BY PLAN a TO THE S 0 oa » h. LEE TR tt a a, - Re nS UTH SEAS _ the reason. a“ { of triangular shape, with base to to the i } The nations most are the United States, Japan and Australia, with France not averse to picking up a few for seeking possible landing places for planes. Hawaii has been considered crossroads of the Pacific. It was a stopping place for the American clipper ships from Boston around the Horn and on to China and re- turn. It was the refitting place for American whalers and traders in the early years of the last century. As the commerce of the Pacific increased, Honolulu grew in portance as a port of call, harbor each year. Great Pacific liners from San Francisco and Los Zealand and other South Sea is- lands, as do others from California around the world. Ships from Eu- rope and eastern American points, bound for the Far East through the Panama Canal, stop at Honolulu. The islands have been, and are, the crossroads of the Pacific so far Punch Bowl in Honolulu and follow the directions of the arrows point. ing to the far cities of the nations, north, south, east and west, border- ing this greatest of oceans. And now to ships there has been added airplanes, the clipper ships of the air, with Hawaii at the cross- roads of the air lines. Race for Bases Starts Because the American flag flew over two small islands, Midway and Wake, west of Hawaii an American air line to the Far East, to the Phil ippines and China, was made pos- sible. Last year Japan established an air service between its mandated islands in the Pacific, and is seek- ing bases that will make possible a line between Tokyo and South America, a line neither England nor America would wish to see es- tablished. Within the past few months the Japs made an effort to secure King- man Reef, a coral atoll with a har- bor formed by a coral reef, situated about 900 miles south of the Ha- wailan Islands. It is American owned, included within the munici- pal boundaries of Honolulu, and the American owner, a resident of Ho- nolulu, did not sell. In this race for islands the latest American pioneers are a group of Hawaiian school boys led by Dr. Dana Coman, who colonized Jar- vis, Baker and Howland Islands and so established American sov- ereignty, which has now been rec- ognized by England. Establish New Air Line The purpose of it all was the es- tablishment of another American air line from San Francisco to New Zealand, with Honolulu as the first port out of San Francisco. That new line, a contract for which has been signed between Pan-American Airways and the government of New Zealand, is to be in operation by the end of this year. The route is from San Francisco to Honolulu, then to Kingman Reef, which the Japs did not get, to Pago Pago, the American island of the Samoas, and to Auckland. American Sikor- sky clipper ships will be used, and a maximum requirement is for two ships each way each week. Other American air routes in the South Pacific are being considered, If it is possible to secure landing privileges for American planes in Australia, a line will be established between Honolulu and Sydney, using as bases the islands of Jar- vis, Baker or Howland. Jarvis Is- land is on the equator and is the geographical center of the Pacific. These { i i { in relation to flying to that conti- nent that is comparable to Wake | vided a stopping place between Midway and Guam. It long has been a recognized 5 miles north and south. It dries at low water on its northeastern, eastern and southeastern edges; at the western extreme there is a patch of 4 fathoms, and possibly less, on which the sea breaks occasion- ally. The remainder is encircled by a ridge with depths of 4 to 10 fath- oms, between which are soundings of 14 to 45 fathoms. Outside this ridge the bank falls suddenly to depths of 300 to 400 fathoms. Jarvis Island Approximately on the equator and the 160th meridian; 1,375 sea miles, 1,575 land miles, slightly, United States has laid claim up in United States 1922, department Washington in War and marked them as being claimed by both Britain and the United Statess The Department of Com- flat” of coral formation, 1.7 square miles in area. The island was supposed to have the English ship Eliza Francis, 1821. Surveyed by officers of S. S. St. Mary's, 1857. Annexed Britain, 1889. Leased to Pacific Phosphate Company of Lon- by U. S. colonists from Honolulu, question of American ownership, who were in the guano business. If ment claim. is expected to establish its Visits Jarvis Island William T. Miller, Superintendent acknowledged. Howland Island Latitude 0:49 north; longitude 176: 43-west; 36 sea miles (approxi- mately 40 land miles) north of and 1620 sea miles (approximately 1,860 land miles) southwest of Honolulu. About two mile wide; from 18 to 20 feet high: of coral formation, with a fringing Commerce, recently visited these islands. He reports that Jarvis Is- land, 1,500 miles due south from r | i i feet; it is slightly brackish, The island appears to have been first reported by Capt. George E. Netcher, of New Bedford, as dis- Hawaii—which U. 8. outpost must be the primary base of all air routes in the Pacific—is suitable as an all way landing field for land planes or amphibians. A safe seaplane an- chorage can be made on the lee of the island. Two areas on Howland and others on Baker, which are 1,700 miles southwest of Honolulu, can be made usable through the expenditure of small sums money. These islands offer alternate routes to the South Pacific. Jarvis is more directly on the route from Hawaii to New Zealand, while Ba- ker and Howland point straight to- ward Australia. As Honolulu is today the princi- pal port in the long flight from San Francisco to Manila, so Pago Pago, the beautiful Samoan island and harbor belonging to America, will be the principal port on the long flight from Honolulu to Auckland. Its landlocked and commodious harbor affords an ideal landing place for the ships of the air, as it has for the ships of the water. When within a few months the new clipper ships of the air begin their flights, made possible to a large extent by the pioneering of a group of Hawaiian school boys, they will bring us within hailing distance of the beauty, the ro mance, the adventure of our dreams-the South Seas. A brief description of these new island outposts for American air- planes follows: Kingman Reef Latitude 6:25 north, longitude 162:, approximately 922 miles south of Honolulu. It is of atoll character, covered September 9, 1842. Alfred G. Benson, American Guano Com- pany of New York and Charles H. Judd of Honolulu took possession February 5, 1857 “by erecting a house and pole, putting up Ameri- can flag and leaving various im- plements of business.” ' i i i i { | Pacific Islands Company at one was established in 1935, Baker Island 176:33 west, about 1,650 sea miles, approximately 1,805 land miles, southwest of Honolulu. Of coral for- most bare of vegetation, patches of grass. About one mile long east and west, 1500 yards wide, surrounded by a reef 200 to 400 feet wide, awash at low water. There is no fresh water on the island. The island was discovered by Captain H. Foster, barque Jamaica. Taken by U. 8S. 1857. Capt. John Paty, Hawaiian schooner Liholiho, reported to R. C. Wyllie, minister of interior, Hawaiian kingdom, vi. siting island February 12, 1857, and that it had been *‘taken possession of under American flag by A. Ben- son, agent of American Guano Company." David L. Gregg, U. 8. commissioner to Hawaii, reported to state department, 1857, that Al fred J. Benson of American Guano Lompatly of New York, and Charles H. J of Honolulu sailed with Capt. Fy in than year and that formal notice possession was left at Jarvis, Howland and Baker © Western Newspaper Union, Sense * By JOHN BLAKE € Bell Syndicate, —~WNU Service. The films of travel, which cgr- and back again have vastly broadened the horizons of nil Eyes Around the World spect have proved to be of high value. The opportunities of most peo- limited. : | The average person in small | towns and country places has a very dim idea of the length and breadth of the world, or of the people who live in places remote from him. Today almost every boy and girl can tell you of the Taj Ma- | hal, or of the Desert of Sahara, | or the peaks of the Andes, or of | life in remote cities like London, | Paris and Constantinople. i * - ® Mr. Shakespeare informs us that *“home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.” But “homely wits’ hardly ex-| A Veiled Figure HE heart of man resem- bles a secret chamber wherein stands—like the block of white unhewn marble set in the studio of a sculptor—a veiled figure. Though the man may not so much as lift the corner of the veil, yet Le for- ever and in secret works to fashion and form the figure that lies beneath. And the figure is the Soul of the man, and the unveiling thereof is called death: and until the figure be unveiled, the man scarce knoweth what manner of man he is.—Coulson Kernahan. ’ ist when practically all the peo- ple of all the civilized countries of the world can, by paying a small price for a seat in a cine- ma theater look world and back again.” The camera man has complete- ly replaced the men who used to | gc forth and view the world and | bring home pictures of it to be | thrown on a still screen. | From your seat in a theater you can view the Eskimo catching a| seal which will provide him with | his supper and an overcoat, with | a good clear glance at the peaks | of the Alps or the Andes, or at! mah. | . 0 { Minds feed on what the eyes | see. Wherever there is anything | Loving their work, and eager | to bring home pictures of all the | known world, these daredevils of | the films are never daunted by | obstacles, or by dangers. To me it has always been astonishing that every school | room in every city and village | and town has not long age been provided with cameras and screens to aid the children in their work. Not only would they vastly tions of the world, but they could, I should think, be tremen dously useful in teachin, such subjects as biology and zoology. An intelligent teacher provided | with a moving picture projector and a stock of films would never | lack the earnest attention of her pupils. i Even pictures which only in- cidentally show the streets of! foreign cities would be valuable. | What they would do if wisely used would prove a marvel. | Foreign Words ‘and Phrases ® A bas Down le traitre., (F.) Aurea mediocritas. golden mean. Bas bleu. (F.) A bluestocking. Beaux yeux de sa cassette. (F.) Her money is her attraction. Cher ami (masc.) Chere amie (ferm.) (F.) Dear friend. (L.) The The characters of a play, Douceur. (F.) bribe; a fee. Faire bonne mine. (F.) To put a good face on a thing. E pluribus unum. (L.) Out of many, one. (Motto of the United Sweetness: a AN round | Ze House If in breaking eggs into a mix- ing bowl bac one should ac- cidentally be dropped in, a whole t is, there- wise to always break one egg al a time into a cup before putting it into the mixing bowl * » » a To remove the onion odor from the hands after peeling and slic- ing them rub the hands with vin- soap and water. If the are already them with dry salt. * * ® wet rub vegetables as ome Sog- Drain all boiled strained after cooking. The wa- ter drained off may be saved for soup stock. * * » When the cork breaks in a bot- tle pour out the liquid it contains bottle to float the cork. 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