Burns Quatrain Echoes Friendship and Silent Truth
A Scots verse fragment notes the value of close friendship and shared secrets kept private. The speaker urges a loyal companion to tell less than they might, hinting at discretion and intimate bonds.
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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1910
Page
4
A Scots verse fragment notes the value of close friendship and shared secrets kept private. The speaker urges a loyal companion to tell less than they might, hinting at discretion and intimate bonds.
Analyzed editorials critique prohibition and government by commission while previewing U S diplomacy with Japan, Russia, and China. The piece mocks political parties and editors, notes editorials from the Oul Woek, questions ocean trade rivals, and chews over fashion and public policy amid a chaotic wartime climate.
Fragmentary editorial argues Hawaii should resist Commission government and favor Home Rule. It questions why Attorney Thompson sent a prohibition plea from Washington and notes strong local opposition to Commission rule. The piece links federal pressure to politics and favors preserving territorial status amid national debate.
A fragmentary tale shows a man recovering in hospital and a comical street conversation about his wife’s health. A neighbor and a medical professional probe the situation, offering eccentric remedies and misreaders, while a nursery visit and a farcical exchange reveal a broader portrait of bewildered neighbors and household worries.
Fragmentary text describes Mr Woolley as a constant menace to Hawaiian territorial interests. It asserts paid agitators in Washington, alleges misrepresentation by a minority, and argues that home rule should protect plantations and enterprise without harming political aims.
Prominent residents argue against a commission form of government and for local self rule. Speakers like Tenney Cantre Giffard Lane and Waterhouse stress preserving Hawaiian autonomy while debating liquor laws and federal oversight.
The excerpt shows Hawaii figures like P. Dillingham J. D. Mennelly Hall and F. W. Milverton weighing federal versus commission government for liquor control. They discuss prohibition, governance efficacy, and the role of Native Hawaiian leaders in steering policy amid national trends and local concerns.
The piece lists property offers in Honolulu including a six room furnished house on Alexander Street for rent at $70 monthly and mentions lots in Xamuki. It also quotes various opinions on a proposed commission government for the islands, criticizing military or federal control and debating impacts on democracy, immigration, and potential royal, Mexican, or Latin influences.
Editors and observers in Hawaii express caution about a proposed commission government. J M Poepoe opposes it as unfamiliar and potentially harmful to native interests, urging study before comment. D Kalaaokelani argues against it, calling for political harmony and local control by Hawaiians friendly to the common good.
Pacific Radio Company, based in Beattie, has secured an option on the plants and franchises of the Universal Wireless Telegraph and Telephone Company of San Francisco. Led by John H. McCarty IV, the merger involves about 600000 dollars. The group will build long distance wireless services across the coast and Rocky Mountain states, aiming to install twenty towers between Vancouver and Los Angeles by year end. A separate maritime case sees the Puget Sound Navigation Company fined 500 dollars for operating without the proper crew. The master and two mates were required. a second mate was unlicensed. The matter is under federal review after inspector disagreements.
The American William P Frye won the Cape Morn to Galton Gate race aboard the Frye, finishing 65 minutes ahead of the British ship Dunayre. The two vessels were fated allies then separated and did not meet again until near the finish. Separately, a thousand tons of worthless documents from the Roosevelt era were destroyed.
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