Hawaii — page 97: what you’re looking at

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\ os ‘ PAG eT SAS a ee ' : wo . 88 HONOLULU. V., but which is, in fact, the “Derby day’ of Hawaii, the annual races taking place at Kapiolani Park. July 4th, through declaring the Republic of Hawaii in 1895 on the anniversary ot-American Independence, has since been a dual celebration. The third Saturday in September is set apart for Regatta Day, and to encour- age aquatic sports. Thanksgiving Day, the anniversary of Hawaiian Independence, November 28, and Christmas Day. On this latter day the lepers at Molokai are al- ways generously remembered. | San Francisco and Victoria are the two points of de- portation for the Hawaiian Islands. One steamer sails for Honolulu, stays a few days, and returns to San Francisco, and the other stops at Honolulu, and then goes on to Australia. | There are now seven steamship lines crossing the Pacific from the United States and British Columbia ports, te China, Japan and Australia, and to six of these Honolulu is a port of call. The residential portion of the city is composed of beautiful villas, many of which would compare favorably with some of the fine residences of America. Fach home- stead is surrounded by large gardens, with tropical trees and plants. The Detroit Free Press gives the following description of the residence of Mr. Fred. J. Lowry: “In the center a marble pool with a dainty, fairy-like ‘fountain, whose waters at will can be made to ascend as high as the third story up through the air shaft over the pool, upon which the bedrooms look. To the right of the pool, as one enters, is the music-room, with its grand 4 €omicbooks.com So © ns Ae