The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1879-03-12
Who Is TO Blame +?

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gks Ar.lct GS. -ct - c=gCr-se sold c-.s- Pea
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kesy<-,-E ChizG=as-I4s 1ze5 $50 il the PolFee
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al Wkisb te.ov the lscxl siGn.xr3. i hzTsas
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sisz- Tie tssti=oz! L Cs-gt = TIE ezee; iaAi
Ire s1Cp-SesgsE SsGfei tie 81 frc- large dealer
V1C i y-r- bo=eAs !: b. TIE S-z-ti.y fEc2 A. in
partsr. tie i<sss- -@ViEe ysr&ay EzAra-tes5 the
tiss sls - ae 70 q tie ga standard. ShSe1 how
ever. :. proved -Ci - bs- lie 1-e>sioa res1rs,-
L eszi;y - evs2 iz~. e 1zs the snail saeP-
ksS1s- ~eie tie Importer. Wis violated the lzS n
tie 2rs; i-s.szes- sses ssos trSss
The foregoing article appeared in the P. C.
Al-arsase- Of the S;h inst. 4nd our attention
has been called ,oii for the purpose Of pre-
seliing 70 The public the real fac,s in the case,
which are IS follows: Tie large importing
house alluded 70, from whom the kerosene oil
was purchased which did not come up to the
legal standard, was noi to blame: because 50
son as il vas represented 10 the house thar
the oil was below the legal standard, they or
deced al persons who had purchased the oil
10 return il to them and have their money re-
funded. Iais wzs done IN slI honesty by tie
-zrgs ir.Por-iEs E5GSs II lbs Gig. Ii there
fore, the ChinamAn who bought the oil not
from the importer, but fron : third party dis
regarded The request Of the importer. to return
the oil if uos up 10 the standard. then it was
the Chinsnaa's fault and not the importers
who innocenily sold Il IN the first instance.
Importers Ike any other persons are liable to
be imposed upon bY manufacturers and Others.
snd all ths. the importer can do is TO correct
2uy mistakes thst nay oocnr. This was
promptly done IN the case referred 10, Snd
therefore tie house thinks that the P. c. Id
-srsLser ought 70 have aScertzined the facts in
the case before indulging in wholesale deaun-
Citations Of tie honesty and integrity Of one Of
the nos! oonscislcious, and veil-oonducsed
busiuess houses IN Hooolulu 4 little in
quiry q the subject IN the proper quarter
before writing The article We quote, would
have enabled the writer 10 see the matter in
different light; and perhaps might have in
dUoei him 70 DO simple justice 70 well es-
tzbiishei fin doing large business in this
city, and who think more Of their reputation
for integrity than zny amount Of money can
command. Such denunciatiCus as the -4dpsr-
tis=- i-dulges N, are harmless here where the
house Is veil known and respected bat such
articles going abroad have tendency 10 bring
discredit upoa the business men Of Honolulu,
ard therefore are injurious IN a marked degree.