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SEVEN YEARS IN HAWAII.
Paper by Mr. Edward N. Dyer, of
Kohala', read ut the recent meeting
of the Teachers' Convention, in
this city.
In almost every pursuit of life,
the important question to be answer
ed is, "Docs it pay?"
Certainly they have a right to ask
it who ure'engaged in teaching Gov
ernment schools in the country dis
tricts of Hawaii. From the disinter
ested public, there come so many
hints, that are prone to discourage
one, that I confess I have often been
obliged, like a boy in the dark, to
whistle, to keep up courage; and
again and again, as disappointments
have come, 1 have asked, "are the
ieulls sulllcient to warrant this
scclinion from the world with the
lack of social and religious privi
leges''"' With this question press
ing heavily, like the nightmare upon
me, I have been forced for my own
j satisfaction, to sum up the discou-
I ragements and encouragements : and
I present them to you with the con
clusion to which 1 have come.
My work began here in the fall of
i 1878 with thirty-live diity, ragged,
I lounging boys, in what seemed to
I me, then, very much like a barn.
j -"s For three years the work went on
with no less than four male assist
ants, at different times, besides the
t help of two of the older boys. The
; ' school, all the while, increased in
' numbers, till, in the .summer of I8S1.
I found myself with one hundred
and ninety pupils (girls and boys),
and no prospect of assistance for
the fall term. With the consent of
the Inspector General, two ladies
from Massachusetts, were obtained,
and systematic woik began. Yet. to
this day, wc have not been able to ad
vance scholars beyond the Fourth
Header. When wc hear of the ad
vancement in other schools, we arc
cast down, because, with the con
sciousness of having done our best,
results are not apparent. A cause
for this, however, maybe found in
the fact that, in the seven years,
there have been three hundred and
sixty pupils in the school, an aver
age of more than llfty new pupils
each year. Of one hundred and
ninety pupils who were present in
the summer of 1881 only llftccn re
main, and of one hundred and sixtj
eight pupils in attendance the first
year the ladies were here, but
twenty-four are with us to-daj
Thus to this nomadic company a
third of a regiment who silently
fold their books and steal away, we
have tried to teach the rudiments of
the Knglish language. Who can ex
pect results from such work? What
lias been the experience of other
teachers in this respect, and how
have their pupils made such pro
gress, that their schools are of so
high a grade to-day? This is one of
the oldest schools out of Honolulu,
and ought to be in line with others :
but we admit our inability to reach
such heights. It may be well here,
to mention a fact which shows the
tendency of these days. The num-
m bcr ot pure Hawaiian in school to
day, is less than the sum of all
other nationalities, not including
half-castes. With us, the question
how to teach Knglish to Portuguese
and Japanese, is as important as the
game question in regard to Ila
waiians. Here arc some of the discourage
ments: 1 . The constant changing of pupils.
2. The inability of JIawaiians to
give the consonant sounds.
.'. The frequent sickness, stormy
weather, and long distances which
make the average attendance very
small.
I. The utter lack of wholesome
restraint in Hawaiian homes.
."). The fact that not one girl has
shown any ambition other than to
reach the age of llftccn, and lawful
dismissal from school.
G. Thii non-attendance of pupils
at Sabbath service and Sunday
School.
7. The increasing use of opium,
tobacco and intoxicating drinks by
the children.
8. The general -ad inlluence of
Chinese shops on the rising gener
ation, !). The unwillingness of Portu
guese to permit the regular attend
ance of their children.
10. The bad use (and little good
use) made of Knglish.
11. The fact that older scholars
are not fond of reading English
hooks.
l'J. The general ambition (to
which there are exceptions) of Ha
waiian boys to be "shipped hands"
on a plantation and utterly fail to
make use of their advantages.
In regard to encouragements, J
must mention some of tho advan
tages of being 1113' own school agent
or the woik will lose much on this
side of the account, in these days
when men aio busy with personal
interests, I appreciate fully the
privilege of holding this ollico. It
is really a pleasure to hold the
strings of compulsory education, in
a district like this. A truant olllcer,
with shining badge of authority,
visits the Knglish schools twice each
week, and those taught in Hawaiian,
once, during that time. Much
credit is duo to Mr. Antono Bright,
a Government police olllcer, who,
from an interest in his race, volun
tarily assists in securing the con-
THE DAILY BULLETIN SUMMARY: HONOLULU, H. I., TUESDAY,
statit atttcmlaitcc of every Porta
gueso child of school age. Five
schools taught in Hawaiian have
been abolished, and from the debris
of such useless institutions, I have
seen rise a second Knglish school of
ninety scholars, most successfully
managed by Miss Tnmar Mann, a
graduate from Kohala Seminary in
charge of Miss Lyons. Miss Tnmar
is acceptably assisted by Nahalo, n
former pupil of mine, who returned
from Ililo Hoarding School. If any
one has taught long enough to wit
ness n former pupil engaged iu
teaching, he can fully understand
my satisfaction at seeing this result.
Iu this connection 1 desiic to r-ay
that in these seven years the hoard
of Kdueation has granted my every
request. One request still under
consideration will no doubt be
granted soon. Where in nil these
country districts have teachers en
joyed such advantages as we have
had? If any can show results, we
surely ought to be able to present
a few. Our methods are simple.
We believe in teaching Hawaiian
with the Knglish, and have found
Mr. Oleson's "Knglish Lessons for
Hawaiian," a great help. Miss
Turner pursues the same course
with the Portuguese; she having
given them about live hundred
words, and one hundred sentences,
with Portuguese equivalents, and
the results are excellent, while the
Japanese and Portuguese iu eate of
Miss Manross have made wonderful
progress through a secret art of her
own. But what arc the results of
these seven years of labor? Arc
they worth the toil and privation
endured to secure them?
Look at the encouragements:
1. Of three hundred and sixty
pupils, thirty-four well-behaved
boy. nearly one-tenth and one
seventh of all the boys have en
teied cither Hiio hoarding School
or Lahainaluna Seminary.
2. Of those who have not entered
these or other schools, some are
book-keepers, carpenters, or team
sters, receiving good wages.
.". On returning home from these
institutions, the boys attend church,
and promise to make the best citi
zens. I. The desire on the part of Ha
waiian parents to give their children
an Knglish education.
.1. Portuguese mothers no longer
appear at the school gate with
clubs, but submit quietly to the
rules of compulsory education, and
seeing the advantages of Knglish
for their children, willingly pur
chase the books required.
G. The fact that in the unavoid
able absence of one assistant, a
Portuguese girl was able to take
charge of the school for a number
of days, preserve order, and con
duct the usual exercises of the
school.
(Query. Arc wc not preparing
teachers from the Portuguese, who
shall be able to teach their own
race?)
7. The attention of all classes of
pupils to personal appearance ; the
appreciation and care of the school
flower garden, and the good be
havior of children on the way to and
from school.
. The universal desire among the
older boys to continue their studies
iu one of the excellent hoarding
Schools to which others have gone.
J. Tho fact that we are laying the
foundation upon which others may
erect a noble superstructure.
To my mind the conclusion of tho
whole matter is that this work pays
if our aim be to build up character,
but if wc desire only to impart a
smattering of English, it is a most
unsatisfactory and unprofitable busi
ness. During the earlier years of
my teaching bore, it was my custom
to allow native boys to live on my
premises iu order to be near the
school. One morning as I was pass
ing their open door I observed one
of them alone, upon his knees, with
nn open hible before him, engaged
in prayer. When he had finished
his devotions, I asked him if that
was their custom, and lie said it
was. Good material, thought I.
They are on the right road too.
Something may come of this. Of
the five boys, four of them are now
students in Lnhaiualuun Seminary,
and one of them was mentioned this
year as being first in his class. If
Dr. Hyde should secure him as a
student iu the N. P. Institute, and
send hint as a gospel messenger to
the benighted islands of the seas, I
should greatly rejoice, ami feel that
this labor and isolation had not been
in vain. No, if we view the matter
aright, there is no need of whistling.
The results are so far-reaching, that
they entirely overshadow ithe dis
couragements of to-day, and can
not be estimated by human stand
ards. If I were to resign my posi
tion to-day, I could say to my suc
cessor, as an old educator of this
people has often said to 1110: "You
have a Held an angel might covet.
WAIMAHALO PLANTATION AND MILL.
It may interest some of your
numerous readers to see a descrip
tion of a sugar plantation and mill
by a non-expert, who simply viewed
things with nn eye to the pleasure
and instruction derived from them.
It is with this view that I present
tho following nccount of Wninmualo
Sugar Plantation and Mill to you,
rcruion wmig'JtwiocaaminmMUUvmiinimiiiuiii;
heaving the fool of the Pall tho
road proceeds more and more south
erly over a succession of hills and
dales sulllcieiitly picturesque to
please the eye, but rathcr.iiggravul
ing to the tinvellcr who desires to
speed his horso mid make good time
on ltis journey. Very soon the
peculiar peak of Oloinana shows up
and gives the wayfarer something
to exercise his ingenuity iu con
jecturing how it came there. Kvery
few yards the journey seems to be
nearly at an end, but yet another
hill has to be surmounted and
another gulch crossed, till at last
you stand on the lop of Kenninni
(The glass), and tho beautiful
panorama of Waiinannlo bursts
suddenly upon the view. To the
right the most perpendicular moun
tain on this island ending iu a group
of rock islands out to sea, and to
the left the twin peaks of Oloinana
terminated by the island of Moku
leia, celebrated as the only breeding
place for plover in the group. To
the center, almost at the foot of the
observer, lies l'ua Alii (the royal
llower), the residence of Mr. J. A.
Cummins and the seat of the sugar
mill, surrounded by a cluster of
neat houses, and acre on acre of
waving sugar cane, stretching down
to the white sandy bcacli on which
tho Pacillc breaks with its never
ending roar.
Going gently down the pali which
lies at the spectator's feet one
reaches the old residence of Mr.
Cummins, iu which lie spent over
SO years of his life, while managing
the" estate as a cattle ranch. Here
no less than five of the Hawaiian
monarchs have been entertained
from time to time. Another stretch
of about half a mile brings us to the
mill and the homestead. After
partaking of refreshments and pro
viding for tho animals, we are in
vited to step through the mill and
see the process of sugar manufac
ture. First are to be seen long lines
of cars laden with sugar cane,
standing on the rails ready to be
run up to the feeder of the mill as
fast as required. The feeder of the
mill is an endless band covered
horizontally with wooden slats and
passing between two wooden slats
so as to form an oblong box with
a continually traveling lloor. Beside
it stand several hands, chopping the
cane so as to make it lie snugly and
feed evenly to the rollers, of which
there arc three, the upper a four
ton and the lower ones three tons
each. These rollers crush the stalks
of the cane so finely and thoroughly
that nothing is left but a fine stringy
substance in small lumps, technic
ally known as trash, and the juice.
The trash passes up on another end
less band direct to the furnaces and
the trash house; while the pale
green colored frothing liquid known
as the juice passes on to a strainer
and then is pumped up to the clari
fiers, and then to the cleansing pan
where it is constantly skimmed and
then through another strainer. All
of these processes arc needed to re
move such constituent parts and
foreign substances as would inter
fere with its conversion into the
finest sugar. From the strainer it
passes to the double effect, which is
the name given to two large boilers
having steam tubes inside where the
juice is boiled a first time. From
these it passes down to the coolers
large tanks where it is cooled
off, and then again goes up to tho
vacuum pan another large boiler
having three steam coils inside, and
from thence to the mixer. The
juice lias now become dark, black,
grainy and very adhesive. Here,
after being thoroughly turned over
by a revolving set of spokes in the
mixer, it is run off into the centri
fugals a set of four rapidly revolv
ing tubs having their axle in the
centre and iu a very short while
the beautiful pale amber No. 1
sugar is run out into the sugar
rooms and there put up in bags.
Kvery economy is practised in tho
manufacture, and the skimmings
from the cleaning pans, etc., are run
into two tanks, where steam is ad
mitted from below and presses it
upwards. The dirt and refuse
forming a hard cake is run off into
the river, while the juice tints ex
tracted is run off into the double
effect and JiOO pounds of sugar is
thus gained per day.
The mill, though only a ten ton
mill, has averaged over 1 1 tons a
day for the last year, and during
that time lias only stopped working
for six days, turning out about
3,H00 tons 'of sugar. The highest
number of clarillcrs of f)00 gallons
each of sugar cano juice iu anyone
day lias been 41, and tho lowest
has been !S0. Thus some days the
turn out has been about 18 tons.
There arc tlirco grades of sugar
manufactured, and the remaining
juice, after grado number three has
been extracted, is run into a tank
and there lies for a year, from which
about 10 tons more of sugar is made
at the cud of that time.
Everywhere throughout tlio mill
tho compactness of the various parts,
and the ease with which every part
cat! bo seen rnnwllv liv nun mull
without leaving his post, shows that
great judgment must have been used
in its erection, and every caro has
been taken to provido for all possi
ble accidonts, n car over tho machi
nery being provided to rapidly run
off any pail which may break down
ami nave 11 placed on tho cars out
side and inn down to tho steamer to
be sliipped to Honolulu. Every
thing throughout the mill is beauti
fully clean and neat, reminding one
of nothing fo much as a man-of-war
cleaned and prcpaied for visitors,
and yet litis is its ordinary working
condition. Order and discipline
reigns throughout.
Outside are the furnaces on the
leeward side. The Jarvis formica is
used here, and the green and dry
trash and cane tops mixed together
are fed to the furnace, but in wet
weather coul has to bo used. An
immense brick chimney, 100 ft. 0
in. high, erected in 18711, carries off
the smoke, mid a double flue has
been built so that iu case of acci
dent woik may be carried on without
delay. Trash houses and sheds
occupy considerable space on this
side, but at. piesent are rather
empty. Beside tho sugar room is
the machine room and the machine
shop, well-equipped with lathe, drill
press, vice, and the necessary tools
for working. Here also is a donkey
engine for pumping water to four
large water tanks, holding !1,000
gallons of water. The locomotive
house comes next, whcicin are kept
the two engines used for hauling
the cars, each being used week
about. Throughout the whole mill
and appurtenance the systematic
orderliness strikes one as u promi
nent feature in the management.
Within easy distance of the mill
aie the quarters for the olllcers and
men employed. These arc kept
wonderfully clean and tidy, and
every care is taken to make them
comfortable. On visiting the mess
room wo found it well-filled and
clean, and a splendid dinner of
fresh beef, soup, vegetables, bread,
butter, tea and coffee provided.
Regular meal hours arc established,
and the various classes of workmen
have each their own table.
A run was then taken round the
1,200 acres of cane that composes
the plantation, first iu a break and
then on the cars. There arc nine
miles of track (English and German
steel) including the portable track,
solidly and well-laid on wooden
sleepers, and the grades vary from
two and four feet in the hundred to
nine feet. The speed attained is
greatest on tho line to the wharf, a
distance of two and a quarter miles,
which is readied in six minutes with
a load on, and the return journey
occupies seven minutes. Covered
cars arc used for taking the sugar
down to the wharf in case of rain.
The average yield from the fields is
3A to four tons of sugar per acre.
The mill buildings are of iron and
therefore there is no fear of fire.
One noticeable feature around the
plantation was the uniform polite
ness and civilit' of the men cm
ployed. None of the hands arc
shipped. All are free to come and
go as they please, without having
recourse to a court of law to hold
them to their engagements. There
are probably -lilO inhabitants all told
in Waimanalo, natives, foreigners
and Chinamen, and the latter are iu
the majority. The place is well
watered, haviug four springs and a
running stream. There is also an
artesian well, which docs not How
but requires to be pumped.
Every where throughout the plan
tation and mill the same cleanliness,
neatness, orderliness and discipline
is observable, and reflects the
greatest credit on the management.
Our thanks are due to Mr. J. A.
Cummins the manager, and to Mr.
Martin the engineer, for their cour
tesy in explaining matters of detail
to non-professional visitors and to
the agent, Mr. C. Boltc, for many
interesting statistics.
HONOLULU RIFLES.
The annual election of olllcers of
of the Honolulu Riilcs took place
last night at the armory, with a very
satisfactory result. The attendance
was largo and every man voted with
tho company's welfare at heart.
Mr. Geo. McLeod was elcotexl Cap
tain; II. F. Hebbard, First Lieu
tenant; W. Linger, Second Lieu
tenant; J. II. Heist, Recording
Secretary ; F. L. Winter, Financial
Secretary, and EF. Bishop, Treas
urer. The following committees
were appointed : Armory W. Wil
liams, AV. Wagner, J. L. Torbert ;
Finance J. II. Heist, G. K. Wilder,
W.Wagner; Hangc W. Ungcr, J.
L. Torbert, J. W. Pratt; Recruit
ing F. Wood, B. Burgess, W.
Unger. Notice was given of amend
ments to tho by-laws for the reduc
tion of fines and dues, and change
of meeting night. Jan. (itli.
A HAND OFF.
A native named Win. Bull met
with a very distressing and severe
accident, this forenoon, by which
ho will likely be deprived of his
right hand. He had been at work
attending a planing machine in the
establishment of the Hawaiian Car
riage Manufacturing Company, his
part of the work being to put a
hand on the end of every piece of
lumber passing over the planer, to
assist tho workman at the opposite
end of the table to steady tho piece,
and when planed to take it off the
table. The job is a perfectly safe
one, as there is no necessity to touch
JANUARY 12, 1880.
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tho lumber until it has passed the
planing knife; but Bull had placed
his hand on the end of the piece of
wood just as it was up to tho knife,
when his hand slipped and was
caught by the revolving blades of the
machine.' The fingers and the fore
part of the hand were instantane
ously planed off. The sufferer was
removed to the Queen's Hospital.
Jan. tilli.
THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS.
The San Francisco Chronicle of
December 510th says : Tho steamer
Australia, which will sail to-morrow,
will carry mails to Honolulu,
New Zealand and Sydney. The
vessel is owned by Pierce & Sons of
Glasgow, and the Pacillc Mail Com
pany, as agents for the owners,
made a lender to carry the mails as
stated. The offer was accepted by
Hie Government. This does not
interfere with the contract with the
Union Line, as the Government has
the right to send mail whenever the
opportunity occurs, to such places
as the Fiji Islands, Alaska, etc.
The Union Line lias only a con
tract for the through Britisli mall.
The vessel taking the mail without
a contract gets sea postage, or six
cents a letter. The Australia will
not carry any mail to the Samoan
Islands, and the mail to New Zeal
and will go by way of Sydney. The
Government will send mail on the
Australia, because some days will
lie gained before the Union Lino
steamer, which will sail on January
Kith, will reach its destination.
Following is the letter from
Washington, announcing the ar
rangement to Postmaster Backus of
San Francisco:
Postoitici: I)i:i'aut.mi:nt, 1
Ofi'ick or FoitmoN Mails, j
Slit: The Pacific .Mall Steamship
Company, as agents, having tendered
for conveyance of malls the steamer
Australia, to sail from San Francisco
for Sydney, New South Wales, via
Honolulu on the 20th lust., I have to
Inform you that tliul'ostmaetcr-Gcuural
has accepted the tender and directs that
iiialN lor tin; Hawaiian Kingdom and
the Australian Colonies be dispatched
by said steamer. I am very respect
fullv your obedient servant,
NICHOLAS M. HELL,
Superintendent Foreign Mails.
From present indication tho oppo
sition to Sydney is likely to continue.
Tho Zealandia is already on her.
way up, being due here January
20th, and will sail hence on her re
turn January 20th. The steamer
Australia, which sails this afternoon
for Sydney, lias a heavy load for
Honolulu and quite heavy ship
ments for Sydney. S. F. (Jail,
31 s(.
THE FEAST OF EPIPHANY.
The Feast of the Epiphany of our
Lord was observed on its very day,
January Cth, with a grand solemnity,
at the Homan Catholic Cathedral;
several persons were baptized, and
the sacrament of confirmation ad
ministered to about 40, botli adults
and children. This feast is kept by
the Church in order to commemorate
the manifestation of Christ's glory
(Epiphany meaning manifestation,
from tho Greek word Epiphaneia)
( 1 ) when the Magi adored Him ; (2)
in His baptism, when the voice from
heaven proclaimed Him the Son of
God; (.1) in the miracle of changing
water into wine, when Christ began
bis miracles and "manifested" his
glory. And this same feast ever re
minds us, too, that all the nations of
the whole world were then called to
enter tho Kingdom of God, the three
Magi representing tho three great
races of men, descending from the
three sons of Noah. F. C.
MYSTIC LODGE.
The installation and hop of Mystic
Lodge, No. 2, K. of P., at Harmony
Hall last night, was indeed pleasur
able. Installation was performed
by David Dayton, D. S. O., assisted
13' J. A. Hassinger, anting M. at
A., and M. Grossman, acting S. P.
Following is the list: P. C, J. A.
Mehrtcns; C. C, Z. K. Myers; V.
C, G. C. Stratemcyer ; M. of Ex.,
H. Armitage; M. of F., J. Roth
well; K. of H. & S., J. A. Palmer;
M. at A., A. Gartenbcrg; I. G.,
E. A. Williams ; O. G., A. O. Wood.
The attendance was large too largo
for the hall and consisted chiefly
of gfty young people, who availed
themselves of tho opportunity, for
a good while back withheld, of
enjoying a waltz. Refreshments
were served during the evening, and
at midnight, when the gathering
broke up, everyone was well pleased
with the evening's amusement.
The popularity of tho lodge is doubt
less much enhanced by the event.
Jan. 8th.
PAINTING AND MUSIC.
Yesterday evening Mr. J. D.
Strong gave an exhibition of ids
work iu oils, water colors, aiid
black and white, in the Hawaiian
Hotel parlors. A goodly number
of ladies and gentlemen took advan
tage of tho occasion to combine
pleasure with instruction, and to
see our beautiful island scenery
portrayed by the skilful hand of
the artist. Detailed criticism of
the pictures would be out of place,
hut wc may mention that a view, in
oils, of " Nuuantt Stream beforo
Kapena Falls," and another, iu
black and wuito, of a different por-
tlon of the stream, attracted con
siderable attention for their in
trinsic beauty and delicacy of exe
cution. Some of the other land
scapes were not quite so happily
realistic, but the portraits received
universal commendation for their
faithfulness. During the evening
the iioyal Band performed a choice
selection of operatic and tcrpsi
chorcan music in their usual splendid
way, and contributed in no small
degree to the successful manner in
which the evening passed away. As
usual the Hotel balconies and
grounds were brilliantly lit up, anil
nothing was left undone by the
manager and his assistants to render
every one present perfectly com
fortable. Mr. J. A. Palmer was on
hand throughout to impart all de
sired information to spectators, In.
having managed the exhibition from
its inception. Jan. fith.
THEIR MAJESTIES RETURN.
Their Majesties the King and
Queen being expected to arrive this
morning by the steamer Kinau, ar
rangements were made for a right
royal reception. The Hoyal Guards,
beaded by the Hoyal Band, were to
escort the royal party from the
steamer's wharf to tho palace, but
through some misadventure the
steamer Likcliko was reported as
being the Kinnu, and, at an early
hour this morning, tho Hoyal Guards
marched to the beat of a still drum
to receive the King and party, who
did not then arrive. It was deemed
best, after the blunder was com
mitted, to receive the party at the
Palace with a truly civic ovation.
As the steamer Kinau approached
her berth this morning with the
royal standard Hying from the main
mast, a royal salute of seven-second
guns was fired from the battery in
honor of the arrival of their Majes
ties. The Governor's staff Majors
Rosa and Holt and Col. Boyd, in
uniform were on the wharf when
the steamer c.iine in, as also were
lions. W. M. Gibson, J. A. Cum
mins, A. S. Clcghorn and others,
who accompanied the royal proces
sion to the Palace. Jan. 9th.
THE SECRET SOCIETY CASE.
The Chinese seciet society case
was concluded iu the Supreme Court
yesterday afternoon. Evidence had
been given by the prosecution of the
raid upon the house, iu Bcretania
street, and the seizure of defend
ants out of an assembly of nearly
a hundred persons, together with
paraphernalia, documents, etc. A
Chinese witness said a certificate
produced was for membership in the
Tong Iling Society, members of
which in China would be beheaded
if detected. The defense showed
that the society was an open, benevo
lent association, and that admission
to the building was free to every
body at all times. Also, that the
assembly on the occasion of the
raid was convened for the celebra
tion of tho birthday of the Buddhist
god San Mow Chang Quong. In
charging the jury, Judge Preston
severely commented upon the Mar
shal's illegal using of a warrant to
scarcli premises on King street, for
the purpose of violently entering
another place on Bcretania street.
He said the law had been grossly
abused, first by using a warrant in a
different place than sworn to; and,
second, by the use of force to gain
admittance. After a consultation
of only nine minutes, the jury re
turned with a verdict of not guilty,
three dissenting. Jan. 9th.
SOUTH SEA ISLANDS.
Capt. Lovell, of the Hawaiian tern
Ke Au Hou, writes in a private let
ter by the schooner Jennie Walker,
dated Jaluit, Dec. 10th: "The Ger
man Government have duly pro
claimed their protectorate over the
Marshall and Caroline groups, and
have as a first start issued bulletins
to say that they will acknowledge
land sales made before third parties
before the date of their assuming
the protectorate, but they will not
allow any purchase of land to be
made until further notice, and it
seems to me as though that was an
attempt to shut out other than the
German firms from doing business
here. Speaking to the German Con
sul yesterday about it, he told mo
that eventually we should be allowed
to purchase a little laud, sulllcient
for a station ; but not at present,
until they had made tilings a little
bit straight. There is, I bear, a
governor or commissioner appointed,
who is now on his way out from
Germany, and is supposed to arrive
hero next month or thereabouts.
How they intend to run tho islands
(that is, their policy) is not declared
yet, but I have a notion that Ameri
can or Knglish goods will have a
big import duty put on them at
once, so as to make an outlet for
Gorman manufactures. However,
at present tilings are running just
the same as ever, pending the
arrival of the said commissioner.
Whatever their policy may be, I feel
assured thoy will try to clod any
American and English imports,
certain.
"I have also to inform you that
tho weather amongst the islands has
been something unheard of, and. the
vessels here cannot possibly get
from island to island nothing but n
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