NEWS FROM HAWAII

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12315, 9 December 1925, Page 11

NEWS FROM HAWAII

PRINCESS’S HOME NOW PUBLIC SCHOOL "A VIGOROUS PROTEST." The "Princess Ruth Rome," former scene of gay and regal affairs in the days of the Hawaiian monarchy, and situated across from Honolulu's romantic Emma Square, will be torn down soon to make way for the building of a modern grammar school, representing an expenditure of 160,000 dollars. Following the fall of the monarchy, the home was turned into a public school, and has been used for educational purposes up until the present time. Princess Ruth was a high chiefess of the line of the Kamehamehas, and was known as Ruth Keelikolani. During the time of her greatest influence at court, she built the home, which served as the .meeting-place of the royal family and old-time social leaders of Honolulu. HAWAII NATIONAL PARK Figures recently made public by Thomas Boles, superintendent of the Hawaii National Park, 6how that during the year ending September 30th a total of 64.000 people visited Uncle Sam's midPacific playground. According *to Boles's report, 20,000 of that number represented men of the United States fleet, which was in Hawaiian waters during the months of April and May. The total also includes 2500 men and officers from Japanese training-ships, which visited Hawaii at various times.

The report states that people from 30 States of the American mainland and 10 foreign countries wore registered.

INVOKING THE ANCIENT GOD Prayers offered by a Hawaiian kahuna (priest) brought an ailing cow back to health, according to a story told by Dr. L. C. Moss, veterinarian for the Honolulu Dairymen's Association. According to Moss, he wns called by a Portuguese dairyman of the KapahuJu district to treat a sick cow. After leaving instructions with the dairyman, he departed, saying he would return in a day or two to see results. Upon returning, he found the cow in gooa health, and also noticed that part of the animal's tail was missing. Questioning brought out the information that tho dairyman had ignored all prescribed instructions and had cut off part of the tail and taken it to a Hawaiian priest. The priest had invoked the ancient pagan gods of Hawaii, and, according to the dairyman, brought the cow back to health.

NEW GAME AND FOOD FISH A new game and food fish was introduced in the streams of Hawaii recently, when 500,000 Ayu eggs were planted in the waterways by Dr. C. Ishikawa, Japanese fish expert and professor of lcthyology at the Imperial University at Tokio. The eggs were brought from Japan by Ishikawa, who attended a meeting in Honolulu, under the auspices of the Pan-Pacific Union, pertaining to fish conservation. David Starr Jordan, of Stanford University, recognised as one of the world’s greatest authorities on fish, also attended the meeting. “FOREIGN" COMMUNITIES A LOUD AND LONG PROTEST. Strong editorial comment lias been made by a Honolulu newspaper against government officials responsible for the ! publication of the October supplement of the United States Postal Guide. The supplement lists Honolulu and Hawaii as "foreign" communities, and places them in a geographical classification with Hongkong, China, and Inhambanc, Portuguese East Africa. .

ted States is an estimable gentleman by the name of Harry S. New," says the. newspaper, "who was formerly a member of the United States Senate from Indiana, and chairman of the committee on territories. It was during Mr New's tenancy of that chairmanship that the Bill of Rights, whoso purpose was to give the territory the recognition to which it was entitled as a territory of the United States, was approved amid loud acclaim. The classification of Hawaii as\a 'foreign country' in the Postal Guide is not going to bring about a revolution in our peaceful community, but we hereby enter a long and loud protest against being set alongside of such unheard-of foreign places as Inham* banc, Portuguese East Africa." The editorial presents a resolution which it proposes being passed by the next session of Congress : —‘Resolved : That a joint committee of the Senate and House be appointed, three members of the Senate to be named by the vicepresident, and three members of the House to be named by the Speaker of the House, to investigate the causes of the inaccurate classification of the territory of Hawaii in the Postal Guide and such other incidents wherein the true status of Hawaii as a territory of the United States is not recognised, to determine whether the people of Inhambanc are responsible for this error, and what other influences or lack of influences have resulted in this affront to the citizens of this territory, and, furthermore, to determine whether or not special classes in geography for Government officials are necessary, and to make such other recommendations as the committee sees fit; and furthermore, that all of the expenses incident to this in- ' vestigation be deducted from the salai ries of officials who classify Hawaii other than as a territory to th*» Unit States."