Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-09-03

koc, Waldo & Co, Starkcy, Janion u Co.,
Cummina d Goa, James Robinson " CO.,
Henry skinner d CO., G.. Brewer u Co.,
woro tho prominent mercantile firms, all OF
which, except tho last named, have passed
away. Aud Brewer ~ Co to-day retains
in It's momborshp none Of tho original part
nors. Names Of other prominent residents
occur TO mo, many Of whom have since de
ceased: Il. G.. Wyllic, r. g. -. Rookie, NJ.
d., Il. w. Wood, NJ. D., II. II. Bonrdmnn,
VIM. Fronch, Geo. Policy, Geo. 7. Allan,
(both ngrnts of Hudson Bay Co.. VIM.
LnddyT s. Hart, General Miller, H. u. NJ.
Conanl General, Jas. Smythc, VIM. Hooper,
Joseph Booth, -. II. ponhnllow, I. II.
Wright, .Jno q. Mum, Captain John Meek,
A. +. Brnsmado, DR.. G.. =. Judd, Samuel
Thompson, John Ladd, Robert G.. Davis.
G. G.. Hopkins, VIM. Patty, ii. Iupploin, G..
w. Vincent, ~. p. True, stephen Reynolds,
Charles Brewer, +. w. Thompson, o. r,
Kicker, II. S. Benson, Gamaliel Drew, g..
y. Gilman, Cornelius IIoyor John BaIlon,
w. S. Holden, S. II. Roberts, w. G. Parko,
II. A. S. Wood, James Makco, u. G. Web
stcr, j. O. Cartor, ID. =. Ponhalow, Henry
Sea, VIM. Sumner, Thco. Metcalf, Henry
Macfnrlanc, Victor Chancercl, A. i. Brick
wood, and three Chinese hrms-Tyhoun,
Samsing " Co., and IIungwa. Among tho
prominent natives of that time, ! remom-
Dor, besides the noble King Kamebamcha
III. and his Queen Kalamn, A. Paki and
Konia his wife Kelahonui, John Young,
NJ. Kokuannoa, Knnainn, Lolciohoku, Ka-
peau Kaiminnnuno, Knliokalani, j. Piikoi,
B. Namakneha, Hoollinmanu, i. Hanlelen,
Kokauonohi, and many others, all now
dead.
Tho Commerce of Honolulu, as gathered
from official sources, was in those days
rather insignificant when compared with
tho record of to-day. The gross value OF
imports Mt the Custom House, for tho year
ending Dec. 81, 1916, was 1898, 3S2.24
tho exports of domestic produce for The
same period, (moro than half of which
represented supplies to whnlcrs) amounted
to s763,950.74. Tho customs receipts for
that year were s3G,50G.G4. Sugar figures
| in the exports to the amount of SOC, 900 lbs,
and molasses, 10000 gallons. Among the
imports the whnlers brought goods free OF
duty to tho value of 81, l42.G8, and the
American Mission to tho value of $5,S06.l5,
also duty free. Iahann, which was fav-
orite port of call and rohdstcad anchorage
for whalers, returned in 1916 for harbor
Dues duties etc, the sum of 4,S74.G2.
The American Missionaries, then and for
many years subsequently under tho direc-
ton and supported by the A. b. G. i. NJ. Of
Boston, held their general meeting in Ho.
nolulu 10 June, 1916. AS ] had read q
great deal in boyhood about the Sandwich
Islands Mission, naturally was curiorf
to see these men who had devoted theii
lives to the work of Christianizlng heather
people. And so | was gratified by q sigh
and in some instances with n personal nc
quaintance with those / herewith name
some of whom have gone to rest. Will,
some yet roman: Rovs. Asa Thurston
Mark Ives, j. ID. Paris, b. Lyman, T. Coan
d. Baldwin, G. Forbes, j. S. Emerson, w
p. Alexander, T. ID. Hunt h. w. Clark, D
Y. Condo, Il. Whittlesey, III. r. Hitchcock
G. b. Andrews, p. j. Gulick, Il. Armstrong
Il. Smith, Il. Bond, l.. Lyons, ID. Dole, A
Bishop, b. w. Parker, j. Il. Poguo, ant
Messrs T.. O. Hail. S. N. Castle, A. S. Cooke
Il. Ii. Rogers, IL. Dimond, +. johnson, Il
Bailey, w. Ii. Rice, Drs. Smith and An
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