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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-03
.HAWAHS OLD
DEBT PAID UP
BY ]. A. BREckoNs.

Especial Correspondence of the STAR
WASHINGTON, December 2S.-The
annual report of the secretary of the
treasury for the fiscal year 1911, end
ing June &c. contains the following
items in reference to Hawaii;
1.-THE debt of Hawaii, assumed by
the terms of the Joint resolution OF
July 7, 1898, consisted of $3,2S5,4OO in
interest-be bearing bonds and S764,57O.3l
in postal savings deposits. This in
debtedness has been fully paid by the
United States under the provisions OF
the act of May 10. 1908 (S5 Stat, 1861.
The appropriation of $1,O0O,0OO, pro
vided by the Congress in the act OF
January 26, 1903 (32 Stat, 1907, for
the liquidation in part of awards made
for property destroyed in suppressing
the bubonic plague in the Territory in
1899 and 1900, has been practically ex-
pended. The First National Bank At
Honolulu reports that twenty-four
awards, amounting to SL73O.51, are
now outstanding.
"As mentioned in the last annual re
port, the successful cultivation OF the
leprosy bacillus in artificial media has
been accomplished at this station. a
second important achievement during
the past year has been the incubation
of the disease into monkeys from hu
man beings These achievements con
stitute an important step toward the
production Of 4 curative or preventive
serum or vaccine"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-03
JEWS ALL ROUND
BRACING UP

LONDON, December 21.-British
Jewish associations. following the
lead of their successful American
brethren, have initiated movement
to secure abrogation of the treaty be-
tween Russia and Great Britain, I'M
der which the Cars Government is
able to exclude British Jews from that
country.
BERLIN, December 2S.-The Minis
ter of Commerce has informed the
Senior Merchants Guild that Russia is
relaxing her vigorous treatment Of
German Jews. It is said that this is
the result of the guilds protest
against the treatment accorded Jew
ish commercial travellers in Russia,
The Governor OF Klev has issued a
decree that German Jews travelling on
business would be allowed to reside Ia
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-03
HIS FAMILY PROPERTY SEIZED,
STUDENT RETURNS TO CHINA

SAN FRANCISCO, December e.
On board the China, which will sail to,
day for the Far East will be the first
of the Chinese students I'm the United
States who has been called back to
his native country on account of con
ditions growing out of the present rev.
olution in that country. Tai Lu, who
has been student at Audover Acad
envy at Andover, Mass, and who has
just completed his entrance examina-
lions for Harvard, has been recalled
because the revolutionists have Sc
questered the family fortune, and his
brother, Lu Fa Fang, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce at Pekin, is un-
able to pay his tuition and expenses
and longer LUIS father, Lu Bow
Chang, was a member of the cabinet
Of the present dynasty, but died two
or three years ago, shortly after Tai
Lu entered Andover Academy.
He says that within the next sixty
days there will be over 200 of the 900
Chinese students in this country COM
PEELED to return to China on account
of the damages and the appropriation
of family fortunes by the revolution
lists. This does not affect the Chinese
students who are here in the different
colleges through the $2O,OOO,O 900 indem-
nifty fund paid by the Chinese govern
ment to the United States through the
Boxer uprising. but affects only the
sons of the royalists who have been
ATTENDING school in this country,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-03
FOOD
INSPECTION WORK
BY J. A. HREcKoNs.

Especial Correspondence of The Starr
WASHINGTON, December 23.-In-
teresting details of the manner in
which Uncle Sam seeks to guard the
people from impure or unwholesome
meat products are given in the re-
port of the federal meat inspection
rbuFeau. During the fiscal year end
ing in June, this inspection was CON
Quoted in 936 establishments scatter
ed over 255 cities and towns. OF the
seven billion pounds of meat and
meat products canned and otherwise
prepared for the public, this inspec-
ton discovered and condemned over
twenty-one million pounds.
Over 53,OOO,OOO animals were in
spected before slaughter during the
year. OF this number there were con-
demned for disease or other unwhole-
some condition 1888 entire car
casses, and 1,OO9,672 parts of car
casses, making a total of 1,127,O55
carcasses condemned in whole or in
part. Nearly forty-seven per cent Of
cattle and ninety-six per cent of hogs
condemned were on account of tuber-
culosis.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-03
IN9BR-ISbAND HAPPENINGS

LIHUE, January Am outline OF
the teachers meeting to be held at
the public school building in Lihue on
Friday, January 9TH, as provided by
Supervising Principal Brodie fur
nishes an interesting program.
Following the scheduled school
demonstrations, remarks will be made
by the various speakers who will prob
ably include School Inspector Gibson,
Principal Edgar Wood of Honolulu
Normal School; Hon. w. H. Rice, ST.,
commissioner of education of Kauai;
Senator Knudsen. Representative c.
A. Rice, Representative J. H. Coney
and others.
At the conclusion of the addresses,
basket picnic will be featured which
will be spread on the lawn. This
over, the teachers and guests will re-
assemble and indulge in a general dis
cussion on school topics, interchang-
ing, as it were, experiences and ideas
which will surely prove helpful.
At the termination of this part OF
the program the work of organizing
teachers association for Kauai will
be taken up. Such an organization
has long been the desire of the fore.
most teachers on Kauai and there is
no question that the entire teaching
staff will favor the move. Kauai Ii
the only island of the group without
such an organization and the Interest
which is being taken in the cominl
movement is indeed very encouraging
Wireless Cut OF.
Wireless press news, in so far al
this island is concerned, was shut OF
last Saturday, when the recent orde
issued by the Wireless Company wen
into effect Were it possible to have
daily service, this paper would prob
ably enter into negotiations with thu
Wireless Company to secure specia
privileges, but under present condi
tions there is no way in which suct
an arrangement can be turned into I
commercial means Of getting RETURN
from the expenditures necessary t
get such a privilege.
New Year Events.
At the beautiful home of Manage
and Mrs, Weber Sunday night, the oil
j. year was most httingly put to stun
Der, while the New Year was receive
in a manner which left nothing to de
sire in the shape Of an approprist
weleoms, The occasion was the Of
nuSi luSu which this popular eeupl
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-03
GHOST ON AN ATLANTIC
LINER FED ON APPLE PIE

NEW YORK, December 23.-The
American liner New York arrived yes.
terday from Southampton several
hours late, owing to continuous gales
and head seas. and among other Incl.
dents of the voyage were the death
of coal passer, the appearance of
mis- supposed ghost in the stokehole
and the capture of a stowaway.
On Tuesday, when the liner was
three days out, Thomas Hedge, a coal
passer, died of pneumonia, and was
buried at sea. That night the firemen
and coal passers on the eight to
twelve o'clock watch we're disturbed
by strange noises coming from the
No. 1 forward bunker, where Hedge
had worked. Two of the older men,
Jack Fidley and Bill Swanger, went
with lights to see what was causing
the noise. Suddenly they saw black
apparition appear in front of them,
with arms extended in mute appeal.
It's Toms ghost" the fremen yell.
ed, as they dropped their lamps and
rushed back into the stoke hole, where
their shipmates were shaking with
that superstitious fear which is in
nerent in the mariner.
The watch waited awhile to give
the ghost a chance to get Gained
down before they went to get more
coal from No. l bunker When the
tiremen went back again Jack Fidley
missed a clay pipe he had left on an
upturned bucket in a corner. One of
the coal passers suggested that Tom }
ghost must have taken it, as he was
always fond of a smoke in his watch
below.
Men in the succeeding watches
through the night missed all kinds OF
things, especially anything in the eat
ing or drinking line. No more pipes
were stolen, but firemen who were
positive that their pipes were filed
with tobacco when they put them
down found them quite empty when
they picked them up again.
The next night when the BLACK
pan" watch, which gets it's name from
the big black pan of choice remnants
left from the saloon table that is CIV
en- to the men every night was on
duty, the mystery was solved by Bill
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-03

gives to those connected with tle
plantation.
There was not a dull moment dur
ing the entire evening and when the
wee sma' hours announced the depart
ure of the old year, three times
three was drunk to the new born
year after which the curtain rang
down on one of the happiest evenings
of the old, and happiest New Year
morning, in the history of the merry
makers.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Weber, Miss Smith, Mr.. and Mrs.
Christian, Mr.. and Mrs. Kassabeer,
Mr. and Mrs. F. Dienert. Mrs. Logan,
Mr.. Schultze, Rutche Brothers, Mr..
and Mrs. Andermoan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thielan, Mr. and Mrs. Rohrig, Mr.. de
Lacy, F. Crawford, Mr.. Carls, Mr.. Sic
bel, Mr.. and Mrs. Sheldon, Miss Daisy
Sheldon, Miss Hannah Sheldon, Mr..
and Mrs. Maser, Mr.. and Mrs. Winter,
Mr.. and Mrs Grote, Mr. Grote Jr., Mr..
and Mrs. de Bretteville, Mrs. Wede-,
meyer, s. c. Waggoner, Paul Schmidt.
Miss Lulu Weber.
Mrs. c. B. Hofgaard was hostess at
an elaborate afternoon tea last We'd
nesday at 2 o'clock in honor of her
sister, Miss Nahum OF San Francisco,
who is a house guest of Mrs. Hofgaard.
Those participating in the hospitality
Of Mrs. Hofgaard and enjoying the
pleasure Of meeting the charming
guest of honor, were Mrs. " Knudsen,
Mrs. Danford, Mrs. Hansen, Mrs. e. A.
Knudsen, Mrs. McClaren, Mrs. Aubrey
Robinson, Miss Gertrude Hofgaard,
Mrs. T. Brandt, Mrs. Greig, Mrs. Bald
win, Misses Eta and Ella Lee Of
Maxwell, Miss Jordan, Miss Gardner,
Mrs. Alexander and niece, Mrs.
Schultz, Mrs H. II. Brodie and Miss
Anderson of Hanapepe.
The annual New Years dinner given
by the Hotel Fairview Nss enjoyed by
a score of invited guests Sunday evea'
ing. The menu was a particularly APP
petizing one. being a case wherein
lChef Apana simply exoelled himself.
The pl ce cards bore the inscription
; "A Happy New Year, January, 1912,
printed in gold leaf
= At the conclusion Of the sumptuouS
spread, the guests we're invited 70 the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. W, H. Rice, Jr.
} where bridge and welsh rArsbit occi
pied the attention Of the guests Tor II
} CceptnuSd % pAge tTOive,l
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-03
EXTENSION WORK DEPARTMENT
OF THE COLLEGE OF HAWAII

The College of Hawai afers
course>of fifteen lectures or tho bene-
fit Of teachers and others interested
in the elementary schools.
These lectures deal with the vari-
Gus phases of the elementary school
curriculum. The selection of subject
matter, the use of experiments and
illustrative material, and similar prac-
teal topics, will receive special atten-
ton.
This course is open to teachers and
the public free of charge. Persons
desiring a certificate will register, will
attend regularly, and will submit "a
notebook at the close of the course.
The certificate states attendance and
grade, and is sanctioned by the de-
partment of public instruction.
The lectures are given at the Col
lege, on Mondays, to p. M, as
follows:
January s-The Outlook for the
Schools, President Gilmore.
January 15-The English Language
and the Schools, DR.. Andrews.
January 22-The School Library,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-03

Swanker, who went forward to No.
bunker with a big piece of apple pie,
which he was going to eat later on
Suddenly the black figure appeared
out Of the semi-darkness and seized
the pie from the trembling fireman's
hand. Bill gave a wild yell and fed
for his life back to the stokehole,
where his shipmates we're working on
the fires. The noise he made attract
ed the attention of the assistant en-
gineer on duty and he came to see
what the trouble was
Please, sir, Toms ghost has eaten
Bills pie" they told him.
Ghosts don't eat pies" said the en-
gineer; give me that three-eighth
spanner, and will see what the ghost
IS made Of
AS he strobe forward toward the
bunker where the uneasy spirit was
supposed to reside, head was thrust
out, and strange voice cried out:
I'm Jim Connolly, of Philadelphia,
and I've come to do old Toms work.
The startled engineer promptly pro-
ceeded to haul Jim out and asked him
what he meant by soaring hard-work-
ing firemen out of their wits. Con-
nelly said he was a coal passer and
fireman and had been stranded in
London and walked down to South
ampton to stow away on the New
York. Questioned as to why he had
selected that ship, he replied that the
name sounded good to him. He was
put to work in Tom Hedges place un-
til the New York arrived at her pier
yesterday. After proving to the Inn
migration authorities that he was
citizen of the United States Connolly
was allowed to proceed to his home
Joseph Christopher, third officer OF
the New York, was seized with APP
pendicitis when he was on the bridge
on Saturday morning, and was car
ried to the ships hospital, where DR..
William Stump. the ships surgeon, at.
tended to him. AS 1t was not neces-
sary to operate Immediately, DR..
Stump let the officer wait until the
arrival of the liner in port, when he
was sent with surgeon and trained
nurse in an ambulance to st. Vim
cents Hospital
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-03
CALIFORNIA;
HERDS INFECTED

SACRAMENTO, December &C..
That something in the way Of legisla-
ton, giving the state power to eradi-
cate tuberculosis from the cattle
herds--both dairy and beef stock
and also from the swine, is of the
greatest Importance TO California, is
the declaration of State Veterinarian
Keene. In order to bring this impOr-
tant matter to the attention of the leg
islature at its next regular session,
the California Live Stock Sanitary AS
ISOLATION has adopted resolutions, ask
ing the Governor to name a commits
sion to make a thorough investiga-
ton of conditions in this state with
respect to the disease among cattle
and report to the Governor and the
next Legislature.
There are 100000 dairy cattle in
California" said Keene today land II
majority of the herds there are tn
tuberculosis cattle. This condition Ii
dangerous in the extreme, because o
the fact that dairy products contain
ling tuberculosis germs are consumed
by the people. Beef cattle have it anC
swine, especially, those known al
dairy.fed, have 1t TO great degree
Reports coming into my ofAc'
from Government inspectors Shov
that iargs percentage Of hog
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-03

WASHINGTON, December 29.-
When Canta Claus visits the White
House tomorrow night he will not find
a Christmas tree to dress, but he will
find a remarkable collection of gifts
from all over the land. Robert Taft,
back for the holidays, has far out
grown the Christmas-tree age, and Miss
Helen is assisting her mother in for
warding gifts to relatives and friends
Christmas dinner will be served Mon
day night with only members of the
family at table.
The President has personally done
much Christmas shopping this year,
selecting books for close friends and
pieces of jewelry for White House en-
ployes, Three secret service men,
who are Tafts shadows, wherever he
goes, were each presented with a
handsome scarfpin. Each of the mar
ried men. among twenty-five police as
signed to duty at the White House
and each married man employed about
the grounds will get choice turkey
from the President
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-03
KAU DITCH BILL FAvORABLY
REPORTED TO THE HOUSE

can not be predicted thus far in ad-
vance. Similar bills of even greater
merit have been killed by the house
before now, through the springing Of
something on the floor at the last
moment. Let some member of the
present house majority take it into
his head that the government is CIV
ing away something, and he can make
speech of five minutes sure to en-
list the sympathies of his brethren.
There is every reason to believe the
measure will pass muster in the house,
but reservation must always be made
for the INSTRUMENTATION and eco
nomy sentiment now all-pervading on
the house side.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-03

He, states that he has not received
any word of the movements of the
revolutionists or of the royalists, eX-
cepting that which he has read from
newspaper accounts, and the only thing
that he knows of the progress made
by the reyolutionists is that he re
ceived cable and a letter from his
brother in Pekin calling him home
and sending him sufficient funds to
pay his transportation and expenses to
Yokohama, Japan, where he will be
met by his relatives and the situation
discussed as to the future course to be
taken by his family to mend its for
tunes.
He said that nearly all of the stu
dents who had been sent to this coun-
try by the governments Of the differ
ent provinces and by individuals in
that country would have to return on
account of the unstable condition of
the Chinese securities and the lack of
money. He stated that the mail that
he has received contained nothing con
corning the revolution, as it was cen
sored- before being sent out of China.
He does not know what his future
course will be, but he expresses hope
that he would be able to return from
Yokohama after the family conference
and continue his studies at Harvard
where he intends to take up and spe
cialize upon electrical engineering.
He refuses to discuss any of the
phases of the revolution, saying that
he knew nothing authentic.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-03
HAWAII BILLS
IN CONGRESS
BY J. A. eREcKoNs.

Especial Correspondence of the Starr
WASHINGTON, December 23.-Thus
far, the only bill introduced by Dele
gate Kalaniaole acted upon is the Kau
ditch measure, which was favorably
reported from the House committee on
Territories. 1t is expected that com
mittee hearings will be had on other
measures soon after the holiday re-
cess.
A complete list of bills thus far in
troduced by the delegate follows:
To establish Kilauea national park;
to authorize the Territory of Hawaii to
guarantee the interest on railway con
struction bonds; to provide a light
house depot at Honolulu; to create a
revenue cutter service for Hawaii; to
establish a fish cultural station in Ha-
wall; for a lighthouse at Cocoanut
Point in Hilo Harbor; appropriating
$4,000 for alterations and improvements
to the Barber's Point light station; to
amend transportation laws between
Hawaii and other ports of the United
States; for a lighthouse at Kumukahi
Point to promote Caucasion immigra-
ton to Hawaii to compensate Sam
Mana for the destruction of his
schooner by a government vessel, and
to correct the military record of Bark
ley S. Denison.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-03
INVITED TO FLY
IN SAN FRANCISCO

WASHINGTON, December ga re.
quest that army aviators might par
ticipate in the San Francisco aviation
meet was made at the War Depart
ment today by Representative Kahn,
who will receive an answer in a few
days. The departments precedents are
against granting the request, but an
exception may be made on the grounds
advanced by Kahn, who pointed out to
the officials that every opportunity
given the army aviators to survey the
sea coast was of advantage to the
army.
He also said that the proceeds from
the meeting will be given partly tC
the mother of Aviator Ely. recently
KILLED, and partly to a fund for the re
lief of families of killed or injured
aviators. The establishment of sucf
a fund Kahn declared would be an in
centive to aviators TO develop theil
science.
OG000escGccc000o00SoG00s0c
slaughtered for food have tuberoulo
sis. Some of the carcasses are con
demned, while others are used after
the affected parts have been re
moved"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-03

any quarter of the city Until recent
ly Russia has answered Germany that
she could not accord any more favor
able treatment to German Jews than
to Russian Jews.
, Encouraged by this concession and
President Tafts action, the guild ex-
poets to forward a petition to the
American, German, French and Brit
ish governments asking that they
make united protest at st. Petersburg,
and request the same treatment for
Jewish travellers as is accorded Chris
tians.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-03
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING BY ROYAL
AND PRESIDENTIAL FAMILIES

LONDON, December 23.-The Eng
lish royal children, the Prince of
Wales, seventeen. years old; Princess
Mary, fourteen; Princes Albert, six
teen; Henry, eleven, and George, nine,
have been in town this week indus
triously doing their shopping.
Princess Mary showed that she has
seemingly inherited all the frugal
tastes and qualities of her mother, for
the young Princess carefully avoided
making any purchases on Bond street,
which is famous for its small stores
and big prices. She gave all her pa
tronage to the civil service cooper
alive stores, just o fthe Strand, near
Charing Cross. Those stores make a
feature of low prices and return a
bonus to their customers at the end
of each year.
There Princess Mary bought five
pairs of gloves for $3.50; comfort
able, though anything but stylish,
dressing gown, as present for the
Prince of Wales for So; boy scouts
outfit for Prince Henry, and some in
expensive photograph frames for
some of her friends.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-03
SECOND SECTION
POWERS WOULD NOT GRANT
MANCHUS FUNDS FOR WAR

PEKIN, December Negotiations
between the group of International
bankers and the Imperial Chinese gov
eminent for loan are suspended for
the present. The ministers of the
four interested nations-the United
States, Great Britain, Germany and
France-for political reasons invited
the Japanese and Russians to consider
whether they would cooperate in the
loan. The Russian Charge d'Affaires
showed no inclination to do so and
the representatives of the other pow
ers feared that a boycott of foreign
merchandise would result.
While all agreed the money should
not be advanced for military purposes,
certain of the ministers argued that
there was only one recognized govern
ment, which soon would be without
funds, and when that occurred fur
Their lawlessness would result, includ-
ing a grave possibility of the imperial
army being disintegrated into plumber
ing bands.
Several American missionaries sta
toned in the province of Honan have
replied to communication from the
American legation here that they see
no reason necessitating retirement
from their posts, all the towns being
peaceful.
The American Legation is not TAX
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-03
sERlous SIDE oE A COLD.

Do you know that of all the minor
ailments colds are by far the most
dangerous? 1t is not the cold itself
that you need to fear, but the serious
diseases that it often leads to. Most
of these are known as germ diseases.
Pneumonia and consumption are
among them. Why not take Cham.
berlain's Cough Remedy and cure
your cold while you can? For sale by
all dealers. Benson. Smith & Co.
agents for Hawaii,