The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-02-17
FIRST PACIFIC
TRAVEL CONGRESS
GATHERING ON MONDAY EXPECT
ED TO MARK BEGINNING
OF GREAT THINGS.

On Monday morning at ten O'Clock
the first Pan-Paeihc Travel Congress
will be convened at the rap Of the
gavel by Chairman Fred J. Bush Of
the Hawaii Promotion Committee. At
that time more than a score Of men,
representing various travel and COM
mercial interests, will be present, In
Guiding Percy Hunter, official repre-.
sentative Of the Australian common
wealth; Mr.. Davis, representing Cey-
lonj Mr.. Bowles, representing the Cana
dian-Pacifc Steamship Company; Mr..
Camm for California; while Consul
General Uyeno of Japan and Consul
Liang Kwo Wing of China, will repre-
sent their respective countries, and
chambers of commerce, merchants as
sociations and other organizations on
the mainland will have representation.
The congress will have a small be-
ginning, but Secretary H. p. Wood OF
the promotion committee, who con-
ceived the idea of such congress, is
emphatic in his belief that this con-
gress win be notable in future develop.
ments of the Pacific, for he believes
that much of the trend Of travel that
may hereafter come into the Pacific,
diverted from other travel channels
will be directly traceable to it. Some
Of the representatives come long dis.
tanee to voice their governments in
the proceedings. Only yesterday morn
ing Mr.. Wood received a wireless from
the Chiy0 Maru from a Mr.. Davis, an
nouncing that he was on his way t.
Honolulu to represent Ceylon at The
congress, This was good news to Mr.
Wood and he hopes that some one viii
be aboard representing the Philippines
Java and other Far East countries.
After converting, the call for the
meeting win be read by Secretary
! Wood and he will also read letters
I received from prominent men in dis
tant countries expressing their appre
citation Of the movement under way
Mr.. Wood will also make a brief state
ment of the reasons why he advocated
the calling of such a congress. The
meeting will then be open for genera
remarks.
Tie proposed constitution and by
laws viii be submitted and, if adopted
| the permanent organization will b,
proceeded with and directors and Off
GERS elected. At this first meeting
] probably all the business can be at
tended to without an adjournment t,
another day.
This meeting will be followed OF
Monday evening and for several night
afterward by illustrated addresses b,
the delegates. On Monday night, Perc!
Hunter, representing Australia, vii
! give lecture on Australia accompanied
by moving pictures Of his great countr,
and many lantern slides. These film
and slides are exceptionally interesting
and Mr.. Hunter is very pleasing
talker. His subject will be: ia Trij
to the South Seas. - On Thursda,
evening there will be a lecture o.
Canada and the Northwest by MI
Bowles. On Friday night "The 1911
Exposition will be dealt with by MI
Camm of California. There will ais
be lecture by Mr.. Davis Of Oeylol
and probably one on Japan, and others
The list so far has not been made VI
fully.
1t is quite likely that in addition t,
representation from the local chambe
of commerce and merchants associa
tion, all of the consuls and consular rep
resentatives in Honolulu will be pres
emit, an invitation being extended ther
by Secretary Wood.