Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-01-07
TRAVELLER WRITES
FROM SOUTH Land
Lancaster. October 2s. 1909.

Editor Evening Bulletin
Tasmania enjoys the distinction OF be-
ing singularly unique. In that re-
spect II resembles Hawaii. IL resem'
bles Hawaii In having fine climate.
beautifully clear and healthy atmos-
phere. Furthermore, Tasmania is an
ideal island for Lowthian Green's fam.
GUS theory in crystalography. The ed
ucated reader Is nodoubt acquainted
with this gifted Honolulu mans ideas
about the earth's crust. That, at the
moment Of the earth appearing above
sea-level 1t dispenses with spheroidity
and assumes the figure Of triangular
pyramid (tetrahedron). Hence the
fact that all land allowed Elasticity is
triangular. as for instance South Amer
lea, Africa, India, the big island Of
Hawaii, and Tasmania. And my idea
is, that Lowthian Green In that respect
Is very good and sound authority.
"Prestiges of the Molten Globe" is
the product OF wOrld-genius. The
crust of the earth follows the same
phenomenal way of capitalization as
the sapphire. Why is a mystery. Tas-
mania is distinguished otherwise,
While the islands Of Hawaii are of
the most recent geological makeup,
Tasmania and her giant neighbor Aus
tralia, are Of an exceptionally old crus,
tation. In fact biologists suspect Il
having priority over all other land,
vis-a.vis age. The spring In the south.
ern hemisphere commences with vel.
low flowers. 30 much as to say that
funeral is at hand. The foliage is the
sombre olive evergreen. and nothing
else. The idea Is therefore very sug-
gestive that Australia Tasmania as n
continent is sinking, disappearing. dy.
Ing. Once upon time Australia was
the worlds largest continental shelf.
II was connected above water with
New Guinea, Borneo. the Philippines
and Siam. At that time the country
was dimly known as Java Majoris. But
unregistered earthquakes and new de.
Elections of the ocean currents changed
the confguratiOn. Hence the remark.
able fact that Australia today is an is.
land. Changes of the earth's climate.
such as the glacial PERIODS for In
stance. and changes In the rise and
submergence OF land, are due (accord.
Ing to CrolD to the secular variations
In the eccentricity Of the earth's orbit.
All terrestrial revolutions, all the heat
as well as all the frost, are due to
cosmical causes. But the upheaval OF
| the molten substratum, after that re-
markable process. has taken place. Is
| due to photographic force (Green)
The crust assumes triangular appear
ancc, whether coming or going. Ana
that was Mr.. Green's great Idea and
discovery. Tasmania Is also noted
and very much SO, for It's penal settle.
ment. In bygone days, England sent
It's homeless and hopeless population
to Australia and Tasmania as convicts!
This happened at time when the
world Witnessed very strange father
hood. We, In our age, who have drop
ped behind us this queer kind of Faith.
erhood. and accepted In its stead
Brotherhood as solution for the
homeless in the world, look upon the
Colonial Policy Of England as a thing
wonderful to behold. Between 1888
and 1850 over 100 900 convicts we're
dumped upon the shores of Australia.
In 1874 Hobart, the capital OF Tas-
mania, had 10 900 convicts! When I
heard the story, how hundreds upon
hundreds OF "convists." some young