HAWAIIAN GAZETTE, TUESDAY,' DECEMBER 21, 1915. .VSLfcl-WhEKLY.
THE
HAWAIIAN GAZETTE
r,Mirrwri lli-mr-cnv. rnrrnn I 1 UMUAI MUKW1NU,
TIIE ADVERTISER'S SEMI-WEEKLY
Peace-Loving China
TIHE Vorld peace Congress, reports Slinet
Magazine was in session. Mirza 'AH -Knli
Khan spoke feelingly of the beauties and intel
lectual, joys of Bahai. The delegates nodd?d.
Professor Ishihachi declared that thfec United
States must learn to treat all nations justly before
world peace t:ould become a reality. The dele
gates nodded. Dr. Sydney Gulick poke of the
wrongs endured by the Japanese at the hands of
Americans and proposed his fiye-per-cent immi
grant sfcheme to right these wrongs. The , dele
gatei itoddtd. WorlrJ . Peace filled the room- to
the ceiling, would by-and-by spreadj its white
(Minona over the nations of the earth if the in
justice' inflicted upon Japan by cruel "America
could be righted. -
Dr. Ng Poon Chew, lecturer and editor of the
"Chinese 'Vorld,'! arose and, cleared his throat.
Jlis was the last contribution to World Peace on
the program, The audience poised on tiptoe,
ready for instant flight upon Doctor Chew's con
clusion. . It settled back with a sigh of satisfac
tion at the first words of the Chinese orator. ;
"The . gentfemcn preceding me," said Ddbtor
Chew with a 'glint in his eye, "have dealt in'the
ories aqd speculations. I shall present only. facts,
cold, hard facts. You will not like them, but I
shall present, them nevertheless." And he did.
He described China's peaceful attitude, China's
loathing of armed conflict, China's consistent re
fusal, continued for fifty centuries, to prepare
for war.
"They say' that China has an army," he said
with twinkling eyes. "I admit that we have
fought a number of wars in the last sixty years,
but our army-never won a battle. It may have
been1 a sitting army, or a running army, but China
never lia had a standing army." ,
The peace , delegates cheered. Dqctor Chew
(vaited. "And because we never had a standing
army, China' has become the international com
munity pie. England took several slices, Hong
kong. Wai-hai-wai; Germany took Tsingtau;
Russia took Port Arthur, Mongolia; Japan tock
Manchuria, Formosa, Korea; France took a nib
ble, Portugal a bite. And now Japan does not
want t0 leave us even the crust The Mikado
wants to Jap-a-lac all China. He has a new Mon
roe Doctrine. It says 'Asia for the Japanese.' "
The peace delegates growled.
"Overin Shanghai, in the heart of the great
Chinese city, there is a beautiful park," continued
thf speaker. ; "A' high iron fence runs all around
it. .Ovef' the gate is a sign. It says 'No Chinese
arid Dogs Allowed m the Park.' I do not want'
thaf sigato come down. I want it to stay there
lest we forget. ' "
"" "You" may no believe it, but the Chinese are
real 'human beings. When a foreign soldier
chase them up the street and pricks them with
the bayonet, he harts both their backs and their
feelings. Because they loved peace so much, they
did not resist. ' But their ideas are changing. They
are going to engage Christian officers to teach
them how to slay the largest possible number of
men in the shortest possible .time at the smallest
possible expense; they are going to learn from
Christian nations how to kill and be killed most
scientifically and efficiently in order to live.
They invented gunpowder in order to scare off
the devils with it; now they are learning from
Christian nations how to raise hell with it in order
to be allowed to dwell in peace."
The peace delegates listened and applauded,
looking anxiously at the Japanese representatives
meanwhile. Doctor Chew went on, reciting the
things that had been done unto China. And he
maintained that China, the classic example of
enduring .pacifism, must and would proceed to
arm itself to the teeth in order to regain its self
respect and its purloined possessions. The Jap
anese delegates smiled.
Is it possible that Europe will disarm even
partially after peace is concluded while Japan
whets its knife and licks its chops for more? Will
there be an international police parading the street
in front of the Chinese pagoda to shoo away
predatory small boys or will the 'international
community pie' provide nourishment al! around ?
When peace negotiations begin the problem of
. the Ear East will turn out to be far more difficult
( of solution than most people imagine, no matter
which side wins.
Yiian Shih-kai
W.HATEVER may have been the sincerity in
the twice repeated refusal of the throne of
China by President Yuan Shih-kai and many will
continue to believe that his refusals were not
meant to be conclusive it is finally and officially
settled that he is now to become the first Em
peror of what may be a new dynasty in that oldest
, of Empires. There is, however, much probabil
ity, in the statements made by him and in Ins
r behalf that his acceptance oLthe crown is prompt
ed by a desire to save China from continued years
..r i ; . f j
pi ' internecine simc ana revolution, compared
With Which the bloodshed and the anarchy of re
cent Vars in Mexico would be trifling. The best
t foreign "opinion seems to be that a limited, con-
, ititutional monarchy is a better form of govern
ment for Cbina now than that of a full fledged
Republic,' the transition into which from the des
potisni of the Manchus is regarded as too distant
a: leap to be attempted with safety.
Yuan Shih-kai is a believer in self-government
and the rigfit of the people to rule, his various
mandates touching the offer of the crown being
carefully penned to put him on record as accept
ing the position over his personal inclinations and
because it is the desire of the people, voiced
through their representatives. These latest mart
dates, the text of which have appeared in The
Advertiser, ire self-depreciating, suggesting noth
ing of the hand of a Caesar, a Napoleon or a Wil
helm. They' are wonderful documents, interesting
as part of the history-making in China, but more
particularly "for their psychological value to occi
dentals seriously trying to find out for themselves
how and what the Chinese think. i .
Yuan Shih-kai has gone on record in the matter
of the rule of the people, the following mandate
on the self-government of the metropolitan pre
fecture of Peking being among his notable state
papers. The tone is that of a father addressing
his childrenand it is of interest, in the light of
recent developments, that he announced then that
"the progress of self-government is related to that
of the central administration":
"The success or failure of the administration of a l
country ,an be judged by the efficiency or otherwise
of the administration of local place. It ia aot by
mnri rhanoc that the powerful natiom of the east .
and weet hair perfect! their systems of administra--tion
to aueh an extent that there ia no waste land
within their, borders; people do pot appropriate .the
thinga they pick up ia the street, that from the
metropolis down to the small villages improvement .
is effected day by day and that an impression of -'
usual public? spirit as well as the joy of life ia Im
mediately brought home to the stranger who eaters
the territory. Buck results have been only attained
through the extensive researches of political m1 '
technical experts and their energy in pushing progress
as well as from the fact that both in material and
talents they ' have been amply supplied. Ours is aa .
extensive territory and naturally many places have
not been properly opened up. Inheriting the habits
of seclusion and removed from the influence of tlie
civilisation of the east and west, -our officials, have .
been content ia idleness and our scholars have been
competing ia vainglory. Literature and law have
been invoked to effect the bondage of the people
and the question of the welfare of the people has
been neglected. Furthermore, the country has been
thrown into confusion since the Reformation (B evo
lution of 1911), and the' vitality of the nation has
been sapped- to a great extent- It is easier said
than done that the administration of the "whole
country should be reformed at one.-
A mandat haa been issued, fixing the metropolitan
prefecture a a special district; and Wang Ta has
been appointed to manage the affairs of self-government
of the. 'metropolitan prefecture so that the said
prefecture might-- become the model for the whole
country. Too progress of self-government, however,
is related to that rof the eentrajl administration.
For five hundred years the districts of the metro
politan prefecture have been under the protecting
wing of the. capital and the people, therefore, are .
rich in the spirit of dependence. To develop local
self-government, therefore, it is necessary that the
central administration must give assistance and direc
tion before the name can be expected to .grow and,
extend. Wang Ta has now been appointed governor -of
the metropolitan prefecture and a new official sys
tem has been fixed in order that he may proceed with
his work in a -systematic manner. The aaid governor
once stodied in the land of our eastern neighbor and
has served successfully as a local official. We as-'
sume that he is well informed about the 'protective
policy' of the foreign countries. If he can ahow in
a systematic manner how officials who leve the people
can be carefully selected and patriotic members of
the gentry searched out and how, by degrees, educa
tion, industry, public roads and works, sanitation, .
police and public charity and other philanthropic
works can be instituted, I shall not hesitate in giv
ing him special power and an abundance of ' funds
for the same purpose so long as practical things and
not empty words are aimed at.
"The ancient says 'not in words does the admin
istrator rely, but in the energy and manner in which
he goes about his work.' Again 'a hundred things
told are not worth the one thing seen.'
"I set high hopes on this governor; let him strive."
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Suffering Abroad
IT is more than a coincidence that Americans,
with the first touch of winter, should again
have their aitention called to the suffering of War
victims abroad, says the Indianapolis News.. A
despatch from Warsaw conveys a vivid picture1 of
the misery in w hich Poland finds itself at the be
ginning of the winter. Hot summer months may
make sanitation more difficult, but they at least
make it easier for a famished people to exist. It
is not surprising to learn that Belgium and Po
land, as well as parts of France, are confronted
with the possibility of famine. Renewed appeals
are made to the charity of those who have lightly
felt the burdens of war.
As the foreign field is surveyed it becomes
clearer that this winter, more than any other
which has passed within recent times, is to make
demands for help. If the weather is imposing
new rigors throughout Poland, where food is
scarce and shelter difficult to obtain, famine and
the lack o( habitations are no less distressing in
other areas, Serbia, as reports have indicated, has
been brought to a pitiable state of desolation.
The British papers show in their advertisements
the depth of feeling which charitable organiza
tions hold for the Serbians. Appeals are made for
Vhe sufferers in Belgium, Poland, Serbia, Arme
nia, and even places more remotely situated from
active hostilities.
Americans, cannot have read the revelations of
Armenian persecution without a thrill of sym
pathy and horror. Last winter their aid was most
ly given to Belgium, and that country would have
suffered dreadfully had it not been for their mag
nificent response. Possibly the condition of Bel
gium is improved, but it is still needy. There is
also suffering in Russian Poland, Serbia and Ar
menia, llow affairs have gone in Syria the Amer
ican press has not been fully informed, though
the military despatches intimate that civilians are,
as is usual under such circumstances, made to bear
the heavy burdens of supporting both themselves
and the armies.
Baclcma' For. A ustria ": d
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a-sra t ir rri rw:vt? r. A 7FTTP ; . uorm inn.
fJL" porter of Austria in the present tension be-j
tweert tliat nation and jthe United States, which
is nt surprising.. . It was the Gazette, which, wherj
the V' American press began to openly protest
against the actions pf;the war plotters, finally
traced in part back to headquarters and von Papefl
and Boy-Ed properly bounced, published a warn
ing tb',the American press, as follows: j
The 'distrust in which we have stepped reaches tor
: bar collar, but we will put up with the vile machina-j
1 Mono, of the double-headed brood of the American'
press vipers for a little longer; then we will bring
the deroisn heel , down upon their venomous heads,'
' Austria is reported to have consulted with Ber
lin' before deciding practically to defy the Untt-
ef States and justify tfie kilting of American non
' .:.'.. u : a
comoaiants, passcngcra on an muucrisivc nncr,
Which from the veryfact that it was proceeding
to the United States could have been transport
ing neither reservists, troops, munitions nor sup
pliesVahd the Gazette's announcement of German
support '. for Vienna should cause no surprise. j
4 The. German press-has frequently of late pub
lished warnings to the United States and it is not
likely to suppose that the list of recent disclosures
of .German plotting lias improved the Gerpian
temper The -Outlook of December 1 callsf at
tention to one of the latest of these press notifica
tions to Uncle Sam to be careful, quoting; the
influential Frankfurter Zeitung, which says
' t " Few events of the war have caused such widespread
. or deefT bitterness in Germany aa the attitude of the
United States after war was declared. A certain
time ' will be required for Germany to recuperate.
, It would be a pity ..If this recuperation should, bo
disturbed by commercial conflicts resulting from the
- present attitude of the United States.
.vCvWhen Germany has recovered from the war, 'aha
Will undertake a widespread, well-engineered work
. of education in ' America as to the relative merits
of Qermans and Britons. IS necessary, the mailed
fist will also be applied to American aberrations.
.'. Meanwhile -Germany will show patience and'eon
" alders,tien for certain weak sldea of the American
national character.
.
Approximately $4,000,000 is the sum .which
waa .paid out or invested in baseball in this coun
try.uthe last year.- This estimate is based on
figures in the annual report of Secretary John H.
Farrell.of the National Association, combined
with-, estimates of ' major league expenses1. The
sum , includes $20,000,000 paid out by Organized
Ball for players, salaries and operating expenses ;
$13,000,000 invested in baseball plants, and $1,
000)00' paid out by' the Federal League for play
ers and salaries. ,
On the Way
IT is an excellent sign that today the main argu
ment concerning new" road work, is over tM
relative merits of the various recognized standard
constructions. The day, has gone when those
willing to go on record as in favor of cheap, tern-,
porary construction are to be heard. , Gone, too,
with a' very few exceptions, are the ones whd
agonized over the enforcement of the frontage
tax, opposition vanishing' as knowledge grew.
The time has not yet arrived whenjlonolulans
are able to point with pride to any extensively
improved streets, but it U rapidly nearing.7 When
once the idea really catches on that good roads,
decent sidewalks and properly, kept streets mean
Improved property values, k more healthful 'town
and ultimately lower taxes, all will come with a1
rush, and some day, top, we will have a city
government that will boast of the actual economies
it is enforcing; a government composed of men
big enough to cease truckling to the tax-eating
minority. . - .' V . ;
It is coming,, and the time is jdst around the
corner. ... "' r."'
Five years ago on Saturday last the first block
of permanent pavement was put in on Fort street,
between King and Hotel, and for the first time In
fhe history of the city the thousands who trav
ersed Fort street daily had the chance to see what
a modern pavement looked like. It took nearly
four years of steady pounding to get that one
block put down, but for five years it has been a
constant reminder of th.e fact that good street
jwork means money saved. That block cost too
much, but even at that it has paid for itself every
year since it was laid.
A few years ago the city road department had
to build cinder crossings at all the down-town
street intersections every tinje it rained. , How
ever crude that sounds today, , we did it gravely
and regularly then and paid for it. Five . years
from today we will .be able to look back and re
member the time when even so much used a street
as Beretania was full Of chuck holes, and it will
sound just as foolish as it sounds today to hear
of keeping people out of the ankle-deep mud by
building black sand street crossings at Fort and
King.
We're on the way.
The Washington administration is now" chew
ing on the bitter pill jammed in its teeth by Aus
tria, hopefully desirous that it will be less bitter
when longer chewed.
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Honolulu . Wholesale Produce Market
;; Quotations-'
ISSUED. BY THB TEKBXtOSXAL
Wholesale Only. . KAUZTIKO DXVXSZOX December 16, 113.
Vv BUTTES-AND .EGOS
Island tub butfer, lb.'.
.28 to .SO
Egga, select Oasa, doe 65
Egg No. 1, Island, dox .60
Eggs No. t Island, doc SO to .55
Duck eggs dot 40
Beans, string, een lb 06
Beans, string,, wax, lb 07
Beans; lima in tod, lb 03
Beans ify r
Beans, Maul- red, ewt 5.00
Beans Calicos ewt .... 4.00 to 4.60
Bens,maU white, ewt 4.50 to 5.00
Beets, doa.. bunches M
Carrots, lo buaches .40
Cabbage, ewt 2.50
Corn, swet, 100 ears 2.23
Cora, Haw. small yel., 35.00 to 37.00
Corn, Haw, targe yel. 32.00 to 35.00
POULTRY 4 '
Broilers', 4b. (8 to S lbs.). .JS toJ M
Young roosters, lb 30 to .33
Hens, good condition, lb. ..25 te .27 H
Turkeys, lb , .40
Ducks, Muscovy, lb 23 to .80
Ducks, Pekin, lb .25 to .30
Ducks, Hawaiian, dot. 6.40
VEGETABLES AND PBODUCE
Peanuts, small, lb ....02 te M
Peanuts, large, lb , .02
Onions, Bermuda, lb (none)
Green peppers, Bell, lb.. .07 to Jfl8
Green Peppers, Chili, lb 0S
Potatoes, Isl., Irish, lb .01
potatoes Hweet, ewt 1.00 to 1.25
50 to LOO
.15
03 to :05
.08
50 to ,65
. .. .01 Va to .02
Taro, ewt..
Taro, bunch . . .
Tomatoes, lb . .
Peas, green, lb
Cucumbers, doz
Pumpkins, lb .
100
Pineapples, ewt.
.50 to
. .65 to
.75
.7
FBUIT
Alligator 'pears,- doa. (none in market). Limes,
Bananas, bunch, Chinese... 20 to .50
Bananas, bunch, Cooking. ..75 to 1.23
Breadfrwit,' doa 30 to .50
Figs; 100, 90
Urapes, Isabella, lb 09
LIVESTOCK
(Beef, cattle and sheep are not bought at live weight. Tbey are taken by
the meat companies dressed and paid for by weight dressed).
Hogs, 150 lbs and over.. .09 to .10 Hons, up to 150 lbs, !b
Watermelons (none in market).
Pohas, lb 08 to .1
Papaias, lb 01 H
Oranges, 100 1.00 to 1.50
Beef,
Veal,
V
rb
lb
DBESSED MEATS
. . .11 to .18 Mutton, lb
.. .12 to .13 Pork, lb
HIDES (Wet-salted)
16 Goat, white, each .
15 Sheep, each
16
FEED
The following are quotations on feed, f.o.b, Honolulu:
Steer, Na. 1, lb.;.
Stfcer, No. 8, lb. .
Kips, lb
Corn, sin. yel.. ton
Corn, lsr. yel., ton.-.
I'orn, cracked, tou,.
IVau, ton ,....;.,..:.
Barley, ton
Scratch food, to. ...
30.50 to 42.00
30.00 to 40.1)0
40.00 to 42.00
29.50 to 30.00
33.00 to 34.00
42.50 to 43.00
Oats, ton
Wheat, ton
Middlings, ton . . .
Hay, wheat, ton .
Hay, alfalfa, ton.
Alfalfa meal, ton. ,
.09 to 10M,
.11 to .)a
.15 to .17
.10 to JS0
.10 to .20
83.50 to 35.00
40.00
39.00
29.00 to S0.00
26.00 to 27.04
25.00 to 23.50
ARTILLERY OFFICERS
RUSSIAN
RIDE
The Territorial Marketing Division is under supervision of the U. S, Experi
ment Station, and is at the service of all eitisens of the Territory. Any produce
which farmers may send to the Marketing Division is sold at the best obtainable
price. A marketing charge of Ova per cent is made. It is highly desirable that
farmers notify the Marketing Division what and bow much produce they have
for sale and about when it will be ready to ship. The shipping mark of tus
Division is 8. a E. 8. Letter address: Honolulu, P. O. Box 1237. Salesroom,
Kwa corner Nuuanu and Queen streets. Telephone 1840. Wireless addresa,
TEBMABK. 7
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER
By A. T. LONGLET
Superintendent Territorial Marketing
Division
'December 17, 1915.
Island. eggs ro s little more plenti
ful than they have been for sometime
and the price has dropped 5 cents in
the market, , There will be good sale
or eggs'. and all kinds of poultry dur
ing the Christinas Holidays. Turkeys
will probably ' retail at 40 cents a
pound, althougn ft ia possible that the
small supply sad heavy demand will
force th prje up to. 45 ceuts. Mus
rovy ducks will retail at 10 cents a
pound live" weight, or at 92.50 a pair
dressed,' , ' '
Practically aM ' vegetables are high
er than nnuat.' Cabbage ia- more plen
tiful and a. little cheaper, but sweet
eora la selling ft a premium.
During the last few days limes have
been very scarce, where they were
plentiful two weeks ago. Island oran
ges are being received in large quantl
ties and are meeting a good sale.
The price of live hogs is still low'.
It is probable that a large numbc-of
sucking pigs will be sold during th
holidays. lressed meats are bringing
the same as last week.
Hides are selling at the highest mark
this yesr.
It is expected that the uew building
will be completed and turned oyer ao
the Division in time for handling busi.
ness on Monday morning. The equip
ment for the new building Is not all
at hand but conditions for handling Isl
and ftroduce will be much better than
at any time to date. The plaee will be
fitted up with stands, couutsrs, etc., aa
soon as possible,
Offices of the First Field Artillery
yesterday morning took the aanual ob
stacle ride required by the War De
partment. ' The ride consists of a three
mile gallop over nine jumps and eg to
be made la leas than, eleven minutes.
Three of the jumps are six foot ditches,
the remaining six being overground
lumps eacfc three feet high, represent
ing stone walls, fences and hedges.
Thirty four officers, all ' except two
who were on sick leave, started. They
followed Col. S. D. Sturgis in groups
three abreast and. twenty Ave yards
apart Colonel Sturgis net a good, uni
form gait with his- handsome grey
charger, completing the three miles in
ten. minutes and twenty two seconds.
Ho was closely followed at the finish
by the other officers of the regiment.
Capt. A. F. Caasel'a mount took a
tumble at the second jump. The cap
tain was not injured but his horse got
away and he was unable to finish the
ride. A few minutes later a thorough
bred racehorse ridden "ty Lieut. T. C.
Martin struck the, same jump while
golag at terrific speed and went heels
over head. Lieutenant Martin fortu
nately was thown clear but had a bad
fall and was drairtred from the course
r unconscious by Captain Cassel. He
was is sen to tne post nospitai, wnere
it was found he was badly shaken but
had sustained no serious injury.
The only other fall was by Lieut
Col. J. E. McMshon. whose mount fell
at the last ditch and nearly rolled on
the colonel. He kept hold of the reins
and was soon np, finishing the ride
with the other o flies rs well within the
prescribed time. -
Outside these mishaps the fide was
conducted beautifully, the officers keep
ing -their distances and taking the hur
dles in excellent form. Lieuts. Charles
Daly and Herman Erlenkottec, who
hnve ji'.st joined the regiment took the
ride on strange mounts. The weather
haa been so rainy that none of the of
ficers have had much opportunity to
practise their horse over the jumps.
FREE POSTAL DELIVERY
IS PROBABLE FOR HIL0
Just as soon as the names' of the
streets are designated on sign boards
and the bouses are properly numbered',
it is supposed a free postal delivery
service will be inaugurated In Hllo. The
board of supervisors has been working
for the free delivery service for some
years, and it is expected a start will
be made about February 1. An ordi
nance will compel householders to dij
play numbers on their promisee in sucj
a way that the postman will have n
trouble in making the deliveries.
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LILIUOKALANI PUPILS !
ENJOY CHRISTMAS TREl
The small children, eonaistog of th
four lower grades of Uliuokslal i
school, had a jolly time last Saturday
afternoon where they sang and danced
round a big Christmas tree. Bant
Clous danced in among them, causing
much laughter and fun and bringing
baskets of candy and applos for all.
The oldar children will have their par
ty the latter part of January, .
CflARTER STEAM
ER
FOR MAUI EVENTS
Angus McPhee Expects 200 "Ho-
nolulans To Journey To Big
nabc nicct HI l4IIUIUI . ( j .'
Angus Mcrnee and F, H. Loeey, who
have charge of the big New Year's Day
wiki west show and racing program to
be held at Kahulul, returned home on.
Ur..l .J 1 . m tv i . . .1
- WBrwij lirom . Honolulu. HT1 IBS
Maui News of December 18. enthusias
ts over th outlook tor Honolulu tup
port for tbo bin? ihnw. Tiw mm ait.
JsJhatrul fan m A Lr m s it M n a.. sT ia. .
V.VBDS.MB in asisa r u g aai I nTTiiim vm A ur IDS
rhartAt-i tiff nf whs 1 Mi-lata fl.l m m
Kilsuea for a special exenrnion, and aro
certain that the vessel will bring up at
least 200 sportsmen and others for the
H-u - V :1. .. . :li ...
V n. VI.. M C" Will ICITB MM O'
nolnlu on Friday nighty December 81,
at eleven o'clock, arriving at Kahulul
early Saturday morning, and will not
Ma V. ... .. 1 i
e 'clock Sunday night, January 2.
Horses Coming
Billy Lucas' hcye Harvester, in
. 1. At. . .
vuiK oi inn veteran trainer jerry t
Broderick. is due to arrive from Tlono-'
lulu .tomorrow morning. Tom Holl n
jrer', string, including Welcome Boy,
Seabolt, and HArold D., will arrive, the
latter part of nest week. McPhee and
Locey report that all 6f these bones
have been in steady training for soma
time, and are in fine shape, and their
owners confident of their ability to
carry off the honors. Poavlbly the most
interest Of the Honolulu sportsmen cen
ters in the free-for-all, in which Wjl
coma Rnv. and Vf (Phw ),,.-- T i.. .
ervo will b- the star actors; and in the
two-fifteen event ia which Harold D.
will again meet his old rival, Msut
Boy. It is also said that there will be
a new horse from Honolulu appear In
thia race.
Wild Watt Events ;
Everything points to the most excit
ing list of cowboy and broncho busting
events ever held in the Territory. For
the roping contests, Supervisor Dsve
Fleming haa promised to co-operate to
the extent of having rounded up twenty-five
or thirty wild cattle fsoni the
inuuuvmins caeK or iionoiua. tdpm ani
mals have scarcely seen human bMugs,
and are just about as wild aa cattld can
be. Eben Low, the Oahu champion one
armed ropn, is reported to be busy
getting his hand in against V' ecmiug
tussle with Angus McPhee, the Mul
one-armed wonder with the lariat
These two will try their prowess on
Fleming's wild cattle. It is reported
that three will be quite a number of
expert cattle punchers from Oahu ac
company Low on his visit of eonqueut
finalmioIn,
GREAT KOOLAU
The delayed final blast, which will
open the Koolau tunnel, will be fired
tomorrow morning by Jorgen. Jorgon
sen, the contracting engineer, under
whom the greater part of the tunnel
ling in the big project has been done.
The final blast will be witnessed by ft
number of the directors of the interest
ed cor; orations, and the party wilt
make the trip through the mountains
by the new subterranean- passageway.
They will enter at thv north portal, on
the Waiahole side, and emerged on the
Honolulu side of the range.
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NANCE
Prospective Buyer Must Prove
Specific Reason For Weapon '
County Attorney W. H. Beers of Ha
waii hat drafted a new firearms ordi
nance which is pending before the sup
ervisors. It rails for the issuing of a
gun permit by the sheriff of the county
before any revolver, gun or pistol can
be purchased by anyone at a store or
Otjier jduee.
The would-be purchaser has to visit
the sheriffs office first and prove that
he has a legitimate reason for purchas
ing a gun. If be be granted a permit
he can then proceed to buy the v.eapon.
Storekeepers apd others will be prose
cuted if they sell a gun to anyone who
has not a permit from the sheriff. Per
mits, according to the ordinance, will
cost five dollars, although the county
attorney favor a two dollar fee.
It haa been suggested that it would
be a good scheme to call in all gun
owners, as was done with the automo
bile drivers, and . confiscate all the
weapons for which pqrmit have not
been issued in the past, of course tak
ing into consideration the fact thut all
the owners who are recognized as hav
ing a right to have guns be given ft
chance to at once obtain permits.
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rrr' I TAk'CC CTlun im
v - mnuw uiniiu lit
rii6 RAPID TRANSIT CASE
W: ! .'V CatteJI, the-' Coast exper
miighi here from San Francisco to
if-stify rr the respondent company aa
t' rutlr iad values and depreciations.
iok the stand yesterday afternoon in
tii trisl of the injunction suit of the
Ttr It iry against the Honolulu Rapid
T; i"it ft Land Company, which had
itx iyry-thlrd session yesterday in
if x.'gft !-tuart' court. The testimony
yh-n fsr by Mr. "attell is one
uii?ly jf figures. The trial will be
mih at tea o'clock this morning. It
it tiot expected that the ease will
.ivui.u i end for several weeks to
ri'iii.