The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-10-21


A favorite slogan with the Ameri-
can tourist Department, and also
with some of the American Railways,
is: "See America First" yet, despite
this natural and desirable slogan, i
would like to recommend to those of
our race who are becoming more and
more accustomed to travelling, a trip
to the South Sea Islands and New
Zealand, where they may feast to
their hearts content, upon the beau
tiful scenery and wonderful eaprices
of nature that are to be found in
these far distant places. A more
delightful or more wonderful trip
can hardly tpe imagined, nor can
such an extensive tour be taken in
any other part of the world for so
reasonable a sum.
The splendid British ships making
these trips to the Islands depart from
Vancouver every fourth Wednesday,
and bv leaving Seattle Tuesday eve
ming either by boat or train. it is pos
sible to make direct connection with
out loss of time. Once settled upon
these palatial ships, it will net be
long before you will find yourself
experiencing a peculiar sense of free
dom, an celebrating feeling of joy
and gladness; for you will be away
from the humiliating customs and
practices of the Stars and Stripes.
and sailing under the colors of the
Union Jack, colors under which all
men receive fair and impartial treat
ment, regardless of race or color.
There is no humbug as to when and
where and how you will be served in
the dining room. Upon going aboard
you are shown a plan of the dining
room, from which you select the table
at which you prefer to sit and from
that table you are served exactly at
the same time and in the same man.
ner as all other passengers are served.
The first lap of the journey re-
quires six and half days, and is
usually spent in organizing all kinds
of sports and games, and in practic-
ing same preparatory to the great
contest which takes place during the
second lap, or long stretch of eight
days between Honolulu and the Fiji
an Islands. Honolulu is reached on
the morning of the 18th day, and the
entire day is spent there, visiting the
beautiful beaches and scenic spots
of the Island, which include Waikiki
beach where the Natives perform
some wonderful feats in serf bath
in gand canoeing over the reefs on
the great mountainous seas that come
rolling in. The tropical bush scenery
on the Island is very beautiful in
deed. and drive back into the foot
hills is well worth the taking. Some
of the bays are wonderful beyond
belief, because of the wonderful and
strange fish and other sea animals
that NAV be seen from glass bottom
boats. Indeed, the day at Honolulu
is always Interestingly spent, and
one always leaves feeling that an
other day or two could be profitab-
ly spent.
The British people are very keen
sportsmen, and as ! have said, Just
so soon as their ship leaves Homo
lulu, the sports committee call the
games, and from 10 am, to $50
pm. all kinds of games are entered
into most heartily, deck quiots, deck
billiards. bull board. cricket, deck
tennis. bridge and other games, and
for eight days. almost the entire
passenger list will be deeply engaged
in the different games. struggling
to win some of the handsome prizes
to be given to the champion players
when the games are over. There are
also dances and concerts on board
almost every evening to while away
the time, and thus, before one hard
~ realizes It the eight DAYS have
passed. the signal is given that land
j. ahead, and all are rushing for