The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-07-16
Advertiser HiIo Correspondent
WIrelesses Views Of Represent
tatlye On Interesting Subject
ORIGINAL rs SAFE
IN HONOLULU STORE
win Turn 1t Over To Public
Archives When 1t Is
p g Lettered

Representative Edwin Fernandez,
Who arrived In IIilo yesterday, from a
business tour of Hawaii. admits that
copies Of the moving picture film of
the reception given by Queen Liliuo.
'alani at Washington Place in Homo.
lulu on March II to the members of
he territorial senate, during the re-
cent session of the Hawaiian Iepis.
lature, have been sold by him for exhi.
bition purposes on the mainland, &C.
ording TO a wireless message received
yesterday IRON The Advertiser cor.
respondent.
He has a copy of this interesting
film, which he has been exhibiting dur.
ing his tour of the Island of Hawaii
and which he showed at the Gaiety
Theater In Hilo last night, when some
II the local Legislators saw themselves
On the screen as they appeared at the
reception. sfg
No Prohibition on Films
h Fernandez says in his defense that
here was no agreement with the senate
u the leGislature which would prevent
aim from making and selling copies of
The film. All he was required to do,
he says, was to furnish a copy to the
seuate deciding later that this copy
should be preserved in the public ar.
chives. EtTT
,"SPhe moving picture film I took at
that time would have cost the Terri.
tory $l0v0, Instead of $149.2O, if 1 was
to be forbidden, to make and sell dupli-
Gates Of the film said Fernandez to
The. Advertiser correspondent. "This
was not the agreement" he continued.
81 have the original film at the store
Of Abraham Fernandez L Co. in Homo
lulu and u VIII be delivered to the pub.
lic archives there as soon as am able
to properly letter the film. without
the lettering the film would not be as
valuable for the purpose it was order
ed.n
fernandez Has Original
When asked last night if she knew
# the whereabouts of the film, Mrs.
Fc-nandes said that she was positive
hat her husband had the original, but
lust where he had placed it she was
not, aware. ~ w..
Mrs. Fernandez said that her hus-
5and had intended returning from Ha-
waii In the Mauna Kea tomorrow, but
hat as there had been considerable
ain on the Big Island the past few
weeks he had been retarded in his
ambition tour and probably would not
seturn before Tuesday or Saturday of
he coming week. E7f.T
b II. g. aLydeck er, librarian Of the pub
JIG. archives, said yesterday that he had
cot heard from Representative Fer
nandes in answer to shis letters of en-
Iuiry IN regard to the film, which has
been paid for but has not been deliver
ed to him as required by the senate re
solution.
Text Of Resolution
This resolution, introduced by Sen
Rtor Ambrose J.',Wirtz at the closing
session of the senate on April 2S, last
and known as senate resolution No. II,
reads aS follows: O..
Resolved, that a copy of the NOV
ing picture film taken at the occasion
NJ the reception given by Her Ma jesty,
Queen IiliuOkalRni, TO 9the members of
the senate on March n, 1915, be oh
tained and filed with the public ar.
hives of the Territory of Hawaii, and
that the librarian of the public ar
rhives is hereby directed to carry out
the object Of this RESOLUTION"