Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-11-07

commercial Importance. To the north
The nearest land is Alaska with the chain of the
Aleutan islands, 1000 miles away to the east
The North American continent 1000 miles, and to
The west, the Philippine islands, $500 miles
Honolulu S distant 210O miles from San Fran
cisco, 2460 miles from Victoria B. c.; 4,7OO from
Manila 3.400 from Yokohama, $50 from Auek-
land and 4,41O from Sydney
The American tourist to the Hawaiian islands
viii probably take ship at San Francisco al
though the steamers from Vancouver are also
good He must remember that from United
States port it is possible to sail to Honolulu only
on a ship under American register, unless he has
through ticket to the Orient and plans merely
TO stop over. The first day or two out of San
Francisco are usually cold, so that heavy wraps
are essential. but the rest of the trip is warm
rooms on the starboard side. getting the trade
Winds are preferable
After the hills of the coast range have dropped
below the horizon there is almost nothing to see
"a whale perhaps. porpoises, but no land and
very rarely a passing ship But to the man who
has never been in the tropics the ocean so Mt
terly different from the North Atlantic is a reye-
lation There usually are no waves as the At
iantlc traveller knows waves, but the whole sur
face OF the sea sways gently in great silent
lazy swells
The hsrbor of Honolulu is not large The en-
trance is IS feet deep and 400 feet wide: the
inner hsrbor is 35 feet deep and 900 feet wide
but this width is being extended to 200 feet
The water is always still. Indeed the name
Honolulu means the sheltered" and is appro-
pirate, since there are few severe storms and no
weather affects the safety of the harbor which
IN consequence is usually crowded with shipping
AS the steamer enters the channel people watch
the Japanese and Hawaiian fishing boats. usually
dories painted some bright color that contrast
with the gray tenders of the men-of-war Near
the dock the water is alive with Hawaiian boys
swimming about and shouting, ready to dive for
nickes and dimes. not one of which do they
miss. They are marvelously dexterous swim
mers and give incoming passengers amusement
that is pleasanter and more unusual than look
Ing at the undoubtedly practical but also un-
uouDtedly ugly warehouses and United States
government storehouses which line the shore
The streets. in so far the uneven character
or the land permits are laid out at right angles
Fort street and Nuuanu avenue running from
the sea toward the mountains and King Hotel
ana Beretania streets, more or less parallel to
the coast, give, being the principal thorough
fares, sufficient indication of the street plan All
aIter leaving the business center pass between
iuxurlant gardens which are never shut in by
walls, but are enclosed only by low hedges.
usually of red Towering hibiscus In many parts
or the city the streets are bordered with tropcal
howering trees that are glory in the late spring
months An admirable electric car service covers
the entire district of Honolulu. traverslpg or
crossing all the main streets
OF public buildings the first in Importance IS
the Executive building. formerly the royal palace
This stands near the center of the city on King
street in its own open park 1t is used now as
the offices of the governor and of territorial of
ncials and contains also the chambers of the
senate and house Of representatives Built in
1880 of blocks of concrete, much overornamented
TO suit the kings ideas of beauty ii follows no
recognized style of architecture would be in any
northern city amazingly ugly, but standing alone
as II does, with no other buildings, as contrast
approached on all four sides by short avenues
oI superb royal palms, surrounded by splendid
great trees and gay shrubs. cream colored, its
woe cool galleries giving an eject OF nshtness
II mas an appropriateness that makes it almost
building of real interest. constructed O.
"n Ouia stone from Punch Bowl and sur
rounded by striking gardens is Tunol;1o bo,,sa
ms was established by beQuest Of King I,u,alil,
as nome for aged and INDECENT Hawaiians. anc