The Red Cloud chief., 1912-04-11
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the flower vendors reap their harvest share
with tho chauffeurs IN renewed prosperity.
or course the "touriscr' desires to wear leis
(garands). OF course the traveller wants ali
the local color possible. He puts wreath OF
carnations about his hat long garland Of
MALE over his shoulder. and starts forth on
the mission of seeing Honolulu" The Ha-
waiian band plays tor him. the water heroes
do their best stunts out In tho surf. the very
waves glitter and roll high In his honor tho
curio shops present all OF the primitive they
possess to tempt him, downtown cafe and sea
side hotel have an added sparkle, tOwnsfolk
are out In careful costumes Everyone Is In
hurry but everyone seems IN holiday humor.
Fastening because there Is something worth
while to hasten for The street urchins are
especially alert. and most alert OF these are
the eager eltn newsboys the Oliveskinned
urchins whose shrill cry OF Daily Tar. Plenty
News!" Is now full Of meaning, for IL not this
Steamer Day and Foreign Mail?
The street car service In Honolulu IL noted
for the courtesy of Its employees: an outsider
used to the rudencss that is the rule In cities
ut home. rubs his eyes. thinks these polite
servants of the public must be the hgment OF
a dream. The idea OF q street car conductor
listening attentively. answering politely. put
ting himself to trouble smilingly. seems too
good to be true.
Conductor and motorman In Honolulu are
under one great strain that interferes with
their equanimity and reveals that they are
mere men after all. that they occasionally In
dulge In violence OF language and act Japs
newly arrived from Nippon. or Just In from q
sugar mill village. are blandly. crassly ignor'
ant about street car customs and restrictions
Individually and in groups you see them do
this incomprehensible thing-touch the bell
then Immediately and confidently step on
Often they are killed; always they are hurt
for the street not only go buzzing along
at q good pace. but because OF the slope OF the
streets they have their steps very high from
the ground and a fall from one OF these rapid
" moving cars IL anything but Joke The
number of accidents. one would think. would
have been noised about among the Orientas
an that by this time they would have learned
thar lesson, but even today the closest watch
has to be kept on the Japanese passengers
some conductors put on worried look the
moment Jap enters the car. and are on the
oui vive to clutch his shoulder the second he
fingers the bell. have seen pretty little
doiI of a Jap woman board car daintily cos.
tuned. daintily coiKed, fresh and colorful a.
the flower in her hair. her face alert and In.
telligent. appearing as though she could very
we'll take care of herself. a. though very mod
ern. decidedly of the new Japan. And have
seen this little goose touch the bell and skip
lightly forth. seen her come down with great
heaviness and force. her poor little rose
crushed In the dirt. her wonderful obi deep in
the mire and heard her scream OF amazement
and terror. Another time the case was worse.
now q mother, father and babe the victims.
The father had stepped on the car with the
proud air of owner Of the infant he held 80
tenderly in his arms. after him had stepped
the little mother. The elders seemed devoted.
Iy attached to the wee morsel with them. but
what did they do the moment the woman rang
the bell but aiight In q bunch on top OF the
morsel! 1t was dreadful. and proved too much
for the nerves OF the much-tried conductor.
All white and trembling he bent over this
species OF Japanese tumbiers" that Is part
of the white mans burden In Honolulu. and
picking them up with more emphasis than
gentleness. he proceeded to give them very
frank opinion Of themselves and the place he
considered they rightfully belonged. We pas
sengers expected the three to swoon In our
arms and perhaps die there; but no. the baby
but gently whimpered. Mr.. and Mrs. Kimono
gently brushed OF the dust and smiled apollo
getically and conciiatingly upon the angry
street car man.
Autos might be called a feature of Honolulu
were 1t not that they have ceased to be looked
upon as needing much comment nowadays. 1t
is the occasional carriage and pair one turns
to look at twice, and certain carriage and
pair of Honolulu attracts the passing glance.
The Queen" drives out OF afternoons some
times to take the air and perhaps mark some
new change that is helping transform the cap.
ital OF what was once her realm.
Honolulu IL fond OF outdoor life. has the
Outrigger club down by the beach and aquatic
sports, the Country club and golf various
athletic fields. and a fine polo field Just be-
yond the town. on a private estate called
Moansoa. Men from other islands bring their
polo ponies to Honolulu during the season.
This year the island Of Oahu played the island
OF Kauai only. but generally Maui sends men
and ponies. The United States cavalry have
their own polo grounds about thirty miles
from Honolulu and send to Moanaloa players
and ponies of excellent mettle There are no |
more interesting events In Honolulu, than the |
polo matches. the game. the plucky horses. the |
field In the mountain valley all making q spir |
ited beautiful spectacle.