. The paradise of the Pacific: the Hawaiian Islands [electronic resource] . ith British Colum-bia, and twice a month with Australia and NewZealand. Steamers also ply between Honoluluand Japan and China. Intercourse between theislands is by steamers, which are constantly plyingbetween the different ports, giving frequent com-munications to and from the capital. There arethree public railroads, and more contemplated,besides several plantations, each operating ten tothirty miles of track. Since annexation, the steamtraffic has greatly increased. All of the principal islands have a regular postals
. The paradise of the Pacific: the Hawaiian Islands [electronic resource] . ith British Colum-bia, and twice a month with Australia and NewZealand. Steamers also ply between Honoluluand Japan and China. Intercourse between theislands is by steamers, which are constantly plyingbetween the different ports, giving frequent com-munications to and from the capital. There arethree public railroads, and more contemplated,besides several plantations, each operating ten tothirty miles of track. Since annexation, the steamtraffic has greatly increased. All of the principal islands have a regular postalsystem, so that on the arrival of a steamer at anymain point, mail carriers are ready to distributethe mail through all parts of the district. OnOahu, Hawaii, and Kauai telephone connectionsare found at every important place, and Maui isbeginning to have its line. The islands are in adirect course from San Francisco to the Philip-pines, being about one-third of the distance, and,though over two thousand miles from the nearestpoint of mainland, in these days of rapid ocean.
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