Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-21


! Islands by reason OF its inroads on
/ merchant ship tonnage but otherwise
the islands have hardly felt the eff
I feet OF the world conflict, according
! 10 NJ B. Mum, who has just returned
! from Honolulu. Mr.. Mum Is paying
a visit to his brother. o. y. Mum,
OF this city, after spending several
years in the government service at
Hawaii He says he has left the is
lands for good" but does not know
where he will locate.
Thousands Of tons OF sugar, hemp
and other islands staples are await
ing shipment at various points on the
islands, MIR. Mum says. but there
has been difficulty in obtaining bot
toms for handling these commodities
Most OF the exports come to the
United States. AMI on account Of
world conditions probably will be un-
loaded at Pacific ports and trans
shipped by rail, instead Of being sent
directly to New York by water.
The requisitioning Of tonnage for
naval purposes, the enormous demand
for ships in trade, and the inroads Of
the submarines. are the chief Condi-
tions which have dealt a blow
to Hawaiian commerce. buckingham
! WASH Herald.
The complete production Of the
adoption of Robert Louis Stevenson S
Bottle Imp" was made in Hawaii by
the Lasky company for The Para
mount program Here were secured
not only the necessary scenery and
gorgeous outdoor locations" but Ha-
waiian actors. In fact, every one in
th2 picture is Hawaiian, except Ses-
sue Hayakawa, the noted Japanese
actor and star, and Guy Oliver
! Lewiston Udaho) Tribune.
Miss Elinor Vogel, a teacher in the
public schools of Honolulu, is visiting
! Mr. and, Mrs. Donaghho. who are
Camped on the B. 0. Clark place
Paradise (Cal.) Advance.
Miss Elizabeth Amoss and Miss
Nellie Pond have returned from their
trip to the Hawaiian Islands and re-
port having had a most enjoyable So
journ on those far-away isles Of the
Pacific In fact, they became so
charmed by the many allurements
that it was with profound reluctance
that they brought their visit to an
end. Swimming in the surf at the
famous Waikiki beach proved the
most delightful pastime. They both
became quite proficient in the hand
ling of outrigger canoes, but were not
expert enough to essay any rides on
the crests of the inrushing waves on
the surf boards.
Honolulu is by far the most de.
lightful spot have ever seen in which
to spend vacation" said Miss
Amoss today in speaking of the trip
-Napa (Cal.) Register.
Capt and Mrs. c. T. Riggs and their
sons, and Capt and Mrs. H. S. Kill
bourne, Jr., are mere from Honolulu,
and for the time being, until they are
sent to their new stations, will be at
the Hotel Cecil.-San Francisco Ex-
aminer.
Paul Paulson, who recently arrived
from Honolulu on the steamer Elsass,
together with his cousin, Paul Carson
of San Francisco, we'll known
musician, were visiting with friends
in Colma on Sunday.-San Mateo, Cal,
News
Mrs. Anna Lauritzen, formerly a
resident here for many years, is here
from her home in Honolulu, Hawai-
ian Islands, to visit her old friends,
N and Mrs. J. P. Knudsen.-Wat.
sonEille, Cal, Register
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Buck Of San
Francisco are registered at the Sacra-
mento hotel. Buck is a man of big af,
fairs on the coast, being president Of
the Honolulu Plantation company and
the National Ice and Cold Storage
company.-Sacramento, Cal, Union.
A letter from Eldon McCallister,
mho is a member of an ambulance
company now stationed at Honolulu,
has been received by Mr.. McCallis-
ter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. w. E.
McCallister of Tulare, says the Tulare,
Cal, Register, Eldon McCallister is
in the same ambulance company with
Eugene Moore of Earlimart A few
glimpses of the life of soldiers and
sailors on the Hawaiian Islands are
given in the letter, part Of which fol-
lows:
"The members of the company
wora maid their two months uooos