The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-01-06
DELEGATES WILL
HEAD FOR HAWAII

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to and into the Pacific, and not only
to attract them to Hawaii, but to pass
them on to other countries whose scenic
attractions are as yet little known
to the great army of travellers.
Travel Clearinghouse.
Hawaii, it is the expectation of Mr..
Wood, will become the Clearinghouse
for Pacific travel, and he believes that
Honolulu is the natural geographical
center for all conferences which have
for their object the effort to turn the
tide of travel from Europe, the north
ern coast of Africa and the western
coast of Asia, bordering upon the Med
iterranean, and from the West Indies,
to the broad Pacific, where he believes
travellers will find vast treasure of
scenic attractions, strange peoples, Won
derful climates, splendid ocean liners,
and amusements which vie with those
offered in the Old World.
At the meeting Mr.. Wood announced
that there was assurance of a good at
tendance of representative He bad
Just received a cablegram from Percy
Hunter, head of the immigration de-
partment of New South Wales, a man
eminent in the affairs of the Australian
commonwealth, announcing that he
would arrive in HOnolu ON the steam
ship Zealandia for the purpose of rep.
resenting' his government at the con-
| ference. Mr.. Hunter is authorized by
| his government to make the trip here
and his presence will go far toward
making the conference a success.
Wide Representation.
Mr.. Wood also stated that Japan
would be represented by Consul-Gen-
eral Uyeno and China by Consul LANG
Kwo Wing. New Zealand ard FIJI are
certain to send representatives, prob.
ably arriving on the same steamer with
Mr.. Hunter. All the chambers of com
merce of the Pacific Cost cities will
have representatives here to officially
represent them. They will come from
Portland, Tacoma, Spokane, Seattle,
San Francisco and Los Angles, while
some of the trarscontinental railway
lines propose to be represented. The
Pacific Mail and Togo Kisen Kaisha
steamship lines will designate officials
| to be on hand.
That there will be enough represent
]
to center its attention on Hawaii and
to ascertain the purpose of such a
conference. is Mr. Wood s opinion.
1t is expected that papers will be
sent to the congress by General Man
ager Schwerin, of the Pacific Mail com
pany, and by l.. Cockroft, general pas
senger agent of the Oceanic Steams hiI
Company, dealing with Pacific trave
! re IN, oil
matters pertaining to steamship trave
across the Pacific.
Center of Information.
This conference will be the means O.
establishing Honolulu as a center TO
information concerning all countrie
bordering upon the Pacific, and a cente
to which all countries may look to nj,
them in shifting the tide of trave
to their shores. 1t is expected tina
the Pan-Pacifc avel Congress will
have world wide influence.
From Manila comes the report tina
the chamber of commerce there ha
placed the matter in the hands %
Harold NJ. Pitt, probably one of tn
best-known men in the Far East, on
, who has been booster for the Philip
pines and has represented pertinen
commercial affairs of the archipelag
, at Washington, as the representa,iv
i of the chamber of commerce.
!, Secretary Wood has been deluge
u with letters from presidents, genera
managers and passenger agents of neal
ly all the railway lines on the main
:, land, as well as from copsuls of tn
United States in Japan, China, Jaw
: Manchuria, Australia, New Zealand, tn
& Strait Settlements, etc, commendin
r the forethought of Secretary Wood
planning for such a congress. Man
: have regretted that they would not
L able to attend personally, aud possibl
n might not be represented, owing to Il
$, shortness of time after notification, bl
:. promised TO be representa- at subs
uuent sessions,