The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1873-10-01
GAZETTE


u l1Er1r. s. closely . possible. the course
rlhe ezares ana Grand Trunk RoAd
TIE lzrrest town through which it passes
Is An1habai. and herr junction hSs
besS formed With The railway that crosses
The peISSula 70 Bombay The Other
lz--e towns rig between Csloutta and
the Puniaub-BenG,SS AErS, and Lack
uc--zre not approached ~ the main
Eus. but connected with It BY separate
branches There Is not one tunnel on il
zhole leagth, OF any enbanknent or ex-
c1v1rion worthy q particular notice; but
the bridges carving It's iron rails over
the Se-r~ly rushing Hve-s OF the plains
c1us.isute Il = woadress monument Of en-
xssee-saz enterprise and skill The ele-
Ezuce Of their proportions. the hghtness
q their sim long tubes, the solidi,y Of
shezr foun5zfions-built, nevertheless, on
sol apparently treScherous IS any sand
hzzk-S1l not 70 excite In every enc who
sees then uufgiEned Sdu;r1siOn and sur
u-sse. Rsae-nhering the number Of these
Ee-z-l ss-ucsuues In Localities where. far
Erou ports and good rosis, the difficulty
q ob-ziuinC the materials used IN their
erection must have been zlmost insur-
uozutable. re cannot help wondering
how Il : that 81 Czlcutta-whers ships
zrs dzilv znchoTing with heavy cArgces
q i-on xnd zschi1s-y, and where manual
labor Is NOS sbunGSnt-the broSd, deep
and trssebs-ous Hooghly, separating the
Gors-ao--Generzl and the million subjects
.-0zni his oourt from the only means Of
ooznzuic1liou they possess with their
feloE-ooanJryDen throughout the vast
empire, Is stin uubridged-
TIE usual rzfe OF speed maintained up
O. TIE line Is from twenty to Eve and
twenty miles an hour The frst-ol2ss car
RAGS are fitted with movable sleeping
be-zhs-ia mSny instances with retiring
roozs and appliances Tor washing. Msuy
q The third class, on the other hand, coz
tzin no Sttings vhAtever-even seats;
While so-e are buili Eiih 5 second story.
O. urpe- compartment To meet the con
veuie1oe or those natives who object 70
sguEtting on the soor. n intermediate
cas- has been introduced, answering in
Al respects 70 the inferior carriages en-
ployc5 on The most economically conduct
e5 Lines Il Great Britain
Prom stStioz 70 station the train glides
plo-szutiy-7ts departure plunging tele
rrzph clerks and st&tion-masters into en-
aE and sleep: rs advent arrousing them
% the dissipation o. 5 gossip with their
b-o.he- oScerS. whose more active hsbits
give superior opportunities for collecting
the news Of the DAY. Natives from the
surrounding districts peer curiOusly
through the railway gates ST their oOun-
trrnen confined in the closely packed
czrziz-es. OF a. oibe-s dissrzesedly en-
6.zv0-inE 70 obtNin socomncdstion-the
~Czea laden Eiih babies and bundles,
she men encunisered with big cotton TN
b-sI.S Trzys Of swee,meSts, ghee snd
ssEs- cakes. pig nuts, ginger beer, plan
saiuS. and bette uui are eSrriei round for
the 6elecisiion q midas sons snd daugh-
ter: while for the Use Of Albion's favor
Cd race 5 refreshnent-room opens Its hos
u5,zble 6oors, furnished vel with srtieles
q sus.easnoe and cheer. Those whom
Is lzxuries eutios in vain parade the plst-
form loosely sppSrelei, IS BELTS both
climate and occasion, aud, with nose up
Ilte5 from the dusky herd, seek to per
fzue the ole1ginous atmosphere with
sueus Of sop0r1fc weeds Wives snd SIS
ten, less able 10 nee, the public eye il =
s-z.e of uuf2shionzble simplicity, remain
in the retirement Of their osrriages-other-
wise sIied With luggage OF tobacco smoke,
N dire, oousrzven5iou Of the oompany's
by-lsEs, signed in print BY the secretary,
suspended On the walls, bat disregarded
alike By oRcisls Snd passengers The
eassne driver, red-hot with professional
real. burries 10 one from boGrd or book
soup Is drunk in peace; pipes sre likewise
enbie1s Of that gentle state Indeed,
there prevails, to 81 appearance, an utter
fo-Eelfulnssz Of = public an1iously await
inc the arrival OF is mails. which II usual
" receives from two to ten hours lste-
In long uP-oOuutry Journeys, whether
performed by road or rzil, the question Of
IN Indian god currency frequently forces
Itself upon the travellers consideration
not as 10 It's eKPeiieney. for It IS that very
expeiiencv which creates the question
nor IS 70 is introduction, for sovereigns
and hslfsoTersizus, Australian and Eng
6sb. NAV oocasiouslly be met with but
Is 10 rs coutinusnce.
A Eeek or ten days Is generally suf
Scisut TO absorb snT amount Of gold coin
pzr n csrculalion BY the Government
However stringen; the law regulating its
valus. Il Is at once bought st s premium,
an6 cast into the melting-Pots Of the n
i've jewelers. Bank notes, Of IS low 5
valae As ten rupees, act in some degree IS