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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1911
Page
5
Read on for a colorful, if garbled, schedule of independence day events. The piece mentions naval salutes, church ceremonies, a Cherokee crowd of dignitaries, and a morning parade featuring Red Men exercises, with a focus on community hospitality and patriotic displays across several Honolulu venues.
An inventor claims a new process to cover ship bottoms, reducing paint use and increasing speed. A 6,800 ton vessel would gain about twenty percent speed with lower coating costs. Trials and a near term test on a steamship are planned, with aluminum hulls and hull protection to cut maintenance. The Alaskan freighter and Luling liner preparations are noted in port schedule news.
Shipping notices list arrivals and departures at San Francisco and Yokohama ports. Names include G Hall and Harold Hitchcock among passengers. vessels include America Maru, Siletra, and Chilesti with July 1 sailings and June activity. notes mention Matuan Navigation Hone Titan and planned calls at Kahului and Honolua with several named individuals aboard or awaiting transit.
City sanitation leaders argue there is no obstacle to providing free garbage collection and disposal. They propose funding from state aid and reallocation of funds to overhaul equipment, noting wagons are in poor condition and need repairs or replacement.
Chairman Krager argued for adding two hundred dollars for better pricing on equipment and a larger fleet, while Supervisor McMillan noted a free power system could benefit the community. A recommendation discussed charging twenty six cents weekly per household to cover costs, with debates on funding and impact on poorer districts.
Weather data shows temperatures around 64 degrees with dew point and humidity figures, wind directions mainly north at varying speeds through the morning, and rainfall totals cited for a four hour span ending early morning. The text also references a trip, a voyage to a big island, and an unclear statement about a person named James Gunn traveling to be part of a reunion.
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