The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1873-05-14
INC vIenna Expo.ltLon.


On our fourth page we insert most glowing
description Of the plans for this, which is design
ed and doubtless viii prove 10 be, the grandest
fair that has ever been undertaken in this age Of
international fairs. To it all eyes are being at
tracted for there viii be gathered every triumph
of modern art and skill ; and it is no wonder
that. every crowned head, every prince and
nobleman of Europe and Asia, is planning to
visit Vienna during its continuance. Were we
located little nearer this centre of attraction.
we should strongly advocate our own sove-
reign and some Of the chiefs OF Hawaii visit
ing the brilliant capital Of Austria but as it
is they and we must be content with the descrp-
tons prepared by those who are more fortunate
More novelties will be introduced at Vienna
than have ever been brought out at any previous
exposition. Among them will be complete
newspaper Office, with editors writer's. reporters,
printers and publishers at work just as in ordrn-
airy hfe. The Industrious journalists are TO be
shown in huge glass building, like bees in
transparent hive. The editor will be seen giving
out subjects, revising articles, and exempilying,
with waste-paper basket at hand, the welknown
rule in respect TO rejected communications.
Writers will be on view at work Of the most va.
ried kind-some at leaders, others at reviews,
and few even at the incubation of canards. To
complete the picture certain number of impor-
tunate visitors, anxious to obtain favorable
notices, or to reply to just but unpaatable crit
cisms, should be allowed to appear. 1t is 10 be
hoped that the literary performers will be well up
in their parts, that ;he editors will wear becom
ingly grave aspect, and that the writers will not
be seen pausing for lack Of inspiration refresh
ing their memories too frequently by turning to
books of reference. Corbett once expressed
desire TO bring all the journalists of London to-
gether on KeRsiDgton Common, that newspaper
readers might see by what sort of men they al
lowed themselves to be influenced. Thus at Vi
emma there will be practical illustration Of Cor
belts amusing idea, and all the world who visit
the exposition will be able to see provided the
crowd is not too great) just how newspaper is
produced. The paper to be issued will be called
the Nel0 Free Press, and printed in the German
language. The exposition opens early in June.
New Zealand and her Mail Service.
The papers received from New Zealand by the
Nebraska, are full of comments regarding the
withdrawal Of the Webb line-the general tone
of oil being one of regret and disappointment
q" 1t is so frequently the case that the value of
thing is not appreciated until its loss Is threat
ened, (says the Southern Cross that we need
not be surprised at the regret which is now ex-
pressed at the suspension or discontinuance Of
the Californian service The service has been
badly performed when tried by the terms of the
contract but i'll as has been its execution, il
has yet been of great use to New Zealand. and
those who have hitherto seen no good in the
service begin, when too late, to discover its
value. However defective as COM
pared with the contract engagements the service
has BEEN it would be folly to fail to recognize
that it has done good work for New Zealand Mr..
Webb has received about Els 900 for two years
service Had the same mails been carried via
Suez during the same time the cost, if there had
been subsidized connecting boats between Aus
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heavier. The mails during the two years have
been carried far more rapidly than they have
ever before been carried for New Zealand The |
time, though it compares unfavorably with that
fixed by the contract, compares well with the
actual results Of former periods One of the con-
of the service has been large trade
with America another has been an important
of the American duty on WOOL Again,
The service has made New Zealand known and
admired from one end of the world to the other,
md the best testimony to that admiration is the
envy aud Jealousy which some of the neighboring
Colonies have displayed. New Zealand has been
raversed by hundreds of people who would
lever otherwise have trodden its shores If,
With all its shortcomings the line has been so
veil supported, is it too much to admit that,
veil managed it would be the favorite passenger
ine of the Australian Colonies?7
The above is the tenor of most of the articles
7hich we find in our exchanges, and oil express
he hope that the service will soon be resumed,
be New Zealand Government holding itself
eady to continue the same subsidy as was paid
o Mr.. Webb, to any other company that may
Undertake to perform the service. So far as we
an judge, the Colony will prefer line running
irect from Auckland to San Francisco 1ia
Honolulu, to joining with the New South
Wales Government under any plan that has
zen proposed by the latter; and, with courage
7hich challenges our admiration declares that it
willing to bear the extra cost
War i'm Sumatra.