DEPARTING FRIENDS.
The S. S. Australia Carries the Hawaiian Exhibit.
The departure of the S. S. Australia for the Coast was delayed until nearly 1 o’clock on account of the late arrival at the Oceanic wharf of articles to be exhibited at the Midwinter Fair in San Francisco, which has already opened. Among the numerous exhibits to be seen on the steamer were boxes of large and small coffee plants, boxes of large and small tea trees, brought from Hamakua, two wooden tanks containing different varieties of fish, including eels, a small shark, squid and crabs. The last two species were in one tank, and it is believed there will be a circus started between them when the aquarium is shaken up. There were two monster bullocks in stalls lashed near the stern. Kapahee, the famous surf rider, with his board, his wife and son, three hula girls and four other natives comprise part of the Hawaiian exhibit. Kapahee will give exhibitions in surf riding near the Cliff House, and if the water is clear he will dive and kill fish with a spear he has taken with him. He will also ride the bullocks. The girls under the management of D. Kaahanui will dance a mild hula-kui, while the others will assist about the grounds. Mr. L. A. Thurston superintends the exhibit.
Mrs. J. K. Ailau will make a first-class exhibition of Hawaiian curios at the fair in connection with the Hawaiian exhibit. She has taken with her four young ladies to act as saleswomen.
Messrs. Samuel Parker and A. P. Peterson were passengers on the Australia for the Coast on business bent.
Mr. W. P. Boyd, U. S. Vice-Consul-General, and wife were also passengers. They have gone to spend their honeymoon in the States. Both were gaily bedecked with leis and evergreens.
Miss Kate Cornwell, H. A. Widemann, Jr., F. M. Hatch and L. A. Thurston also left.
Mrs. and Miss Gerber, with their friend Miss A. Cahill, who lately returned from the Volcano, were among the departing throng. Mrs. Gerber and daughter left for home after a short and pleasant vacation on the islands.
Nearly all the passengers were covered with Hawaii’s tropical adieu, viz., wreaths and flowers. The P. G. band played previous and up to the departing of the steamer, and the scene on the wharf was one of bustle and excitement.
(Daily Bulletin, 1/6/1894, p. 2)
The Daily Bulletin, Volume VII, Number 924, Page 2. January 6, 1894.
Filed under: America/American, Antiquities, Fish/Fishing, Foreign Animals, Foreign Plants, Hula, Lei, Surfing, Tourism, Traditional Animals Tagged: A. P. Peterson, Australia (steamship), bullocks, California Midwinter International Exposition, Cliff House, coffee, crab, D. Kaahanui, eel, Emalia Kaihumua, F. M. Hatch, H. A. Widemann Jr., Hamakua, Kapahee, Kate Cornwell, Lorrin A. Thurston, Mrs. J. K. Ailau, P. G. Band, Samuel Parker, San Francisco, shark, squid, tea, W. P. Boyd
