ANTI-BRITISH MATTER.
CHARGE AGAINST CHINESE SEAMEN.
LETTER TO MAGISTRATE,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
GYPSY TROUPE.
ARGENTINE FARTY'S TROUBLES.
HAWAIIAN NEWS.
SOME INTERESTING ITEMS.
Twenty-six nationalities are re- presented in the National guard of Hawaii, according to the an- nual report of Governor Wallace R. Farrington. As the "molting pot of the Pacific" the Territory named has an international complexion.
found nowhere else in the United States.
A family of Argentine gypsies, numbering fifteen, including child dren, having with them a large Specimens of the propaganda quantity of gear and effects, land- literature distributed by Nationed in the Colony without proper alist agitators, which were found passports, and two men, being exhibited on board the John Floris and Steve Floris, were President Taft when in Hongkong charged before Mr. Schofield, at In the crews' quarters, resulted in the Central Police Court hist three Chinese being charged before morning, with being here without Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morning. effective papers. Mr. T. H.-King, The defendants, Ngai Shun-fai, To Director of Criminal Intelligence, Turn, and Mak U-shing were ac-prosecuted, and Mr. F. G. Vaux cused of being in unlawful posses-was for the defendants. The case sion of seditious literature, and had been previously heard and ad- uftering and distributing the journed.
T. H. King, literature. Mr. Director of Criminal Investi gation, prosecuted.
This morning Mr. Vaux said the defendants had been endeavouring to make arrangements to leave, but the family consisted of fifteen Gross Impropriety. His Worship, at the beginning of persons, including children, and it the case said have received two was difficult for them to make leiters, signed by a man who pur. satisfactory arrangements quickly ports to be Chairman of the Chi-for such a large group. He ha nese Seamen's Union, in Hongkong attesting these men innocent, and asking for their release. men- tion the matter to draw attention to the gross impropriety of such
letters.
The 106 officers and 1453 enlist
ed men which comprise the Hawall guard are racially divided as fol- lows: Hawalians, 468; Portuguese, 191; part Hawaiians, 158; Chinese, 188; Filipinos, 190; Americans, 128; Porto Ricans, 113; Japanese, 108; Koreans, 33; German, 12; Irish, 11; Scotch, 11; Samoans, 10; Spaniarda, nine; Franch, five;; Russians, fivo; Negroes, four; Jungarians, three: British, three;; Mexicans, twe; Polos, two; Swedes, two and one ouch of Canadian, Greek, Jewish and Swiss.
The part-Hawaiians are further classed American-Hawalian,
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been informed that one son wasi returning from Manila with pass-British-Hawaiian, Chinese-Hawail- ports for all the members of the an, Portuguese-Hawaiian, Scotch- Hawaiian, Spanish-Hawaiian group. He had not seen the pass- ports, but the son had gone to Porto Rican-Hawaiian, Japanese- Manila da a sort of advance agent Hawaliun, German-Hawaiian and to see if he could arrange for them French-Hwallan, all to go there. The business aprospects, however, were not good
and he was returning to-morrow.
Mr. King agreed, and said he believed that the Secretary for Chineso Affairs had received similar letter.
Water
"Hula" Revival.
King Kamehameha, Hawali'è Napoleon, will be represented as he landed so many years ago on the famous beach. Princesses re-
The
A revival of the ancient hula and the weird meles of chants of the Hawaiians will be staged in In outlining the facts, Mr. King
Much Baggage.
the historic cocoamut grove at Wai- süld at 10.55 on the 11th inst.,
Their baggage in Hongkong coa-kiki when the new Royal Hawalian Sergt. Goodwin, of the
sisted of such things as Fair gear, Hotel is opened this month. The Police together with Chinese detec-ropes, pulleys, and works, as the hula is planned as a feature of tives, went on board the President people were in the Fair trade, and the pageant which will depict days Taft to carry out routine duties of there were well over twenty heavy of royalty in Hawaii. searching and examination, in the
trunke. They also had a car course of which they proceeded, to which was ander repair. the crews'. quarters. Sergt. With a view to obtaining, as far Goodwin and two detectives entered as possible, further time from the a small room, and another detec-police authorities, they were pre-presenting the five principal is- tive went into a larger room,pared to offer another $100. 19 lands will greet him according to where he saw about twenty of the security for good behaviour, and the pretty Hawaiian custom. crew, who appeared to be saloon also the car, which would be re- Hawaiian band will play under boys, standing round a table.
paired by March 2nd, for what the direction of Captain Bergor, "Enlisting Members."
was worth. They had a certain the aged leader who was its con The three defendants were also amount of business in the Colony.ductor in the days of the monar- "at the table. One of them, Mak including a small shop which was chy
U-shing, was speaking, and holding used for palmestry and character- in his hand a book, from which reading, which they had had 'o, translations and extracts and since wind up. They wanted to travel been made. The detective noticed as a whole troupe, and they want that there were other books on the eu to avoid expense as much as table, and, picking one up. h possible in going on to their next
the first page. He draw place, which was why they want-persunal letters formerly in the Sergt. Goodwin's attention to the ed to stay in Hongkong until they book, and asked the men what their could "make complete arrange Lusiness was, They replied thatments. had come from the Seamen's Union, and were, enlisting ciem-j bers. In conséquence of what the books contained, "the men were
read
detained.
After the first witness, a Chinese delective, had given evidence, the first defendant, when asked if he had any questions to put to the witness, admitted that he was agitating
The books seized, which are copies of a semi-monthly publica- tion called the Chinese Seamen, pantain inflammatory and ant British writings, and refer to alleged "massacres" by "British Imperialists."
The first defendant said he was
To Go To Jaya,
Mr. Vaux said, he believed there were certain other dimculties, such as housing. They also had other business here of a varied nature, and to go to any other Government they would need a visa. What they wished to do was to go to Java, and he understood that ar- rangements. had been made for them to go on. March 10th, but he could not guarantee that,
Mr. Vaux asked his Lordship to take everything into consideration, and allow the longest time he thought possible to enable them to make arrangements to go away.
Police Opposition." Mr. King said they seemed to be
Mr. Vaux
Historic Documents, Valuable historical material has been uncovered in collections recently presented to the Archives of Hawaii, Among the most im portant documents are State and
possession of Queen Liliuokalani, fawait's last monarch. Colonel C.P. Jatken, former chamberlain to King Kalakaua, has placed in the archives a collection relating to the European visits of the King about 1884. The Colonel's royal commissions and diaries of the European. trip are included. group, of Hawaiian photographs dated 40 years ago has recently been received from Riverside, Cali-. fornia.
A
Plans for an extension of the archivee building in the old Palace Square have been prepared by the department of public works, to ne- commodate new files. tion will also furnish space for a research auditorium,
The addi-
Salmon Experiment. The first experiment-in trans- Hawaii was begun with the ar- planting salmon to the streams of
ival at Lihue of 20,000 Chinook salmon eggs. The shipment was through from Seattle in re- frigerated cases..
taking new membership certifi in exactly the same position as cates to be changed and took they were last time. copies of the periodical on board had stated that negotiations had with him and the second man stated he had read the periodicals been started, but he thought they but found them difficult to under- had been started at the first hear-seat
stand.
ing. He opposed the suggestion The third man spoke good tag-that they should stay in Hongkong
lish and aid the statements we e
until March 10th, because the
The plantings will be made in the Hanalei and Wainiha streama
on the island of Kauai where simi-
lar experiments with trout have
published in Shanghai and elae troupe landed here and set up proper papers, and were not en- titled to be here at all. To put it quite frankly, he thought it was
where. The statements, he con/business, knowing that they had been successful.
tended, were not calumny against the British.
Stirring Up Trouble.
Mr. Lindsell-Do you mean to.
Trout introduc-
ed from the Pacific Northwest have adapted themselves to the warmer waters and are now plen-
a "try on" to remain here. How-tiful in the streams of Kauai,
say it is not calumny against theever, the police were prepared to Hawaii, Maui, and Oahu..
be reasonable, and he suggested
British to say they stirred up that the matter be adjourned for a trouble between Chan Kwing ming
Golf Contest.
-
A new type of golf contest will
and Wu Pei-fu and other Chinese week, when it should be shown be instituted at Hilo when the Poi- | that they had made arrangements Defendant:-That was merely passed on to us. The defendant to leave before the end
of the
manth. If that was not shown
Pounders meet the Rice-Eaters int a "loac-pay-kaukau" tournament
added they would not have distri- buted them had they known the next Thursday, he would ask his on the Volcano course. According Worship to register a conviction.to the arrangement of the tourney He added he had had no word that the losers will treat the whiners
laws of Hongkong.
obvious that the sole object of with passports.
Mr. Lindsell-It is perfectly a man was coming from Manila
these articles is to stir up feelings ohatred against-the-British..
Defendant:-It is the news and nothing else.....
The case was adjourned.
NORWAY AND SIAM.
CONCLUDE A NEW TREATY.
Geneva, Feb. 16.
Norway has lodged with the League for registration a Treaty friendship, commerce and navigation with Slam-Reuter.
Mr. Vaux:-I have seen a cable to shy he is returning--
to a chop suey dinner. The Pol- Pounders are Hawaiians and their eam name is derived from the fact that pol, the Hawaiian's staff Mr. King: accept that, your root of the taxo plant. The Rice of life, is made-by pounding the Worship.
Eaters are Japanese.. His Worship remarked that at
Team names that are unique to
morrow.
the last hearing, it was stated that Hawail are found in all of the the passports would be here by to-major sport leagues such as the "Cano-Tops," a member of the The case was adjourned until Barefoot Football league, Dia- next Thursday, for the defendantstrict antes, such
as Kona-Kan to show that they have made ar Kombine, are also common in is- rangements to leave before the end land sport circles. of the month:
Rome. A shark at least 10
London.The British Museum yards lang, is the tale brought by brary has been growing out of Vienna. More than 1,000 unem the fishermen of Anoon after a bounds, Containing about 4,000- ploved, with their families, who trip near the Ancona lighthouse, in 000 books and increasing by aquatted on a large area near Orth the Adriatic. Constguard and 35,000 to 40,000. books a year, the recently, were driven out by ren lighthouse employees who first saw decentralization of the library is darmes. The marshy land near it took it for a submarine. The deemed necessary. It is the duty the Danube has been condemned monster dived to safety after a of the British Museum to publish as unhealthy, often being sub-torpedo boat gave chase and fired and preserve every book published merged for half a year.
To Great Britain.. upon it.
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FEBRUARY 17. 1927.
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