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clovation of business and progress
in nits, education and science. Wo
may bo lold if wo don't like this
country to get out of it. This is
impertinence. Our right to stay
hero is as god a that of any who
tender that advice.
It is generally coi veiled that there
should bo legislation regulating the
businoss occupations of Chinamen.
I fail to sco why wo have not as
much right to exclude a Chinaman
from tUo Islands as to exclude him
from businoss. Planters want the
latter form of exclusion, whilo
classes 9, 10, 11 and 12 desire tho
former. If it is Indeed true, that
plantations cannot exist without Chi
nese inuor uuu iuui iu ui uiu uuuvu
classes cannot exist without planta
tions, then it is time for us to make
preparations for leaving, for tho
country has no future for us. But
it has never bean shown that such
is the case. Exclude Chinese labor
and Chinese business will follow in
its wake. This is the praticablo way to
deal with thoquestion. Chinese labor
lias no vested rights. The Chinese
arc aliens and legislation may be
directed against them. In any
event, as I said before exclusion
from residence is just as legitimate
as exclusion from business.
There is no compromise in the
matter. Either we are sincere or in
sincere. If insincere we will continue
to applaud the buncombe hither
to bashed out to us and be deluded
by promises never meant to bo kept.
If sincere we shall assert ourselves
by electing men from the ranks of
the last four classes to the next
legislature pledged in an explicit
manner to carry out our wishes.
Tho situation is fairly before us and
it is not a question of winning con
verts to a particular theory but of
carrying into effect a theory already
entertained by a laigc majority of
voters. What wc may lose In Chi
nese wealth will be replaced by
wealth which will benefit the country
more. Even Chinese "shrewdness"
will not win without Chinese cus
tom. J t is unwise to postpone action.
We can never get a united senti
ment. BEr.r Orme.
Kauai, Oct.
nary nccoptatlon Of that term, but
skilled in a marked dcgicc in the
art of acquiring n knowledge of
other industrial pursuits. Tho re
sult has been that ho has not re
mained wi.hin the sphere for which
ho was originally intended by those
who imported him. Ho has gradu
ally puslcd his way into olhcrs, ami
conscqi cutly his compclL'on, Ili
ad of nnectmg oniyonecinssoi me
STREET GRADING.
Editor Bulletin: Permit me to
add a few words to what has already
appeared in your columns on the
subject of street grading.
Tho object of street grading, as
wc all know, is to carry off water
and prevent its accumulation in any
one spot. A glance at very many
important parts of this city, after a
heavy shower, will at once show to
what extent this first principle
has been neglected. Not only are
large sheets of water, with no possi
bility of ctcape, to bo found, but
the gentleman in charge of this im
portant department of our public
works has, in some instances, suc
ceeded in his art b as to force the
water into the .private premises of
residents.
A case recently was biought to
tho wi iter's notice, where the pro
prietor of a dwelling situated on
King street, seeing the impending
danger of being flooded out as the
rainy season approached, protested
against his property being mado
a sort of reservoir consequent upon
the system of grading, so called,
now being adopted, and was inform
ed bj a Government official that he,
the proprietor, had the remedy in
his own hands by purchasing the
necessary lumber to form a substan
tial curbing and building up the
side walk abutting the premises.
Whether or not owners of property
should be compelled, at their own
expense, to protect themselves in the
manner stated, I am unable to say.
I do know, however, that, in this
particular instanco, the work, in
volving considerable expense, -was
done by said land owner as a matter
of necessity, simply to save his pro
perty from inundation.
I am, etc.,
OBSERVER.
population, presses sorely upon scv
eral. And have wo any good reason
to suppose that he will not do in the
future what ho has done in the
past? Whv should we fondly imag
ine that the bland Celestial has now
reached finality and will rest on his
oars? Will he not rather push on Into
other spheres of labor in the hope
of bettering his coiulitionyctnirtncrr
If so, it is not this or that class, but
tho entire community whose inte
rests will be affected by Chinese
competition. Glancing down Beef
Orme's list I fail to discern one
sphere of life into which tho China
man is inherently incapable of en
uring. In the United States, if I
am lightly informed, he has already
been admitted to the bar in one iso
lated instance an earnest of what
we mav expect in the future.
Hence, as ''Beef Orme" says, "We
are on the threshold of 'an irresisti
ble conflict." a fact which may
possibly come to be regarded as a
truism by the entire community
when it is no longer a matter of pre
diction, but of present fact. G.
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A FEW WOHDS. ABOUT TIGHT
SHOES.
Editor Bulletin: It does not
infrequently happen that paities
complain of their shoes not fitting
them on account of some defect or
another. To such parties as these I
should like to address a few words,
in the hope that they will avail them
selves of such benefit as may bo ob
tained from perusal; or, in other
words, if they should think that the
shoe fits them, then, for Heaven's
sake, let them wear it, with the sin
cere wishes of "good luck."
Jt is only after doing considerable
battle with my feelings, that I con
cluded to write on this subject,
which is a rriost disagreeable task to
me ; especially considering that far
crcignty over all the islands above
named. Tho native population of
Barotonga nlonc is over 2,000, and
of whites, who aro mostly traders,
about CO.
The trade of tho llcrvcy Group,
which is of very considerable im
portance, is done chiefly with Auck
land, N. Z., from winch port tno
steamer Richmond calls at Baro
tonga once every six weeks. Sev
eral schooners.mostly under the Bri
tish llag,arc also constantly employed
in tho group.
France, for some jcars past, has
cast covetous eyes on the Cook's
Gioup, and some three years ago
sent a man-of-war, tho Hugon, Cap
tain Mcynard, to Barotonga, with
presents to Queen Makca, consisting
of silk dresses and other finery.
The old Queen summoned a mooting
of tho principal chiefs, and after
consideration decided to decline to
accept any presents whatever. Thoy
were therefore returned to the Hu
gon in tho Queen's own boats, to
gether, in order to show her friendly
attitude towards tho French, with
boat-loads of fruit.
Tho Barotongans are a fine,
manly race of people. Tho Queen
and many of her people had more
than once visited Tahiti, where tho
French for years have held a Pro
tectorate, which later ended in an
nexation, and, whilst there, con
trasted the abject condition to which
the Tahitians had been reduced,
with her own free and happy people.
It is not, therefore, surprising that
she viewed with alarm the French
advances, fearing, doubtless with
much reason, that those presents
and fair speeches, wore intended
merely as a blind, with the view of
eventually proclaiming tho dreaded
Protectorate.
The more recent action of the
Erench authorities at Tahiti in for
cibly, and with much bloodshed,
annexing the neighboring islands of
Baiatea, Huahine, and Tali a, no
doubt largely influenced Queen Ma
kea and her people, in asking of
England, to establish a protector
ate, before she was compelled, at
the mouth of Fiench cannons, to
followin the footsteps of her Ta
hlliau cousins.
with your
my feeble
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ANOTHER POINT IN THE CHINESE
QUESTION.
Editor Bulletin: There is one
point in relation to the Chinese
question which seems to have been
lost sight of by Mr. Gribble and to
some extent by his able critic one
which, as it appears to me, is fatal
to the main contention of the former
writer, and goes to support the posi
tion assumed by "Reef Orme,"
one, moreover, which is absolutely
essential to a fair consideration of
the subject from either standpoint.
I allude to the progressive character
of tho Chinese. However marked
the traditional conservatism of this
remarkable race, it has now awak
ened from its long sleep, and the
evidences of that awakening cannot
but be npparent to the most casual
observer. Both your correspon
dents have named certain classes of
tho community whose interests are
said to be affected by Chinese com
petition, and inasmuch as they have
done so they have proved them
selves advocates of class interests,
which, as a matter of policy, is un
sound. Tho conditions existing at the
present moment are not those which
will always exist; neither aro they
those which existed at the inception
of this dltTcult problem In the Ha
waiian k'n3dom. Time was when
tho Chinese coolie, imported for tho
purposes of plantation labor, confin
ed Jiis uttcntion to that sphere. Ho
was an unskilled laborer, and tho
only persons with whom ho compet
ed were the unskilled labprers of
other nationalities. Unskilled, did
I eay? He was unskilled in the ordl-
more experienced pens than my own
havo written on it. Still, in the
hope that some may see them
selves as they 'are seen by others,
and that these lines" may induce
happiness to return where it is at
present missing, 1 will,
kind permission, offer
effort.
How often have we been unwilling
witnesses to domestic troubles and
scenes, and that in 9 out of ten
cases, where the couple are only too
young for the matrimonial state,
having contiactcd matrimony at an
ago when they required, most
tho attention of a fathor, mother or
teacher, or where marriage has
been entered into too hastily.
Marriages at the present day arc
considered merely a business affair,
that can be either entered into, or
withdrawn from, on the most advan
tageous terms obtainable, while the
sacredness of tho matrimonial state
is cither laughed at and totally ig
nored, or else held in very light es
teem. Quito often, and that some time
shortly after marriage, wc witness
scenes of trouble and difficulty,
where a short time ago all seemed
happiness. Divorco is the subject
now talked about. All supposed
friends and mere casual acquain-
tanccs,are hunted up and entertained
often against their will with re
citals of domestic difficulties. This
thing might be pardoned, for only
too often it is the outgrowth of a
foolish ignorance, instead of being a
sign of depravity of heart.
But what are we to think of peo
ple of advanced age, married, and
parents of children, who, instead of
showing up tno ioonsnncss or tnese
young people's actions to them, aro
inclined to sympathise with .them,
or worse still, encourage them to
continue in their foolhardy manner
by entertaining them in return with
recitals of their own domestic
troubles, or entering into light and
disgusting conversation.
If these scenes were enacted in a
hovel of poverty aud ignorance, a
tear of compassion would be in or
der; but where the parties claim a
high standard of iutclligence,propri
etora of their own business.or in tho
"enjoyment of responsible positions,
married, and with children then, I
say, treat these people, these sup
posed, but false friends, with the
coldest of contempt. Shun them,
as vermin and poisonous reptiles
until thev turn to correct their
errors. B
Honolulu, Oct. 25, 1888.
B.
BRITISH PROTECTORATE IN THE
PACIFIC.
Editor Bulletin: Referring to
tho brief notice that appeared in
your columns a few days ago, an
nouncing the fact that a British
Protectorate had been proclaimed
over the Hervcy Group, it would
pei Imps be Interesting to some of
your readers who are not posted on
the subject, to know that this group
of islands, more generally known as
the Cook's Group, is a very import
ant oi o, and comprises tho follow
ing Islauds: Rarotonga, Mangala,
Aitutakl, Atlu, Mauki, Mitiero, and
Manahi.
Barotonga, where tho flag was
hoisted by British Vice-Consul Ex
ham on 20th September last, is tho
principal island of the group, from
where Queen Milken exercises soy-
ABOUT SPECIALISTS.
Editor Bulleiin: It may be out
of place to trouble you with remarks
on such a common thing as our
health, but for mo the latter has
been a troublesome affair and I
thought that somebody might be
benefitted by my experience. Allow
me the following illustration which
gives my experience in a nutshell.
Suppose you were going to build
or to repair a first-class house, would
you give tho job to a man who is a
mason, carpenter, tinsmith, painter
In one "person, or would you rather
give tlie work oi tue mason to a ma
son, of tho carpenter to a carpenter,
and so on?
This question may seem to you
ridiculous, but if so, then people act
ridiculously all the time ; or do you
mean to say that the structure of a
human body is simpler than that of
a house? Can you imagine any
greater difference than there is in
the structure and treatment of the
eyes, or tho ears, or the lingers, 'or
the stomach, or tho heart, or the
kidneys, or the skin, and so on?
Is it possible that any one doctor
can uc an expert in every part ot
the human body? That is, can he be
a good mason, carpenter, plumber,
painter, at the same time? It may
be possible aud I have no doubt that
most of our doctors here belong to
that class, but still will not every
body prefer in important cases a
specialist (that is, a doctor who
makes that special part his special
duty.) I will not trouble you with
the details of my experience, how an
ear-docior or how a throat-doctor
cured my special ailments, but I
beg your permission to refer to a
very neglectful part of tho human
body, viz., the skin. .Several doc
tors examined a friend of mine and
informed him that his liver. was the
cause of all his ill-feeling, etc.
Thereupon ho went abroad for a
special cure, merely to bo informed
that his liver was all right. At last
it was discovered that his skin did
not do its duty properly and he was
treated accordingly by a specialist.
This may seem a small thing to you,
but aro you sure that a great many
people aro not afiheted similarly
without knowing it? On the con
trary I am informed that skin dis
eases are of frequent occurrence on
these islands and I believe that an
experienced specialist (a skin doc
tor) should be invited to settlo here.
There are a number of skin diseases
which I do not care to enumerate,
but let mo add that some of our
worst diseases arc treated through
the skin. Lei Leiiua.
NEWS ARTICLES.
A TRUE STORY.
In May 1881, the denso fog that
hung over tho city of London had
cleared away, and one could see tho
other ns they passed through the
streets. The sun's rays were weak,
for passing clouds would hide it
from view now and again, whilst
boys and girls wandered through
tho cold stieots peddling matches
and trinkets, and others begged for
pennies to buy bread. I Watched
the different characters as they pass
ed mp, unlll I got to Tower Hill
Shipping Olllce, where I was going
to sign articles as cook of tho ship
Sovereigu. There were poveral sev
eral ships signing their crews that
day, and their names" were written
oil a blackboard outside of tho of
fice. Tho name of each ship was
called in turn. The largo crowd of
sailors of different nationalities that
stood outside of the oflluo did not
seem to bo contented ; some of them
were growling because two pounds
ten shillings per month was too
small ; somo wanted advances gaud
could not get them; others were
going to leave their wives and chil
dren, etc. Various other causes
that seemed lo worry them very
much. Some got to fighting with
their boarding masters. Tho Sov
ereign's namo was called and her
crew signed, aud away I went for
Fcnchurch street station to catch
the train for Mill-wall, for in the
Mill-wall docks wa3 whore the ship
was lying.
Tho next day she was towed out
into the river Thames, where she
took in ballast, and from there Into
the English Channel where she set
sail for Newport, Wales, to load with
coal for San Francisco.
After remaining in tho Alexandra
dock for 15 days and we were ready
for sea two of the sailors ran away,
and the captain had to shin two
more in their places ; then we put
out to sea. One of the sailors, a
young lad, being so kind and gentle
in his disposition, I look a liking to
him. His name was John Griffiths,
and ho belonged to Woolwich, Kent.
All went very well until wc passed
the Falkland Islands, when the
winds blew harder, the sea became
rougher, aud the light sails had to
bo furled, for an appioaching storm
was nigh "at hand. We were tack
ing ship and beating about, until we
were blown down to sixty South.
You may talk about it being cold on
tho banks of Newfoundland in win
ter, but it is nothing to be compared
with Capo Horn.
Tho storm increased, the winds
whistled through the rigging, the
ship pitched and rolled in tho huge
waves, as though she were doomed
to destruction.' Tho mate came for
ward and lowered aWny the fore up
per topsail yard, and ordered the
men to lay aloft aud furl the sail.
While they wore taking in the sail,
the wind blew it up over the yard,
and John Griffiths lost his hold and
fell to the deck, striking' head first
on the starboard bit in front of the
foiemast. There he lay by the side
of the foic-hatch, dead. There was
no mother there to weep over her
boy.
Two days afterwards the winds
ceased blowing so hard, the sea be
came smooth once moic. About'!
o'clock that afternoon the ship's
bell tolled and slowly over the deck
came forth the summoned crew,
bold hardy men, far fiom their na
tive lands. They stood silent there,
wtlh melancholy brow. From a low
cloud that over tho horizon hovered,
came the threat of distant muttered
thunder, bioken waves heaved up
their sharp white helmets over the
expanse of ocean, which, in brood
ing stillness, lay like somo vindic
tive King who meditates on hoarded
wrongs or wakes to wrathful war.
The ship's bell tolled, and lo! a
youthful foim which oft had boldly
dared the slippery shrouds at mid
night's watch, was as a burden laid
down at his comrades feet. Mourn
fully they gazed upon him as he lay
stretched upon a wide board, sewed
up in canvas, with heavy weights at
tached to his feet, to sink him down
in the briny deep. He was wrapped
in the British flag. On cacti side
of him stood two sailors who lifted
him up aud rested one end of tho
board upon the rail, while tho cap
tain prayed and read a few lines
from tho Bible. Then all hands
joined in and sang a hymn.
It was a holy' hour. There lay
the wieck of youthful beauty; here
bent mourning manhood, while sup
porting faith cast her strong anchor
beneath the troubled wave. There
was a plunge, the riven sea com
plained; death from her briny
bosom took her own. Our comrade
went down, down to the floor of the
ocean, amid the beds of brave and
beautiful ones.
To m' soul," in all the funeral
pomp, the guise of woe, the monu
mental grandeur with which earth
surrounds her dead sons, there is
nought so sad, sublime, or sorrow
ful, as the mute sea opening her
mouth to engulph that sailor youth.
Harrt iiXKQ,
Honolulu, Oct. 15th, 1888.
KOLOA, KAUAI, LETTER.
Although there aro at Koloa
scarcely 1000 inhabitants laborers
included, 3rot it is doubtful if even
tho city, of London could come any
ways near lo tho standard of this
place, as regards gossiping, or tho
number of political factions, tho
latter of whom must certainly num
ber about 50, comprising the three
piincipal parties, namely, (1) Su
perior Intellect, (2) All Fools, and
(3) Independent Parlies. Thanks
to tho law enforcing the secrecy of
tho bailor; it has been found that
the first party enjoys a membership
of one, whilo tho third party enjoys
a membership of probably three;
the rest being members of tho All
Fools Party. Between these parties
the Independents enjoy the most
of the fun, as they appear in the
rolo of disinterested spectators,
leaving tho other parties to do bat
tle amongst themselves. Tho first
party is quite active in it3 warfare,
and would undoubtedly carry of
tho palm if some new life had not
been infused into somo of the mem
bers of its most cordially hated ri
val, tho All Fools Party, whoso
platform guarantees to all perfect
liberty in speech and actions, in the
use of food and drink, liberty to all
to worship according to their con
sciences, equal rights with their
fcllowmen, and the fullest enjoy
ment of all tho privileges pertaining
to citizenship ; whilo tho platform
of tho first party is rather a one
sided document, for all who aro not
in accord with its views on religious
or prohibition questions, nro to bo
forthwith cast into the darkest dun
geon until they promise to repent
and livo according to tho laws of
this party. It also promises lo get
rid of us opponents oy blackguard
ing them or boycotting their busi
ness. Finally the party platform
promises to run out of Koloa all
those who should have ah, I was
going to say tho manly courage
audacity to criticize the soundness
of this curious document tho plat
form of tho high and noblo Superior
Intellect Parly.
Not a ltttlo excitement prevails,
caused by tho disclosures of some
persons, carrying tho proud inform
ation to tho people of this place,
that they need not bo ashnnied of
Koloa, as it seems to keep up with
a progress that might bo envied by
a much larger city, by boasting of
possessing a well organised opium
ring.
However the greatest excitement
at present is caused by tho notice of
our Deputy Sheriff, who will, on
the Mikahala's next arrival from
Honolulu, seize all beer, wine or
liquors sent to this place, as being
against law according to a now Act
lately passed. This olficial claims
that the law ruhuitig to the amount
of liquor, namoly', j gallon of beer
or wine, or one quart of ardent spi
rits, allowed to bo kept on the pic
mises where a business is canied
on, for which canying on of such
business a licence of the Govern
ment is requiicd, does not apply lo.
licensed dealers only, but to all
private parties as well, no matter
whether capitalist or laboicr, judqe
or policemen, doctor or quack,
minister or infidel, mechanic or
bootblack. How this highly esteem
ed and popular bllicial obtained this
interpretation of law, is a conun
drum that puzzles a great many.
Some say that tho high and noble
Superior Intellect paity must have
allowed our Deputy Sheriff the
gracious concession to inspect tho
new law with the help of this party's
piivato magnifying glasses, but to
prove the unreliability of the latter,
a person will receive on Wednesday
Oct. 24th, per steamer Mikahala, a
case of beer so as lo give our couifs
a chance to decide a lest case, in
volving tho legal authority of our
Deputy Sheriff lo carry his order
into execution.
Considei able complaints are heard
concerning the management of the
Koloa Hospital. Although I have
not, as yet, had a chance to thor
oughly inquire into this matter, it
must be nevertheless admitted that
appeaiances seem to prove the jus
tice of the complaints. No one
ever thought of grumbling when the
Government established with the
people's money this institution, but
what tho taxpayers arc complaining
about is that they should be com
pelled to pay for the services of a
nurse or hospital steward or what
ever other name this individual may
possess, besides furnishing house
and incidentals to himself and wife.
From information received it seems
that the hospital has had no inmates
for some time, while it is said that
only two persons availed themselves
of its accommodations since its es
tablishment. The taxpayers of this
place aie ccitainly entitled to have
their rightful demand for an account
of the businoss performed and ex
penses incuned, together with the
moneys received by the Koloa Hos
pital since its organisation granted,
so they may know what uses
their money is put lo.
The last cartload of cano of this
season's crop was hauled to the mill
on this day at about 11:30 a.m.
The occasion was signalled by the
din and noise of the large steam
whistle, which sounded forth its
lun.es for about 15 minutes. Tho
calls and bullocks and mules were
decorated with gai lands composed
of sugar cano leaves. The natives
and laborers aie going to have a
good lime in anticipation of easier
duties for about a month. The last
sugar of this season will bo shipped
next week, which will bring the
amount of this season's sugar ship
ped to 51,000 bags, or, taken at
the pretty correct estimate of 17
bags to the ton, 3,000 tons. Of this
amount A. II. Smith & Co. aro
shippers lo the extent of 5,900
bags; the Kalua Uonu Sugar Co.
1,100 bags, while I he rest has been
shipped by the Koloa Sugar Co.
with the exception of a very small
amount of sugar, hardly enough to
be taken into consideration, that has
been shipped by a fourth party.
Together with the sugar used for
home consumption the total amount
will como piobably nearer to 55,000
than to 53,000 bags. Grinding on
the new crop Is expected to begin
again in 3 to 4 weeks hence, but
more likely it will bo in about G
weeks from now,
Tho condition of Mr. A. Cropp Is
far from satisfactory. Tho fever
has completely disappeared, but the
patient is suffering from a severe
lhcumntism.
Bve-an-bve,
Koloa, Oct. 19.
THE COLONELCY.
Our reporter called on Col. Ash
ford Saturday evening, lo try and
verify (or have contradicted) tome
of tho unpleasant rumors of 'back
slalis" work In connection with tho
withholding of his commission from
August 20th to October IClh. The
Colonel htatcd, In effect, that much
of what ho know in connection with
the whole affair was common rcpoit,
and tho Bulletin must havo heard
of it; that ho had never "threatened
to lest the conslituUonall of the
Military Law" (as the "Advertiser
staled in a recent issue) ; that hu
could sec no impropriety in the Bul
letin publishing tho text of the
commission, if deemed o' any pub
lio interest; but beyond that, as ho
held and intended to act under tho
commission, ho hoped tho Bulletin
would not think him discourteous if
ho said nothing farther on tho sub
ject. The following is text of the
commission :
Department Foreign Ai'i-aiiis, )
Honolulu, Oct. 1G, 1888. J
Col. V. V. Asui-ord, Commanding
Hawaiian Volunteers.
fiir: I have tho honor to inform
you that after your namo was cci ti
lled to tho Minister of Foreign
Affairs as the nominee of both bat
talions, for Colonel of tho Hawaiian
Volunteers, tho majority of the
Cabinet not objecting, a commission
was prepared for you and presented
to His Majesty for signature.
After taking tunc to consuler .llio
same, His Majesty declined to sign
such commission.
Subsequently it was decided at a
meeting of the Cabinet, that the
Minister of Foreign Affairs should
present to you a certificate of your
election, aud a statement of the
facts In the case, and place you in
command of tho Hawaiian Volun
teers. In accordance with such decision,
I hereby certify that you were duly
elected Colonel of the Hawaiian
Volunteers by a majority of the
field, staff, and line olllecrs of both
battalions.
And you are hereby appointed
Colonel of the Hawaiian Volunteers,
from this date and directed to lake
formal command thereof, reporting
to me all of your pioceedings under
this appointment.
I have the honor to b, sir, your
most obedient servant,
Jona. Austin,
Minister Foreign Affairs.
Oct. 22.
PITT AND SCOTT'S AGENCY.
Attention is callud to tho Adver
tisement of Pitt and Scott's Parcel
Express Agency in another column.
By sending parcels to Europe,
Africa, and the islands of tho At
lantic by this agonoy via Australia
tho rates aro much lower than via
America, and there aio less tranship
ment and complication than by tho
latter route. Tho Australasian Colo
nics are reached direct fromdlono'
lulu by this agency whoso facilities
for parcel delivery at' the antipodes
are very great, and their system
complete. This agency will doubt
less piovo a great convenience to
Hawaiian residents. Parcels order
ed from abroad aro also received
and foreign orders placed by Pitt &
Scott in London.
W. C. T. U.
Following arc the olllcers of the
Woman's" Christian Temperance
Union elected at the annual meeting
for the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. J. M. Whitney ;
Vice-Presidents Mrs. C. M. Hyde,
Mrs. E. G. Beckwilh, Mrs. S. C.
Mrs. E. W. Jordan; Bo-
Secrctary, Mrs. R. J.
Corresponding' Secretary,
McCully: Treasurer, Mis.
Damon,
cording
Greene;
Mrs. L.
L. B.
Bowen.
Coan; Auditor, Mrs. A.
A HANDSOME CANE.
Messrs. Wenner & Co., the well
known jewelers, have just finished
an elegant piece of work. It is a
walking cano of sandal wood with a
boar's tusk for a head. The tusk
came from Hon. Sam Parker's
ranch at, Mann and is a perfect
specimen. It is mounted with gold
and bears a monogram on top. Tho
gold mountings are engraved in a
very skilful manner. The cane has
been made to the order of Mr. W.
J, Bioderick of Los Angeles, who
intends it as a present to a friend
"The Government of Morocco per
sists in its refusal to salute the Por
tuguese flag. Tho dispute is be
coming acute.
KNOCKED DOWN AND HUH OVER.
This morning Mr. J. Simonson
was walking into town from Palama,
when nearly opposite Llliha street
ho was knocked down and run over
by a hack driven by F. Blackburn.
Simonson was picked up and carried
home and at once attended by a
doctor. It is not thought that any
bones aro broken, but he is very badly
bruised and shaken up. Blackburn
was driving at a good pace and was
getting out of the way of a team at
tho time of the accident. He has
been arrested on a charge of heed
less driving. Oct. 22.
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ITEMS FROM JAPAN.
Tho "Straits Times'' says that II.
M. S. Orion was to leavo Singapore
on tho 25lh Sept. for Brunei, where
sho was to hoist tho British (lag and
proclaim a British protectorate.
Tho Canadian Pacific Steamship
Company's steamer Duko of West
minster, which left Yokohama on tho
14th Sept., arrived at Vancouver on
Sunday tho 30th September.
Captalner Leo, of tho Canadian
Pacific S. S. Abyssinia, leports on
arrival on Saturday from Vancouver,
that on Friday tho 11 th Sept. at
10:35 p. m., In Lat. 3G 39 N. and
Long. 142 27 E., ho passed a
small rock or reef within a distance
of about 2& miles, which is not indi
cated on tlfo charts. At tho time
there was a moderto N. W. breeze
with fine clear weather. Tho sea
was comparatively smooth, but was
observed to be breaking on tho rock
or reef which was justUwash. Capt.
Leo had obtained most reliable ob
servations of Latitude at noon and
believes his chronometers to hayo
been correct. Ho thinks this to bo
tho samo reef reported as seen by a
Russian nmn-of-war in 1859 and
again in 1870, but further to tho
N. E.
. HILO NOTES.
For weeks past Hilo has been un
true to its reputation as a land of
perpetual showers, and on some of
the plantations there was talk about
tho young cano being backward.
Impatience may have something to
do with the latter idea as everybody
wants to hurry sugar forward to get
the advantage of present high prices,
and an ordinary rate of growth, to
minds under the influence of this
anxiety, does not scorn satisfactory.
However, the spell seems, to bo
broken; on Tuesday, we had a
thunderstorm and plenty of rain
then and since, even to satisfy Hilo's
reputation, so We may hope the
young cano will grow fast enough
to catch up with themaiket.
The rain does not seem able to
make trade llourish. Everything
heie is as dull as ditch water, and r
everybody is more or less in the
dumps. Even tho Chinese say they
cannot make a living. "Wc try to
cheer ourselves by talking about
that Volcano Boad which the Legis
lature has promised us. Woe be to
the Public Works Department if
they neglect this anchor of our hope.
There caunot be a doubt that this is
a work of something more thau local
impoitance. Everything that pro
motes tourists' traffic to and among
these islands must bo a national
benefit.
Tho Inspector of schools, A. T.
Atkinson, Esq., arrived hero on
Monday. He finishes his tour of
Hawaii at Hakalau next week and
intends to lcturn to 'tho capital by
the next trip of tho Kinau. Several
young hearts had been going pit-a-pat
for days before his coming in
anticipation of his criticisms. Let
us hope all our teachers camo
through tho ordeal with credit and
comfort.
Mr. Webb has been here and at
the Volcano taking notes for some
Australian papeis. He and Mr.
Atkinson were at Kilauea together
on Saturday night aud report tho
"Dana" lake and sundry blow-holes
to have been very active. They
were both delighted- with thcexhibi
tion of fireworks Pelo prepared for
them. Hilo folks aro chaffed a good
deal about that word "active" in
connection with their pet volcano,
out when two journalists or renown
like these latest visitors find no bet
ter word to expi ess in a general
way what they saw the public may
bo excused for adhering to tho ,
phrase. In point of fact when Ki
lauea is active there aro grand sights
lo be seen which words cannot de
scribe. The one thing is to bo in
ferred from the other so that it is
probable that the word will remain
in vogue with us till someone invents
a better.
Jules Tavernier is still hero and
recovered from his illness though
still far from well. Ho has several
pictures on the"- easel, and soys he
bus been well- patronized during Jiis
visit. lie will piobably return to
Honolulu before the erd of the year.
3
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A DROP IN SUGAR.
From Williams, Dimond & Co
circular is clipped the following un
der date of Oct. 20th. :
Since last advices, Oct. 9th, tho
twft refineries have made six changes
of prices, reducing cube from 8 to
7 between the 9th and lGtb, and
advancing again on the 17th to 7$.
Latest telegraphic advices from
New York under date of October
19th, report market dull but steady.
Cuba centrifugals 9G test, 6J cents,
London beets 88 test 14s 3d ; Euro
pean and foreign markets un
changed. Both of the California beet facto
ries aro now at work, but as yet too
early to glvo definite results, al
though it is reported that tho Pacific
Coast Sugar Co.'s product will-be
on the market shortly, and that the
Sprocket's factory at WaUonville, is
turning out about 200 tons of raw
daiby.
A dispatch from New York re
ceived in San Francisco about three
hours before the Zealandia sailed,
says: A sale of Cuba ccntrifigals,
9G test, was mado at G cents. This
is a drop of J of a cent.
A statue of Shakespeare was un
veiled in Paris, Oct. 14, with great
ceremony.
PERSONAL.
Hon. D. II. Hltchoock is in town
waitiug the arrival of Mrs. Hitch
cock and his daughter Miss Almo
on the Zealandia. They will alt
leave for Hilo next week. Miss
Almo has just passed the law course
at Ann Arbor, and has been ad
mitted to tho bar of the Suprome
Court of Michigan. Sho will apply
for admission to tho Hawaiian bar
and practice iri Hilo along with her
father. It will bo tho first instance
of a lady being admitted to praotice
in tho Courts of tho Kingdom.
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