The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-02-04

in bringing settlers from England and
about a hundred week are being land
ed, particularly at Perth. Every in.
ducement WIS offered to settlers to
take up lands and there was plenty of
work for all. He spoke of beautiful
grove of colored eucalyptus trees in a
park, the most beautiful sight he saw
on his travels.
He said that the new capital of the
commonwealth, to be built about a
hundred miles from the city, was a
magnificent site, The city would be
about ten miles square and II was
planned to erect such beautiful build
ings that the city would be known as
the model capital city Of the world.
No one will be permitted to own prop
erty within this ten-mile area, only
leases being made by the government.
The commonwealth also proposes to
establish an information bureau in
New York city.
Mr.. Wood did not like Suva, Fiji.
The humidity made his four-days' stay
there rather disagreeable. The Makura
took on coal at that port, the coal be-
ing brought directly from Japan, This
was owing to the coal strike in Aus
tralia.
Interest in Hawaii.
az found everywhere an increasing
desire of the travelling public to visit
Hawaii. - said Mr.. Wood. "People re.
gard Hawaii as the unique group of
the Pacific. While they find more prim-
tive native life in some other islands,
yet there is no place that appeals so
strongly to their fancy ms the Hawaii
an Islands. No other place has such
climate as Hawaii possesses and
that is our capital or asset OF the
greatest value.
"I find since my return that it is
difficult to obtain apartments. tried
to get accommodations for six people
who dropped of from the Makura, and
had some difficulty to find boarding
house. More are needed.
"Travel to Hawaii is going to in.
crease. Germans are travelling over
the world more than ever and they
were heading this way. We are hav.
ing a good stop-over trade and it is
the kind that spends money.
"I have more hope than ever as to
our future that Hawaii is the real gar
ueH spuU, not Ouly VI tuo L uCluC, uuI
of the world.''
Canadian Ally.
Mr.. McLain stated that w. o. Miller
of the Canadian-P Pacific Railway, who
has been here a month and visited the
volcano, is charmed with the Islands.
He stated that the general manager of
the Canadian-Pacifc system would be
here next month, and if he become as
enthusiastic over the Islands as he
(Miller), then Hawaii would have a
very good friend in Canada.
Los Angeles Report.
Some letters from Mrs. Headlee,
the committees Los Angeles represent
alive, were read. She enclosed large
number Of letters which were express
sions of thanks for lectures she had de-.
! liyered before various organizations in
Los Angeles, on Hawaii. She spoke
very optmistically of the work in Los
Angeles and said number of people
were on the way here. She also en-
closed copy of one of her lectures
| which was perused by committee mem
bers and pronounced fine. Mr.. Wood
said that he considered Mrs. Headlee IS
services of the highest order to promo
tion work. She has recently had placed
in the new Security Trust bank, lot
| of Hawaii literature, having secured
| the consent Of Mr.. Longyear TO do so.
Mr. Wood was Agiven cordial well
come home by the committee members.