The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-02-16

THE Princess Regent has returned her answer
to the resolutions Of the kaum,kapih meeting
which We noticed in our last weeks issue. We
publish the text Of her reply IN this. The reply Is
4 thoroughly statesmau-like document. Itt3oes not
pooh pooh the resolutions, but It answers the OBJ
jeetio1s advanced The idea 50 commonly current
among the natives and even among a large portion
Of the foreigners, that the disease brought IL
to the country on this particular oeeosion by the
Chinese Is effectually disposed Of Smallpox was
not brought IN by Chinese passengers but by the
officers and crew Of the Q,,iAta. We understand
that the Government officers have traced back the
cases and that they ind three centres from which
the disease vas Disseminated and not one Of these
vas Chinese.
We highly approve Of the strong terms which
this document uses vben speaking Of those Who
have the criminal folly to secrete cases of small
po1. 1t has been the criminal folly far more
than any negligence on the part OF our officials
when has spread the disease amongst the Pa0p1e-
Had the first case been at once reported there
never yoald have been chance for such a nest of
smallpox TO form as vas discovered IN kukui
place. Altogether this dOcumeut Is very satis-
fsctory-perhaps the most satisfactory thing about
Il. Is its frmress Of tone
GsutIamen: You have presented TO me certain
reSoluEIous OF a public UleetIng respecting the
small poz. the presence of which amongst rs ex-
cites u all minds the most lively apprehension
This disease has been for ages of the
scOurCCs Of mankind. and ve cannot expect 10 be
free fruu II at all times The nrSt TINE th2t II
visited Is was II Is,S} -hen the people being ig-
uOrzuz Of it. Ealsvoent II dISstrUusly
fatal. bot its re-appearancs IN 1868 and IN lsIz
the people being protected many OF them by hav-
inz had the disease IN ic5S. and all being more
wiling TO listen to advice and 70 take preventive
measures, II did not seriously spread nor dId 1t
spread 1t It's last appsaTslcs N IsT-
In the month Of UersLaber last. vessel which
arrived from san Francisco having apparently 10
disease On board. landed person who afterwards
developed the smallpox
No ordinary care could have prevented sueh an
accident. and the cirC1ustznce Only tends to show
that AZ all times ve arE subject n common WITH
other people to Affections and disease The disease
spread 10 further from this so1rce-
The next instance =ss the steamer CGssIIalT1
from China. from which vessel 4 man with the
SMALLPOX vas landed clandestIuelyr the CapsaiI1
having reported all on board II good health his
person vas secrsted on board iha ship alG not sx-
pgse % ctr ot1cers- a1ad vas lazdsd II te even
n. Strprr rnssuras vs-e taken to protect the
pcblsc, AID they we're 50 effective that no evil re-
suited fruz1 that z'urce-
TIE present cases are al tracaable directly to
the steamship QHiHtI which arrived on the In OF
Janrarv reporting clean bin OF health and there
vas 10 Sickness OF board There had been f0zr
deaths the passage. ard the Captain being
10 contagious disease, and there was 10 reason %
distselieve hin
IL Eas not Until after the ship had sailed that
dessrters from her iatimaied that the deaths that
occ1rred on board had beel cused from the small
pCx- and two persons llInsse- we're found On
kIlz street EkO were lightly Affected With the
disease.
AZ far as can learn with the exception Of these
two persOus there has been ID appearance OF the
smallpox a-ronzst the Chinese passengers Who
arrived the steamer and It vas from the ers-
that the disease has been Communicated 70 ogr
Noe It INST be clear 70 you all that 10 vigilance
Of Cur ofscsrs cU1l1 guard Against The uIsrefp-
reseutatio1s Of the Captain
Yuu may be assured that NJ heart Is full Of
a1Eiery- and trst thai the disease EIli not maxi
progress amongst Is
ara doInz and shall curtIn1e TO do all n ny
power 70 prsssur - Spreading and ncst earnestly
e1Eort the people to assist ne b using every PIE
vzu-I=e means. by obe7Ilg the Instructions Of
those II authority. and particularly the medical fac
zItT ard ulose especially s1horr tie people TO re
SOFT % The TaccIzztig ofcers and 70 sbstain fr1.
meeting tosther n large crowds, and 5sgI-ort all
cases Of s5cErasss- po1 thrs- point wish 70 be
very impressive. Il Is matter Of personal krOT-
edge b myself that EitEiE these few days persons
SEX with this dzseaze have been carried away ard
ATTEMPTED % be carried away to Be secreted II the
country where thsE could have 10 medical assist
ance, and would make new oeu-rss for Its spread
among Othe- people Eao might not Other-lze Be
exposed 70 Il
ask Tou nv friends Eh1t vigilance could pre-
vail zCIlnst the criminal folly Of secTstirg persons
Who Eay be attacked b this diSezsss
/ asIIu eZhor1 VOC and request VOC 70 eLhor1 the
pen1le that cone EItiu EOCr i1fIsnce 70 tzk every
means 70 bring to Light ever case Of Sickness and
people, and be asE1red thai VII do al II ny
power 70 seclre the vgTy best advice and assist
z1cs that may Re accessible 70 ue-
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