The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-07-06
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
81 TTRLA /. JUNE -.
HoNai Hawaiian Agricultural

Honolulu is. generally speaking. quite a su,id,
sobcr-sidcd town-p~rtnIs altogether too muci,
SO but it has, after all, it, funny phases. Just
now the most prominent of these IL, or rather
was, the Royal Hawaiian Agricultural Society,
Number One. We say Number One, be,rIse
the euppositious S,ciety, which has for a number
of years been uarndcd bef,rc the public rs a real
ity, and for the support of which the aforesaid
too crcdulous public have been freely and reriod-
cally blcd, is now acknowledged on al hands To
have been, of late years, what Nc have repeatedly
declared it Ia be-a humbug and a farce. The
meeting of hast Tuesday, of the 'R. ii. \. So
ciety,'' held in the Court House, was one of the
most amusing omico-seIio-tragic affairs ever seen
here. There was quite Il full attendance of most
of the leading and respectable citizens, and much
interest was manifested. As a matter of course,
resulting from parliamentary usage, the minutes
of the last meeting were first read, Mr.. John
Montgomery in the chair. The question was
put AS to the adoption of the minutes, when some
member, WITHOUT the fear of the quasi President
before his eyes, moved their rejection, ON til,
ground that the voting Mt that meeting was lille
gal, unqualified parties having exercised that
privilege. This had the effect of a bombshc!i
exploding in q quiet camp. Confusion worse
confoundcI.' Immediately ensucd. Three or
four speakers were on the floor at once, talking
not to the Chair. who was impotently saying
something To somebody which nobody could UNI
derstand and to which nobody paid any attention
but To each other. Then followed n scene
which becgars dcscription-no heed was given to
the mutterings from the Chair, and the position
of the President called forth the symIathies of the
whole aSsemblagc. OF course. MISUNDERSTANDING
arose NJ to one another's mcanings-warm words
were intcrchangcd. subsequently explained and
withdrawn-a motion was made by one member
To :. nut out two Others who were indulging in
an unecntlcmanly growl about what proved n
Misunderstanding the Marshal came on the
scene and quiet once more reigned. The veneer
able President put the question: Shall the min
utcs of the last meeting he rejected? Over
whelming majority in the affirmative. Thus, the
members have decided that the election recently
held. bv which the nine years President was de-
clared reelected, was Il bogus one, and to-day Il
new election will he held under the new charter,
recently granted by the Government, and IN ac-
cordance with the bylaws adopted ON Tuesday.
The meeting is set for ii o'clock, rs Mr.. Derby
givcs notice. signing himself . Secretary He
was elected ut the meeting. the record of which
has been rejected and the proceedings declared
null and void. How then is he Secretary of the
Society? What Il muddle this Royal Hawaiian
Agricultural Society has been! 1t is to be hoped
that the election Of to-day will result IN its recu-
p~eration and reformation, and that new lite will
be imparted TO it. Much good can he done by
earnest cooperation on tie part OF members, by Il
frannent or annual chance of it's officers. and by
and impartial dealings in all its transactions.