Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1911-08-03
INTERESTING TRAVELS
Of Harry Hash to Honolulu, Sidney,
Brisbane, Melbourne, Through
Suez, Gibraltar, Liverpool,
New York to Extra
Sidney, N. S. W., June 30, 1911.

EDITOR JOURNAL
A few lines to let you know what |
have been doing since 1 left San Fran
cisco. | left there five days after the
Jeiries-J ohnson fight on the Oceanic
Steamship Co. S S. S. "Sierra" to Hon
olnln, ship of 10000 tons displace-
4 ment, at IL a. m., voyage of 5la days,
CARRYING in Honolulu early in the
smorning on the 18th. The Territory
OF Hawaii is composed of a number of
Beautiful islands situated in the Pa
cific ocean 2, 100 miles from the main
land of the United States. The i'm
portant islands are eight in number:
Niishu, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui,
Lanai, Kahoolawe and Hawaii. They
contain $500 square miles and support
a population of 100000 souls. Ex-
tremes of heat and cold are unknown.
The staple product of the islands is
sugar cane. Honolulu, the capital
city of the Territory of Hawaii is on
the Island Of Oahu, the principal city
in the group with population of
$4,000 inhabitants. The entire city is
surrounded by tropical foliage, which
is very picturesque and spreads out
for miles along the ocean on beauti-
full harbor. Hilo is the next city of
Importance on the Island of Hawaii,
290 miles from Honolulu. On this
island is the Volcano of Kilouea, the
largest active volcano in the world:
area Ala square miles, circumference
7.S5 miles. This yalcano has been ac-
tive as far as tradition reaches. The
Royal Palace since the revolution of
1893 is used as the executive building
OF the island government. Liliuaka-
lani, the Ex-Queen of Hawaii, was de-
posed from the throne then, receives
an allowance from the government
and resides in the city. The main
business streets of Honolulu are lined
with modern commercial blocks ele-
CANT stores, equipped with all the lat
est American ideas and Improvements.
Poi is the staple food of the Hawaiian
race, obtained from the tuber of the
tafo plant pounded up with stone
peStle and is eaten out of calabashes.
Waikiki Beach is the seaside resort
where bathing is enjoyed throughout
the year. The Hawaians are great
suffers and are expert with the canoe
and surf boat. Pineapple cultivation
is carried on extensively in all the is
lands. Honolulu has the largest pine
apple cannery in the world. Mangoes,
alligator peas, oranges, bananas, COCO
anuts, passion fruit, and in fact every
tropical fruit grows in these wonder
ful islands. These are other places of
interest to see. The Pail Mountain
Pass, the historic battle ground of the
old Hawaii; the Hula-Hula dances
danced by the Hawaiian women to the
music of an ukulele, the native guitar,
sugar plantations; the rice fields: the
avenue of the Royal Palms; the Punch
Bowl, the remains of an extinct vol
cano one mile from the city; the Hon
olulu Museum, which contains col
lection of Polynesian relics and South
Sea Island curios, and very handsome
feather cloakS, spears, ETC., worn and
used by the old Hawaiian kings; the
Waikiki Aquarium near Kapiolani
Park, containing fish of all colors and
shapes from Hawaiian waters. The
streets of Honolulu are named such as
Euurnu Avenue, Kalakaua, Pauoa,
Pauahi, Kamehamehas, Kauaihao,
Lunalilo, Maianae, Koolau, Wailuku,
Olaa, Kona, Hamakua, Haleawa,
Kaneohe, Kealakekua, Pecoie, Berre-
tania.-Break your jaw wouldn't they
Jack? Molokai 96 miles from Homo
lulu is the home of the Lepers. There
is one American theater in Honolulu,
besides several American photo play
houses, including Chinese theater
and Japanese theater. The Chinese
have their district in the city and the
Japanese the same, where there are
some very interesting sights to see.
They say in Honolulu you can see any
nation except Carrie. After you have
been there few weeks it gets on your
nerves, no one hurries, not even the
messenger boys.
/ left Honolulu the 10Th day of Aug
ust on the Canadian-Australian Line
Royal Mail Ship Makura for Sidney
via the cable station Tanning Island
in the lone Pacific, and Suava, Fiji
Islands, group of islands OF 200. Su-
ava is the city of greatest Importance.
Levuka. Mausora, Rena and Yaviuni
are smaller places, and South Sea Is
land trading places. Got to Brisbane,
Queensland, the Sd day of September,
very warm place on the Brisbane
river, not as good city as Sydney.
Arrived here September 5th, the COM