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about seven thousand are Americans or of Caucasianmixture.Many of the natives live in very cramped quarters, inwhat is termed "slum districts." These, nevertheless, arenot so much inferior to American slum districts as onemight suppose.We visited a "Settlement," a philanthropic arrangementof very simple character in the midst of the poorand for their assistance. It has a playground for children,swimming baths, a gymnasium and entertainment room, adispensary for simple remedies, a kindergarten room, andalongside an apartment for the convenience of consumptives,to whom advice is given respecting the care of theirhealth and the avoidance of the spreading of the infectionto their families. The gentleman in charge explainedto us that the city of thirty thousand is divided into eightdistricts, and that eight ladies visit these districts regularlyevery ten days, and their compensation is from $90 to $100per month. The sugar planters and principal merchantsconsider it a good business enterprise to thus safeguardthe city against cholera, yellow fever and bubonicplague, and care notthat it is underChurch control andso accredited.We visited theKakemhame School,founded by Mrs.Bishop, a HawaiianPrincess, who becamethe wife of anAmerican Banker.Her estate maintainsthe school at an expenseof $70,000 peryear. Only boysand girls with Hawaiianblood can enjoythe benefits. Itis conducted on aluxurious scale, butappears to be of avery practical characterand bound toexert a civilizing influence.The schoolhas about 250 pupils,a neat little chapeland the necessaryappointments for literary and manual training. Thepupils look bright and healthy.We also visited the Mid-Pacific Institute. The boys'buildings are separate from those for the girls. The totalnumber of pupils was approximately 220, and about evenlydivided between the sexes. They have their board andlodging and schooling. A nominal charge of $1 a week