The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-06-20
CLUB
RECEIVE GOOD WORD
BxoRLLBNT WORK ACCOMPLISH.
ED BY PERCY HUNTER ON
THE MAINLAND.
(From saturday's Advortlsor.)

AT meeting Of the Hands.Around.
thoPacihc Club, at tho Public Service
rooms yesterday afternoon, matters
were takon mp Of international import.
anCo, word Of which win be forwarded
to Percy Hunter In London, that no
may represent tho club thor5 nc the
international conventions az the time
of the coronation.
Word was received from Hunter ON
tho mainland stating that no Is carry
ing the banner Of the ndaAround
across the continent.
At the Lunch given 90 Hunter by tho
club, at the timo Of his last visit, the
Australian was placed by the club In
tho hands of Victor NJ. Smith, of tho
Spaknno chamber Of commerce. Tho
following letter from Mr., Smith was
brought before the meeting.
Letter From Spokane,
"Gontlomen,--I want to thank you
very sincerely for tho many courtoulcs
extended while In your city and es'
pccally the opportunity Of meeting Mr..
Percy Hunter of Australia. have do
cided, ~ II were, TO take charge Of
Mr.. Hunter and arrange to travel with
! him and SEQ that ho meets tho proper
people and gets what no desiros In
| semitic, tho main port Of entry in tho
Northwest; Yaltimn, the center of some
largo government irrigation projects
Spokane, tho metropolis of tho great
inland bnBin Of tho Columbiaj finally
speeding him on his journey down the
cOnst with letters TO proper pooplo IA
Portland, Oregon.
~ deem this an opportunity to na
sist In the work for tho bottcrmcnt OF
all concerned and consider the privilege
has been extended through your good
oilicos.n
Evidently the Victor Smith Percy
Hunter team Is doing good work FOL
Hawaii and the Hands Around In Tho
Northwest, for tho Washington papers
are FIN Of their progress across th'
state and the following from tho VA
ldma Daily Republic IL typical OF Tin
k nd of muttcr Hunter Is handing out
. oficoe In Metropolitan Club
Speaking further Of the PROPOSE
scheme to form close relationship BIO
tween Austrnlin and the United States
MIR. Hunter said that II was especial!
desirable, because the United States u
Australinis nearest white neighbor MI
Hunter believes that tho nowly organ
lied Hnnds.Ar0und. tho.Paeihc club, III
international organization embracing
all nntions and countries bordering OF
the Pacific Ocean, h going TO bo an i'm
4 portnnt factor In uniting these count
ries Ina travel aud commercial rotations
Tho American governor Of tho Hawai-
0 ian Islands n president Of this club AN
h Mr., Hunter ~ yicoproBident, TIL
v premier of Australia Is an honorary OF
/ fetal.
= Another organization Of similar aim
j and ideals Of which Mr.. Hunter speak
\ with grcnt appreciation 10 the Panic
= cific congress which was organized 4
Australia and which may got join
bureau in New York city. Tho frs
y meeting of this organization was hol
= in February In Honolulu. The mex
= convention, that Of 1912, will also TAX
y place IN Honolulu, Tho 1918 cOnyontiO
, will be in Sydney, that Of 1914 In "
= kohnmn aud the 1915 congress In Sn
n Francisco.
Q Speaks Highly Of Ford.
J. Mentioning prominent mon iuterostc
d In the aforementioned organization
l. Mr.. Hunter spoke highly Of Aloxand'
d Hume Ford, tho eminent American ma
II nzinc writer, now publishing tho Nil
b, Pacific Magazine in Honolulu.
T. From here Mr., Hunter will 30 10 Sn
y Francisco, whore lc will make inqulr
70 into the arrangements for the 1915 o.
T hibit, with n view 20 suggesting plnI
% 10 his homo government for the AustT
y linn exhibit. He will also inspect II