The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-05-21

THE HANGING OF POLUA.
THE condemned man Polua, whose case
awakened much discussion recently in the
public press, was hanged in the City Prison
yesterday morning.
Polua conducted himself in meeting his
fate, with calm cOmposure. When the
death warrant was read to him, he present
ed a marked pleasant expression, in his
usual gloomy and stern features. He had
often said ne hoped to meet iii another
world her whom he killed, and per-
haps this and other hopes touched his heart
at these last moments.
Before he hung on the gallows, he exhib-
tied a demeanor, which seemed to warrant
the medical opinion that had been express
ed. that he had been affected by a peculiar
functional disorder. And inasmuch as we
had entertained, and expressed in our col
! umns an opinion, that when this man died,
by the operation of the law, or otherwise, a
post mortem examination shOuld take place
we were much disappointed to learn that
after the execution a post mortem of the
body, was forbidden by the Marshal. On
further inquiry we learned, that DIR. Hoff-
mann, the Prison physician, had some few
| weeks ago, expressed to the Marshal a de-
sire 10 nave u post IlOIlcIl tAdLllIdllOh "
Polua. which was acquiesced in and ac-
cordingly. when the time of execution
drew near, the Doctor notified many ply
sicians, intending to notify all medical
practitioners in the city, to be present at
the examination so that a certain ques-
ton raised in the profession in relation to
Polua, could be definitely and absolutely
settled; but as the execution approached
Tho noafor informed nv the Marshal
| that he had orders to positively forbid any
dissection or post mortem examination of
Polua.
That should have been done. Being at
ended to, might nave laid him quiet in
his grave but being forbidden, his spirit
will rise up B%anquo-like for many a day to
come.
WE HAVE felt much interested in the
Norwegians recently arrived. They strike
all observers as healthy, honest and indus
trious:-a decent, orderly people, and a
valuable addition to our community. Yet
we would not entertain much hope of popu-
iation from a Norwegian immigration or
any other continental European immigra-
ton. We have n better hope of population
in the Portuguese islanders. They, coming
from those Southern and Western islands
of mid-Atlantic are already partially accli-
mated for this Archipelago, but the good
people of the Scandinavian peninsula are
not in any way prepared for so marked a
climatic change. The people who come to
us from the impoverished Azores, will
never return. Their children and their
children's children will be Hawaiian peo-
pie. And if our Government had to-day at
its disposal a million of dollars for immi-
grafton, which it ought to have, and no
doubt will have erelong, we would recon-
mend that a very large portion be spent in
bringing Western Islanders to our
islands. And, as we must get more
women to mate with our Polynesian and
Asiatic males, we sincerely believe from
our information, that they are to be found,
willing and ready to migrate, within the
borders of the vast Malay Archipelago.
However,as His Majesty has been at Singa-
pore, and our Royal COMMISSIONS of
Immigration has been at that point to tax
ample note we will 10 doubt get by and
by, very precise information about the
possibilities or difficulties of Malaysian
immigration.
We earnestly hope that when the Govern
ment has that million immigration fund
in hand, that it won't purchase any more
Pomares, nor pay charters at s19. or $50 a
head from the Azores, when private parties
can get a charter at eli, or $50 a head from
the far more distant ports of Norway.
THE Gazette commenting upon our re-
marks in reference to certain agents., who
had interested themselves in behalf of their
constituents, and had, by their exertions,
obtained additional benefits, says: "a |
few weeks ago our cotemporary (P. G.. Al
was laboring to ascertain what necessity
there could be for the existence of any
agent or representative whatever, aud
viewed this class of people as somewhat
expensive interlopers between the producer
and
Now, we said, in a recent discussion of
agency operations, for the receiving, storing
and shipment of produce, and of much adj
ditiOnaI work and worry besides, in engag-
ing and paying for laborers, paying orders,
purchasing supplies, and attending to a
variety of small commissions, the charge
Of y per cent. was very reasonable and
proper but we objected to the payment of
an additional 5 per cent. to agents in San
Francisco, for merely attending to the de-
livery of sugars that had been sold here.
We have some correspondence on this
subject, to appear by and by, which will shed
a flood Of light upon our agency opera
tiOns at home and abroad.
HER MAJESTY, Victoria, Queen Of Great
Britain, and Empress of India, celebrates on
Tuesday, the oath inst, her sixty second
birthday. Her Majesty has for forty-four
years filled the most splendid throne in
Europe and if the love of a great people
could prevail to preserve an iIlustrious life,
Majesty will long continue to reign
the Great Insular Empire.
HIS MAJESTY the King, according to
cablegram received by Zealandia, was at
Singapore, OH the 5th inst. His Majesty
having arrived at this point in Malaysia,
may possibly seek interviews with the
oF Aobin tho GuItan of Lincoln