The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1880-06-16

As the paper was going to press yesterday after
noon for the Likelike, the liquor bill to include
Chinese in the prohibitory clause was under dis
cussion in the Assembly. His E1cellency the At
torney General made powerful speech. He made
some statements which are true probably, but are
a shame to those implicated That certain persons
complain that Government officers are not doing
their duty, and are in league with the dealers and
when requested to assist In ferreting out the evil
refuse TO do So saying, Oh, the Deputy Sheriff is
good enough !" or " It is not our business to hunt
up evidence Of evil.' Not only Chinese but for
eigners also engaged in illicit traffic, like the
man from California who applied for license,
which was refused, whereupon he began to sell and
was fined $500. Or Bennett, of Maui late head of
temperance order, who has been punished for
this traffic.
The Nicolans arrived on Wednesday last from
Jaluit It will be remembered that this vessel was
engaged in the transportation of South Sea Island
immigrants but was condemned and sold. She
brings information regarding the schooner Aldsku
about which various reports have been in circula-
ton for weeks past. 1t is supposed that this
vessel had a large quantity of opium on board and
that she would land on Molokai, whittier several
of our law abiding Chinese citizens are said to
have gone and engaged in the cultivation, of
melons on the north shore in the hope of making
sugar from the juice singular coincidence by the
way. But while the melon gardeners languished
the Alaska did not arrive on the contrary her gal
liant commander Wallace took her to Jaluit, sold
his opium and the schooner bought small
schooner, the Fortune and is now engaged as to
trade there. Vive Wallace and opium.
Yesterday the yacht Casco left for Tahiti. She
has been in port for little over two weeks and
during her short stay her genial owner and de-
hghtful company have secured the friendship of
every one, and now there is general regret that
they must go. The fun-loving doctor has had the
misfortune TO lose some thirty or forty pounds of
flesh, for which he is entitled to the coincidence of
the community. 1t is to be hoped that the visit of
the CascO will be repeated, and that Honolulu may
have the pleasure of renewing an acquaintance SO
pleasantly formed and SO agreeable. The Cdsco
goes to Tahiti thence returns TO San Francisco.
She is so fast that letters might be sent that way
The Pele took out the yacht and accompanied her
for eight or nine miles bringing back His Majesty
and the band who went also. The start out
rather of calm day but at this season it is not
likely to remain long so.
On Saturday afternoon about o'clock Levi
Styles, aged II years, pupil of Bishops College
School, fell from the precipice of Alekok from
height of forty feet causing conclusion of the
brain. AT 1855 P. NJ. he passed from this world into
the next He was then dressed IN his robes as a
chorister and placed in his coffin. On Sunday the
boys his school fellows, took their last view of his
body 1t was then taken into the college chapel
and placed before the altar which had been beau
tifully decorated with flowers. Every seat in the
chapel was filed except the one that had been
occupied by Levi, that was draped in mourning
After the service had been read and the hymns
years shall roll |" sung the procession wendell its
way to the cemetery. cross of flowers was
placed on the coffin, symboical of faith in the
resurrection of the body that placed irf the
grave. After the hymn "Jesus livesn had been
sung the procession was reformed and marched
back to school. Among the followers were the
British Vice Consul and the honorable member for
Hamakua. t.
few weeks since we stated that, "although we
have had considerable number of roughs and
disreputable persons coming here, we may con-
graduate ourselves that so many intelligent agri-
culturists and skilled mechanics have made their
homes here" Whereupon the AdUertiser asked
" Is this Christian charity to recklessy brand peo
pie as being wicked on sight 2" Our neighbor now
returns to its earlier assertion of April 10, that
this community is allowing itself to be made the
victim of misplaced confidence" in plausible
gilt-edged strangers, and asserts that, recently
| has come to light in which a character of
! the kind suggested has been revealed most
thorough fraud who has lived among US for several
| months in high feather on false pretences.' This
Is sad, and 1t is to be regretted that the inorma
ton which led to the article of April 10 was not
sooner and fully communicated to the apparent
! ly shrewdest citizens " who as it seems by the
| AdrertiSer ''have been deceived by smooth
tongue and a specious appearance" We think
that people who are properly introduced here will
| never complain of inhospitality. If any seek TO
| entertain angels unaware, by urging unasked at
tentions upon others, we hope they will survive
| diSappointments in that line.
The entertainment given by the Young Mems
Christian Association at the Lyceum last Thurs
day evening was pleasant success The two
/ quartettes were finely rendered without instru-
mental accompaniment. The solo IS My Queen,
| by Mr.. Harnden and the duet "Schubert's Sere-
nade,' by the Misses King were capital. The
impromptu by Miss Dyer "She cometh down
the mountain side elected encore which was
responded to with that sad sweet favorite II can
not sing the old songs tonight given with much
expression. The thanks of the Y. NJ. c. A. and OF
the public due this lady for her very kind COM
pliance with the general desire to hear her, and
she fully met the expectation, as TO her cultivated
talent. The recitations were the main feature OF
the evening. Mr. Harnden's Miss Maloney on the
Chinese question in Irish brogue, made the audi.
ence laugh heartily. Mr.. James Castles recitals
were given with excellent effect In the e" Pi-
lots story" and the Benediction" in parti.
cular he held the wrapt attention of the audience
while he delineated the tragic incidents narrated
therein. The exercises a whole were of un
usual interest, and in wishing for more of the
same kind we are sure that we echo the feelings
of the large number who had the good fortune tc
be present.