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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-06-23

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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-06-23

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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-06-23

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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-06-23

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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-06-23

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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1914-06-23

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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-26
Large Increased BUSINESS
ONSIOCKEXCHANGE AND PRICES
j.. OF SUGAR STOCKS ADVANCE

For the FIVE business days ended on
Thursday, when the stock exchange
took a Christmas vacation until Mon.
day next, transactions far exceeded
those OF the six days ended on Friday
of last week Trading was lively the
first part OF the period, when sugar
stood at 4.13e, but with the price fall
en- TO 402c on Wednesday business
slumped considerably, though without
material losses in msrket values.
There were nine sugar stocks figur-
ing In the period under review against
eight last week, and five on the mis-
cellaneous list against one. The num-
Der OF shares sold was 2542, an in
crease OF psf over last week. Pro-
ceeds OF stocks we're $56,S56. SO 1-2, an
Increase OF $40,094.75, and of bonds
$20S5, q decrease of $2695, making the
net excess of proceeds over the preVi.
Gus week s37, 399.75.
or the nine sugars gained, / de-
clined and / was unchanged in price,
while of the five miscellaneous stocks
3 declined and were unchanged, as
compared with quotations next before
the first day. Details here follow:
Eva Plantation Co., lis shares for
$2567.50; high % IL, low %, gain 2
Haiku Sugar Co., 10 shares for
$3.50; price 125, unchanged. ~
Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co.,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-26
Crowds on Streets Greet Xmas
Eve With Characteristic
Honolulu Merriment

Christmas Day came and passed In
Hawaii and particularly at Honolulu
yesterday In glorious burst of nier-
riness that will cause the initial 1914
Yuletide celebration to go down in
the annals. of Hawaiian festivals as
one Of the greatest.
II started Thursday night. Christ.
mas Eve, and the joy-makers came
early and stayed late. 1t continued on
Friday, Christmas Day. There were
entertainments galore, principal OF
which were those given in the homes.
Nevertheless the day was well marked
at the Alexander Young. Moana. Ro-
val Hawaiian and other hotels of the
city.
But the Christmas Eve street festi-
val was one which made the malihinis
gaze with eyes filled with wonder, 30
great was the volume OF merriness and
fun. Confetti throwing. streamers
whizzing, cow bells ringing, blowing
of horns and carol-singing were some
OF the methods employed by the
crowds.
Christmas Day celebration was div
ided. Some went to the baseball game
ut Athletic Park. others went automo-
bile riding, some went 70 theaters, but
the largest part Of the crowd went to
Waikiki and enjoyed q Christmas
swim Throngs waded out into the
surf
aHi, there shouted an amateur
photographer ais he arranged his ko,
dak for 4 Christmas ilfn. 1t was a
day Of Joy and the Americans smiled
happily, the Hawaiian swimmers
laughed expectantly, the Portuguese
grinned joyfully. the Japanese bathers
splashed merrily and the Chinese
standing before the photography gig
gled delightfully."- as the kodak shutter
snapped and the event was impressed,
an everlasting record Of day long
to be remembered.
On Christmas Eve number of city
churches held services, lasting until
midnight. Carols were sung by choir
members Of the Episcopal churches OF
the city on the tower Of St Andrews
church.
Al masque skating ball was held at
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-26

395 shares for $12,3s0; high go, low
81 Is, gain 1-2.
Hawaiian Pineapple Co, 40 shares
for $1,000: price IS. unchanged.
Hawaiian Sugar Co., IS shares for
$1121.25; high 80 IA, low 80, gain IA
Honokaa Sugar Co.. Is shares for
$71.25: price "a. gain IA.
Honolulu Brewing L Mailing Co,
215 shares for 5000: price IA, decline
IA
Honolulu Gas Co. common. 6 shares
for 5000: price 100. decline 5.
McBryde Sugar Co., 925 shares for
$516l25; high "a, low IL, gain Is
Mutual Telephone Co., 81 shares for
1888 so; price Is 1-2, decline IA.
Oahu Railway & Land Co.. 100
shares for $23,400; price 100, un.
changed
Oahu Sugar Co., 95 shares for
$1S63.75; high 10 "a, low 10 IA, gain
olaa Sugar Co.. 435 shares for
$23S0.62 1-2; high 5 So, low IA, gain
1-2.
Pioneer Mill Co., IS shares for
$12S2.50; high % l-2, low %. decline
IL
Bonds-Hilo Railroad Co. extension
skies, $4,000 at SO 1-2, gain 21-2:
Oahu Railway & Land Co. fives, $1,000
at 1903 1-2. gain ~
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-26
.CHRISTMASCOMES AND GOES WITH !
BURsTOF noise, GAIETY, MUSIC

the roller rink with more than 500
people in attendance. A large per-
centage of these were In costume.
Miss Hilda Peck, 297 Vineyard
street, was awarded first prize for the
prettiest costume. She appeared In
Spanish dress and was given a fifteen
jewel watch. Private Jacob Russia
koff Of Company C, second Infantry,
was awarded the second prize, a gold
ring, for the most humorous costume.
The character prize, third award,
went to J. A. Costa, 157 Bates street.
Christmas dinners were given to
the prisoners Of the city and county
jail and the territorial prison and to
the forty or more Spaniards and Por-
tuguese awaiting deportation at the
territorial immigration station. Mem
bers of the Y. M. c. A. held services
in the jails yesterday for the benefit
of the prisoners. -
Malihinis, Konolulu's strangers,
who were accustomed to spend Christ.
mas quietly, were surprised at the
height of the celebration and, grasp
ing the spirit of the occasion, most
Of them joined in the extended merri-
ness. Many of these whiled away a
part Of the day at the hotels where
special entertainments were given.
A Christmas tree party was gwen
at the Royal Hawaiian and similar
entertainments were at the others.
The Young, under the direction of
Manager Heydenreich, entertained Wis
itors to the rathskeller with a fine
cabaret performance and upstairs in
the cafe. with a revolving Christmas
tree.
Many of the offices In the govern.
ment buildings will not be open until
Monday and many downtown stores
did not open thisemorning. The banks
and trust companies did not open to-
day.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-26
MINOR CHANGES
MADE IN HAWAII
FAIR BUILDING

Territorial Secretary Thayer receiy.
ed a letter today from C. w. hickey,
the architect in charge Of the. con-
struction of the Hawaii building at
the exposition, saying that d number
OF minor alterations have been found
necessary since the contractor com
pleted his work, but these win be An
ished shortly. 81
Secretary Thayer will sail on the
transport Thomas on Monday, january
4, to attend the dedicatory ceremony
incident to the formal opening OF the
Hawaii building. II. p Wood will fol-
low him on a ship leaving Honolulu
the next day.
The changes in the building advis-
ed by Architect Dickey are as fol.
lows: s -.
Additional electric lights will be re-
quired over the exhibition fish tanks
to properly light them. The lights call
ed for in the plans and specifications
have been found inadequate -
A new system of heating the, salt
water for the fish tanks must BE in
stalled, as the system specified is in.
adequate. Dickey states he had no
information as to the total amount of
water to be used, and found after Mr..
Potter arrived that the volume run
ming into the tanks would be much
greater than he had figured.
A garden seat and pergoia effect Is
suggested and advised for the plat.
form for the musicians in the center
Of the tropical garden In. addition to
these matters Dickey says some
changes must be made to 1T Mr.. US
borne's scheme for the decoration of
the building. He viii proceed at once
with the first two items as they are
considered absolutely necessary to<the
success of the aquarium.
Il consider the building a great
success from an artistic standpoint"
writes Dickey, and il has been great
~ admired by those who have seen
IL. 81.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-26
large Lots now selling at e per $
.HD>:, Easy Terms If Desired

Near carline and center Of town. Plenty Of pure A
water. Three schous within walking distance El
Lights, Telephones and pleasing surrounding
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-17
Tongue-E Topics
Taking No Chances With Smallpox

DR.. John NJ. j. Raunick, the city s
health officer, believes with DR.. Samuel
G. Dixon, State Health Commissioner,
that the way to fight the spread of a
disease is to fight it, and not stand
around discussing what is best to be
done. A man at the head of health
department, according to Commissioner
Dixon, ought to know what is to be
done, and act quickly, and that is just
what Dr.. Raunick did on Monday when
it became known that a case of small
pox was Gin our midst He rounded
up the people who had contact with the
afflicted man, had them vaccinated with
out delay and then started out on a
hunt for syspects. 81 propose to vac
cinate everybody whom | have reason
to believe came within the zone of the
disease and who may possibly acquire
it," said DR.. Raunick, and he is going
to carry out that intention regardless
of the many sore arms that may result
from his activity. But, it's the best
way, after all, and the only thing to
doto prevent an epidemic of the disease
in Harrisburg. Within month there
will be thousands of strangers in Har-
risburg attending the organization of
the Legislature or here to witness the
inaugural ceremonies attendant upon
the induction of DR.. Brumbaugh into
the office of Governor, and it would new
er do for the impression to get abroad
that our health authorities have not
gone the limit in the performance of
their duty to prevent the spread of the
disease. DR.. Raunick is a very busy city
official these days.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-17

proper gifts for them. This will keep the clerks
busy, and will give them added sense of their
responsibilities
In going ON shopping expeditions, persons should
first make several trips to price articles and Ito
look around returning later to purchase the goods
which they then selected This will keep the stores
crowded and thus add to the general merriment.
Parents in conducting eager children through the
toy departments should crafty all desires OF the
childish hearts, permitting the youngsters to exam
inc and handle all the perishable things available,
and requiring the saespeope to operate all the me-
chanical contrivances which the little cannot
themselves attend to.
Above all, shoppers should postpone making a
number of their purchases until the last day two
before Christmas, and should then be insstent that
they be waited upon with promptitude This will
give the salespeople something with which to oc-
cupy their minds in the quiet closing hours OF the
holiday rush.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-17

the hands of unnatural parents, rela-
tives and eXploiters, were defenseless.
One summer day in 1874 charitable
workers visited woman dying of
tuberculosis in the slums of New York
She complained that she could not die
in peace because of the almost constant
cries of child in an adjoining room.
A little waif, Mary Ellen by name,
was found locked in a bare room. Her
head and body were covered with
bruises and cuts, and in the room were
found the rusty shears with which her
step-mother had been in the habit of
torturing the child. Stirred to the
ers appealed to many officials, organi-
cations and influential citizens, always
to receive the disheartening reply: "We
can do nothing unless the child is
brought to us legally, and proof offered
that an offense has been committed -
1t happened that there existed So
ciety for Prevention of Cruelty to Ami
mails. AS a last resort the charity work
ers turned there, and in the "dark
days of the 7O's" the first legal pro-
lection given an abused child was un-
der the laws that protected dumb ami
mails. That experience set in motion the
movement that resulted in the first So
,a4u ~, ha For hn nfi n
of cruelty to children.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-17
GERMAN sHELLING OF BRITISH TOWNS

The news which for time threatened to be-
come monotonously routine by reason, perhaps, of
the strict censorship which sought to conne the dis
patches to generaites stripped OF picturesque
detail, is coming across the now in such thrill
ing form to satisfy the most deepest craving for
exciting reading Two most thrilling incidents of
the war have occurred in the last few days in way
that made impossible the suppression Of the news.
We refer to the daring exploit of Lieutenant Com
mander Holbrook who dived in British subma-
rine under five of mines and sunk Turkish
Warship and the thrilling dash of
squadron of German cruisers to the east shore of
England, where they proceeded to hur shot and
she'll into several coast towns, causing considerable
loss of life and much destruction of property.
The purpose of this German exploit has not been
fully explained Apparently no strategic advantage
gained by the daring invasion of British wat
ers,-the first time it has been done by foreign
fleet for centuries 1t is conceivable however, that
the demonstration designed to impress the Brit
shers, right at home, with the daring and heEoism
Of the Kasers fighting and for the moral effect
it would have the German land forces to learn
that German sea force was actually able to carry
the war to the Britains' own territory
On the other hand this German invasion is likely
to have beneficial moral effect on the British peo-
pie. The knowledge that the British now have that
such an invasion is possible; that their own people
have been shot to death right at home, and that
their own buildings have been blown to pieces by
German guns, is not likely to diminish the enthusi-
of the British in the carrying on of the war or
to lessen their hatred of the Germans 1t is more
likely to the Britshers to seek revenge and
to provide stimulus for recruiting which, rumors
say, has not been going ahead as rapidly in Great
Britain as the military authorities there desire
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-17
CLOTHING POOR SCHOOL CHILDREN

Correction has been made of wrong impression
that has had much circulation, to the effect that
Judge German of the Philadelphia Juvenile court
had authorized an order on the Board of Education
for suitable clothing for four impoverished children
who were unable to attend school because of the
lack of proper apparel According to the incorrect
account this order had its basis on the school
codes compulsory education clause.
The true statement of the case now appears to be,
however, that the judge in his order referred the
children's pitiable condition to the compulsory
agents bureau of the Board of Education intend
ing the bureau to seek relief for the little ones
through city relief agency or through the Depart
ment of Health Charities.
Since the school code has been brought into this
affair, opportunity has been offered to persons who
are eager for knowledge to learn something more
about that rather complicated collection of sections
of Education must supply clothing for poor chill
dren, but provides, we are told, that when child
lacking needed clothing and food cannot attend
school, the shall be turned over to relief
agency in the school district to the overseers of
the poor.
The original report that Judge German had re-
quired. the Board of Education to supply the poor
children with clothing, according to supposed pro-
visions of the school code, met with unfavorable
criticisms in different quarters. 1t is indeed for
tunate that there was such order for the school
code will now not need to be amended to satisfy
cautious persons who fear lest the public schools
for than the strictly intellectual interests
Of their charges.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-17
.Grabbsd His OpportunitY.

The pavement artist had departed
earlier than usual, and apparently in
hurry, for he had not rubbed out his
glaring efforts. | was specniating as
to why he should have decamped so
suddenly. when saw Il ragged and
very dirty boy stealthily take up the
artists position. After careful look
round he took off his cap and held II
out in the true professional manner.
He had. in fact. to the uninitiated. he
come the pavement artist. never
saw n smarter or more impudent trick.
Two pennies (neither was mine' were
dropped into his cap, and then the au'
thentic artist was observed to he re-
turning to his own. The boy was or
like a shot. and as he passed me he
winked.-London Chronicle.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-17
In Defense of the Children

To-day the whole enlightened world
is arrayed in defense of it's children.
Statute books fairly bristle with
formidable laws that offer protection
to their moral, mental and physical well
fare. With the pioneer society as an
inspiration, children s aid societies, hui
name associations, founding hospitals
and their like have sprung up all over
there are about 450 societies whose pur
pose is Che prevention of cruelty to chill
dren, while it is estimated that there
are at least 100 more such societies
scattered through the civilized coun-
tries. Even Asiatics and Africans are
now protecting their youth of both
sexes from inhuman exploitation and
abuse. During it's forty years of benevo-
lent work, the New York Society for
the Prevention of Cruehy to Children
alone investigated about S50,O00 COM
plants that involved the welfare of
about 100000 New York children
under the age of Is. Nearly 100000
of these were rescued from immoral
surroundings, physical cruelty, neglect
and destitution. Every State in the
Union has its labor laws which effect
the 100000 American working boys
and girls between the ages of 10 and
15, which the National Child Labor
Commission is endeavoring to make uni
form throughout the nation. There are