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The Timetable Sunday, July 23, THE Honolulu Is Historical Center SUN-TELEGRAM B-23 ft jjir.u? 3 i Tour Worthivliilc Expo 67 Lost and Found Department Busy Place cheSun-crlrsritm Jlravel Mail lias Answers Banker Dampens Urge to Travel Walking Visitors who come to Hawaii will find downtown Honolulu worthy of a walking tour. This metropolitan city, capital of the Hawaiian Islands, is also the business and historical center of the Pacific Ocean Areas. The city is built on the original site of what was also the capital of the kingdom after Kamehameha conquered all the Islands and moved his court from Lahaina, Maui. "Fairhaven," the Hawaiian word for Honolulu, was initially used because the harbor was indeed a fair haven for the many out-riggers that first fetched the Polynesians to Hawaii. Later the whaling ships and then the full-sailed clippers put in to Honolulu knowing they were truly docking in a "fair haven." There are old buildings in which much of the history of Hawaii took place.

From the days of the Kingdom on through the Republic, followed by annexation and progressing into a territory and at long last a State of the Union, men of many nations debated the destiny of these Islands. There were insurrections, counter revolutionary plots, debatable elections and all the usual political upheavals all nations encounter when they are evolving from an unorganized primitive state through the various stages of maturing into a modern government. Iolani Palace, the only palace in the USA, is frequently called, "A i a Florentine," as it is reminiscent of the renaissance Italian. The last King of Hawaii, David Kalakaua and his beloved Queen Kapiolani, were the first royal personages to inhabit the palace. Queen Liliuo-kalani lived there briefly.

Her reign was over thrown and thus ended the dynasty of Hawaii's kingdom. Near Iolani on the palace grounds is the Barracks which was constructed for the royal army in 1871. This fortification was originally directly across the street from the palace, but in 1963 the coral blocks were moved onto the palace grounds and reconstructed exactly as before. The Archives and the Library of Hawaii are fascinating repositories. They are filled with records and books of the history of the Pacific.

Students from all over the world come to these buildings to research. The huge statue of Kamehameha the Great is across the street. This is the second statue as the first one was aboard a ship that was sunk en route from Italy. An exact duplicate was made. The ship was later raised and the original statue is in Kohala, Hawaii.

Kawaiahao Church, which was constructed of 14.000 blocks of coral, cut from the sea and carried to the spot on which the church was erected, is known as the Westminster Abbey of Hawaii. It was in this edifice the first legislative sessions of the Kingdom were held. State funerals for all Hawaii monarch" and nobility were held here, as were the ceremonies herein Hawaii's kings took tlioir oath of office. Directly across the s'rect Jalisco to Slajjr lVr-Olvmpies lYtc NEW YORK (LTD In addition to its annual October festival, the Mexican state of Jalisco i putting on a pre-Olympics festival in September, YM, to attract visitors there on their way to and from the 1M8 Olympic Games in Mexico City, says the Mexican National Tourist Council. Multi lingual guides arc being trained to assist visitors, the Council savs.

Rubber Co. The region II guide of what will be a six-volume set is concerned with recreational, historical and scenic areas of Alaska California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington. The first volume dealt with New York and New England; four others will cover the remaining regions of the nation. National parks are also listed in the "Goodyear Guide," but in less detail because information on them is available from various federal agencies. The Goodyear people feel they are filling a gap which has long needed plugging, for there has never been a single source of information on state-operated recreational facilities.

Copies are available at $1.95 each at Goodyear service stores and bookstores, or by writing to the Goodyear Guide to State Parks, P.O. Box 9086, Akron, Ohio 44305. The Hotel del Coronado, located across the bay from San Diego in Coronado, has begun its 79th summer season and will operate through September. One of the popular features is a steak fry on the beach every Thursday evening. Does a round trip on the Queen Mary or Queen Elizabeth for $28 sound impossible? It's not, for that's the passage across the English Channel from Southampton to Cherbourg.

That's tourist, of course. For $58.80 you can go first class, which includes luxurious cabin, gourmet meals and all the trimmings. But the opportunity will soon be gone forever. The Queen Mary is to retire this year, the Elizabeth in 1968. Instant foreign cash will soon be available to travelers going abroad from U.S.

airports. Automatic machines capable of exchanging U.S. $10 bills for the equivalent amount, at current rales, in banknotes and coins of anv one 20 na tions are being placed in overseas airlines waiting rooms by Perera one of the change firms. The money will be dispensed in "Pre Pack" envelopes which will contain an illustrated pamphlet showing pictures of all the country's banknotes and coins, a simple table of U.S. dollar equivalents and suggestions for proper tipping.

Word comes from Las Vegas that the official opening of the Frontier Hotel, newest of the Strip's resort hoslelries, will be next Saturday. The $25-million, 650-room hotel was designed in the form of a horseshoe and will sport what is hailed as the world's largest free standing sign, rising nearly 200 feet at the hotel entrance. It's built on the site of the former Last Frontier Village, a replica of a typical frontier western town and long a landmark of Las Vegas. Five days of festivities, from Oct. 11 to 15, will honor Christopher Columbus this year under the auspices of San Francisco's Italian community.

Columbus' landing in the New World will be re-enacted this year with a pageant at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, at San Francisco's Aquatic Park. The preceding evening will feature the Columbus Day banquet and ball at the Fairmont Hotel. Servicemen based in Vietnam are getting a second honeymoon in Hawaii through Pan American WTorld Airways' plan whereby their wives are flown from the West Coast to the islands for $165 round trip.

The GIs are brought in from Southeast Asia points free on Pan Am's Rest and Rehabilitation flights, provided the government at cost. The tab is 25 per cent less than the present economy fare. Some 250,000 GIs have made the round trip since the and Service was started in March of 1966. By ROBERT S. RODDICK Sun-Telegram Travel Editor There's been a lot written about Expo 67 and the long lines, waiting.

get into the pavilions. But there's another interesting story out of Montreal, where the Canadians are celebrating their 100th year of confederation with a world exposition. It's from the lost and found department, which has learned that more articles are being "lound" (by it) than are being lost: some 6,300 articles have been turned into the department, while jnly 4,000 re-wrts of losses have reached employes r-ing the same period. As of this writing there are nearly 4,000 assorted wallets, key chains, umbrellas, sweaters, flight bags, watches and pieces of jewelry unclaimed. There's a wallet containing $300 in traveler's checks, and four cameras worth several hundred dollars each.

There are some odd things waiting to be claimed, too, tilings which might be considered essential, 'like a of false teeth, a wheelchair, contact lenses, crutches. It makes a guy wonder. They're telling the story around the department about how they found a doctor. An obstetrician's notebook, n-taining information about patients, plus the dates of expected deliveries, turned up. The name of the doctor was missing.

So Lost and Found personnel telephoned one of the "overdue" patients, offered congratulations, inquired whether the baby was wearing pink or blue, then requested the name of her doctor. Found: one physician. A wealth of information for the travel and outdoor fan is contained in the 320-page guide published by Goodyear Tire Letter From Mexico non, Ireland, for $220 if you can get 49 other people to go with you. up a gra-a-nd party!" says Irish International Aer Lingus.) I find other helpful travel information in the mail. (No helpful checks, though.) I have received a "Basic Menu Master." This enables me to order breakfast, lunch or dinner in seven other languages.

Want to order juice in Danish? You say "appelsinsaft." For the Dutch, you sort of flip it around to "sinaasappelsap." (I can't explain how the into both of these foreign orange juices. I just pass along what I read.) Here's a selling point for women. Go to Britain or lie-land to buy your shoes. The shoes don't cost any less, but sizes are numbered smaller. If you wear a in the United States, you only wear a 6 over there.

It's a morale factor. am invited to to Madrid. The travel bureau has even worked out a "personalized itinerary" tentative, of course, depending on my approval. It's an attractive package. First day I would visit El Prado Art Gallery and the fascinating Thieves' Market.

Then off to Toledo, now a National Monument; El Elscor-ial and Philip H's incredible Castle-Monastery. Next, a stroll through Valle De Los Caidos, Generalissimo Franco's tribute to the civil war dead. And a brief run through Avila, the medieval walled city. "In one brief, exciting Spanish weekend," said the travel agent, "you could find material to write about for months to come." I really didn't know how I could pass up such a deal. But my banker explained it to me.

4 arc the Mission Houses. Thes were the first wooden buildings ever built in Honolulu. They were homes for the company of Missionaries who came from New England in 1820. There was no room on the ships for the buildings that, had been measured, cut to sue and each board numbered for simple construction. These buildings are open to the public at certain hours of the day and a very nominal admittance fee is charged.

Aloha Tower is open to visitors and offers an excellent view of the downtown and harbor areas. On "Boat Day" when the great white liners of the Matson company or APL or the arrive en route from their cruises to Down Under and the South Seas is an especially good day to visit Aloha Tower. From there one. can see the ships at anchor and watch the greeting of friends and hear the Royal Hawaiian Hand. San Antonio Has One-Man (Juitlr Service SAN ANTONIO, Tex.

IT1 Need a nickel for a parking meter? Or a city map of San Antonio, directions to the Ala mo or some other point of tourist interest? Alonzo King should be along soon on his four-wheeled scooter to help. He is a one-man guide service furnished by tho city. Since 1903, the 40-year-old Negro has helped tourists and others. He rides through the downtown area dressed in a white uniform set off by a bright orange hat and black bow tie. He makes it a point to carry enough change to help out tourists needing nickels for parking meters.

Each week he hands out about city guides 7 enjoy an 11-day Hawaiian Vacation for only Mexico City Anti-Noise Campaign By JOHN" SINOR Copley New Servic The morning mail these days is filled with brochures and maps from travel bureaus the world over. I am urged to go everywhere. "Come to Friendly Ireland!" "Come to Charming' Switzerland!" "Come to Enchanting Africa!" The bureaus try to grab me with the lure of Hawaii's coco palms; with the lights of Paris; with the sun and clear blue waters of the Mediterranean. Envelopes filled with warm invitations come here, come there. "Come to exotic Monte Carlo!" I think I got on the wrong mailing list somehow.

Come to MONTE CARLO? Travel agents, you are out of your cotton pickin' minds! You are talking to a man who had to borrow a dollar from his wife for gas to get to work today. What do you want me to do? Swim? Well, I read that world travel will soon be within the range of the most limited budgets. The new 490-seat jets will do it. They will fly you to Hawaii for $50. (But you may have to sleep on the beach.

There aren't enough hotel rooms for the tourists they expect such a bargain to bring.) This will bring in the Continental Age. The way the airlines people see it, we won't be able to afford NOT to go abroad. Right now you can get a room, two meals and a daily wine ration in Portugal for $9 a day-for TWO! (Once you get there, it becomes a question of whether you can afford to go home.) Already you can fly round trip from New York to Shan than being buried in the earth. Every time it rains, thereforewhich is every day, beginning in May until Octoberthe bare wires short out. Not to mention also, as one resident commented, that "none of the signals is synchronized to a certain driving speed for an even flow of traffic." Once a signal sticks on red on the Paseo de la Reforma, 15 or 20 cars will set up a horn honking session that sounds like an air raid warning.

Patience is not one of '( 1 I sis the characteristics of the Latin driver, who delights in jack-rabbit starts, or even in leading off on an orange light. The campaign is not new, maintains Gen. Vega. It has always been on, but has simply been neglected. There are no doubts about the good general's earnestness in the campaign, but some wondered: Is it possible to eliminate the hissing and honking of this metropolis of 7 million whose traffic runs on narrow streets laid out by obligated to put up with noisy horn honking and exhausts with the by-pass open." Currently the crack-down is being intensified in the downtown core of the city, called the primera cuadra" and on the capital's faster boulevards.

Two sectors of the driving public are being aimed at: the bus drivers, usually inconsiderate, and moneyed youths with flashy cars. The latter usually burn off rubber in the streets with sporty autos equipped with "cheaters" or "headers" on the exhaust system and a set of horns which By ANTHONY E. GUENO Special to Th Sun-Telegram MEXICO CITY Resolute-ly, Mexico City is undertaking a "relentless" campaign against horn honking and noisy exhaust pipes. "There will be mercy for no one," announced Gen. Renato Vega Amador, who heads the capital's Traffic Police.

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