The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-07-29
MR.. JoHk J6NEs, v...a,,
Corner Of Smith ana Bsrssshis,
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Honolulu

and he back with IT, announcing that There were four
stores at that corner aud he couldn't deliver Che letter be
cause yon had not specified which corner what would you
that you would hire another that had small atom Of
sense Woudnt you around and ask what the eoun
try is coming to when enyear-old boy knew little
| as that! , ,,,.. ~. ,,..,,,. A, ..,aI
who would bring in excuse like that should get the
Now, with the rni carriers Of course il is different They
have their little blue book Of civil service rules md baural
y cannot be expected to ever get outside the into the
realm of ordinary common AT east The ones in Hon9
lulu cannot which accounts f9r The following story being
told just by H. Trent Mr. Trent II appears, on July
TO- mailed letter with corner address Some days after
wards the person addressed dropped into his ce and com
planned that his receipt had failed to arrive He assured
that it had been given over to the safe keeping Of Unce
Sam mail and would certainly get along sooner or later
Oh July u eleven days qeF te Letter came s back to Trent
This bit surprising because the party was at the
address looking for the bit of mail polite note Of inquiry
sent to Postmaster Pratt asking why the letter had not
ter back considerable but nothing like his aIazemeft
when he read this official explanation:
\ II beg to state that there are four houses at
the intersection of the above streets the carrier
ing this part of the city was unable to locate the
II :, ADDRESSED
Fancy grown man. wearing uniform whose business il
to know the residents of the streets he walks day
sfer day, not being able to find in which of four
houses certain person lives Especially two of the
four corners live two of the oldest kamaainas in Hawaii
leaving it to thengenuy of the post only to find out
III which of two houses the addesee of the letter had taken
tP his residence Evidently posmen not
Guisitive.
/ Trent was telling this story to Frank Kruger.
H. You lucky the posman found Trent Trust Company
give you your letter back said the matchmaker.
4 "a letter from the Coast little while ago adj
dressed: f. j. Kruger Fort street. and back
The writer marked insufficient address And mind you
was chairman of the sanitation and health committee at the
time and the most aledof politician in Honolulu When
found out that they didn't even know who f. j. Kruger
at the posoce decided to quit politics and into
something that would make my name sound until the
posman who has gone past this door eight times day for
Twelve would hear Of YoU will please ngte that
hdncting strictly accDrdng III tie meanwhile watch
| letter list for fear may miss to
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sackcoth ana Ashes ' '' .a, w. G .brs
Some of the leading Deuocratc politicians Who have BEEN
NEST active the candidacy of the other Of the sev;
eral actual Democrats nh running for the governofship
and who have been sweating ndusousy in their boosting
and their knocking out the street yesterday passing
out cards to their friends with sort of inca culpa
preston their faces The who received the cards
have been puzzled them since wondering What il
means The paseboards bear this in foreign
4 language. n
Ova tannas SIAM
II ,a Geeva tannas Siam,
Il Ova tanras
Sucha tammas SIAM
i Inocan giffa dam,
i Ospeha mas Siam, i5 ai--.lue ~
i Osucha
The Instructions the card ask the recipient go into
ROOM all by himself and shut the door Then sing the
verse slowly to tune of America Then says the card
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