TRAVEL IN WAR TIME.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 7920, 18 August 1917, Page 1 (Supplement)

TRAVEL IN WAR TIME.

(Contributed by C. G. Y.) HI. Y.M.C.A. 1 took the opportunity of looking trough the Y.M.C.A. while in Honolulu and introduced myself to Mr. Anthe organising secretary, whom I round very courteous and obliging — so many officials associated with p,* admirable institutions. The HonJblii V M C A. is one of the large.it -g,] finest buildings in the city. It was .ted in 1911, cost 230,000d01, being kill with local money and local labour, j. i, an up-to-dnij modern institution t every way, having swimming pth*. gymnasium, billiard rooms, filing and band-ball courts, cafeteria, p,j cdinationnl and religious departprtjts. Mr. Andrews mentioned that tT crnl New Zealanders had recently taro through, en route to London, viz., 4: Hughes of Dunedin, Mr. Lascelles, Islington, and others. MO AN ALU A GARDENS. On? of the sights par excellence of gooul'.ln tre these beautiful gardens, ad accordingly u e made our way here medium of the Electric Car. Of all glorious spots it has been my insure to visit, these gardens stand utpre-eminent. It is indeed a charmiglocality and it appeared aa if everyfcn;. that is ran- an I beautiful and 111 horticulture—shrubbery, tree, iid fragrant foliage—was here. Windag through the gardens is a streamlet ,»o— hanks are ere .ed in verdant pop: a I plants, whi.'i gives an added fj-.rm to an already picturesque scene. Innalna Gardens are grand neyond demotion. Around this locality is a ftnd**riul plant called “The Night rooming Ccreuß.” It,grows in wildest infusion in certain parts of the city, ad particularly during the summer tooths is covered with innumerable i, finiu- which appear only during the kU. What a splendid asset some if M tropical pi its and flowers would 1 t , the Wanganui Beautifying Sort.?, if they could only he transplantlin our fair country. Taken away lorn their native surroundings they ndd doubtless wither and fade away. MANOA VALLEY. About 3J miles from the city is antler very impressive sightr-Manoa Uley. En route to this locality is to i found some of the most interesting id magnificent shrubbery and foliage lapossilde to conceive. Just imagine ant cocoa nut trees, majestic palms, id tropical flowering shrubs of every dour and shape, extending practically Ironghout the city. Why, you really wd.r at times if you are within the Kcincts of the city or whether you ire actually emerged into a fairyland ihorticulture. Please do not consider P language cither wild or extravapnt. If a doubt exists in your mind lose consult the liooks of the late Ink Twain i.i his description of tne Indian 1 lands. Deep in the Manoa Uley is a i ) acres plot whereon are iten buildings where the Salvation ray are doing their grand and noble irk. These institutions are the habifcons of some hundred girls, in a„e wa the tiniest babies to girls of six*o years, and of all nationalities, key are children who have been ituetl from wretched environments id placed amongst congenial contons of life and haippiness, and ail proved state of existence. The Salmon Army are to he highly commendiior their very splendid work in this Uia corner of tl • Pacific. These wlni. lur e »een saved from becomi the flotsam and jetsam of the rids highway, and fitted to occupy Mbh-r place in the world. There me rarous other scenic wonders in and fcuil Hawaii “this paradise of the wi' ," but days would he required to • them, and pages necessary for v land complete <1« rription. Herein pv**n but a very cursory review ot ■dulii and its surroundings, on acot of such ;. limited stay in this fining region. Werring to the Hnwniians, they an; *rong. vigorous race of people, and in many sports and pursuits B require skill, accuracy, and daring. &swimming prowess is remarkable, 1 upon arrival and departure ot tof-rs scores of them encircle the jt swimming and diving for coins jf the passengers throw from the »• Seldom, either, do they miss the and it is a common sight to see .* dozen boys dive fo - a single coin tfh the result that one of their 1111mirariably appears on the surface ■die dime, quarter, or half-dollar M'Curely between a glittering U teeth. One Hawaiian boy, a fine frn*n, repeatedly dived from the upof the with a precision fatness only capable of achieve-

*by one thoroughly efficient n ■torial .art. These waters are largetouted by sharks, but it is said that l»ill seldom, if ever, attack the Wir,. nnd tins is why the latter are •jl'itciy fearless of these monsters. 011 account of their dark skins toarks are unable to detect them water, but there is no doubt that an ordinary man would >r dare to risk his life in such a anno. In one < 1 the main thor«ar«*s of Honolulu stands an * tr. e An inscription is attached with its historical associations ? f bad not suflh' nt time to cull. 7* stood, however, the heat and j* °f tropical life for just on one years, and is evidently a sacred of the natives. It reminds one f majestic tree in Victoria Avenue ij**> niiich admired, f** me many industries in the ?"»n Islands. Raw sugar is one *• Principal products- Pineapples. ■ cotton, bananas, rice, tobacco. verv large established in'be I neapple Canning indusji very important one, and n n ''i is to be found one of the y 'l'." l Preserving plants in tile Hawiian principle rea a ■/° r 1916 amounted to 2.300.000 Bhn r lv respectable total eh? in big figures in Uncle Sam’s Wp, Tim Island post imps are I Hl' ’’booting, bathing, surfing, and K°lf links, tennis courts, bowleverything that tends life charming, versatile and It is n happv hunting Hy . r visitors, a.s the Islands 1,1 beaut v sn.'»t r . end scenic a glory all their own. But

all these are for the holiday maker and the man of leisure. We poor mortals could only touch the fringe of it all, and conjure up the balance in our mind’s eye. To the tourist in search of health, to the overwrought business man looking, for reposeful calm and quiet, to the sufferer from neurasthenia, Hawaii, the “Garden of tlie Pacific’’ offers rest, joy, pence, and contentment probably unexcelled in any part of the globe. And so we leave fair Hawaii, the land of perpetual .summer, and embark en route for San Franscisco. Some day it may be oiu fortune again to visit these shores; and as the glides past Diamond Head, the charm of Herbert Helton A.yees linees “Trade Wind Lyrics of Alolio Land” arc gently wafted back to us — “Over the seas of sunset, over the water blue, Come to Hawaii’s golden isles—we long to welcome you; For you the fairest garlands, for you the sweetest song. For you the best aloha are waiting—come along!” Farewell Hawaii!