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Supplement to the Saturday Press, December 10, 1881.
Things Wiso and Otherwise.
" In tlicro a nulcliore for mo ?" naked a lady tlio
other day o( our gentlemanly chief clerk of llio
Post Olllco. "No I" was tliu reply, " I'm married."
Wn are informed that ji practise Is rondo of lft
ting out prisoners fot night service to certain
officials engiged in tho iwi business. Is this in
conformity with prison regulations, or nro the
rules modified as n social net of courtesy proper
ly due ti n poi-denler on nrcountof his connection
Willi the executive ?
The two policemen who woro sent to arrest a
peril m tho other night and ran off when thoy
heard pistol shots llred, should each bo presented
with a leather medal and a pension. Their motto
evidently is:
M Ho who turn and rnns nway
May live to ran another day."
Tho law forbids the furnishing or salo of spirit
uous lienors to native linwaiians; and in accord
ance with this law, bur-keepers in gonernl aro
tuticulnr in excluding tho custom of such for nuy
nt non-intoiicnnt drinks. It must bo then with
a high sense of his obligations to society and tho
government he serves, when a government officer
disregarding both tho law and tho endeavor of
others to nbido by it, would serve liquor to a
Hnwniian friend, that he had ostensibly purchased
for himself, and ngainst the direct nnd expressed
wish of tho proprietor of tho Saloon.
The near approach of election time, with no
action taken thereon, leads in to enquire if thcro
are no interests nl stake that need guarding or
providing for ? that we should sit idle nnd allow
the interests of tho community and the nation to
go by the board through improper persons being
elected to the Legislaturo ? Wo bellevo there are
questions important alike to foreign and native in
terests that should make us unite on n ticket that
will support such. It is reported nnd we henr
with good grounds thnt many natives are do
Hirons of supporting two foreigners in this, nnd
one eaoh in scvoral other important districts, not
withstanding the rumor that n full return of
native uiemltera are desired, toward which tho
present Itoynl tour throughout tho islands is to
indirectly tend. If ho, the more reason for action.
NOTES OF THE WEEK.
Hawaii Notes.
The rain-fall as registered by Dr. C. II. Wet
more of Hilo for tho month of November, was 21.
00 inches. On tho LTtli of tho namo month B.4G in
ches fell. There wan much thunder and lightning.
It was the coldest day of the year thermometer
Gll .
1'assf.nofjis for Kilaueaby tho l.iktlike have been
very scarce at Hilo for somo time past, and eomo
people, are wondering why il is. homo think it is
on nccount of tho superior accommodations of the
boat that runs on the other side of Hawaii ; others
think that hotel aocommo latious may be better nnd
horses cheaper on that side.
The church-going people of Hilo, as well as oth
ers, ware delighted to welcomo homo Mrs. E. 1
liafcer, the wife of tho Pastor of the Foreign
church, also ltev. V. I). Oleson, who returns to his
field of labor, the Hilo Hoarding School, where ho
worked bo successfully, but had to leave to take
home the remains of bis dear wife. Ho brings
with him his two boys and leaves the youngest
child in charge of relatives in Uhio.
The schooner 1'ato sunk off Pnpaikon, Hawaii,
on tho lioth of November. She belonged to tho
estate of V. II. Iteed, and sailed from Hilo on the
21th with 3,400 feet of lumber for Hitchcock & Co.,
i'apalkou. When sho was taking her cargo on
board the Captain states that there was no water
in her, and that she was pumped out every three
boars. When she anchored at Pnpaikon, she
showed no water, but before evening she was ob
served to be making water. The Captain Bent
ashore for assistance, and two men wero sent by
Hitchcock it Co. They had in the meantime
cleared her of the greater part of tho deck load
4,000 feet of lumberbut before dark the water
b.'g.ui to gain rapidly and all hands manned tho
ramps, and would probably havo kept hernSoat
md she not been struck by a squall which threw
her into the trough of tho sea, causing her to ship
several seas. The water continued togaiunuthein
but thoy remained at tho pumps until l'J.30 A. M.,
when they had to make a hasty departure as she
was going down bow first. Tho J'ata was lying at
the usual nuchorago. Her tonnage was sixty-tiro
tons. She was built of teak or Homo other hard
wood, and was originally built for a propeller.- Tho
Captain and crew lost nil of their personal effects.
Tho veiwel was insured in two companies, for the
sums oi .,ouu aim f j,uaj. iter cargo oi lumuer
was sold to Hitchcock Sc Co. at private sale, and
they bought the hull, rigging, sails, eto.,nt auction
for SUMO. A few days after she floated to the
surface, but the hull is not thought to bo of much
value now. A good portion of the cargo will prob
ably be saved unless the weather should become
rough. She sank in sloven fathoms of water.
Ill universal consent the road aoroaa the mount
ain from Kohala to Walmea la the worst on the Isl
and. It hat apparently not been worked for the
last decade, nnd at beat the location is unwise and
should bo abandoned for a new one chosen lower
down On Saturday evening, Nor. 2Cth, Kohala
was visited by a severe Norther accompanied by
thunder, lightning and rain, which continued to
fall for 3 or 4 days. Notwithstanding the heavy
rain-fall the streams were not materially increased;
the thirsty soil absorbed it all like a sponge
The Jtunit Pitt; a lumbsr vansel discharging ma
terial for the railroad at Mahakotia, was blown
ashore daring ths Norther of Nor. ith, and now
lies strandsd high and dry. She was condemned
and sold years ago and was totally unfit for tea.
Horn think she was scuttled by the crew to avoid
ailing in her, which is hardly to 1m wondered at,
if it be true, as stated, that on the voyage down it
was necessary to construct a windmill to keep the
pump going continually There is a prospect of
abandoning the artesian well at Mahukona, aa the
borers say they ean't make it pay, A depth of 740
feet hat been reached a. Chinaman working on
the railroad met with a severe death the other day
at Mahukona. The rope hauling a heavy truck op
steep incline parted, and the oar in id descent
track the Chinaman on the bead and killed blm
instantly It is rumored that the Parkers of
Walmea, are going to buy Kahua ranch, back of
Kohala. .... A word should be said in f aror of Judge
Kskipi, recently dismissed. He it a man that com
mands the respect of the community of Kohala
for bis ability, character, and genial disposition,
more than any native in the district, and nothing
is more foreign to him than a spirit of domineer
lag or oroelty. In the case in question he mad a
mistake as many a bolter man has done, but nt
nny rale the mistake wns on the right side, nnd
probnbly if all the facts woro known, others con
cerned in the matter might prove to bo guilty of
inoru than H mistake. ...A prominent nativo can
didate for election for tho coming legislaturo hns
been airing his opinions nnd promises thoso who
fnncy him fitted for tho olllco, free hula, free whis
key nnd free gambling. It is to bo hoped the dis
trict Kohnla will show their appreciation of such
promises by electing him to stay nt homo. It is
said tint of tho two proposed candidates ho is the
better what must tho othor bo? It is rnmorwl
howover that .Mr. Williams, lalo Man iger of the
Kohnh Plant ition, will run, and will probably re
echo strong support Kohala Is rapidly stretch
ing up to tho highest lypt of civilization. It hasa
thoroughly organized Dramatic Society and a Hall
well fitted up with nil the stage nppofntmonts lie
cossary for play ropiesentatinn. Tho greatest sen
sation of tho ee non, and in fnct the only ono so
far, wns tho ilrownu nnd Itoyer literary nnd niusi
cnl entertainments in which the gentleman nnd
lady won the most unstinted applause of a full
house, nnd delighted tho nudienco.
Maui Notfs.
l'norsson Unscall nt Lahalualuna is plautingthc
needs.of tho Algaroba on the barren slopes nbove
tho school. During this rainy season, it may bo
hoped they will gorminnto nnd thrive, nnd form a
beginning of n forest growth to cover theso naked
slopes Lahaiun is a decayed town. Tho past
five yoars show no improvements oxcopt n parapet
mil along the sea-wall of the lower street. Somo
old buildings nre gono, and many more aro in ruin.
No new buildings have gone up, oxcopt small
dwellings on back streets. There nre several com
modious cotcages vacant. This would bo a charm
ing watering place for invalids. Doubtloes some
adequate provision for board could bo made
Tho Pioneer Mill is sotting a couple of now boilers,
and will begin grindiug in a few days A trifle
over 3 iuces of rain fell in Lahaiua during tho
night of the 2Gtli of November, attended by a
thunderstorm of gieat violence. One discharge of
electricity nt lL'.Lti Sunday morning, was followed
by an instantaneous report, whioti nil say wns tho
most violent they over heard. Terrific peals con
tinued during most of the night. A ho'ivy south
erly gale blew all Sunday. Many trees wero broken
ana uprooted. Tuesday night another full inch of
rain. All tho rain fell gently and was absorbed by
tho ground.
A conntsroNDKNT writes from Maui that tho
storm that swept over tho eastern part of that
island on Saturday and Sunday two weeks ago did
immense damage to tho roads between Kipahulu
nnd Ulupalakua. Near tho latter placo they were
badly washed out nnd in places covered with piles
of sand. At one plnco on the mountain seventeen
waterfalls wero connted. A line of driftwood a
mile in length was noticed along tho Hawaii chan
nel. Near Kanpo every gulch has been swept
cloau of nil traces of the road. Tho new bridge
over the gulch on the Kanpo side of Kipnbulu is
down and would havo been carried away had not
Captain Clarke with n gang of men worked bard
to save it. No such rums havo been seen there
before.
Kauai Notes.
A msTonniscK which recently occurred nt Ke
knha, Kauai, is a mixed up affair. It is' stated
that some policemen suspecting certain Chinese to
havo opium in possession, undertook to search tho
premises mid nrrct them, Tho officers had no
warrant, and the Chinamen, knowing that thoy
were not acting according to law, resisted tho at
tempt nnd a row ensued. The plantation author
ities made a mistake by upholding the police.
The Chinese wero indicted and when their case
was to come up for trial n number of ther coun
trymen went to witness tho trial. Through some
informality the Chinese were discharged, and
those who wero on their way to attend tho trial re
lumed to their work, nnd it Beems that process
had been entered against them for deserting
labor. Such rows might result seriously, particu
larly when, ns in this instance, the right is ou the
side of the Chiueso laborers.
Semi-Annual Beport of Treasurer of the
Queen's Hospital.
To Hit Exctlltney the Minitter of the Interior.
Sin, I hare the honor to furnish tliis tho forty
fifth semi-annual report of Treasurer of the
Queen's Hospital, showing receipts and disburse
ments during the half year ending November 30,
1881, nnd of the present financial condition of tho
Corporation.
HEcxirrs.
It8t
May ill Oath In Uank $ V.iHo.HT
Nov 30 Kecelvcil from pay l'utlcntu $3.j:.u 07
ltecclved from Finance De
part went, Hawaiian ramcu
and jaMciirr' tax for the
0 uioi ending bc-pt. St. IBM. 7.415.W
Heceivrd from l.e"aiy fund.
6 nioa Intercut on uund.... 62.W)
MIllUHsEIIBSTtf.
lbSl
Nov 30 Cor Mlarlra of I'hytlclan.
alewaru, nervanl,, Ac. .$3,437.(1
For provlilonn 3,73)8.1
For wine and liquor, Ill (U
Fur medicine X Initru'nU 8.B9I.01
For light aS'J.08
For general expemta 3,3U.M)
For Furniture, H.iU
For fuel 41.75
-- lO.fcOS.lC
12.!M.17
Nov 30 llalance In Hank....,
15,7S3.tn-$15,793.03
Kespectfully submitted,
Joun II. 1'att,
Treasurer Queen's Hospital.
Eeport of the Queen's Hospital,
Honolulu, Not. 30th, 1881.
To tin Truttttt of tht Quit n't Uetpitnl !
Gentlemen: I hare the honor to submit the
following report for the Quarter ending November
80th, 1881 :
The number of patients at present in the Hos
pital is 79, vii. t 1C Hawalinna, 25 males, 21 females,
and 33 foreigners. 2 paying patients.
The number of admissions daring the Quarter
was 111), vix, ; 60 Hawaiian, 34 males, lU females
and G3 foreigners.
Discharged daring the Quarter, SO, Tit : 49 Ha
waiiana, 30 males, 10 females, and CO foreigners.
Deaths daring the Quarter, 10, rix. : 7 Uewaiiane,
3 males, 4 females, 3 foreigner.
The cause of death were a follows t Consump
tion 4, Dropsy 2, Dysentery 8, Aboees 1, Heart Dis
ease L.
Highest number of Indoor patients waspfij low
est 71', daily averago 711. Number of prescriptions
!1,S08.
Tho number of pttienls treated in tho Hoipital
during tho Quarter wns as follows: September.
107, October, 118, November, ll; calls at Dlspon
sary .'WW. Now names entered CI.
Kespectfully submitted,
KonpiiT MoKiiidin.
The Native Press.
Somobody has been writing through tho l'ost
Ofllco anonymously to Mr. John Sheldon, who is
employed by Hon. W. M. Gibson ns Assistant
Kdltor of tbo I'.ltle, The following is n translation:
"John Sheldon (othei wise Kahikiua Kelekoun.)
If you do not qnit the employ of W. M. Gibson,
trouble, will como upon you. Ho is a very bad
man. It is not well that you should oppoo tho
foreign ministers nnd other foreigners. If you
shall tako heed to this warning voice, it will bo
well. If not, you will bo to blnmo nnd must bear
tho consequences. Look out." Tho Eltlt pub
lishes this, with comments, under tho heading
"Cowardly Sedition." It says that "whon tho
tinio of election drawn noar, certain people, who
nro in olllco nnd nro solicitous of retaining their
places, begin tho practice of trickery and moan
nrtiQce. This anonymous, threatening letter, sent
to tho nativo editor of tho Kit It, is a vory good
specimen of this kind of tactics, and no ono but
an arrant coward would bo capable of it. It is
manifest ou the face of this letter that tho author
is not a native Hawaiian. If tho object was to
frighten us from fcely expressing our Bcutiments
ou the side of tho right, the wolfaro nnd prosper
ity of tho King, the people, and tho maintenance
of law and order, it will bo found that wo nro not
to bo intimidated in tho lenst. Wo scorn such
cowardly nnd anonymous attempts, nnd wo toll its
nuthor thnt we shall not vary our coarse, wero
thore even n thousand more at his back; ho is no
gentleman."
Tho 1'ae Aina talks in a satirical vein about the
proposed mission to Portugnl, ns follows:
" i'ho good of the people nnd the prosperity of
the country depend greatly ou the continuance in
otlice of the present Cabinet, who have accom
plished so many improvements by their manage
ment. And tho ieoplo havo accordingly very
earnestly desired that they should keep then
places nntil the Legislature meets, in older that
thoy may rcceivo tho expression of tho nation's
thanks and aUo bo decorated with crosses of the
Honorable Order of Knighthood of tho Island of
tho Long-legged Plover. Hut on last Tuesday
afternoon we were definitely informed that the
King had signed n commission for the Hon. II. A.
P. Carter, appointing that gentleman as Envoy
Extraordinary to tho Court of Portugal, and that
Mr. Armstrong had been appointed us Minister of
tho Interior ml inteiim; whereupon we were at
tacked with a dizziness of tho head and a fit of
nausea, nnd faintly inquired, what does nil this
mean 't Tho answer wo got after a while was not
afraid of the coming session; oh no 1 but simply
steering for Portugal. Wo vory gravely doubt
tho return in time for tho Legislature of our
small-pox-continuing Minister. However, the old
sayiug will bo exemplified, that in order to learn
to bo u soldier one must ienrn also how to run I"
From another editorial in thesamo paper wo
quoto :
"Now the main object for which tho appropria
tion for Immigration was passed, waa not simply
to get cheap labor for tho sugar plantation , but
ulbo for the purposo of iucre.ibing the population
of filling tho country with people. This last con
sideration is what has carried bo large an appro
priation of money during succeeding BessioiiH of
the Legislature, and it would not have been possi
ble for Milliliters, with nil their management and
earnest persuasion to have passed such heavy ap
propriations under this head, if the provision had
not been added and for tho increase of tho popu
lation. And what do we now see ' The constant
bringing in of cheap laborers for boiuo bedy's
sugar plantations. Durina His Majesty's tmir
around the world, bo was noted in foreign coun
tries as u King looking for people, and that the
bottom plank ot his Government policy was In
cre.uMj tho People. And tho King does earnestly
desire the realization of his dream of long years
in this particular; but behold 1 far different from
this are the views of those who now have the lead
in tbo Government. Ou a somewhat oiose exam
ination it would seem that the main object of
those now in charge of the Government is to fill
their long brown-cotton bags, and those of their
friends. Meantime they are continually hypocri
tically crying Aloha I Aloha 1 1 Aloha II I rt
A corrLspoiideitt of tho Kuokoa, ( F. l'ahia, who
it is understood will bu a candidate for the Assem
bly) heads u letter with tho querey "Ih the Haw
aiian Itaca to Disappear l.iuirely?" He goes
boiuewhal into statistics. Ju the year 1872, tho
total number of natives was iU.OH; by the census
of 1878, it wns only 4l,0t, no that the decrease
in six years amounted to 4,'Jai. And he calculates
that at this rate of decrease, by the yoar 11132,
there will not bu a single Hawaiian left. Who, be
asks, will be the lubt, and who will bnry his
bouea IT and he gives words to his touching lament
for his country and bis people, whose graves will
bo plowed over by tho strnugrr. liut he finds that
the mixed bloods in 1872 amounted to 2,487 souls,
and in 1878 to 3,420, an increase in six years of
MM. And at this rate, he concludes that at the
moment when the last Hawaiian of pure native
blood shall give up the ghost, there will then be
not less thau 20,01M of mixed blood in the country.
He proceeds to congratulate his oouutrymeii ou
tho fact that although their owu pure blood is dis
appearing, a purer clement, that of the mixed, is
taking its placo, so that, after all as things are
going ou, there will bo people ou the Islands with
Hawaiian blood, as luug as the world stands.
..Mr. l'ahia thus concludes his letter! "O my loved
nation! do you hear this that you are uot to
dwindle and diauppeur entirely ? O my blood I in
what channel shall you flow? Omy body 1 will
Kalawao be your grave 1 O rud-akiu 1 wbeu shall
you increase in numbers ?"
The A'wvitxi promises editorially to give next
week a itaW-uient of the causes that are now oper
ating to hasten the decrease and to prevent the in
creoae of the uatiru people.
The Eltlt rejoices to say that intelligence ha
been received from Italy, giving good account of
the young ilawaiiaus being educated in that
country. James booth ha arrived at distinction
in the Military Academy, aud is a candidate for a
ltoyal Badge ot Honor, ltobert lioyd ha just
returned from a cruiao on the war vessel Victor
EmaHHtl, and was highly spoken of for activity
and industry, ltobert Wilcox is at the Military
Academy at Turin, and Is reported by bU teacher
aa industrious aud uroaoient In hi class, and that
it Ulexpected that he will become a thorough
scholar. The boys are well and send their alona
to everybody.
Kohala Correspondence.
Kohala, December 2d, 1831.
l'.DiTon'PiiEas! W!ro I to make no mention of
thoMibjtctof tho week, I might bo in tho situation
of tho reporter who received a telegram in this
Icmo stylo "Yon nro discharged. Why did yon
get left on that? Answer." lint I should not, iiko
him, havo tho satisfaction of sending a lengthy
return telegram with tho snrcastlo rellcctiou that I
might get tho better of you in that game. His
shortcoming, howover, consisted in not getting tho
vordict in a certain case,and I muyyet find nivself
in tho same predicament. Tho non arrival of tho
l.ikrllkeni her regular time throw everything out
of ge.ir, nnd for what occurred nfterwnrd, rccource
must bo had to hearsay or to reiwrt of eye-witness.
They say that the Kovnl party arrived nt Mnltu
kona about three o'clock mi Thursday, nnd that
notwithstanding the daylight, nnd nt a later hour
tho bright moonlight, the procession was led off
by nil escort of forty torches to tho headquarters
of "Tho Kohnln Club," (formerly S. famine's)
whorodoubtlesj tho "inner man" was bountifully
treated with tho best of everything that tho dis
trict could supply. Stayers at-homo could but
obsorvo that tho premises were unusually lighted
up, nnd listen to the strains of music, and the
cheers that enrao wafted over on tho midnight air.
It did Recm well into tho noon hour of night
when the last sounds wero heard, but 'tis said by
one who wns there, thnt tho party loft tho club nt
Up. m., and proceeded inward to put np for tho
night ot tho house of Mr. Kahookano, passing
near the foreign church under n suitably inscribed
arch which spanned the road, whero wero gathered
a concourse of His Majesties subjects to hail him.
A ball nnd supiier will be given in honor of Their
Majesties to-night, by tho "Kohala Club," nt tbo
houso of D. It. Vida, Ksq., and it is said that tho
king will address the people, on Saturday at Kaio
pihi nt Ilalawa. u, u
The Stolen Bonds.
The following letter has been sent us for pub
lication by Mr. E. Jones of Lahaina :
LiAHAiNA, Doc. 3rd, 1881.
LoiTon Piikss : Pleaso insert in your paper
for mo the following in regard to the robbery of
my bonds $-..'.200. They also stole 2,000 in Treas
ury notes. $.10.-. in Laiglish sovereigns, $1,000 in sil
ver, and $2,1)00 in notes. J. C. Allardyco was tried
in ailultu in August, and acquitted. In his own
testimony, ho said he nltered tho combination of
my safe, and changed il to the samo letters ns
Messrs. Ueghorn .t Co's., and mn it so, bo that at
any time, be could Oon mine. A few davs Iwforo
I went to Molokni I roceived eleven hundred and
fifty dollars through tho hands of Judgo Fornandor,
and Allardjce saw it. Ho lias several times asked
mo and my wife how much money wo hail in tho
safe, nnd whether wo had changed tho combina
tion or not. I havo never paid .Mr. Allardvce one
dollar, nor did I ever give him nny bonds. He
came to Molokni a few davs before lie left tho Isl
ands, and told mo that thoy had stolen my nionoy
and bonds, but that 1 oould not prove it against
them. The Sunday nf ter tho roblierv, M. Kennedy
testified that he. Allardv ce and Jamison wero play
ing cards all day on Sunday in Allardvce' h store
for Kuglisli Bovereigns and that they had hand
ful of them. Yours respectfully,
Knwi.N Jonks.
Doctors on Plantations.
Tho time is coming, and now is, when onoh plant
ation should havo a doctor. If thcro are two plant
ations located nnito uoareacli other, ono djctor
might do for both. Frequently thoro are no doc
tors to bu had who live less than ton miles from
Jilantations. No doubt, should any contagious
liseaso break out on n plantation, many would dio
for want of n physician to attend them. Ou some
of the InUnds there aro immense gulches to be
crossed. In tho niiuy mm sou it is quite dangerous
and impassible to cioss tho swollen streams, nnd n
doctor living nt somo distance oould not get to sea
a patient or patients without great danger.
Jah. A. Mabtin.
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