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Newspaper
Hilo Tribune
Location
Hilo, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1904
Page
1
Fragments describe canalY ticket sales on Saturdays and Sundays with return by Monday noon. Commutation tickets valid for twenty five rides between two points and thousand mile tickets offered at low rates. Mentions J Canar d8 Lyman Wim Patan and Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation.
A Richmond dispatch notes that if Czarist leaders see the fall of Port Arthur as inevitable they may order a sinking of ships and fortress surrender. Reports from Mukden and Harbin describe skirmishes and a fire at Red Cross stores. Russians allegedly capture guns and rifles as Europatkin resumes hostilities. Other items list a French loan for Russia, Port Arthur casualty tolls, and various local notices from Honolulu to Cape Town.
The Volcano House logged visitors including Miss A. E. Knight, Mrs. B. J. Post from New York City, A. I. Bremer from Berlin, Geo, W. Clyde EK M. Brown of Brooklyn N Y, Miss Margaret Tutt from Los Angeles Cal, Mrs. W. H. Lambert Hilo, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Alley of Chicago, Father Ulrich Pahoa Puna, and Mr. and Mrs. St. Clair Bidgood Weather included very cold nights and warm days with a strong rainfall need.
A. J. C. Atkinson, Hawaii Territory Secretary, aboard the Alameda, heads to New York to float $1,000,000 in territorial bonds. He explains bonds may total 3 percent of assessed value, capped at $1,000,000 per year, with projections of $2-3 million overall. Proceeds support Honolulu sewer and port projects as last year’s issue funded roads, bridges, and wharves. Atkinson departs east this morning.
Howard Emerson Jr reports from besieged Port Arthur describing the harbor with sixteen fighting ships, scarce ammunition, ample food, and daily bombardments. He recounts life under siege including stoic civilians, Russian officials, and Mme Stoessel, noting danger but continued street activity and social visits amid shelling.
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