The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1872-08-10

TIE REGULARITY of some kinds OF gcnins is that
they are capable of STOPPING TO any line of bust
nesg 70 ~omp their ends. even 10 that Of a
slip news reporter. The Ruling Genius" OF
Hawaii nci is photographed in the shipping News
Of this weeks Gazette. in an unworthy and gratui-
tOus attempt TO cast discredit upon the Webb line
Of steamers. through the medium of "a notice of the
bark Queen Ennta. The following are the objec-
tionable words used
But when we consider that AZ the time Of the sailing of the
Queen Emma ii was known At San Francisco that the DO
hoH0o was 10 be withdrs~n n, and there va great uncertainty
Of getting a steamer TO supply her place The matter looksa
little different and in event Of a IN s-connectiOn, the sgent
would have been blamed for holding back Our mails
The mischievous object is evidently 10 give the
impression in New Zealand and Australia that there
is an uncertainty about steam communication be-
tween this port aud San Francisco-which the
writer of the above sentence knew was entirely
false and uaiUunded. However We remember that
n year has not yet elapsed since The Ministerial
organ vas the covert enemy to this line OF steamers.
and now it appears to have recommended its al
tacks. Let it avoid the sin of bearing false witness.
After the foregoing appeared in our Semi Weekly
Issue of Thursday last. we received from the Post
Master General the following copy OF u letter adj
dressed by him to the Hawaiian postal agent in
san Francisco. nearly four years ago. By this it
Eve fSivt II Yen positive directions not To- send our mails
by sailing vessels. unless they are at least seven
days ahead OF the steamers. The Queen Emma
sailed on thu 18th and the steamer followed ON the
l7th. q difference of only five days, but Consul Sew
erance took upon himself tn dsobpy positive orders
aud send the mails Oy the sailing vessel. keeping
US here i've days waiting for our letters. through
his perversity. !
GENERAL PosT-OFFICE. 1
Honolulu. Nov. II. 1868.
SiR:--By command OF His Excellency the Minis
ter Of the Interior. I have to request that you Will
not put any mail matter ON board sailing vessels
unless You are sure of heir leaving port at least
SeUen days before the mail steamers. The advan
tGge OF steam evidently consists in the power TO ar
rive on "A stated day. and it would be much better
to have the certainty guaranteed thereby. even if
the chances are in favor Of a sailing vessel for two
or three days. For instance. it SO happened that
the baIks Hornet and II. O. Murray. which sailed
some days prior 10 the steamers Montana and Idaho.
did not arrive here with the mails Tor some days
subsequent Ia the arrival of the latter vessels. there
by causing considerable Inconvenience To our mrr-
chants and the community. You must remember
that in the months OF September. October. Novrm-
Der and December the winds are generally light
and variably. and il will require you to use your
best Judgment in considering the time OF the year.
the qualities OF the vessels. and whether I'd" master
Is acquainted with the route. etc. In fact. | find
it 4 difficult task tn instruct you in this matter, al
though | am a sta-fariBG man by profession.
! have the honor TO BE
Your most ObPdisnt servant.
A. p. Greenwood,
Post Master General.
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