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...Mossman made a ukulele that can be heard a half a mile away. Ukuleleman Mossman once worked for fifteen years to make a perfect violin, gave it up finally on the grounds that the violin was not a local instrument. His ukuleles since, have earned him the title of "Hawaiian Strad...
...ships of the American Australia Orient Line, plying between San Francisco and Los Angeles and ports in Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, China, Japan-sold to a joint subsidiary of the Matson Navigation Co. and the American Hawaiian Steamship...
This commerce with the eastern and western worlds has brought prosperity to the islands. Last week's compilations of dividends declared for 1927 by 29 of the major Hawaiian corporations showed a total of $17,700,243 as compared with $14,788,000.for 1926. Most of the companies reporting paid dividends at rates of from 10% to 15%, while several concerns maintained rates of from...
Henry Pennypacker "88, chairman of the Harvard Faculty Committee on Admission, will begin next week a trip which will continue through two months and take him to many of the leading cities in the West and Far West and also to the Hawaiian Islands. He will speak in the schools, confer with teachers and school superintendents, and incidentally talk to the Harvard Clubs in the communities which he will visit. Mr. Pennypacker's prime object is to make educators and pupils familiar with the entrance requirements of the Eastern colleges and with other subjects related to college entrance...
Malolo. The Malolo, newest of the Matson Line's 38 boats, reached Honolulu last week on its maiden trip. "Malolo" in Hawaiian means "flying fish" and the island natives believe that flying fish are unlucky. Yet without reserve they joined a great pageant to welcome the new ship's arrival. It is 585 feet long and contains more than 100 rooms with bath. The Matson Line operates only on the Pacific, chiefly between the U. S. west coast and the Hawaiian Islands. It also has three boats running between San Francisco and Sydney, Australia...