Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-27
900 TOURISTS
ARRIVE HERE
Since JAN. |

With the arrival of the Canadian
Australasian liner Zealandia yesters
day afternoon bringing thirty-fiye pas
sengers for this port. 2465 tourists
will have come to Honolulu since
January /. according to statistics COM
piled by Secretary Wood OF the pro
motion committee. This number OF
arriyels, says Mr. Wood. Is sixty per
cent greater than the number during
this period last year.
Hawaii Is being advertised en- the
mainland this year to a greater tx-
tent, probably than ever before. Nov
ing picture men, lecturers and promo
ton men have visited the city aud the
islands since the first OF the year
and have all left with matter and in
formation which will tend to push
Hawaii further into the front rank
of the leading winter resorts. Presi-
dent Hawthorne, Of the American
Film Company. was an outgoing pas
senger Of the Wilhelmina yesterday
morning after very successful month
spent in the islands. During his stay
here, Mr.. Hawthorne secured q num-
Der OF films which included. besides
scenes in and about Honolulu. lectures
of the volcano Of Kilauea and trip
along the Hilo railroad. The Ameri-
can Film Company Is one OF the best
known picture concerns on the main
land. and the pictures taken here
will be shown before millions Of peo-
pie In all parts Of the United States.
Secretary Wood said this morning
that he considered moving pictures as
being one Of the most successful
mediums Of advertising.
Although the backbone Of the east
ern winter is broken already, the
tourist travel to Hawaii Is expected
to continue fayorably for the next few
months. Many parties have already
announced their intention Of coming
to the islands through letters to
Secretary Wood The advertising Of
the Panama. Pacific Exposition has
had an excellent effect In the east
and many of the better class are 60
ing west to take look at the country
before making their preparations for
the big fair. Through the extensive
advertising of Hawaii which Is now
being carried on. II is expected that
many of these tourists may be pre-
vailed upon to extend their trips to
the islands.
Miss Mabel E. Bosher. principal OF
the Kawaiahao School for Girls. Is
now in the east lecturing on Hawaii,
illustrating her lectures with stereop-
ticon slides leaned her by the local
promotion committee. According to
the eastern papers, her lectures are
being largely attended. the proceeds
Of which are to be devoted to the In
dustrial school In Honolulu. In re-
cent letter to Secretary Wood, Miss
Bosher says that q party composed
of seven persons from New Hamp-
shire will visit the islands within the
next month.
In letter to Secretary Wood. w.
p. Strandborg. publicity director OF
the Festival Associations of the Pa
cific Coast, says IN part:
aThe material and the photos for.
warded for publicity use have been
received. some of which have alreary
been placed The exploitation work
undertaken by the Festival AssOcia-
ton (of which the Mid-Pacific Carni-
val is included) Is to be continuous
and 1t will be our endeavor to at
tract tourists to the Coast whenever
possible, and to route them to all
our league points. We will make Ho-
nolulu's splendid Midi Pacific Carnival
one of the chief features In all our
publicity appeals.