The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1871-03-04
The "KiIauea"--Mau speaks.

To the Editor of the Pacific Commercial Advertiser
DEAR SIR 1T is natural for mankind to find
fault with Others, and generally speaking, he is
always on hand to do so, with either a real or
Imaginary cause. aaf
Now L wish to state my case in plain terms. Ny
object in doing so in this manner, is merely to call
the attention of those who can remedy the griev-
nce-viz in relation to the running of the steamer
KiIaueG, which is some of my business, being a
tax payer, and to some extent a business man. !
have to make a trip occasionally to the metropolis,
and regret to say we are not able to avail our
selves of the steamer. This seems hard having to
contribute our quota towards her cost and run
ming expenses, unless she is now paying her way,
which by all accounts she is far from doing.
The arrangements are such, that she passes the
most important points in the night. or at such
hours, as families are not able to get TO a beach.
if they were able 10 get to The vessel when there.
When the steamer started last fall, We excused the
inexperience of the agent, and believed things
would improve in time. This has not been the
case. Under the Interior Department, things have
not been changed for the better.
Just think that the steamer gets to Maizena, at
p. NJ. Maalaea az midnight.-this being one OF the
most important point on the zoute, where's there is
no aceomauodatiUs fr Pusscngrrs W stop, NOS even
a house in which TO get shelter, and,-to say the
least, not pleasant for ladies and children-to be
taken off a mile or nearly so through a heavy sea
in a small boat at the late hour OF IL midnight
She leaves Lahaina again at a very unreasonable
| hour. say s or & 4. M.,-another financial point, ii
we look at the HadueG in a formal point of view.
All for what? that the Rudued may arrive at Homo.
lulu at dark Friday night, instead of 8 A N. Saturday
morning, and using one-third more -coals than
she ever did before, and no one benefited thereby
Never was the public so well served as from
Nov. 1867 70 Nov. 1868, when tie steamer was
under the management OF Messrs. Walker Allen,
During that time she never missed a trip as adver
tised, and / hardly think was ever an hour behind
time. And we were not called upon TO guess OF
surmise il the KitGneG would run next week, or the
liKe,s for we had not only the assurance of the
agenfs by time table in the papers, but the regular
posters were freely circulated throughout the
country, toremind and assure as that there was nc
change. This give us Conscience, and we were mo-
disappointed. Such is not the case now. neithel
can weplace any confidence in her running. as We
hear one time she is going to Kauai,2nd mex
time, that she is 10 be laid up for repairs, and tia
we have got to accept the schooners for thb trip
We protest against the management. even w6h
the Ailoaedr making money, which we feeis good
is decidedly the other way. And wAsfno where
reasons for making eur complaint @MkcI
we aos on
Rev. W. F. saoxaf7 Grass valley. in this State
and one year pes. been. lying dow with typhoid
bad, mp 70 pIIeumonia at Lawrence, Mass. al noon
.eexEslaSy, be was falling rapidly, and it was thought
Vat he could not live many hours. Hundreds
saws the local journal, " will receive this intelli
gence with deep sorrow. 1t IS rarely that so muct
interest is manifested" Snow died Jan. ll.-AHG
DEATH OF WIN. HooPER-The many friends o
VIM. Hooper. Commissioner of the Funded Debt o
1881. and Secretary of tine Board, died yesterda.
at bis residence, No. j ,3l2 Taylor street. Ar
Hooper vas an old Californian, and leaves . sc0r'
! of friends to mourn his death.-It.e