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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1897
Page
5
Senator Baldwin lends $85 000 secure loan while multiple dignitaries and planters travel from Kauai to Honolulu aboard the Claudine and W G Hall. The Australia is due tomorrow. Crowds attend church, saloon events, and social receptions as local clubs, churches, and firms report meetings, sales, and performances.
The United Chinese Society on King Street held a New Year reception from 12 to 2 PM with Minister Cooper’s government band on the balcony. Goo Kim and Ah Kwai, president and vice president, greeted guests. luncheon featured cold turkey, chicken and haw sandwiches, salad, ice cream, cakes, and Chinese sweets with champagne or tea.
At the annual meeting held January 80 1897 the following officers and board members were named and continued in office for the year. W G Irwin as Vice President, A Hopper as Treasurer, Godney Brown as Secretary, and WOME Gutfard as General Manager with the board of directors including Honelulu.
On the stand a display of costly vases and a pyramid of oranges drew attention among guests. Prominent attendees included President E. B. Dale Minister Cooper Damon King and Smith, Chief Justice Judd, Captain Schaefer, British and Portuguese consular officials, and many consular corps members.
J T Waterhouse notes frequent light rains help grass grow and keep Honolulu lawns beautiful with proper attention. Compares Honolulu lawns to Vancouver gardens, emphasizes quality gardening tools imported from England and warns cheap tools require more frequent replacement.
In Honolulu springlike weather carpenters may work indoors or outdoors while edge tools show wear from heavy use. A large purchase of top grade tools from eastern markets is announced, including Millers Falls ratchet brace, Elkins saw file, Bailey adjustable planes, steel tape measures, two foot ivory rules, and Olmstead mitre boxes. The New Rogers foot power scroll saw with attachments is also offered, all guaranteed first class.
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