Sale of the Hawaiian Hotel Premises in Honolulu
By authority a public auction will be held Wednesday July 25 1897 at 12 o clock noon at the Executive Building Honolulu for the sale of the Hawaiian Hotel Premises. The property sits in the center of the block bounded by Hotel Richards Beretania and Alakea streets on 17 10 acres with two story brick and concrete hotel buildings and four cottages. The main building includes parlor dining rooms a large billiard hall and forty sleeping rooms, with a water tower and artesian well supplying good pressure on the second story. The site can be viewed at the Interior Office. Upset price is 60000 in US gold. If no bid a 30 year lease may be sold at 4000 per year under Act 7 Laws 1896 with conditions for fireproof building and lease terms. Building cost estimated at 50000. J A King Minister of the Interior March 27 1897. 509-12 June 1, 1897.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Richards
Beretania
Alnken
Lee
J.5. Mc Urew
Minister of the Interior
United States
Teasor
Tenders for Making Uniforms for the National Guard of Hawaii
Sealed tenders will be received by the undersigned until 12 o'clock noon on Tuesday for making uniforms for the National Guard of Hawaii as ordered by QuAwrena ALSTER's Department dated May 24 1897.
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National Guard of
Hawaii
The
National Guard of Hawaii
QuAwrena Alster's Department
Irrigation Notice From Honolulu Water Works Declares Hours
Holders of water privileges are hereby notified that irrigation hours are from 6 to 8 in the morning and from 4 to 6 in the evening. Signed by Andrew Brown Superintendent, Honolulu Water Works, approved by J A King Minister of Interior. April 6, 1807.
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Andrew Brown
Honolulu
J. A. Kixa
I Told You So's Triumph in South Sea Expedition
The Evening Bulletin reports the I Told You So's cheerful triumph after landing from the brig Percy Edwards in the South Sea Island colonizing effort from California. Advised adventurers appear without a clear destination or purpose, yet their failure may yield new careers for those who remain in the southern hemisphere. Premier Seddon of New Zealand notes a treasury surplus of 350000 pounds as the colony prospers with a popular government and forward looking laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Sea Island
California
Percy Edwards
Seddon
New Zealand
London
Queensland Agent Protests War Office Recruiting Horses
Queensland's London agent protests the War Office course in recruiting horses from Argentina instead of the colony. He argues Queensland can supply better animals, urging Britain to do right by its child.
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Queensland
London
War Office
Examiner’s Hawaii Cause Argues Trade Balance Truth
An Examiner excerpt presents a strong, original stance in favor of Hawaii, asserting the balance of trade debate is a decisive double-edged issue, with persuasive argument on both sides and a pointed call to acknowledge Hawaii’s role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Indurgent No Cons in Cuba Prompt Pacification Talk
The note argues that if urgent no cons in Cuba is true then Waylor should withdraw to aid pacification of the land, suggesting self-removal as the clearest path. The remark frames a strategic move tied to Cuba and broader regional stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Waylor
Fitton scheme bill surfaces in colonial legislatures
Colonial legislatures debate the Fitton scheme in bill form as the broad vision of a great Commonwealth under the Southern Cross appears on the horizon.
Co operative settlers armed voyage to Fiji reported
May 13 Wellington reports 100 travelers from San Francisco to Levuka Fiji aimed at forming a South Seas cooperative settlement. They were armed with Winchesters. firearms were disposed of for little. Some went to Auckland while others stayed under offers from the Fijian government. A second party of 200 men in California plans to target a Solomon Island.
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Wellington
N. Z
Levuka
Fiji
Percy Edwards
San Francisco
South Seas
California
Lovukad Union
Auckland
Cutie
Solomon Islands
Pig farming helps pay tuition at Kamehameha School
John, urged by Mr. Thompson and Mr. Richards, takes charge of a dormitory lawn and starts a pig-raising venture to fund tuition. He buys two pigs for 3.00 each, earns 6.80 over a vacation, and uses 833.76 from pigs to cover tuition after food costs. He grows beets and alfalfa, faces soil issues with pumpkins, and now manages a new pen with two sows and a pig. Thompson oversees the venture and hopes more students will raise pigs if he prospers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kamehameha School For Boys
Mr. Thompson
Mr. Richards
Labor Council Questions Hawaiian Contract Labor Laws
The San Francisco Labor Council addressed Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald asking if Hawaii’s contract labor laws are in force. They await his reply as reported by The Evening Bulletin.
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Fitzgerald
Hawaii
Labor Council of San Franci
Hawaiian Islands
Labor Council
Carriage Trade Dangles Cheap Road Gear for Honolulu Buyers
In a playful sales pitch a Honolulu dealer touts cheap harnesses and carriages for moonlight drives. Listings include paces on horse gear, a unique dog cart, and a shipment from Australia featuring brass stirrups and sponges plus accessories like chamois skins and lap robes with low prices and broad options.
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J. A. King
Interior
Interior Office
Estistro
Enoch
Bach
Orricens
W. G. Ashley
Henry E. Cooper
Daniel Logan
Ul Group
Maine
Ark
Australia
Ayer
V'S Villa
Hawaiian Hardware Co
Fort Street
Spreckels’ Bank
Pighia
H.f.wichman
Lederer, Prop
Teterone
Nuwanu
Bowline
Asp Corton
Universal Stoves
Danny Cook
Price
Western
Price Fangs
Csese Ces Esserceensesee Canttetes Arrow Rai
Pacific Hardware Co. Ltd
St. Louis College
Hal
Marmaduke
St. L. Lineau Society
St. L. D. Orchestra
Wall,Nichols Co
Just
AY Tao
Beaver Saloon
H J. Nolte
N. Fernandez
Sangha
Washington Irving
Almold
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