01 Jan 1901
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Newspaper
Hawaiian Gazette
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1901
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR shows references to Consolidated Water Works Co and Esplanade Cer Wert-end Allen Sts Hollister f& Co. indicating a business listing or notice about a water works firm and associated addresses.
In a New Year letter Bishop Alfred Willis urges Hawaiʻi Anglicans to endow the See of Honolulu after subsidy cuts. He frames the crisis as a historic opportunity for unity, growth, and self sufficiency to keep the cathedral and staff intact, seeking collective effort across parishes. The note closes with prayers for grace. YOKOMAMA report adds a Tokyo court appeal for a defamed royal article.
The text references moving to a new house and arranging to fit, with mentions of Cadillon and playing. Specifics are unclear due to damaged OCR. No definite persons, dates, or places are readable.
The piece laments a world still ambushed by war as nations arm and pride rises. It prays for fraternity and a peaceful future, urging mankind to end hate, unite, and let peace prevail for the next hundred years. The poem envisions a century defined by love, shared humanity, and a hopeful vow for harmony.
In Hilo sands the bones of the steamship Kilauea Hou are found near the wreck. The cyclone struck while anchored at Hith Bay causing the vessel to wash ashore and fill with water and sand. Built in 1878, later owned by Wilder's Steamship Co, the ship served the Kahului to Honolulu route before meeting its end. The vessel will be sold for the benefit of interested parties.
The Rt Rev AC A Hall adds a valued Churchman article from December 1 1900 urging adherence to the Church of England prayer book in Trust Deeds The Anglican Church in Hawaii is noted as more independent than the American church and the American church is seen as unprepared to absorb an existing diocese The issue would require a general convention to resolve ecclesiastical canon gaps Diocesan Magazine
Fifty pouches were needed at the Honolulu post office to carry the New Year's edition of the Advertiser to the Coast. It was among the largest mails of its kind from Honolulu. Christmas mail totaled ninety-three bags. The heavy freight required several wagons to Gaelic. No pardons were issued yesterday from Oshu prison.
The First National Bank and the First American Trust and Savings Company directors met Monday and declared a dividend at $1.25 per share for three months, five percent annual, drawn from recent net earnings since starting under current names. Previously excess profits were moved to the surplus fund. the predecessor bank’s profits are not included in the dividend.
The Australian federation is inaugurated in Melbourne as the temporary capital. The bill creating the commonwealth follows a long struggle from 1852, with 1898 conference outlines, Senate and House structure, and a Governor General. The Earl of Hopton to be first Governor General and Duke of York to attend.
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