The Holly chieftain., 1921-01-20


Lea. gave at the High School audi
ori'mn last Tuesday evening
AT San Francisco my brother and
! boarded the Steamship. Ventura
Of the Oceanic line. and soon we
were gliding through the Golden
Gate We were sailing out into
the vast eXpanse of ocean while be.
hind us was the rapidly disappear
ing land. What n peculiar sensation,
especially If OF are sensitive to the
hcaving and rolling of the ship. |
enjoyed the voyage, even during
the two days OF rough weather, but
many did not appear on deck un-
til the third day. 1t was II pleasant
trip. however, nothing to do except
eat. sleep, and play deck games. The
cold, raw wind OF San Francisco
changed to the soft, warm, tropical
breeze The quiet. moonlight even.
ing with only the rippling of the
water as the boat glidd on made
care and worry vanish and our
hearts were filled with only JOY and
happiness. On the morning of the
seventh day we awoke in the torrid
zone. having crossed the tropic OF
Cancer On our left was the island
of Molokai on which there is leper
settlement Before us were the tow
ering mountains of the island OF
Oahu. n distance of 2l00 miles from
San Francisco A coral reef stretch.
ed far into the sea, and outside this
we lay waiting for pilot to take
us into Honolulu harbor.
Although these islands had been
cited before. they were really not
discovered until the great English
navigator Capt. James Cook arriv.
ed in ITS He gave them the name
Of the Sandwich Islands in honor OF
the Earl of Sandwich. This name
has now generally been abandoned
Here Capt. Cook met his death at
the hands of the native savagcs
King Kamehameha 7. stands out
prominently in the history OF the
islands as the conqueror who unit
ed them under a single rule. His
most important and decisive battle
was fought in 1895 on the island OF
Oahu. He drove thousands of the
Oahuan warriors up the narrow MI
agine picking fresh, ripe, sweet juicy
pincapplcs in the fields. Even day
or two in the market makes mark
ed difference in their flavor. r
would say that the pineapple can.
ming industry Is practically fail
Use in retaining the flavor.
Coffee ranks as the third agri
cultural product and rice as fourth
The production OF the latter il
wholly in the hands OF the Chinese.
The primitive methods used surpris
cs one. Flowing the fields with
water buffaloes. harvesting with the
sickle, and threshing the grain by
by the tramping of horses on the
piled grain are all common prac
tees
In this brief talk on the Hawai-.
ian Islands it has been necessary to
omit many things of interest. but
the trip to the greatest wonder in
the world cannot he Ommitted. RI
never expect to see anything more
awc-insriring than the Kilauea vol
cano. Leaving Honolulu in the af.
ternoOn We arrived at HilO on the
island OF Hawaii the following morn
ing, distance OF 200 miles from
Honolulu. Hawaii is the largest Is.
land OF the group, covering an area
OF 1000 square miles. while Oahu
covers GOO square miles. Geologi.
cal|y speaking It is the youngest is,
land and is still in the process OF
its making. having two active vol.
canoes, Kilauea and Mauna LOa
Hilo with population of 10000 is
the largest city on this island The
population is practically all Japan.
csc All the buildings are of frame
due to the earthquakes which occur
when the volcanoes are extremely
active. The roofs OF even the finest
homes are of corrugated iron on
account Of the heavy rainfall, which
IL between lao and $50 inches an.