Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-07
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Captain Lawrence Oates Of the In
niskilleR Dragons, who died with
Captain Robert F. Scott Oh his Ant
arctic expedition. had lost both Of his
feet from frost bite before he STUN
+, he'd cut of the tent to his death, on
the stumps of his legs. according TO
letter TO Captain Watson, the agent
Of the Imperial Service Guild at Well
iHgton. New Zealand
Previous reports as to Captain
Oates condition. when he committed
suicide, told only half the truth. writes
Captain Watson.
The husband of q well-known Ameri-
can peeress, Lady Dudley, may be
chosen as the new keeper of the crown
Jewels, to fill the vacancy caused by
the retirement OF Sir Arthur Wynne.
King George is determined TO be
really England's farmer king" and
tie young Prince of Wales. not to be
Ecbind the times. is preparing to
challenge his father for the hoaOrs to
he won in the great cattle shows. The
Prince of Wales is to set up as a
farmer upon his own Cornish estate.
A strong fight is being made in
Washington against the attempts to
emuggle a free sugar clause into the
tariff bill on any preteXt.
Jonah KalanianOle, the Hawaiian
delegate, and W. A. Kinney of Homo
lulu had a long talk with President
| Wilson yesterday in the course of
which they declared that free sugar
after three years with one cent a
pound rate in the tariff law in the in
terum would cripple the sugar indus
try in Hawaii. if not wreck it, and that
anything below 1.21 cents per pound
would destroy the industry.
War between the forces Of Don
Emilio Aguinaldo and Manuel QueZon
for control of the Philippines is pre-
dicted by Walter R. Macdonald, lately
acting United States consul at Singa-
pore. -. e.. ...
He was told in Manila that Ameri-
cans and Filipinos are expecting the
Philippines to be declared free and in
dependent on July next.
They told me-" said Macdonald,
that Aguinaldo is busily engaged in
| the interior, organizing formidable
army, while Manuel QueZon, now dele
| gate to congress at Washington, is
| mobilizing his forces. None but the
| lower classes, as they are referred to
| there, are anxious for independence.
The best people want the United
| States to retain control of the islands
| for years to come at least
Another appeal was sent to Presi-
deRt Wilson today by the American
colony at Mexico City for the removal
Of Ambassadorz Wilson. The message
to the president declared that Ambas-
sador Wilson's usefulness to Mexico
had been ruined by his open friendli-
| ress for the Huerta administration.
Ambassador Wilson stoutly denies
| the charges made against him and as
serts that those who are demanding
| his removal form but a small part of
the Americani colony, who, he says,
are disgruntled because certain de-
| mands made by them upon the am
Gassador we're not needed.
A delicate situation confronts the
| Wilson administration as a result of
| the protest of the Japanese ambassa-
dor against the proposed Alien Land
Pill in the California legislature, as
| the word has reached the state depart
ment that there is strong sentiment
| throughout California in favor OF, the
| measure and that it has the approval
| Of Governor Johnson.
Secretary Bryan insists that no for
imaI protest against the bill has been
| fled by the Japanese ambassador, but
/ il is known that the ambassador po-
| litely informed him that such legisla-
! ton. would be Objectionable to Japan.
The question viii be brought up at
| the. cabinet meeting next Tuesday and
| it is believed President Wilson then
will take an. active part in solving the
| problem.
The announcement that, in order to
/ show a good example to the rich and
roor of the Fatherland, in paying the
piper for the present craze for huge
ornaments, the kaiser will pay the tax
on his personal estate, estimated at
$37, 100000, has brought to the surface
some interesting figures as to the
wealth of German princes and barons
of business.
The richest of the German pluto
Gratis is Frau Krupp, with S7O.O0O,00O.
| Then comes Prince Henckel DOnnerS-
| marck, with the modest estate OF $780,
OG0, 900. Baron Goldschmidt ROths-
child of Frankfort has a fortune OF
| $4,000. 900, and the Duke of Ujest will
pay taxes on $33, 100000.
The Pacific Mail COmpany's inter
mediate liner China, Captain Hans
Thompson, sailed yesterday for the
Far East. with the usual number OF