. Tho
decrease in the Chinese population due
TO departures and nonarrivals is large
ly offset by births, and also by arrivals
of Chinese children for the purpose of
attending school. Many Chinese boys
have come recently for that purpose.
The Portuguese are increasing rapidly:
the pupils of that nationality number
1896. Pure Hawaiians are slowly de-
ereasing and part Hawaiians increas-
ing; the combined pupils of these two
classes number 82S9
Citizens.
The Hawaiians, most of the Teutons
and large majority Of the Portu-
gnese are citizens. Many Chinese and
Japanese are also, chiefly by birth. Be-
fore the termination of the monarchy.
73l Chinese and one japanese were nat
most of whom have probably
died or left the Islands. How MANY
are citizens by birth is unknown, or
now large factor they will make as
foters in the future. Many Japanese
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